The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1850-02-03

courciL or rHE iRoeuoIs NAroS During the past
fortnight there have been held daily az the Ononiags
Castle series OF Indian councils preparatory TO tue
commencement of the new year. on Friday last was
celebrated the annual and i'm portsut rite Of sacrihcng
the white deg The customary victi N was inundated
the flaming altar With all the formaiity and crcum.
tsuoe sucisnt usage the froq n presence
81 portion of the nation. and nun crous white
per,ops ,psctatnrs ON Tuesdsy lat this crowning
estal Of The Ipdisn rear after continusrce OF nine
Gays, was closed With the exciting ceremony of the
var dance" These observanc.s are continued IN
the idHt of Christian community, With oil the re-
vertnc~. solemnity, and zeal OF ancient tunes WITH
punctusty aud devotion ahich show the regard thss
people lave Tor the Institutions of their fshrrs aud
with What teraeity they eth cling to tbtir snccnt
customs AZ this greet festival In grand council slt
vacancies are blied whion have occurred duriog TINS
year auotr the chiefs ard achems of The nation az
the IL cumbentr On these occasons are ipduetsd
into tfee and Installed with all The ceremony OF abo-
rginai etiquette, practfed In olien time 40 this
1t is customary and appropriate 10 adopt a1d
iLiists individuals Of other nations aud oscas
Nhue people. into the Onopesgs nation apd eo&sort
them with particular families claus and tsibes. On
this cccsfiOn while the sirOt and q the naion
were convened In tosmn council according 20 ancient
ufPge In ctnsid. raii q The high sstnston n whtcn
be has long been beld by the Onondsra nation J "
II Clark, Esq Of Msnnu, was sooptsd aud initiated
the Nof Iribe Of thst ns'ion e. b. forever here
after known throughout al tss na'0us by the name
60 yas.da Ios.nah-has uhe red mshs friend and d.
fsicsr) ana "a b. everywhere accepted as bro.hsr
councillor ard vsrror In these DAYS IL g. circnn
stance offsre occurrence 90 adopt snd initiate white
rsrton amor tb. Onoudsgss aud IL only aipi.sble
Distinguished ,,itios. or ha, in come EaJ beesms
hor orsrly ctnspicuoss among them. AZ sae.e
quspt council. aud IN more advanced stsge Of the
Proceedings at the council house the esns inii.
vidual pss elected en- honorary farhem ~ the Onop-
dsga nation. aud va. duly invested With the rights
ma privileges of native incumb-nts " may bs
worthy a rem ark. that more than two ~kuncrsd
yssrs have passed asay since Christianity vns iu-
Iroduced arnt the Ouo dags indians. rus frsnch,
Dutch kpphsh aud Anglo Americans have, each In
thtr tuin, established hat have been termed "pros-
porous mtssiCnsn artng then-v With What rucsess,
Its,,n practices mot clearly indicate For more thss
one hundred yesrs the French we're predominant FOR
mole tias half that tim. the Eng,h prevailed Ia all
that pertained 20 ttsoe diplomacy and political inhu
since the close of the American revelation the
United states and the state ~ New ork have had the
psrislis rsnnaut cf the Iroqucts under th'r intu
eree. protection. and coutrl SAN, they IN many
respects sn independent people, tpeaking their ON
peculiar language governed by thrir Own rr, ant
sdherng. with unyeldine perth acity % their prii-
tive cusstms Discerning men have OfteB aDh l0ug
fcrtod a. ere tbis the last lrcquo weuls be driv
from the home of tis fathers or become voluntary
exile to " far vet snd all their natenay expire.
But the love a. country Rndtte dread "a equalization,
attach them with cetiu sdnssou TO peir rrspca-
tive rsssr,stiors Although II psy be tad tbcy arp
enbUnliy diminishing N numbers and drHtBa al, ,ut
lac The last l'aves a autumn s they Tel1n lisax
menumsrt - tie wldress Of their nature ~ their la
nezibty Of temper, and 81 their suci At oxsr au3
grsbesur.- Skta,use IN ~ jour, Jan. 81 Il