The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-07-23
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Death uf :sha-bc-He.
lii- renowned Indian Chief whom the
, settlers Ill Northern Illinois have so
uv reasons r1rcn.eIuber with gratitude
20 Li> vi.Wam. some fifteen miles
rf OTTAWA on the south bank of the
.o.- river. on Monday evening, the 18th
lie had been indispoSed for several
s lut on the day before his death had
o. fishing. and cot Il vettins from which
took % severe cold. causing his death rs
y- lie was between 50 and - years
,l,ath 81 >Ialcuc deserves better til
L.. than SIM lie annonnc2ment. He Wa
.rh more than an ordinary man, and his
"a, i, worthy to is enrolled in the lit
.ho-,. who have lone good in their day
"a -.ueratiou. To do Justice To his meln-
r. would require an ADLER pen than o,rrs,
., We cannot suffer the occasion IL pass .
ti.out recurring 10 a few familiar Incl
NJ 81 ms chcqured career. 10 Show that
.c RESPECT and affection which our people
Iwav- entertained for him was not unwor-
hily placed
ofthe birth rarcnt1sc- and early history
| + sharcnc. of course | tle can be known
Fhe Pottavat.amie tribe OF Indians. in
.hich he was born and to which lie be
ou9cd. occupied, in his youthful days a
are tract of country. extending from
Nackinaw over all Michigan. Northern
Indiana 10 the Wabash. and Illinois as far
:outh aS Peoria county. Numerous and
warli>c, their hunting grounds were cir
rum-crihed only by the ranges Of the still
stronger tribes OF the far South, or the
lal, faces on the Last As q brave, who 1T
III, age of IL. was allowed TO paint the
bloody hand on his blanket. there were
few favored spots. either notable for deeds
"f valor. or the abundance Of game, in all
the w,,lc range of his tribe, but We're "a
1niliar to Shabene,
1t tho breaking out Of the war between
England and the United States in 1872,
tLr Pottawattamic tribe cspoused the
cause of England. II we may take the
authority of Shabcne, the tribe did not
hastily or without much hesitation. join
The British standard They were mainly
induced t. do 80 through the persuasion
ii i.,at adroit and willy chief, Tecgrmseh.
uf thc address and craft of this celebrated
chief Shabcne could relate many ancc-
dot.s, having fought Iy his side in more
than one bloody engagement. and been
much IL his counsel i IS w.H known
that it was mainly through the influence
al this Chief. that the English, in 1872
were enabled to enlist against the United
States all til" Indian tribes from Canada
- Florida 1t \ council Of the chiefs
which he assembled on the Wabash in
1872. Shabcac relates in the midst Of a
storm. a tree was struck by lightning and
81 on fire. Tccumsch coo,ly went II the
trce and lighted his pipe, telling the As
se,phlcd chiefs that the fire had been sent
by the Great Spirit 1T his request to enable
them TO light their pipes. vt another
council. 10 confirm his words, lie told the
chiefs that on a certain day, he would
cause the Great Spirit to make the sun
hide his face The British officers al he
troit had told him when an eclipse would
occur. and he thus turned the information
n account. In the various battles il
which Trcumsch was engaged during the
wsr Of 1872, Shabeue fought close hy ii
side. a his body guard or aid. and at til,
frrnou= battle Of the Thames. where t.
crmSeh fcu SiIabcae was not OILY II Ii
side and saw him fall but received scycra
wounds himself thcscar~oi which lie Jor
in his hand and on his hip to his grave
That it was Col johnson who gave III
= ..t shot 10 Tecu,nseh, SLabene place
nj a doubt lie says that he La
quite while closely watched the III,
Is of Col !. until he fired the fat:
Ut. and wears afterwards, wien presente
. a large company /! which Col. John$o
was present. hut whom he had not sca
since the bata3softhe Thames, he Instant
picked him out as the man who had she
T.cdmsch He SAYS. however, that i
cuInsch had received several sever
wounds. before he was finally slain. IL
Ine,liateiy after the death Of Tecrlmseh h
saws b.. looked around and saE. not onI
the Indians but the red coats fiyiRg in Z
directions And what did you doT askc
the person to whom he was narratlng II
occurrence on one occasion. -:Shaber
rr!cka-lec." (Shabcne run too was il
blunt rcrlv. This hattie was the last
which Shahcne or his trita ever raised
hand against the pale faces, lie said I!
FucliSh had deceived them. They Ia
rlomizcd utterly to destroy the people
tie United States, and TO rystor" II Il
Indians all their hunting grounds. whic
;h-v had not done
- the close of the war, SIabene, thI
the influence of Caldwell and Robinso
was elected peace chief of the Pot
wlttal-e tribe TO understand what Il
means. it = necessary 10 know somethi
of the poli:y of the tribe. i had L
.chief$-a war Chief. who was highest
rank and led the braves in their warli
expeditions: and peace chief "
presided in council, and directed the CT
affairs Of the tribe. Besides these.
tr.bo had also two GeES-counscHC
or Chief ministers, who advised and aid
both chiefs in the discharge OF their
ties. The war chief. i'll Shabcne's d.
was Hauponsa, and the counscllors "
Caldwell, the son OF British officer at
troit. and Robinson. the son Of a>Fren
lnan-both of Indian mothers They "
both sIIrcwd, Intelligent men, and homes
devoted to the welfare of the tribe
From the close Of the war of 1872,
have little to relate Of Shabene, hey,
that he peacefully and acceptably ad