Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1849-12-12

The Poor Red Man.
BY telegraph. this morning. we have
the following information from Florida:
Baltimore, Nov. 22-9 =. NJ.
The Southern mail to night has brough,
US New-Orlcans papers Of the 18th ult..
which contain late advices from Tampa
Bay. They represent tina, the Indians
had refused TO leave the country. and
that Gen Twiggs was preparing to hun,
them out with all possible despatch.
Read. in connection with this. the sim
pie but affecting speech Of Assumwha to
Gen. Twiggs, in reply to the la,ter's de-
mand that the Indians should abandon
their country; we reproduce it from our
paper Of the 10Th inst:
I'VE did not expect this talk. When
you began this new removal matter
felt as if you had shot me. would rath-
er be shot. am old. and will not lsate
my country. Gen. Worth said he spoke
for your President too-that he was au-
thorized TO make peace and quiet in our
country: and that SO long as our people
preserved the treaty, yours would For
many years you have had no cause to
complain; and lately. when few bad
young men broke the law. thing that
cannot be prevented among any people.
did we not hasten to make atonement!--
we met you as soon as we could, and
promised to give ample satisfaction; and
from that day we have not rested. We
have killed one Of our people. and have
brought three others to be killed by you,
and we will bring the fifth There ha.
been much trouble and grief. but we have
done justice. and we came here confident
that you would be satisfied
"Now when you ask me to remove, /
feel as though you had killed me too.
will no, go. nor will our people. l wan,
no time to think or talk about it, for my
mind is made up. As for the delegation
(alluding to delegation proposed to be
composed of members Of the tribe here.
tofore emigrated to Arkansas, and brought
to Florida to induce their friends to follow
them did not invite them to come and
see me. Some Semnoles wentto Arkan.
sas many years ago. We were then sor.
~ to lose them; but we have now got ovel
that sorrow long since, and now they are
nothing to US, and we do not desire to see
them. | did not expect this talk, and had
done so | would not have helped to de.
liver up those men to you"
Read also the words of Billy Bowlegs
another chief, on the same OCCASION:
''We have now made more stringen
laws than we have ever had before. and
have brought here many young men ane
boys to see the terrible consequences O
breaking our peace laws. / brought then
i here that they might see their comra de
delivered up to be killed. The bushes
has caused many tears, but we have don
justice.
81 now pledge you my word that. if yo
will cease the talk of leaving the country
no other outrage shall be committed by m,
people; or, J! ever, hereafter. the wors
among my people shall cross the bounda
ry and do any mischief 20 your people
you need not look for runners CT appoin
councils to talk. will make up my pacl
and shoulder it, and my people will d,
the same. We will all walk down 10 tn
sea-shore, and we will ask but one ques
tion-'Where is the boat to carry us I,
Arkansas"
1t is known that these Florida Indian
have an undying, overpowering attach
ment to their country; they fought despe
rately against Tremendous odds, for wears
to escape the horrors, as they accounte,
them, of expatriation; and it is solemn
truth that the territory which they now &C
cupy was assured to them forever, or a
long as they shall live, as the price {
peace and of the partial surrender of thei
native land. 1t is true that murders hav
been committed by a handful of thei
young men; but it is as true that the chief
have, in the language Of Assumwha. 'has
tened to make atonement.' They hav
put one ofthe offenders to death, and Civ
en- up three others to die OH the gallows O
the white man. They have done justice
fancy what would be the answer of tn
white man if the white murderers of al
an Indian were demanded by an India,
chief! Would the justice Of the pale ia
ces decree that the shedder Of Jndial
blood should yield his life to the deman,
Of Indian vengeance! Let the murderou
scenes that are daily enacted on our Yves
ern and South Western frontiers give tn
answer.-[ Commercial Advertiser.
! Polygamy among The Deseret Nor
mons.-A letter from the city of Salt Lake
states that the laws Of the community per
nit the men to have as many wives ss the,
can support, and that some Of the olde
ones have twenty. but that the young
men content themselves with five.
TEMPERANCE ScRupLEs.-There is {
temperance lady in Boston who won
speak TO a shoemaker because he uses 8
punch in his business. We know of ano
Their of the craft, says the Boston Post
whom lady refused to marry, having
as she alledged, conscientious scruples
against taking "cobbler.'' This was
the sole reason, and the poor fellow neve,
heard the last Of il.
Gov. Wright'S Inaugural A6Aress
Senator's, Representatives. and Feil0ac- Citizens:
Having tax en- the oath of Office n.oee.: