New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-01-30

gs..sn ,tn,r lmmemorizl the lroqaois a.o,.
hsra 80 ihsir stated seasons Tor eoavok.as -
- ,4s ol ~ several cantons- On these occass..
,bsssss gsars offerings. ast sacrhces, are fs.i
.irsres - he Great Sp.nt a. ar sckn0wlsdsa~D,
= rs spsosl kindness and guardian care, % !,
.4ssa - Erstn when b. has been offended
',rsIisfs "a favor 0r the future. that He "a,
-s,.s a.. rnsn y grow laxuriantly the streams,
b., eel s,oeked ~Ifh ish. Sad the woois 70 ahs,s
.tb ysme Dannx these festivals the GOOD ars :,
,or.ei Of their daty % PersevcFe N the way /,
- fo.rr al the 4Grlly u. Their 0b.l.stsoa I =.
..,, The huator y made bad iog the chase A.
,l,s warrior vsIlAst ~ battle
pp-,rr The past fortnight there have been -
iaIr - the ODos4da-s Caste, seres u l0dss
Councils. yreqara-lfy % to ooll.lsncement q a
N.x Ysar ca FRIDAY isSt vas celebrated I.
.nnnsl anf iarpor,an, rte o., saesySc.as the We
Dsr The Customary Notm vas .n0Astei e
M. fan.-s altar. With a. the nrmsAgy agd G,
cuuis,ancss o. a1cisn. assss anions sne lrcqeos
nrsssrce OF a pagan pCr,.la ~ tle natso A. a
s,sr-us whit, rersOrs spectators Ga TUESDAY
sst. It's ,r,wl.ls festival D. me iniian year AAs
A co.t.nuance d nsne days. was eoss4 With q,
exciting sli wcuGcr.u. ceremony 90 me VA
p4ac-' These obscrsa-ces are couunaec IN D.
midst of a Christian community wi.h al g0e rsvs
cacc. .o,,mui,y and ssal 81. anoaelt times. -
ogBcfla.ty ana devotion which sh,'ws tho Eesr:
these t.,ope have Tor g., Institutions 81 ass
taiher, aal with WHIST tsnaclty they 81 c1asS
tlirir ancient customs
Al this great festival n grand o'gncis al Vaosa
,.... a., led which have cccurrcd during TIE yss,
,,,,os tbs Chiefs aud sacheuis OF tie natoa a.
- nS,v incumbcnts GA these occasions are q
i,cts.l ,uto Office and installed with Al ne oef.
uolv a. abcrrusl etiquette. a. practicsd N oa.ss
ame
At,h,ss,asoa rs customary and app, oPnaie
,loo, sad initiate individuals OF other natoas a.
1ccasioaa.ly white people 70 tAe o"ondsgs nasoa
and conscrt them with particular iainilles. ca.
and tribes Ga tins OCCASION, while The sire, a.
ages of the nation were convened n sossnn CO..
In ac,uriing o. ancient usage aud inconsderstocs
ii a bish estimation he has for long time bee
hsd b, the Onanlaga nation, ' II Clark. Is;
ot Manius, was adopted and Initiated as tr.,
Onoaidga and most cordially affiliated with a.
Udf IrIes O.. that nation. % be .0rcya he,s
aitcr known throughout al the SIX nations BY he
name Go.t1i a. kac eat tos; .the red ma,
reud aui defender and to be everywhere A.
cepted AS "A brl ther. a counsellor and " ancr
Ia these lays 10 rs a circumstance OF rare occr
renee to adopt sud Initials a white person anos
the Onunda.aS. aat il culy admissible ia cases
where the individual has bone the nation sons
distinguished service. Or has IN some way beoons
lonorably conspicuous smong them
The individual who ia tbs instance las beea
rhus h0nored. bias been ong anl Intimately kAcss
among the Oaondagas who have universally PIT
heir must aud confidence IN him. and ms marx q
the'r esteem have adopted him
At a subsequent council aud more advanced
stage ot 'he proceedings az the Council hoose. he
same individual was elected an honorary Sachen
3D.. the Ououdssa Nation, and was duly invested
,Ifh tho rights and privileges ol native ncunbee,
70 uoy be worthy ct remark. that more than ~
wears have passed away since Christianity vu
srst introduced among the Onoudaga Indians. Tie
French Dutch. English aud Anglo Americans have
each ia their turn established what have keu
termed pr0sDcrons Mowns among thea
with what success. present practices mast elea'g
Indicate For more than 100 years the FreaA
we're predo inant For period OF more hn
halt that time the English prevailed N all thitad
| tanned % trade, diplomacy aud political influence
| Since the close Of the American Revolution As
| United States and the State OF New York, have
| had the perishlng remnant o. the lroquois u8ds
their Influence, protection and control Still. tie.
are In maug respects, an independent peOps
| speaking their own peculiar language. goyenel
| by their own laws, aud alhering with unyie,Ez
| 9ertnaciiy to thoir primitive customs.
| Discerning men have often aud long ago ioreioh
hat ere this, the last .roquos would be dnvsa
rom the home OF his fathers. or become volao
tary exile 20 the far West aud all their nationally
expire But tho love OF country and the dread q
| expiration attaches them with wonderful able
sion 10 their respective reservations. Although {
| may be said they are annually diminishing IN nan
hers, and drifting about Ike the last leaves 10 40
tamn. still they remain a living Monument Of As
S,lduess OF their Nature, of their nilexibllIty q
temper, and Of their ancient power and grandeai