The Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1850-1852, 1851-07-03

I, on ID. flo" Of the opening Of the
i Err Ra/oad. sher the President and
c,hcr bl pale faces had made SPEECH
es DIR. wilson, a Cayugs Chief Of con-
.iierabb noiorieiy. addressed the mal.
,itndc. We believe j, wa. pretty gen.
orally admitted to be the bes, speech Of
the dsy We make m cstrac, from il
Jas reported for the Jam ,aown Jour
nal:
Fellow Citizens II am n Cayugan,
and regular defendant from the pure
stock Of Native Americans. Gentle.
mcu have loa,icd here ,o.nigh, about
Democracy bat democracy was cs:ab.
Iished here long before the pale face
came upon these shores My ancestors
were democrats long before the arts Of
civilization drove them from their hunt.
ing grounds. and the quiet possession OF
! their forest homes. The orator from
/ kentucky, who addressed you tonight
! said ,ia, the pale faces came here a
mere handful. and had grown TO be a
great nation bu, he forgot 10 tell you
that VIXEN they landed upon these shores
helpless and in want, the red man fcl
them with the milk Of human kindness.
iha, he took them to his wigwam, spread
before them his amplcsi Inequalities,
aud entertained them as brothers.
Ill rif I ~
born have no foreign preiudces to
overcome. My nation can trace its his.
tory back TO a period when the erlitory
dotted by your proud cities aud villages,
was covered 10y The primcval forest. Ii
has Mt medl!ed with the politics of the
pale face, and | think that gentlemen
who have. talked here tonight, abou,
Wigs and Democrats had better have
left their politics at home. Cries of
good, that's right. The pale face has
completed mighty work. lie has
overcome The most imposing natural
barriers; he has pierced the valleys Of
the Delaware, Susquehannah, Chemung
and Allegheny, and levclled the hills
which were roamed by my ancestors
centuries ago. Now their defendants
marvel at the doings Of the mighty pale
face. Our little ones are frightened n,
the fire, smoke and speed Of your iron
horse, and run To US for protection -
Blu; ! trust the spirit Of my ancestors
looks down with pride upon the doings
Of the mighty pale face. They canno,
but be proud TO see him accomplish hi,
great destiny TO see him fly from hill
10 valley and ride upon the wings o.
d, the lightning. II, the .New York Tri
, bane is 10 he believed lie has carried III.
enterprise even beyond this world, ant
receives communications from inhabit
ants Of the other world. tried slor
, time since to get communications from
my friends in the land Of the Grea. Spir
= it, but they had learned the language 0
, the pale face since they arrived there
. and could no. understand the idou
! cf the Cayugon. (uproarrous laugh
= teri
But, fellow citizens. in behalf Of m
, tribe, ] come to congratulate you upo
;. the completion of your great work
, Your passage thro' our territory amaz
ed my people all nature seemed t
shake as you Numbered along, and III
gigantic OAK and lofty pine bowed in ic
: ken of your triumph But the hear, c
the Cayugan is warm, and he greets an
!, welcomes you TO this country. (Prc
% longcd Applause)
h DR. ". then presented TO Preside,
+ Loder banner from the Cayuga trib'
- upon which was inscribed the pipe
; peace, their national emblem. lie Il,
IS companied the presentation with fe
Is appropriate remarks. TO which Mr.. il
- der briefly responded.
: ENGLISH AND AMERICAN RIVER
In the memoranda OF DR.. Brecl
i enbridge's travels in Europe, som
q ten years ago, the following aneciot
occurs
4 gentleman ike and well infcrmc
r Englisbman, who was in the stage wi
US me, and who found out | was &
k: American, after lilstirg on he grca
!, ness and beauties, the Majesty,
~. short. Of noblest of British River
' the Thames, concluded thus:
d. .'Sir, it may seem almost incre(
be BE, bur it is nevertheless true, III
he this prodigiouS stream is, from
m mouth to It's source, no, much, if
" all, short Of one hundred and IF
60 miles long,
10 looked s;eaifa SLY in his face,
"a; -: see If he tested; but the gravity
~ y deep conviction WAS uponi, hide
!. John Bull never jests. After CO.
o. posing myself L moment, | said:
hh "IIaye YOU ever heard Of the
%, hio Z"
.iy lie slowly responded;
! 81 think l have
in Perhaps Of the Missouri -
err Certainly Of the Mississippi 2
(" 40 yes. yes"
" We'll. SIR, a man viii descend
~ Ohio in steaulboa, Of the lars
IN. class. a ilousani miles"
ala "Of what, cir, how many, s.!::'
-, thousand mites; aud ,he,e