The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-05-16
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WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAY 10. 1so''
Tecumseh's speech In q War Cowncsi WIZ"
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recumseh's speech In q War Cowncii WIZ"
the Creeks.
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Tecumseh led, the warriors LOU r,rscEs i'm
the footsteps Of the other. Ihe Cr
sienee masees. stood each side o. Wv :, rch
but the Shawnees noticed no one, tney u .na
ed to the pole In the centre OF .nS .nsIs Of the
.n s" :" T.cnm.eh took from his pouch some
tobacco and snmach and dropped ON ~"
srnnnd. his warriors periormeu t"e s"Ao
S.ssrnonv THIS they repeated three uWes rs
csIe .ry.h. 81 around ,he square. Then they
Sr,sr.,ached the ilag.ptle IN the centre, ciTcieu
rrsnnd IL three times, and facing the north,
threw tobacco aud snntach on small hre,
Snrr;ns AZ usual, near the base OF the pole
On this they eMptied their pouches. They
then marched in the same order to the conn
eli. or kings house, las it was termed in
ancient times,, aud drew up before it. The Big
Warrior and leading men were sitting there
The Shawnee chief sounded his war.whoop-
a mos diabolical yell and each Of his follow
.rs responded. Tecumseh then presented to
the Big Warrior a wampum belt OF the i've
different coiored strands, which the Oreek
chief handed to his warriors, and II passed
down the line. The Saawnee's pipe was then
nrodp ced il was large, long. and protusely
decorated with she'll beads, and painted eagle
and porcnpine quilts. II was lighted from
the Are in the centre and slowly passed from
Big Warrior along the line.
All this time not word had been uttered
everything was still as death, even the winds
silent and there was only the gentle fall OF
leaves At length Tecnmseh spoke; at first
slowly and in souorous tones, bnt he so on
grew impassion ed, and the words fell in ava.
ianches from his lips, his eyes burned with
supernatural lus,re, and his whole frame
trembled with emotion, his voice resounded
over the multitude-now sinking IN low and
musical whispers now rising TO its highest
KEY hurting out his words like succession
Of thunderbolts. His countenance varied
with his speech its prevalent expression was
sheer of hatred aud defiance, sometimes a
murderous smile; for brief interval senti-
ment Of profound sorrow pervaded il and at
the close a look of concentrated vengeance,
such, suppose, As dis tingu lshes the arch
enemy of mankind.
have heard many great orators, but new
er saw one with the vocal powers Of Tecum-
sch or the same command OF the muscles OF
his face Had been deaf, the play ofhis coun-
1enance would have told me what he said. Its
effect OH that wild, superstitious, uniutored
aud warlike assemblage may be conceived ;
not word was said, but stern warriors the
''stoics of the wood, - shook with emotion, and
3 thousand tomahawks were brandshed in the
air. Even the Big Warrior, who had been
true to the whites, and remained faithful dur
ing the war, was for the moment vlsIb!y az
fected. and more than once saw his huge hand
clutch, spasmodically, the handle OF his knife
All this was the effect of his delivery. for
though the mother of Tecumseh was Greek,
and he was familiar with the language, he
spoke in the northern dialect. and was ar
terward interpreted by an Indian linguist to
the assembly. His speech has been reported.
out no one mas zone OF CAu 40 IL JuStlcc L
think can repeat the substance OF what he
said, and, indeed, his very words.
TECUMsEH'S SPEECH.
In defiance of the white warriors of Ohio
and kentucky. have Travelled through their
settlements, once our favorite hunting g rounds.
No war.whoop was sounded, but there is blood
on our knives The pale faces felt the blow,
but knew not from whence ii came.
Accused be the race that has seized on our
warriors. Our fathers, from their tOmbs, re-
proach us as slaves and towards. hear them
now in the waiting winds.
The Muscogee was once q mighty people.
The Georgians mbled at your war-Whoop,
and the maidens OF my tribe, on the distant
lakes, sung the proves OF your warriors and
sighed for their embraces.
