The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1869-08-05
Geary has Joined the Red Men.

His FxcelIency has Joined new soci-
civ. He commenced his former campa ign
for Governor by joining the United Ameri-
can Mechanics, an order which denies ad-
mi ssion to all persons of foreign birth. He
has now completed the rount of al! the
secret societies that have ever sprung up IN
this country by joining the Red Men. The
G reat Council of Red Men commenced its
sessions in this city on Tuesday last. The
first public session was on Wednesday,
morning, and Governor Geary was promptly
on hand, everything being fish that comes
to his net now He would become Chinese
mandarin, if it would bring him votes. His
speech to the Council is contained in our
report of yesterday. He, of course, always
entertained great esteem for the Red Men.
and at this time has an especially high re-
gard for them, but admitted that his kuowl-
edge of the order was somewhat limited
This is the first admission his vanity ever
permitted him to make that his knowledge
on any subject had limits. He had beco ne
greatly i'm pressed with the patriotism of
Red Men when be commanded a regiment,
when he commanded brigade. and after
wards had the honor to command division
lie concluded by expressing wish to be-
come a member.
On Wednesday night, by special dspen
sation of the Great Council, which waived
in the cause of the highly distinguished
applicant the usual preliminary probation,
his Excellency was duly initiated mem Der
of Octarora Tribe, No. 81. The ceremonies
on the occasion are said to have been inter
esting in the highest degree. The war paint
was laid thickly on the cheeks of the candi-
date, and his head was adorned with the
most gorgeous feathers. Glass beads were
hung about his stately neck, and his feet
were encased in moccasins. A blanket was
thrown gracefully over his shoulders, and ii
only needed a ring in his nose to give the
Governor of Pennsylvania a near resem-
b ance 10 the King of the Cannibal Islands.
The tCmahawk and scalping knife were
waved over bis head, and the iDitiation was
completed. The ceremonies concluded with
a grand snake dance, after which the new
Red Man squatted the floor before the
council fire and complacently smoked his
calumet, short stemmed clay pipe, which
brought the bowl in rather inconveniant
proximity to the gubernatorial nose. The
chief men of the tribe sat around on stumps
Yesterday there was a pic mic at Hofi-
mans woods of the Cornplanter Tribe. The
Red Men, previous to starting for the
grounds, paraded the streets. the newly in
itiated member in the procession, this being
his first opportunity to startle the public for
some months. He sat in an open buggy,
our popular sheriff. Hoffman, holding the
reins. The sheriff's breast is also said not
to be devoid of loDgings for new political
honors. Our Red Man was arrayeG in
green sash and in his softest and most inane
Shippers He bad none of the grimness
which he assumes when repeating the tories
of his battles, or when lecturing Dr.. Gihon,
his worthy Secretary, but looked rather ike
an overgrown pappoose of the Pottowato
mics. As the procession moved along the
streets, the sheriff sternly held the reins as
if impressed with the importance of his task,
and the pappoose bowed and bowed, right
and left, like man saving cord-wOod, his
face all the while expanded With the silliest
smiles At times the ill-assumed sterness Of
our amiable sheriff would relax, and he, too,
would saw away to the urchns on the right
and left. much to the discontinue of the
great Aboriginal at his side. Crowds of
boys who gen rally appreciate good thing,
ran after, shouting "there he goes" that's
him with a green sash over his shoulder"
"hi! hill" and one of them, observing a roll
of paper in his pocket. shouted that's
another supplementary The procession
marched to Hoffman's woods, and Gov.
Geary made his first picnic with the Corn
planters Tribe, composed mainly of the
"Dutchmen who love their lager beer" as
the Governor remarked in a speech at Erie
few years ago.-Hafrisburg Patriot.