New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-13
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

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The materials FOR This interestine volume hare
been deIv. 1o5 o1ly from great varieiyd
published sources, be-. f;om personal xpsrionss
md obseryati,n during temporary rosidunss
among the IDdiaEs of Cat:araugue. VITA
vies TO preparing work ON Indian life and
characteY, the writer, who had before eojoyea
some peculiar facilities for gaining knowledge
Of the subject, spent several monthu in tho
above named Indian village, was treated with
cordisl hospitality, and was 60 highly iayorsd@
to BE- adopted into tribe, under tho naue Of
Gui-ee-wa gay, or " one who tells no IN tbings."
She has succeeded N collecting a great macs Of
facts az d illustrations, which are hero arranged
in appropriate divisions, including National
Traits Of Character, the Religion of,te Iroquois,
Love, Music and Poetry, Legendary Literature
and several others. With a genuine wonaA'
charity, she zesloualy extenustes tho taults
which ale the Inevitable growth OF tho savage
state, and which bave been greatly aggravated
by the partial influence of civilization; and on
esges in 90 earnest defense Of the cl4ims of tho
IDeisn to Christian sympathy and consideration.
Ia ibis respect, few readers wlll be abe 81 share
her tnthusia,n; but still her volume is entitled
20 comneLdasion as lively and picturesque
record Of social state, OF which she has bseus
ieilant and Trustworthy observer
Here we have description Of an iGst,sutioa
now nearly obsolete:
THE INDIAN RUNNER
/, seems a curious problem now how such people
we're TO be cae1 together but their runners we're A.
most feet Of foot the deer in n forest, and her
trails The connecting links not ouly between village
and village clans and nations but stretched awayo
the Mssfsppi and Gull of Mexico, tho AtaG.io Ocean
and The northern lakes. They were mere footpa,h
lusi wide enough fJg one 10 caM therein, but they
sometimes deep by The myriad footsteps which
taversed them for centuries, that the sides we're SOW
eral ind Is deep. And there trails have become The
thorousbiGre OF or grea, nation In them the lRdans
Wound along bel "a b the mountains and through NC
valleys, carrying the lgh, canoe upon their shoulders
in which they skinned he broadcast lakes and deepH
rivcfs and were familiar with all the connectpS
Inks that the darkest recesses Of the fores, were
threaded as easily an Toe reefs Of village, aud almost
qIckiy the htr Dgino wheels its way over tho
sncoih iron pathway. have heard young lndiln
ay that his father had often run from Lake Erie 10
be Gulf Of Mexico, and for four or I've days az
time, scarcely stop,iog TO eat by the way. And
have heard aged lnden cay that IN the days OF he
youth he would r.n the distance bcovseu certain
boundaries which nus; have included forty 1iles 90
iuinlpk ule same cay Abu uOusAt u 10 gra,t ta''
Only q few years a. . there trisl of speed be-
tween an Indian and several horse aen, her
caparsoped seeOs and ihe runner e.t tie hcrsemen
ar in the rear.
In allowing the women share in the Govern.
ment, the Indians had anticipated some OF tho de-
mands of the WOmans Rights" movement
INDIAN woMENs CONVENTION
The Offices also Saehems, &C., were inherited IN pe
line of tho mothers SO i will BE- seen that the womrn
were ;reaioi with quito ss much respect az emoai
Christian goy, nIo,uif, anl though tey eulAYafd
the htlds and w,ro Tho servants OF men IN sorc 70
cc,- heir toll was very light, and L Is the testimony
OF capiy,s abo have Iesdcd long Tins among
q en-. tbs, their lords were uniformly kind and eo'-
sMrIaic.
1ho emblem Of power worn by the Slchcm was,
dfr,s easrrs sad M any instance tho women disap
rrstd oi The election or acts of Sachem. they nb
'ho iowrr 20 10 horns and return hun 20 prs
ysie luc lhvr rii,s or fEsHefs bom eoaneh u
cruuol nc,c chosen by themselves end dcLomInNef
+.sSs rysn nnd hy h.sc their Interests we're ~ wy,
n,lly represented. u a, any tine they wished any
salicy consider 81 hy means of their Isnneis tsy
,nllr, y counoi ~ their an; II & was mrtteroi
mvlc scacial niefts, thV-e aN Nopnch OF ihs ma