Now, your very blood is white. your toma-
hawks have no edge, your bows and arrows
were buried with your fathers. Oh! Musco-
gee brethren of my mother, brush from your
eyelids the sleep of slavery once more strife
for vengeance once more for your country.
The spirits of the mighty dead complain. The
tears drop from the weeping skies. Let the
white race perish.
women they trampIe on the ashes OF your
dead
Back, whence they came, upon a trail OF
blood they must be driven.
Back! back; ave- into the great water whose
accursed waves brought them to our shores!
Burn their dwellings. Destroy their stock
Stay their wives and children! The red NAH
owns the country, and the pale face must never
enjoy it.
War now! War forever! War upon the
living! War upon the dead! Dig their very
corpses from the grave Our country must give
no resi- to white mans bones.
All the tribes of the North are dancing the
war-dance. Two mighty warriors across the
seas will send us arms.
Tecumseh will soon return to his country
NV prophets shall tarry with you. They
will stand between you and The bullets OF
YOUR enemies. When the white man ap-
proaches you, the yawning earth shall swal-
low him up.
Soon shall you see my arm of fire stretched
athwart the sky. / will stamp my foot at
Tippecauoe, and the very earth shall shake.
ROYAL IMBECILITY.-Nob better answer could
bs found TO the objections Of Europeans to the
American system of electing rulers than is
contained In the following humiliating reve-
lation concerning Grand Duke Charles, hus
band Of the Grand Duchess Stephanie Of
Baden, which is made by M. Edoard Simon,
in the Rerxe Contemporaire:
"At the Palace of Carlsruhe,'' says the ar
tiele, "a whole series of apartments was
found which the late Grand Duke had sue
cessively locked up, and which nobody had
entered since. 1t had long been an old mania
of his to lay by every thing he received, no
matter what, and no matter from whom. No
one was ever allowed to touch these things;
the Grand Duke himself abs tanned from doing
30, without ever taking the slightest notice Of
any application for restitution. As soon as a
room was sufficiently full. he wouid lock it
up, taking out the KEY, and begin the same
ceremony with another. When, after his
death, these mysterious rooms were opened
they were found to be filled with an innu-
merabie quantity of precious things, cos
times, all kinds of trumpery, down to chill
dren's plAythings, recOllections of childhood,
and which the Prince had never used
Here quantity Of rouleaux Of silver, labeled
Captains pay for H. Ii. Prince Charles and
q vast quantity of twenty -kreutZer pieces
(about fourteen cents carefully wrapped up
there drawers filled with rOnleaux Of gold
and other jewels, TO the amount of more than
a million In value. There treasures had lain
dormant for many years; and yet, short time
before his death, the Grand Duke had been
pinched for money, which he could not get at
q lower rate than sixteen per cent. Then there
were books, cards, petitions, papers of all
kinds. which were sought to light with the
treasures; an immense quantity of sealed let
ters dispatches which had been looked for in
vain. and then thought to he lost; precious
documents, the want Of which had prevented
the settlement Of important affairs. and Sc
riously endangered legitimate in terests. Last
ly, there were pieces OF art, rich arms. offered
for sale to the Prince q long time before, and
which were found peli with embroidered
court dresses, masquerading costumes aid
laced hats. In many cases it was impossible
70 0nd out the owners OF some OF these artl-
cies and then, again, things which had been
paid for by tho civil list, aud never had made
their appearance, were found here
How AN ENGLISH ADMIRAL LOOKS UPON
THE JAPAN1sE EABAssY.-At Aspin wall an
Eaglish man-of-war was living close to the
Roanoke, having on board Rear Admiral Sir
Alexander Milne. Commander in. Chief of her
BEitauic Majesty's forces Of the North Ameri-
can station, who paid Flag Officer McCluney,
OF the Roanoke. . visit. He was cordially In.
vifsd BY the nag-cmcert0 come ON board when
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