Wyandot County Republican. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1869-1903, 1871-08-10
Pioneer Life and History CT
Wyapitlot County.
BY A. W. BRINKEruorF.
CnAPT k V-No. 1G.

lh'lih~ lTt NOT always on thn @hunt"
nr The War path. Like the whites they
F"o have their solemn hoIlrs-seasons of
sorrow rnd mourning, a brief account of
IN important council of this kind NAV
not DC uninterestinS to the general read
er.
Col john johnson relates. in his Rec
elections" an interesting account of an
imlian council. held 1T Upper SanduSky
N 1918. on the occasion OF the death ot
TARHE. o. ''the Crane, \ celebrated chic,
ot the WyanlntS.
Rr s1Ns Ns:--'Twenty-eight years ago.
IN the death of the great chief of the WV
an'lnts. | was invited IL attend Il general
council uf all tue tribes of Ohio. tn. tel
,warrs ot lnt!iana. and the Senrr;lS o
New York ut Upper Sanluskv. | found.
on arriving at the place. very lar" at
tendance. Among the chiefs was the
noted leader ana orator. Red Jacket. from
Buffalo. The first business done was the
speaker of tile alton delivering an ora
tiUn ON the character of the deceased
chief. Then followed what might be
called Il mumody. or Ger emony. OF mourn-
inr ANA ltueutItion. Thus seats were
arranged from end 10 enl OF large coun-
cIl house. about sixty feet aplrt. The
he;lrl men AMI the aged took their seats
facing each other. STOPPING down til .ir
ii, a,!s aim st tou.hinr. In that D jSitiDn
they remained for several hours Deep
IeaVy an long continued grOans woIIl
commence at one eni of the row at m"iIr
hers. and 81 pass round until all hal r.
>ponrleu, and these repeated Ut intervals
ot / tew minutes.
The Indians were all washed. anil
nad no paint or decOra' ions of anv kind
upon their persons. their counirnlnr'S
md general department denntinT the
ieepeSt mourning. hal never wItnr>S
I'll ANYTHING OF the kind before. an'l Wa
told this ceremony WAS not pertOr,nr
Iut on the drccl>e OF some great man
i itrr the period ofm Earning an lam N
alton was over. the luliaus Irn'er'lc
20 business. There were present Ia,
'fyandutS. Shawan"Se. D,.lawar-S. ) ~
.cas, OttawaS AMI Mnhawks The bl>i
nr>s wdS entirely confined To their or n
affairs. amt the main topic r-llted to
sneir lantls and the claims of the rrspert
I've tribes. ! was evident in the coilr-,-
1f tie discussion. that the presence at
myself and people (there heIDg som"
wnlte men with mel WAS not acceptable
70 some OF the parties. ana allil-lnnS were
made so direct 90 myself that was con-
Strained to Notice them. by saying tina,
| came there as the guest OF the Wyan
lots by thUir special invitation; that a.
THE agent VI the United States, | had
rigbt To bethere or any where else in the
in,iIan country; AMI that ii any insult
%as offered to myself or people. IL would
&c resented and punished Red jacket
Vas the principal speaker. an WAS in-
tcnperale, ami personal in his rciiiirSS.
Accusations. pro and con. were al tie ny
tile different parties. accusing each other
uf neins foremost in selling lands to the
United States. The Siiawancsc We're par
ticularly mark d out ;s more guilty than
any other; that they We're the last COM
ing into the 'lio c Jtintry. and although
t:iey ilati no right but BY permission OF
other tribes, they We're always the fore
most in selling lan,is. This brought the
ohaWaneSc GU =. VINO retorted through
their head chief. the Black Eoof, on the
Senrcas and WYandots with pointed Sc
verify. The discussion was long con
tinUed, calling out some of the abipSt
SpsIkerS, and was distinguishes! for abil-
tIy, cutting sarcasm ana research-soing
Tar back INTO the history of the natives.
their wars. alliances. negotiations, &c.
| had attended many councils, treaties
and gatherings OF the Indians, but never
in my life did [ witness such an outpour-
III" of native oratory and eloqueuce. OF
severe rebuke. tauntlnG national anu
personal reprOacheS. Tie council broke
up late. in great confusion. and in the
worst possible feeling y circumstance
than anything else exhibited the bad
teelin2 prevailing. In handing round
the wampum belc. the emblem OF amity.
peace AM good Will. when presented To
one OF the chiefs, he would not touch il
with his iinGers, but passed it on stick
10 the person neN5 him. A greater in
dignity, according to Indian etiquette,
could not oe offered. Tne next day an-
pelred 70 be one ot unusual anxiety an /
A. sR,h, IA. III
cViid be seen in groups every Xyh,.r,.
near the council house in deep corIsI,lIa-
tion. Tney had acted foolishly-werr
sorry; out the difficulty was. wro would
first present the olive bran,,n. The
council convened late aud wls V rv rull
tlieIIce prevailed for Il lonw time: ;,r l,.t
the aged chief of the Sn;ivane>e. tbe
biack tioof. ruSe-l nau OF great intlu-
ehce' ani Il celebrdtef, orator. lie trld
tue assembly they had acted like chill
| ureil, and not men, on yesterday: thai
MIN and his people We're sorry jor IN.
| wurds thst had been spoken, and whici
mad done 50 muc.I harm: that he cam,
INTO the council by the unanimous lie.
sire ot MS people present, to recall tiles,
| FOOLISH words. and dill taerc taxe t1rn
back-iandlnG strings of Wimpum
w.lch passed round AMI was received b
| AL wlth the greatest satiSiactiuu. Sew
erdl of the principal chiefs deIiyrre,
speeches To the same effect. haudin-
round wampum in turn. AMI in thi
manner the Whole difficulty of the pre-
cedinS daJ WIS settled. and To all an
pearauce forgotten. Tue InIians "A
very courteous ami civil to pa.n Other
ana it Is rare thing u0 see their Assem-
Lies disturbed 10y unwise or ill-timrti re.
MARKS. L never witnessed it except ol
Iue occasion here alluded to; ana IL i
more than prObaDle that the presence O
myself ani other white men contribute,
towards the unpleasant occurrenre.
could not help but admire the yenuin
philosophy ami good sense displayed b
ihen wnom we call silva1es in tie trans
action ot their pablic business; ani hoy
inucn we might profit in the halls of on
legislatures by occasionally taking t.
our example the proceedings of the .rea
Indian council at Sandu>ky.'
Upper SaItiu>ky Is no Ion ger the seen
of SUCH councilS-no longer tile ro-tru.
Tor ln,iIan ordtOry an Tie fielt for la
dian cruelty. True. the graves OF tllei
mighty chiefs are still in our midst bu
the voice oil tile warrior is heard 10 mor,
The "whoop. whoop. whoop' of the re
man. us 1t used to break upon the still
ness oi the evening air, as. on his pom,
p. liza "alloped along the pttifs checkerIn
the 0andusky Plains, is heard no mor>
but in its stead is the iioiSe and excite
ulent of civilized life, with every muscl
and nerve OF the white lcdrriors bent an
braced TO the acquisition of dollars an
, cents. and their fair wives and daugh
!, Gers OFT bending beneath the demands c
ciUiLixed fashion and iuuncesi
: Death Of Phoebe Cary.
4 Phohe Cary died Monday night, {
/, last week, after lingering sickness {