Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1851-11-11
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RED JAcKEr,s j. i sgupy OF oRATogaiX, y A,


We copy from the proof sheet Of Tuf.
ner's forthcoming TIisiory,df Phelps and Go.
ram' $ purchases The following unpublished
remjniscence of Red Jacket. ~
r'Many Years ago" says Thomas Max
welf,s Hgq,, Of Emira in conyersalion With
Red jacket al Bath. after d liue firc-waIer
had lhawed his reserve, the. chief remarked
that when boy, he was present al a great
council fire held on the Shenandoah. r.
Many nations were represented by their wise
men and orators, butthe greatest was Logan,
who had removed from the territory Of his
tribe to'Shemokin. sa 80. gs7
lie was The son of Shkellimus, who was
a warm friend Of the whites before The revo-
luton On the occasion alluded TO- Red
Jacket remarked thai he was so charmed
with. his manner and slylo ofdeGycry, ,hai
he resolved 40 alleins il pUssibie, ths same
high standard of eloquence, though he al
most despaired Of equaling his distinguished
model. e @''o
He said, that after his return 10 his then
home, al Kanadasaga, near Geneva, he
sometimes incurred the reprools and displea-
sure Of his mother, by long absence from
her cabin without any ostensible cause
When hard pressed for an answer he in
formed his mother that he Dad been playing
Logan. .at ~ rP ~
{ Thus in his mighty soul, the fire of gen
erous emulation was kindled, not to 60 out
until his oraiorial frame threw relptgant
glory on the declining fortunes ofthe once
formidable Iroquos. In the deep and ST.
lent forest he pracIiscd The eloculion or tone
Of his great master What a singular reve-
lation! Unconcousy the forest orator was
an imtator of the eloquent Greek, who had
tuned his voice on the wild sea beach, 10 the
thunder OF the surge and caught from ma
ture's altar his lofty inspiration. ., a, .. A..
T Not without previous preparation and the
Severest discipline did Red jacket acquire
the power Of moving and melting his hear
ers. His graceful attitude, significant ges-
lures, perfect ntonalion, impressive pauses.,
when the lifted finger and flashing eye told
more than uuerancc, were the results Of
seepless toll, while his high requirement
was the product Of stern, habiual though,
study of man, and keen observation of eter-
nal nature. ,r5 q, qggo. ass .s.1 .a! ..s. &.
He did not trust TO the occasion alone for
his finest periods and nobest metaphors
In the armory of his capacious intellect the
weapons of forensic warfare had been previ-
ously polished and sloredaway Ever ready
for the unlalIering tongue, was The cutting
rebuke or apt illustration. Let not the su-
perfcial candidate for fame in Senate halls,
suppose for moment that Sa.go-ye.wa-tha,
"The Keeper Awake was speaker who
sprang up fully equipped for debate, without
grave meditation and cunning anticipation,
of whatever an adversary might advance or
maintain.
By labor, like all other great men, perse-
vering labor, too--he achieved his renown.
A profound student, though unleltered, he
found books in the running brooks, sermons
in stones. BY exercising his faculties in
playing Logan when boy--one of the high
est students Of moral eloquence, either in an
cienI or modern limes-he has left lesson
to all ambitious Ospiranis, that there is no
royal road to greatness, that The desired end
is only TO be gained by scaling rugged cliffs,
and treadng painful paths.