The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1854-11-29

1 iioo on lue Hlen ltlonuness vas supposed
% be ssieeied & sxesase de national ven!
geanee on Adam Poe must have been after
Wayne's Treaty, concluded between the
United States aAd the Wyahdots and their
eOnfederstesi the Delsweres. shawnees, OF.
towas. Chippewas. Pottawaitomies, Hiamis;
Weas, Piankeshaws. Klckapoos and Kas.
kaskias, in August t795. for the account
states, at was now a lime Of peace and the
lndiOns, particularly the Wyandotts, were
regarded as frieudlyPl twiyh Il to be borns
in mind by tlls reader that the e,neloym
of Ronuness was, according to the statement.
national qct-by authority of the Wyan-
dott ha'ioR for hsAys, lfAFlepglh ~ na. +
bon made choice of their bravest warrior,
in the person of Rhoruness" DC. Here is
charge made Of so grave character that
no member Of the Reconsideration possess
ing any spirit or having any regard for our
national name and character can suffer it
to pass without an effort to vindicate il from
this load of odium So unjuslly thrown upon
it. The truth Of history must be yindiea-
ted, as well as our national character, and
| take this occasion to pronounce that part
which relates 10 Rhonuness' employment
and his expedition to Po,'sdwelling, uatrueI
1t is well known that this is an aye OF Gc,ien
wrting-it is the rage oil the times, and
even men Of veracity are often lead to in
dulge in this folly OF the times; when for
the want of correct historical lore run un-
consciously into many errors BY filling up
their meagre details and isolated scraps and
fragments Of history by heavy draughts up.
on that prolific labratory, the Imagination;
thus, improving upon the public mixture 2
| "a compound of truth and fiction. The
article now under consideration is one Of
that stamp.
Before proceeding to the disproof, will
premise, that the Wyauiott nation is sub
divided into tribes or clans, and the indiyid-
, uals composing tribe are bound together
: by real or imaginary ties Of consangulnity,
and warmly attached to each other, So
t close is this tribal relationship considered,
that marriage between members of the
same tribe would be looked upon as intestu-
{ ous. The Big-feet were members Of The
; Porcupine. and Rhonuness, a member Of the
Big Turlc tribe And if the former mcii-
: tted revenge, alter WAyne's treaty, it can
v not corae within The range Of probability that
that .trbe, would select a member Of anqtI-
S or tribe, leas! Of all a member Of the
g Big Turtle; as between these two tribes
? there never was much Of The eaie,.tS coyaiafe
? displayed, The ancient rule was, where
5 revenge was sought Tor a. slpin relative, tho
nearest male kin claimed or, was entitled to
/ tue privilege; he, incaPacited or waving his
, ri4ht, then the next nearest, then any mem
t Der Of the tribe. @
lst, Il is rendered still more Improbable
from The fact that Rhopuness was not class
ed among the braves as warrior. The pur-
suit Of arms being in opposition 10 his in
t cliNatiqn aud tastes His pursuits being civil
and religious, being devoted member of
the Roman Catholic church from early lie.
Cd It's also highly improbable thar they
. would select one SO conlessedly inexperien-
ceI in warm Indian war tactics and STRAIT.
= esy, and one 50 young he being then, not
r more shan twenty four or Ave years Of age,
when tia tribe had in their ranks Two re-
nowned warriers, Round Head ana Splt-the-
los, besides others. 's'
, 81. Admitting that plan to wrcak VEN
geance upon Poe had been matured by the
' PQrcupine tribe in conchve. i. cannot be
supposed that This projected Fillibustering
t foray could have escaped The Eagle eye Of
f Tarhee or, Crane, member OF that tribe,
t and ruling sachem Of the nation and pow
erlul advocate for. and min instrument in
bringing about and closing the treaty Of '95,
which terminated a long, protrsctcd and
l bloody war. ToenPrtain tie LEA that 10
!, would, BY his silence. OF non .interposition,
. acquiesce in such measure, would subject
!, bin, TO the charge Of inyincerity, dnplieity
i and base treachery,, Such charge cannot
lie against tue great and good Taihee. the
fr end and confident Of Old North Bend,
who, in comparing hin, With bis cotempora-
II ries Of other nations, pronounced bim The
Greatest Roman Of Mem oH,' 8 81
4sh, Though last, not least, Rhonaness
5 repeatedly stated in his life time that he
never wa south or easi Of the Ohio river
but once, and That was in the year 81 or 80.
, when he went in company with some Wyan-
, dots and Frenchman TO trade. The sub
Iject will be resumed in another communica-
ton. Yours, truly,
WIN. WALKER.
f., KANSAS TEKEtr sRY, Nov. 10, 1854.