The Centre reporter. [volume] (Centre Hall, Pa.) 1871-1940, 1871-11-17

eNtorminating knife, he was ono of the
most active M the work The defeat OF
Rraddock, the following year, brought n
desolaling storm of savage warfare On the
whole frontier Many white settlements
near the lilue mountains were cut of aud
the poor ilrethvrn and Indians nj Gnaden-
hutton did not escape. The Moravians aud
their Indian converts were IN danger be-
tween two lres Tho hostile Indians were
burning aud rayRging thelr villages on
the Lrhigh, On the other hand, the Irish
ufthe kittatinny valley viewed with Jealous
eve, net without some reason, the asty lum
afforded 10 parties of hostile Indians al the
christian Indian village as they passed
back aud forth through the country, IL
was charged. too against tho brrlhern,
that they would nut take up arms against
the common enemy and la defence of the
colony, and falsely charged that they acre
Ia league With the French. IL Was dliiculI
tu convince men cnrHged aud eKasperatod
al the loss utthclr families, that the charges
were not true, They openly threatened o.
uNterininAtr the Indian cuuVnrtA aud 10 Aas
dangerous Tor friendly lndia@ IA hunt Ia
the woods. The missionaries themselves
" uFc insulted and abused Under these
circumstance, the Aiirighsed Indians,
whose towns had been burnt, took refuge
at hrIhlrhen,
The MorayiHu establishments were d
great obstacle 10 the designs of the hostile
Indians, since they could not persuade the
friendly Indians ta destroy the missionary
towns. Sometimes we'll disposed Indians
hearing OF plot would walk miles during
"a whole night 10 Inform the Brethren vi
their schemes, aud thus they were defeat
ed Great numbers Of the distressed white
settlers found refuge ln the MatAyian settle
mehts Hundreds of women and children
cRmc even from distant places, crying and
begging for shelter, some almost destitute,
having len their all aud hsd ia the night
some Brethren, going In their wagons "a
fetch corn from the mill, beyond the Blue
mountains. were met hy great numbers OF
white people In distress the sayages having
attacked their towns burned their DWELL
ings aad murdered many. The Brethren
loaded their wagons with these people and
brought them 20 their hames. Amer the
treaty al Easton, IN lT5S il Was determin-
cd tu hold grand council al Philadelphia,
for the purpose 0f making general peace
with all the Indian tribes aud IL became
necessary 20 dispatch messenger % the
hostile tribes on the Ohio. This MAS a dan
gerous errand but christian Frederick
Post, one uf the Brethren. undertook il T;
and after going twice, Was successful la his
lAAeelh4r AN AHfa AN hlEaNVu ~ nNkAltAriA
with tho deputies aud thence proceeded
with thBin % Philadelphia. The journal
of Post, most interesIing narrative, is
published la the appendix % / rAd's his-
tory of Pennsylvania. Al the property
al Bethlehem formerly belonged 10 the
MOFayian society. who leased out lots to
members Of their own community aud
communion Zach individual. when oi
age, became voluntary subscriber 90 the
rules Of the society, with tho right Of with
drawing himself ut pleasure Ia each case
hc Wa, required 10 dispose OF his property
aud remove from the town, Each member
pursued his occupation on his own private
account, but Il any particular trade suffer
cd, on account uf tiio great competition,
the society would not permit n new COM
peiitor, although OF the same faith. 10 come
10 the town. This secured Ia all a compe-
tcncy. Rc,hlehem Was perhaps the only
town la the United States in which the
common property plan MAS successfully
carried on for any length Of timo-more
than a hundred years. IL Ia remarkable
that there Was not a single lawyer In the
place. nor nae there one needed.
Our next sill be devoted 20 Easton.
PAUL WARD.