The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-12-07
For the State Rights Democrat.
LECTURES BY REV. H. H. SPAULDlNG
Early Oregon VI MisaiOns-A.ThelP ImL
pOrtance In Securing the COun-
try to AItlerciams.
SunBgh fuIRTY.sEVgN.

NUMBER ruIRrT-sEvEN.
! In the sitting room there were now four
persons bleeding--DnctOr and Mrs. Whit
man, kimhhll and Rogers Sager was in the
kitchen. After the women cRme In, they
fastened the du0r and took the sick children
and Mrs. W. up stairs. At the commence
ment the children uf the school hid them
selves in the loft over the -chno room 10.
wards night Findlev, Joe Lewis and several
Indians came in aud called to the children
tn come down. Fihdoy selected the two
Manson (Iludsun Bay) bays, and the Doctors
Spanish hoy, tn take Ia Wnla Wnlla, to save
their lives, and said the others were to be
killed hy the Indian women. My Elizn
caught Fihdley hy the clothes: "Oh, Mich.
olas save me, do !" He pushed her away,
and Lewis and the Indians huddled then,
dawn into the kitchen. As they were driven
into the kitchen tn lac shot. they passed over
the body of John. Ills brother Francis. fif.
teen years old, stnoned down, took the wopl.
en- scarf from the CORY throat of his dying
brother. and spnke tn him. John gaspcd,
and immediately expired. Francis said To
his sister Matilda, Il shall go next" and
was never heard TO speak again. The chill.
dren were hu1dled ia IA corner. where a
scene that beggnr- description commenced.
The large room filled up with Indian women
naked. painted men, yelling, dancing, scra
ping up the blond that was deep upon the
i floor, aud flirting IT, painting their guns aud
/ hrandishing their blu"dy tumnlnwks over
the heads of these hclple-s i''I.e lambs.
screaming. Shall we sh'.utg ehnll We
sho"i ?" Eliza, who could understand their
language. says: Il covered my eyes with
my apron. that might not see the hlondy
tomnhawk strike that was just over my
head.
/ Telaukaik,. 1.-THE head chief. who was hung
at Oregon City. stoud in the duar tD give the
order. In this fearful situation these dear
children were held for au hour Those
spared are now grown up wumeu and men.
and scattered over This cast. and must ever
look back upon that hour with the deepest
emotions, as alFnrding n striking pronf on the
one hand of the malignant, unfit state If the
human unrencwed hear, Tor the purity of
Heaven. Ups and Moulpnd, the Dnct0r's
Indian hcrdslhen, cTawled in. threw their
robes around the children. and hudiled them
out Of the north door into the corner. But
here the Indians. who seemed Ia have finish.
ed up the bloody work elsewhere. soon col.
lected in great numbers, Arranging them
4 selves three or four deep the whole length "f
the sevcuiy.fooi ell. with the guns drawn
and pointing 81 the same do"r This would
bring the children, now huddled in the cor.
ner. in range.
AlsDut this time Garfield saw Joe Lewis nj
the head uf a band of Indinus break in the
south dour uf the Drctor's house with his
gun. They came into the sitting r0nm. broke
down the stair dpor, and were coming up
stairs. The women collected around Mrs
Whitman, who las bleeding. THE Indians
are coming; we are to die. hut nrc not pre-.
pared. What shall wc do?" The gasping
saint. with her dying breath. replied earn
estiy and calmly: Go To- Jesus and ask him
aud he will save YOU Thus the faithful
missionary spent her last breath. Some one
said 'Put that old gun barrel oyer the
stairway 20 frigktcu them" Mrs. W. re-
! piled lie, NIL prepare to die" Mr Rog.
ers went to the head Of the stairs, spoke 10
Tomsueky. who said The young men
have done this: they will burn the house to.
might; you had better all come down and gn
over to the big house where see will take care
lof you" Oh the deman that could thus
throw them OF their guard at the last mo.
ment.
Eliza. just out among the children, could
hear all this. aud knew now what the Indi.
ans arranged along the house with their gui;s
drawn were waiting for. Fearful moments
for the dear child. as she heard the steps
coming down stairs and approaching the IN
tai d0ur. but of course she cou d give no
warning. Mr. Kimhali, Catherine, Eliza.
beth. and tie sick children. remained in the
chamber. Mr.. Rogers, Mrs Whitman and
Miss Bcwley came down. The D"ctor face
bad been terribly cut, after Joe came in, but
lie was yet breathing slowly. Mrs. w. faint.
ed. Snpp1sIng she was to he saved, she had
told them tn get some clothing from the bed
room. They laid her upon "a settee and joe
and Mr.. Rogers tuok il up. passed. into the
kitchen, Miss Bcwlew ahead, over the body
Of John. out of the kitchen door. and abpnt
the length Of the settcc, when Mr. Rogers
saw his down, and both dropped the settee
Mr. K. had only time tn raise his han Is and
excIaim. My God, have mcrcy!" when the
guns fired An Indian seized Frances by
, the hair Of the head, while Lewis jerked
one Of his pistols from his belt put the muz.
zle to Frances neck and fired, blowing the
whole charge into the boys throat. Mr
Rogers fell upon his face !; Mrs. Whitman,
Mr.. Rogers aud Frances were ali three shut
IN several places, but not killed. The balls
flew all abnut the children, riddIng their
clothes. One passed through Miss Bewlev' :
clothes and burned her fingers, but none Of
them were hit. The smoke, blood and
brains few all over them, as they stood
trembling and silent with terror. Several
; naked sayages gathered around Miss BewIey
with drawn t0mahawks, but when she stop.
ped screaming they led her away to the large
house.
And now commenced scene bevond the
reach of the pen, aud which must convince
any unprejudiced mind that there is n hell
in the human heart, if nowhere else. The
poor helpless children were comnelIed to
: witness it. The Indian women and children
were particularly sctive-yeling dancing
and singing the scalp.dance. Mrs. Whitman
was thrown violently from the settee into the
: mud. They tried to ride their horses over
the bodies, but the horses refused. They
slashed the faces Of their dying victims with
their whips, and as they would writhe and
groan it only increased the glee of the Indi.
an women and children. They leaped and
screamed for joy, throwing handfuls of blood
around, and drinking down the dying ago
MES Of their victims as precious draught.
The children were led over to the large
house, and the yells Of the sayages died
i away. The horrible scene was changed from
! the dead and dying to the living and helpless,
and became more terrific because death could
not come to the relief of the sufferers Help,
less wives and daughters, with their hus.
bands and fathers dead or dying in sight ;
girls so young that the knife had to be used,
subjected to the brutalitics of the naked
painted demons--four or five at time glut-
ting their hell,b passions upon one OF
these most to be pitied of our fellow NOR
tails.
The three sufferers yet breathing continu.
ed to groan on till in the night, as heard by
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