New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-12-10
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Or ENGLAND, IRELAND AND FRANCE, QUEEN
cnArEL OF TIE MoHAwKs.

CHAPEL OF THE MOHAWKS.
The school contains some fifty scholars Of both
sexes. The boys are taught different trades, as
well as the common branches of education and
the girls are instructed in domestic cmployments.
Most of them prefer running wild in their native
woods to the confinement OF the sCh00lrO0m. They
bore some evidence of the progress ofCiviliZatiOD,
as most of them had very light complexion.
The bones OF Captain Brant had been en-
closed in the coffin before my arrival, it was
opened to allow me to examine the remains
Of the departed hero. The head is remarkable
one caution, beneyolence, social affections, large
combatveness, destructiveness and fortitude also
large. His devotion to his people and his destruc.
tiveness overcame his very large caution, and
made him a brave man in defense of their rights
and in redress of their wrongs.
The coffin is Of plain oak, with no other orna-
ment or appendage than plate OF Steel with the
simple inscription ......
the Indian name of Brant, pronounced as If writ
ten Tie en.da-na gue-signifying two sticks of
wood bound together, indicating strength. The
next tomb is plain, solid structure the stone
slab being from the banks ofthe ohio, near where
Brant was born. 1t contains the following in
scrption:
is tSscRlBED TO THE MEMORY OF
THAYENDENAGA,
GAIT. JOSEPH BRANT,
PRINCIPAL CHIEF W e'N va tIN'
Fellow .ube1ts, admirers Of his fidelity to the
BRITISH GROWN.
BoRx ON The Banks Of the Ohio River, 1742; DIED a.
yelling ton-Square, U. C. 1907
IT ALSO CONTAINS rHs REMAINS OF MS SON
AHYowAI0Hs,
CART. l0HH BRANT,
WHO -eded III, ab-r as TsAsntoges sai Distinguished ha ell
/. tn Wan or 1877 g..
goaxatihe Mohl.k Village u Dap ssse place 1884
ERECTED. 1850.
The weather was favorable for the people, ena-
| bling them to attend the ceremonies even from q
| great distance. At - o'clock the procession was
| formed in the public square OF the town OF Brant
ford in the following order The Barton Lodge
! Of Free Masons from Hamilton, under the dlrec
ton of Sir Alien McNab Provincial Grand Mas
ter; High School and teachers Cadets OF lem
perance Sons of Temperance Gore Lodge o.
odd Fellows Brant Lodge OF do.i Orange 80
cety; Mayor and Corporation Magistrates; branl
Committee; citizens generally AT a little distance
from town they were met by the SIX Nations IN
dams. who turned out in much smaller numbers
than was anticipated, and the procession proceed
ed to the Mohawk Village where the ceremonies
were to take place. Addresses were delivered
by the Rev. A. Neis, the resident minister hey
Peter Jones, an Indian Chief; Sir Allen McNa6
Messrs Thorburn Burwell, and Hotchklss, IN The
English udSC, anu ~ AASi -
Indian language Mr. Hotchkss is an American
gentleman residing in shelbnrne, Mass, an; 4(
made decidedly the most eloquent and iorclblf
speech delivered upon the occaslon-thls "a
universally conceded. Brant had saved the life
his father some fifty years ago, who was takel
sick at his house in the Mohawk Village and Nh
H. was here publicly to testify his gratitude.
The speeches were upon one theme-the inya
luable services of Capt. Brant to the Brltis
crown. 1t was admitted that but for him the Eng
lish would not have retained their provinces, an
yet his family had never received any substantial
token of friendship from the British government
Until l saw this miserable remnant OF powerlu
race in the pitiable plight in which they apPeare
on this occasion had been under the erroneou
impression that the English nation had treate
the rcd men better than We have on the othe
side; but have had good reason to change m
opinion in relation to that matter. They hay
been victimized everywhere.
After the public speaking was concluded tn
remains of Brant was committed to their ina
resting place. and the people returned to thei
homes. Yours truly l. I.