The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1871-06-14
An Indians Word Of Honor - Keeping his
Parole und Mce,ing,h his Doom -,

hIOlCs uHuN HuNpteiiuksuiS DUVul ~
A gentleman Of Joncsburg, Mo-,
recently relurued from Texas, relates
an extraordinary occurrence which |
Ftoy k plaoo q short lime since in the
Indian Nation. A Choctaw lndian
having committed wilfuI murder,
was arrested, tried and scntonccd to
be shot to death. He asked for twcn-
~ days in which to prepare and visit
his friends, giving his word Of honor
as "brave" to return at the appoint
ed time end was &llos cd tc &c fc:.h
without guard or ban.
At tho expiration Of the twenty
days, according to appointment, the
hour for the execution arrived, and
the Indian, true to his word, at the
very hour ind minute gallopcd up to
the place where the sentence was to
be carried out, in company with three
Of his sisters and three brothers, all
appearing as cheerful us though they
had come to u dance or frolic. The
coffin was thon brought on the ground,
but some ono remarked that it was
too small, upon which one of the
doomed lndian's brothers told him
to lie down in it and measure, which
be chccrfully did, and laughingly
snid, "It fits all right" Tho crowd
meanwhile appeared to be in the
most cheerful spi,i:s, and cracked
jokes and laughed.
At las, when all was ready, the
doomed lnuD was ordered TO lit ON the
ground. A handkerchief was then
placed over his eyes by his sister.
While tho Sheriff held one hand, Que
of tho condemned Indians brothers
held the other on each side of him.
Tho Deputy Sheriff then stood in al
old house. about ten steps in trout OF
tho condemned, with rife. From
some cause the rifle went off accident
ally, the bullet passing up through
the roof of the house. The Indian
believing he was shot, drew himself
up and shuddcrcd, bnt did not speal
or move from tho spot A blacl
mark was hen made over the Indian
heart, with spit,le aud powder, b,
his brother, while the Deputy ShcriI
reloaded his rifle, and at signa
no took steady aim, fred, and pierce,
the centre Of tho mark. The Indian
with few struggles, fell back dead
with the brother aud Sheriff still
holding his hands. No ono sccmc
to bo in the least affected except tn
doomed Indians mother, who she
toars, but was told to "shut up" b,
her son, that all was over.
New Departure.
The Wilmington Journal declare
the New Departure" Of tho Nortl
crn democracy as a fraud and shan
No Southern conservative" ca
honestly endorse the "lit,lc gamo" G
leaders like Valandigham. Thus til
Journal rises to maintain its oil
Bourbon ideas
"Thc on y option is between VII
tory in the new departure and defet
in tho old. Yet We Of the South ma
be pardoned for hesitation in uppro
ing or endorsing in the fainte.
form, either tho XIV. or NN
Amendments, or the manucr
which they were imposed on us. Al
that We can bo expected to say
TINT wc submit to them. This wo NJ
willing to say and to do. We al
not prepared now any moro than "
have ever been to nd nit that the q
tlon of the South in the late wa. "
criminal We do not propose to {
50 now or in tho future, aud sur
we believe to be tho feeling of Il
South.
Can this apparently possible co
fhct between the necessities Of Nc
thern Democrats and the honor
Southern Democrats DO reconcilcd
We think it can, aud by an allant
between the two wings of tho par
instead of a fusion.