Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-03-05

Ma. kEED-- OtoT otr.--AEain write
70 you, from beyond the father Of waters"
From the land Of the Musquewahkas,
from the pleasant land Of the Musqnewah-
kas, (please imaglne yourself reading a
sifain from LongfsIlow.) Iowa, signifying
q gcodly country, and need not go farther.
But nlas, for The poor Indian, there Is.no
resting place. Scarcely had they crossed
ihe Mississippi, and become partly recon
sIaed 20 this change, before the greedy white
man followed, to push them still farther to-
wards the setting sun. And BOW but
small remnant remains Of this once power
ful tribe, to tell Of their departed greatness,
Ia squaIid, miserable, degraded set. All
the romance that was ever connected in my
mind With the red man, has long since van
ished, but my sympathies have been fully
aroused for them, as see them daily wan
dering through the streets, partially covered
with the cast-oG garments Of the whites,
with their fnseparabIe companion, - the
Bllnket wrapped about them, the In
diaus friend under ali circumstances. Some
times you'll meet with quite young brave,
attired in a swallow-failed dress coat, reach
ing to his fancy moccason, stove-pipe hat,
decked with all manner of bright colored
ribbons and feathers, seemingly as well
pleased with bis personal appearance, as
the original owner Of them could have been.
Next we meet squaw, who rejoices in pos
sessing that necessary article of dress, hoops;
although Of barefoot, she feels not the de,
fciency. My indignation is often kindled,
when they present themselves at our door,
with "gire, give" to see the poor squaws
heavily laden, whilst their lord and masters
stalk proudly by them, and will not lend a
helping hand. Mr.. Editor, l felt then as
if Ecoald lecture right smart" upon wo-
mans rights. Not long since, / visited
their encampment, and saw the ingenuity
they display in weaving the flags and rush
es. to form a covering for their wigwams,
and protect them in q measure, from the
inclemency of the weather. But they suf-
fer, oh, so much. Many we're sick, some had
died. Their chief Had just gone to the
spirit land. His body, they put in coffin,
with the implements they usually give the
dead, and then suspended it from tree,
until they shall return to their burial place.
indians, squaws. papooses, dogs and cats,
were oil mingled together, around their
fires, and as retained, thanked God that
my lot was not that of the poor Indiam
Vinton is the county seat of Benton, and
one of the most fourishing tewns in the
interior of Iowa. The Blind Asylum is
located here; and is now being erected. 1t
will be handsome stone building. One Of
the best Court-houses in tkeState is also To-
Gated here, and the Cedar Valley Railroad
Is now being surveyed, and the citizens con-
fidently hope, ere lohg, that the iron horse
will be seen putting through their streets
There are two. papers published here,
one Republican of the right-stamp, the
other, we trust, will soon see the error of
is ways and come over on the right side.
Hard times have visited this place lightly,
compared to some others, and it is now
slowly recovering. "Corn is brisk and in
good demand" AS far as money is con-
cerned, the times have tried mems souls, as
well as women's. One gentleman, who
owns houses and lots, and thousands Of acres
Of land, told me there had been mouth
at one time that he could not answer
business letter, for the want of three cent
stamp, not but that he could have borrow
ed, but there were few to lend, and he knew
not when he could repay. He did not wish
30 assume any more liabilities. Another,
laugBingfy said there had been weeks, he
had not had tea, coffee, or sugar in the
house They laugh and jest at the times
as they have been, not as they now are
There is little repining and regret, or hank
ering after "Tke flesh pots of Egypt
AL seem cheerful l. hopeful for the future.
One clear cold morning, one of the pro-
prietOrs Of Vinton, proposed taking his
wife, aud myself to visit an old friend, Ell
der A. CBAPIN, (at the msRtioR Of whose
name, many an eye win brighten, and heart
throb with joy, as they recall his pleasant
face and kind and winning ways, whilst he
ministered unto them in holy things in Ash
tabula.) He is now pastor of the Baptist
Church in this place, and is highly respec-
ted and beloved He lives upon his farm,
two miles from town, is very pleasantly
situated, with promising family growing
mp around him. Mr.. Editor, please imagine
your humble servant seated in a pleasure
(lumber) wagon, with plenty of prairie hay
for cushion, nicely tucked Up with buffalo
skins, (foF Jack Frost was abroad and woe
to them that fall into his clutches, drawn
over tss prairie, by feet steeds. It was
q very invigorating ride, and caused the
hlood ta laan fhronoh tho -. n.