Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-25
NUMBER, Ill.

srn nj mia. IN, original psoprieter of,As1
sod We NJ" etcspys HE nssch 10 tsUssd 9shss
setting s.n--sooa % will b known only In his.
t~sy. ~ 20 8Al yty et A8 HRN wv y
7i,e .Ssss ~ Atpasp SAxsr n. "a .is.laJ
Ms. PassIDSsr:--k 10 : qaourafu, truth, The. !.
red msn j last disappearing from the earth.
and The white nas'is shs Dsans u his estiaO.s
| tos. etsst Il not die, arAginely Of ~ SVs
r-cs; they have been .h4 inssFum 81 Of - ~
vtst fsosidsne~ 10 sseosn pIssh great ses6N. !.
Il% hti y<ht firth vith w dA~.u u cssalisM4
shst Mind should .uie th. earth, and 70 pro.
lostAon n--As sfsAn beeess.-A ~rlsRhtAhtd dcs Nv
| sssert h;s sap,s~Apy, The Indians sess Tho,
nntu,or ed chi r~n Of Tie forest. a.l uDcultivae.
ID ~ ihev eeust lss.us sss rlAssSc hard % ~
tire. A. ~ rNds and bstkasaus reslxe Z, -
| sooner did they ccp- Ia contact ' III - e.,
lighted people thsn hAvire rnst lIlri.ni etfsrkth
OF a9ind ~ reels. teasrlArOu.i they QUICKLY in-
tfodncsd smcne them.els~s. hsLnr r,d die
| ss.ss hss pidly ,hinsed sheir y, nbee. r.
eehiess ~ being an adaissr Of he Indisn !
| eharlcttr, - so"s of iis phas~s; not a. vs
| s.e h,tn nov. drunken ana d.bAstS, iut as ~
wee b~tove no ~oc.npsssed deussv we'd white
qien ann become th. ctim iih.ir ssts When
| te cnuid s.snt ~ N c.uncif ain ne hts nation
| andisprst Ia lth.m in arsi of fesvor. shst
Tor natural sio9usnss 10 rarely equsi,@d In The
eorgr. 'ttoosl b We 81 any people Reasoning
| ty analogy the Indiss oratcs drsws his sim,Iss
iron. the o'j.c,s around him. md With %
| ~ ash Sun ltci,y % % t,naer ev@r,vlitg llain
70 the eosprshsn-icn ef the dulI%st OF his su-
dlors n.s,. .,t e.e.- ,... *.
~ nag.d warrior md eli In spesking, com.
! p.'sd hssa~lf to v.ns, shis bemIeck. with its
4 or.Aehss viIh~red snd decaysd u rough lApse
| of Yeats. It vas On apt si".il-, vet the very
| asstvtisu shovel tho =, esker u W o,hsrwiss
'han ths disciiptioo thvpgh il is sait ~ the
,im- he ~ss . hundred years old. The
| -io.ahss bi our own Black Hswk. ~ who wss
n'ssAlS ths proprirtor " ths soji ., ouad -.
ia, with besu'y and e'oqu.n.e. Whst more
~ 'hsb lM sddfsss 10 H.n street sfter hts
raIturf. When . If,.oLsr in The banda oi his
enemy bic warriors -c.tterei, his tam Is d e.d.
stsntifne 'Itsie IN the World md lchkirg back
IA the ba,tlrs wher-. With his people. verished
his grenin. a., Ind he thus br. .hy AID pathetic.
silly alluded. towit:
/ The Lets AZ y ike lards in the air. sud
] whizzsd b, our ears like The wiad q rough the
| Iser N Winter. The sun rose on ,s III The
u 0rninv. ard ~ night il l.Lnk in a dark eiotd
| and looked Ike a9reat bal tf fire 'Ihat . d
| th. crest.f.lien chieha;n. loosing around on
the .aeexubiy, = thit wss the lsA. sun that
rh' he on Black Hawk" Iiis l., sit was iteral
y broken.
| but le, us turn from THE phase OF the Indi.
an charac r. ~ npolh.r: II has been sail Of
CS,ar. that AS friend he wa- the warms-t Of
| tri~nds.lsDd San ~nsiny the bitterest Of enc
| mih.e. Hi. was fype "t the In'ian chnrnc.
ter warm and generous rs ffi., d., but bitter
! and /, ptscshls 40 enc mics IL Seems ~ though
when nj lIdiaD formed fIiYbdehip, there wss
n.,;hing he would not do no sacr nee that he
w,nd no, max" even 10 that ~ his lite to
| serve his III I'd. On the conuyry. l! at ehnh.
| y With person. II Htt cared ~. tlouub bis
/ - m - toayA h.r cd ha .k
| Of h.u-d ard no obstruc..op go vaet that he
| wo.ld not rurm"unt 10 achieve W. But
| blame him OF. he tut work I'd cut !is destiny,
dark - Suurs ard nine woaid have been un-
| i'll mine by the rays OF diviqe revelation
| Ihrre was once an indian. a warrior Of fine
ph, sicaI uss-iopG.tDt, whp called me his
trienj Many night have ! sheltered him.
