Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-09-28
From the N. Y. Journal Of Commerce.
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4 Aespectfatiy dedicated 10 all the 1fdrps.
have passion for the name Of Mary, BYaos
Mid names Of grace and beauty, Of high and low
oflove, and faith, and duty, the sweetest one youl
III see, tn k1N a tM
Is Mory for there fingers charm around il siill,
That Times corroding fingers dare not tonch orchil
y Is the Poets dreaming, his belle iaea5 warm,
when thought Ike stars are cleaning, to weave his
kindlng charm;
II Is name whose lustres no other name can shed.
Sayiours mother bore 1t, the purest Of her kind;
ana scetlas ll,n Queen she wors il, the beautiful
And Burns made all immortal the lass he clasped by
Now pass'd through Heavens portal his angel lover
therel 8f
Song has embalmed in story her brightest of that
name
And History in glory has proudly writ the same.
Like talsman ii thrills us with deeply hidden power.
Like Natures charms 1t fills US. and sanctfes the
There are visions of our childhood that bring back
boy; T' IN rf-'f
But linkd with each sweet vision, some Mary lives
again, g,t
Fair as form elysian, dear as q seraphs strainl
had Mary listen, rosebue>in its bloom.
For me her eyes would glisten and chase away all
gloom @ sr
For me her songs were pouring from morn to starry
night q
A salient fountain soaring Of unalloy'd delight
She was my richest pleasure, my hope for future days;
NY never failing treasure, in myriad winning ways
feei her arms around me, her kisses on my check
A moment, they have crown'd me ere memory could
speak!
Not here art thou, my angel, thy spirit would not
stay, ta 6asi3f
But rose the bess'd eyangel where sister nlarys
stray ~ IN n N.Y., ,S3t
bind,
That name 81 50 dear appealing forever in my mind
Frontier Life Thiriy-five Years Ago.
In the Michigan Sournal Of the 18th instant we
find the following narrative, which we have never
met with before, embracing stirring incidents Of
border history, in which it will be seen the present
venerable Senator from Michigan bore a response
BILE and hazardous part
From the Cleveland Herald.
Upon the "Planet" Lake Superior Excursion
we met Mr.. O. Q. Trowbrdge, of Detroit, who,
among many facts connected with the Indians OF
the upper country, related one which does such
honor to the courage Of General Cass that we take
the liberty of relating it.
In 1920, an expedition under General Cass, then
Territorial Governor of Michigan, was made along
the shores Of Lake Superior and the headwaters Of
the Mississippi for the purpose of curbing the hos
tlity existing between the different Indian tribes.
and the cultivation of amity between the Indians
and the whites. II was an expedition of over four
thousand miles in extent, and performed in bark
canoes setting out from Detroit. General Cass's
suite consisted of Captain David B. Douglass, of
the Engineers Henry @. Schoolcraft, Mineralo-
gist; Alexander Wolcott, Physician Lieutenant
Mackay, of the Artillery R. A. Forsyth, Secretary;
James Duane Doty Journalist; A. r. Chase and
Q. o. Trowbridge, Assistants to Captain d.
AT the Sa lt Ste. Marie the party entered into
negotiations with the Indians for the purchase OF
piece Of land upon which the garrison now
stands. The lavish expenditure Of British money
in the annual presentation of gifts to the natiyes
and the niggardly policy Of our government to-
wards them had inspired the Indians with respect
for the one nation, and contempt for the other
The war, then lately closed had increased British
influence to our injury, and the presence OF Bri-
tsh garrison on the Canadian siie Of the river, was
a fountain Of bad counsel Of the red men, and
place Of safety In case of need The feeling, there
fore, Of the Indians not friendly towards this
expedition, and the enterprise was one Of great
danger.
General Cass invited the chiefs to his tent, in
the centre Of which was pile Of tobacco, part
Of which was TO be smoked on the occasion, and
the residue presented to the Indians at the close
Of the council. The chiefs appeared en- costume
sans clioftes, sdns everything save the "breech
cloth"
The leader, tall, muscular fellow Of thirty
years with the devil In bis ugly face, was an ex-
ception He wore, beside the "breech CLOTH"
single eagles feather, gracefully attached TO the
top Of his head, red coat with narrow skirts, and
two gold epaulettes OF a British Major General
" Uncle Sam" dispensed no such favors to bis red
children. Governor Cass explained the object Of
his mission to be the cultivation Of friendship be-
tween them and their deadly Sioux enemies. and
also between all the red children and their father
the President. To this end our government bad
planted military posts among the Sioux on the
Mississippi, and wished to do the same at that
point The Governor slso explained that, although
by the treaty Of Greenvilie the territory at the
Saut belonged 10 us--it having previously been
purchased Of theif fathers once by the great King
Of the Hdmiiegoshs, or Freucbmen, and subsc-
qsently by the Sageaosh, or EngIishmen-yet he
was willing to pay them, also, for what he wished,
namely, parcel four miles square.
The chiefs were surly and aciturn, and argu-
ntnt anu COaAiUB we're VI no hVdil, ana dOYernOr
Cass was compelled TO tell them that az sure as
the sun should rise ON the morrow, 20 surely
should their great father the President establish
the proposed military post The Governor ad.
vised them TO listen TO friendly counsel and avail
themselves OF the hast opportunity for obtaining
compensation. Here the Governor paused for
reply, and ordered his interpreter, William Riley,
to light the pipe. Having smoked thereof, Il was
offered to the chief who refused IL, and committed
tho grossest political insult known 10 the savage
code, bykckiDg over the pile Of tobacco and rush
ing out with his train Of chieftaius.
The Indians walked rapidly up the river sbout
half a mile to rising ground where their lodges
were esected, and Immediately hnlsted in front Of
their camp large British flag. This act was re-
ported TO Governor Cass, who upon the instant,
commanding none to accompany him save the in.
terpreter, walked rapidly into the camp of these
excited and now deadly savage red men, seized the
British flag, threw IL upon the ground, broke the
staff, and ordered the interpreter 10 ron up the
flag and carry it to the Governors camp and told the
Indians that If they dared repeat the insult he
would FIRE upon them. The Indians stood amazed
at the daring of the Governor thus alone to enter
their camp and thus 10 threaten them, as the entire
fnero Of hia oxno1tinp ~ t,,z-.