The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-01-05
Indian Knterview with the Prsss-
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The specimens OF Indian eioeuenee st the late
Interview with the President were unique ara
peen,sar. Every one knows that the red men are
great orators; fond Of the sublime and terrible,
possessing great aptitude 10 illustrating their
meaning hy simlli,udes frcm ths various objects
of natare They are as fond Of a talk as members
of Congress. but they talk with more pith and
poirs and execute eratoriesl fourishvs w!th more
iignity aud grace Red jacket, the famous Indian
Ch,ef whose tongue and tomsh.uk once kept the
North western frontier In continual state of ter
ror. vas q Patrick Henry IN eloquence, and could
ssay the souls Of bis braves With his pursussive
breath a. the tempest beaves tho waves Of the
deep There 10 something in the simplicity. cen
ciseness aud eomprehensiveness OF Indian speech.
making that commands our respect. After listen
ing 10 thu verbose and vapid haraugues OF easmi-
nate nesA.h. aud dissoats pale facss In Congress.
Il 10 refreshing 30 hear the paiarsi voices and
IDEAS Of those sAidren of the woods. these men of
vigorous bodies AMI unsopbisticated souls. who
saw what they hare 20 say In Just such words and
so.y % many Of them, as are necessary % express
shear ueening. We recommend the two minnie
spee:hes os these Pawnee, Ponea and Potta~ato'
s.is ara c.s ~ models fr Congressional imitation.
Ka.h ~ these Pawnees. Poncss. and pottswoto-
niles manages. without unnecessary expenditure
of gas, 70 say what he wants, and that want Is
Money They cay they are very poor, and that
their s0randtxthsr," as they call hini--oid Mr..
Eusl.anan--is very rich. They are glad to see
him l,v;ng 10 splendid house, and happy TO fad
thst b. Ia not poor like them. They manage in a
short space to cay many agreeable things to Mr..
Ns.hanan and the white race. One orator tells
cold Buck" II think You are like the Great
sosrit," aud they all sssm to agree that IA white
IL, I'll nj aka fp
nauiy manner In which these savage orators sd.
INIT that white 10 better color than red, aud sub
NIT 70 it without srunbliug because God wiled
a. .c raises oar respect for them, and "nght 20
king "a blush to the cheek Of the de.pcable
wrstshes in this Country WHOSE whole basness IN
life In To make a much Inferior rice TO the Indian,
envy ana bate white people. We have no doub;
that these sensible savsgss. u The hunting grounds
ls-yopa she grave will hecome white men, for they
deserve It
The S.llvwiug 10 she beet speech made ~ the IN
tsrvIsw with the President. The speaker was " all
yah sah-pi, (the Whip hard LOOKING old ponea,
~ho wears a pair of horns on his head drass II
any white man preseut the points" better than
the pvnes, Or crack whip with more emphasis Oh
the coal question, he would better try 1t:
.My Grandfather: call you Grandfather for 40
other reason th this: God made III. Of QUE color
and YOU Of another; but God was partial to yea,
aud made you Of n better color f1n came tuto
existence, AMI eo did I. II WIS the will OF tao
Great Spirit that We both came Into existence Ve
have never hAS Chaucs 10 sss our Grandfather
until this tins, aud ani very glad you Ask, lie
60 ,i.It YOU. IE Tsa tho will of the Great spIit
tsat made yuu mora powerful than me ) it Vas the
wall q! Ala ,ruAt SirIt .har you should tSRe this
land from us-~c.is iand Inat y,u stand on to-day
beluugs TO me. You Gra !. man, any GTAndfatIer1
Aud . am /. Everything that y"u have made
Grandfather, Il worthy OF sttsntion-is worthy OF
lohi.s a. "ss-e is enc thing that ATTRACTS thS
o.. mus than anything slse, and hope You viii
give me p,suiy VI it--iD1ney! We want fHJury.
INV Grandfather. With it We can get ANY thi-E We
want, We do not want goods; but II you give u
n,uu.y We eau buy what VIZ pieaas, aud II iasta
Luxer. lily Grandfather, w. want sIl the tools Oi
TIE white man. We want tbs biacbsmiths, tie
farmers ,ho DiIsrr. &C., to live with us snG rope
SOU will open your heart 10 Us to-day. NY Father,
do not speak from tho end of my tongue, ~ Genes
FUN Ihs .s..ovn Of my heart, and hope that whr'
yuu say will como fron tn1 bottom OF your beart
The Presidents reply was very good specimen
elimination Indian, and contained much excellent
advice. lie told them they had become poor te
cause they had devoted themselves TO tho CHASE
aud 10 war, and, II courtesy had permitted. he
might have added, srewater. The pale faces have
destroyed more lRdans with New England run
than tJuiahawk, bullet and plague. II these r.
epsetabis savages viii 50 houe, work hard, and
hang every low white man who comes araons then
pxddliug whskey, they will stand soule chance D
preserving the remnant Of thetr .aes from snnihi
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