| even VIXEN lis -ntst enemy lad en.ircled him
in ite embrace Fol, poor fellow. he had learn
/ I'd 10 put that iEic his outh which steals
away the senses. One time. after an shsence
Of some yesrf. he return ed TO our ci y. scught
mo out. warmly gtaspej Wy hand. ana in his
| htek~n EDeI sb, detained 10 me Ahs numerous
| hubt- in which h- hsd t9,tic,y Sted, and the
many deer he ha.i killed Arain h- lift Years
eaps4d-- when meeting with one ot his tribe. l
inquir d fer To-sOu an Alas. in 40 attempt 10
svim the Missouri rive, with his sDeient enemy
oo his lack, he had sunk beneath ITS muddy
| waters.
He had passed away, as one BY one hi. race
/ ar. IessiDg MS The spOts that nee knew
| the vii s"cn know them nc mere forever, ,snd
history, ., faithful chrobicer Of the pact only
wiz uil the p~crls of North America that the
| rad men hsv. bad once home, tn = they w~re
| the original ,ropii.t> RS oi the soil but that
With ih- rIogre.s Of civilization an. enlight~u-
.m.u,. th.y weae driysn back, op,resed nd
trona-n nron, until ut last they we're 4xt.rmi-
mated rom the cart
9rg-- The Pioneer .S-sler. Of Rock Lalnd Cosaty.
United THIS ni ght with toe Pl-uccr settlers
/ Of Scott county. may this union be dis
| soye'.
e.ponse by N4thanis! ,belcher, ,Esq.
lsru. 1is ln~ng .s,nIsrs osd their A soc.asion -
Their Society ,s the child OF our: their mem
! bers are our ch,ldrvn may they ever show their
| gratitude to Us and smooth our pathway u the
| grave
MrsIC--"He kjad 70 the Losed Ones at Home."
Response BY Ms.tsr y. Il. Coos, Of the Young
! Settlers Association.
| Nix. INVESTMENT u The Old Ssttlers have kind
ly permitted their Oh ldrcps assoc alton to bc
I presented at this, their testivAi-Fathers, we
thank yos for e. Although the relations ~ the
l Individual nemhers Of the two Societies are the
da~~t ~ eattb, yet - IN Assoeistion. the Yourg
Set ers have never presumed to expect that they
would participate in the Festivals Of the parent
| Soonty, and nnw our young bcArts flied with
| gratitude for the honor which your society has
received. Voc have truly said tLst "our 6ociety
4 il The child Of yours
| Ye,, the idea Il founding Young Settlers
Society, originated with Old Settle T., II b. Old
b. uses on. preliminary meeting weTe held and
| our nobe mothers themselves, took charge u the
| precision department. st our hrst Fesiiva, tearing
that Otherwise, their dear children might stsrvs.
The succe-s Of our first Festival vas due 70 the
| s6Dsts Ut the Oh SETTLERS 70 aid ss. Since that
thst iimp We have cut loose from mothers apron
stsings,~ aud Y oung merica like, have dep<n led
Ross spcn ourselves, merely asking our Oli Set-
tlsr fathers 70 tsy our s.ckes Although nov
moro dependent up1n oursels -, yet ous e-tivsls
should ths "a. once of Old Settlers prevent the
happy rsuDiOn of our pzsents asd their ebildrsn.
Truly, there does exist, between our Assocstions,
! IN, mAts PelsNOnship.
| You So that ssr ssem bsss are the chiIdsen Of
yours" %, With what fse.ing Of plea a,s aud
| pstle do the Yaung settlers sekscwlsdgs tbse
ie2ier tie! All the success We have STAINED. al
~ anticipate 10 due % Jour fathers snd mothers.
ltne rliest years of our iives, you, fathers,
| nav. supuprtsd u. Yea have gwen - saehV sdn-
eaton a. will enable Us worth y to 6,l in fsture
| years, the positions you now occupy Vow -
| most Of u. sppsoach that period Of life where ve
| begin to compsehend that We have important
/ dat % 70 pes5ssm, sss prssestsd By your care
| from being wrecked Ou The rocks, IN th- ocean "
4 I3fe and ale guided 70 the haven Of ssfey. u.s.
fsIness Asd honos. M"thesr, ve ass not d@1ciens
| 10 grst,. ude 20 you. You guided us though the
tenlief Year, * aSasry Il "ss fashegs hsss .idsl
rs in the dsvtlopnens 0f the s.eSn qaal.tiss ~
energy and ssif-fSiwh snce. yoa sye inculestsd
forbs-gsnes .'A - lave a trsth.a The g1sa'sss