The daily union., 1856-01-29
THE LATE SENATOR LINN, OF MISSOURI.

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THE LATE SENATOR LINN, OF MISSOURI.
We invite attention to the extract below from the
Biography Of the late Senator Lewis f. Linn Of Mis-
souri, which will be soon issued from the press Few Of
the distinguished who have honoed the senate
rial station have left behind more enyabe reputation
than Senator Linn Gifted by nature with high intellect
ual endowment he had cultivated them with
chivalrous talented and strictly honorable he
remarkable for the amenity OF his manners and or
his captivating social qualities The extract below will
give idea Of the character Of the forthcoming bioga
ply:
| FRONTIER PERILS IN EARLY TINES.
Extract ro Me Biography q s tate Senator LeDis Linn
4 V Missouri, soon 10 be published n.
Both the grandparents Of Dr. Linn with members
of their faniy fell victims the eciless and bloody
scalpngkne of the sayages His intrepid and chvaous
grandfather Col Linn epoused the Of the colonies
and took up for their liberties at the dawn of the
American revolution. He constantly remained active in
the service OF his country throughout that long struggle
perous and sangunary the frontier and its Infant
communities and then sealed life of devotion and patri-
otism by his death in battle against the Indians He
lived however, TO behold the independence for which he
had sriven many years secured TO his country and
years after its establishment fell overwhelmed by
numbers in his last confict Louisville on the Ohio
river An accurate and eloquent annalis Of the West
the gifted Mr. Mann Butler OF St Louis Missouri thus
lates achievement characteristic of the indomabe
spirit of COL Linn, and the race from which he sprung
nile pioEeers thus Dfayely defending them
selves against appalling numbers of enemies the
government of the parent State naitenve the
interests of their western children By stretch of dplo
macy scarcely 10 have been expected in SO young State
just springng Of colonial bondage yet still used
much independent OF her wide and exposed domin-
ions the executive Of Virginia despatched mission 10
New Orleans for the purpose of procuring military sup
plies for her western posts The officers sent this peril
service Colones Gibson and Linn the latter the
grandfather of the late DR. Lewis Linn the muchamen-
ed the Sateof Missouri These gentlemen
from Fort Pitt and descended the Mississippi river in
l776 to New Orleans, by orders is presumed from the
governor Of Virginia. So extraordinary adventure
may well require particular confirmation for the salts
faction of the reader; and it be furnished 70 most
remarkable degree John Smith, lately that ia in 1881
resident of Woodord county, State OF Kentucky, was
in l776 employed in recommending the country with
James Harod eminently distinguished in the difficult
| ties and dangers of Kentucky. On their return the
companions separated Harod TO go TO North Carolina,
and Smith to Potters creek, on the Monongahea While
travelling the bank of the Ohio river the latter dis
covered Gibson and Linn with their party, descending
the river. They hailed Smith, and prevailed him 10
embark this of the bodes of western adventures
The party succeeded in their object with the Spanish
and ffty-sx kegs of gunpowder Mr.. Smith helped TO
carry around the falls OF the Ohio river this gunpowder
the mouth of Bear Grass creek in the spring of l77
time This powder was delivered at Wheeling or Fort
Henry, and thence conveyed to Fort Pitt Independent
of this particularly of circumstances learned from
old and most venerable citizen of louisville the late
Worden Pope, esq, long clerk, with untinted reputa
ton, to the highest of law in Jefferson county
Kentucky it soemnly deposed to in suit at law by
very respectable party in the transaction il fre
queny mentioned by Colonel Linn in his lifetime and is
still known lin 1881 his information in the family left
| by this gallant and most energetic To this may be
well added the in which be met his DEATH and the
heroic frmness Of his last moments few years after
the United States had gained their independence from the
yoke OF England Colonel Linn set ont the head of sixty
armed men, march against body Of hostile Indians
who had foraged the white settlements and taken many
lives. AT point what called Linns station, not
far from Louisville his party met by force OF three
hundred Indian warriors who had received full intelligence
OF his approach and mustered in strength to receive him.
The sayages composed Of the most daring and vim
dctve OF the predatory bands nestng the great bend of
the Ohio river They acquainted with all the forms
assumed by border warfare between the red and the
of them had borne part In the memoFableengage-
men that had yet taken place upon this continent be-
tween regular army in the field and aboriginal warriors
Within thirty years their tribes had fought under the
French banner against Washington and Braddock, and
they arrayed within few days march OF that
disastrous battle-ground The Indians inspired with
furious anmosty against Col Linn His knowledge Of
their character and strasgems his superior sagacy and
dauness intrepdity bis genius 10 border warfare and
the frequency with which they had boon defeated by him
the dread inseparabe from his the confidence and
courage with which bis protection inspired the weak and
isolated societies of his pasans added 10 the frghul
chassements with which he had repeatedly visited their
enemy combined render him for long years
object of deadly hatred and hereditary revenge This
the of Indian combinations and preconcered
ments His destruction appeared inevitable and would
open the way to sweep every stranger from their land
But in order to gut horrd passion OF their swarhy
race they determined take him alive His death could
have been easily effected be led and encouraged his
Suddenly cry in the English tongue Take
him, take him alive take him alive want TO eat his
heart Instead OF aiming nj the vital parts of his person.
they fred voley after voey below his knees until his feet
shot 10 pieces and the bones Of his legs broken When
he fell the braves rushed in to dsarm aud bear him of
alive but they found him In his last hour the ayeug
ing mpacable foe they had dreaded throughle Gain
ing his knees the dying hero grapped with bis enemies
giving and receiving many death-wouud before he ex
pired OF them be slew hand to hand before his
arm rendered neryeless by DEATH
THE CHINESE COOLIES Is CUBA.