The Republican journal., 1869-06-24

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}c more numerous. The power of the Sen
ate is scarcely understood abroad. At any
rate due importance is not attached to it.
sCAlPED BY INDIANS.
The Detroit Free Press says that a victim
ui Indian vengeance in the present struggle
along The borders, and one that will forever
have cause 10 remember it, reached that city
ON Saturday last His name is Delos G. Sand
!,y4s ton. and he lost his scalp AT the battle of
Ma4hila He allowed the curious to examine
his poll, and look at the still red and tender
pot from which his scalp was jerked away,
Wa not calculated 10 prejudice any person in
favor of thar lifting" As but few persons
have ever lived % undergo the process, per-
hlp9 the sensations experienced by Mr.. Sand
brr~ton viii interest and enlighten. SAYS
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II was in the infantry Gustav had com
mand Of the troops had been sent around so as
/" attack from the other side. The reds were in
4 sort Of yalley.and we were within eighty rods
of them for half an hour before daybreak.
Just in the gray of morning. the firing COM
menccl on both sides, and we had it all our
own way for Il few minutes, the cursed snakes
being much confused. and not knowing what
wa up. At length they rallied, and we could
hear Black Kettle shouting and ordering. The
Yemnin got into holes and behind rocks
anywhere they could find a place, and began
10 fight back with a will. We fired whenever
we could see top knot, and Shot squaws--
There was lot, Of them Just as quick as IN
dams We last went in for wipng out the
whole gang When it was fully daylight we
NIL gave Il big yell and charged right down
into camp. The lodges Were all standing
yet, and lots of Indians in them. As we run
through the alleys a big red jumped out at me
from behind tent. and before | could short
enup enough to run him through with my bay
onrl Il squaw grabbed me around the legs and
twisted me down, The camp was then full
of men fighting, and everybody seemed
yelling ~ loud as he could. When | fell |
went over backwards, dropping my gun, and
| mad just got part way up again the squaw
yankin@ me ythe hair when the Indian club
bed my gun and struck me across the nook. He
might Just rs Wei have run me through, but
he wasn't used to the bayonet, or didn't think.
The blow stunned me; ii didn't hurt in the
least but gave me feeling all over. could
not have got to my feet then if all alone while
Ihc squaw kept screeching and pulling my
hair out by handsfull.
II heard some Of our boys shooting close by,
and the Squaw started and ran, one of the boys
killing her not three yards off. The Indian
topped one foot on my chest, and with his
hand gathered up the hair near the crown OF
lny head. lie wasn't very tender about it but
j,rliod my head this way and that, and pinch
al Ike Satan. My eyes were partially open,
auA could see the bead work and trimming
on his leggins. Suddenly felt the awfulest
biting, cutting flash 60 round my head and
lhcn ii seemed to me Just rs ilmy whole head
had been je1ked clean off. | never telt sue h
pain in my life; why, it was like pulling your
brains right out. didn't know any more for
lWo or three days, and then came to find that
had the sorest head of any human that
ever lived. II the boys killed the viper they
didn't get back my scalp; perhaps it got lost
il the snow. l was shipped down to Laramie
after Il bit, and all the nursing Il got hain't
made the hair grow out on that place vet
OLD HICKORY. The inheXible determine
1ion of Andrew Jackson to maintain the
MON, rs evinced in the times of South Car
Dina notification, some thirty years ago, is
often admringly referred to by those who are
lie political enemies in every other respect,
and who choose to forget that he was as re-
uarkable for his resolute unfolding of the
civil over military power as for his devotion
tp the Union. Even in his own case, when
around New Orleans, and freshly crowned
with the laurcls of a victory in which he had
defeated n powerful force Of British veterans
and saved New Orleans, he yielded promptly
to a process of court which was served upon
linn for Il supposed contempt. Judge Hail
found his ilustrious prisoner guilty, but
hesltated to assess the fine which he consider
ed due, fearing an outburst of popular pas
SION, as the people almost idolized Jackson,
and their hearts We're OVERLOOKING with graft
lude and pride for the splendid heroism which
had saved their city from the enemy There
upon jackson rose and said May it please
The court This arm which defended your
beautiful city from the rapacity of a foreign
Zoe, is also ready to defend this court in the
discharge of its functions Assess the fine.
I nck1lomlcdye tie Supremacy of ciuu orer
military po'rcr," The fine was then assessed
and paid.
What a contrast to the Major Generals of
later days, in the South removing municipal,
executive. and judicial officers by q wave OF
the pen, and enthroned in military pomp and
dcSpotism upon the ruins of civil authority
Little did Old Hickory foresee such state OF
things as that when he declared "The Union
must and shall be preserved.' [Ba ltimore