The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1872-12-05
An Aboriginal Politician.
BY MAX ADELER.

'.'' %, BY MAX ADELER. ~ ,af.,s,
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:" During the recent visit Of a party Of il Il
dians to The East, one ofthe number, Squat
ting Bear, was observed 70 behave hiinsel
in very remarkable and mysterious malner
He separated himself from his companioh
upon up,oo one occasion for several hours, ant
was then seen returning dragging hug
Saratoga trunk behind him through tn
streets with string ~ hen he Feaehss sas ;hi b
lodgings with the trunk, the other 1eaaiah' eia
were puzzled. Some of them n believed saal tn
trunk to be model for new kind ofslMlg Of l'M!.l
wan with Mansard roof, while fotthey So sop
ceiyed the idea that II was g patept RAD
Tub of some peculiar sort and that,Sqnattlns
Bear, in moment Of mental alteration hae a.
been seized with an lnsxpllsable andf,un ~
preeedented desire to wash himself at In lhs
souls OF the sayages wage burned bur with With nery$!9 az
dlgnatlon as theycontemPiatedo IA ene possfGessA VII
ty Of the adoption Of this ! reyoiptlophry
.enervatlng and demorallzlng practice of dtSs saf
pale face qby the noble ,a req man: hns Hneaf 1ga
they questioned SqHattlng Bear Bear and Enisa rsmS9
strated with HIM that a lncompgsas sfIssa
brave mercy placed his eopPesffISs9SA09feal opPsfS99 81
ger upon nis Duih'-unper muse anu ".BgiE
solemn.y s@1n, WIN ms rlgne eye adT ,YIisssK
Inc me srpnk was eatr5ee us s1Eopgl ~ she M
VAN q o9uat',ng snoPeheo EaI !ae ~ sk psHss
9! gncle aam,l anu Tlsl.n tae Pssyius's <
9I nls nome y was soon enSlFsi iSrsgs;sl
=, u .ns ellDe, sae D!sye Wig sss
largest number OF enemies ~ any gIyfen Eesl
and secured the ,1 usual troPnle,s. q ueses8 s.s
was en!ltlea : 20 Occupy tne Poslsslon y ass
oqoa1ang Dear was Known 70 'Iaf lays asqslai. SSa.
asplratlons lor tIs omce, anu ae MotA :
WIN IT, for aHnile' al'er MS return ~ ne @ 9as
always foremost IN every nght; ana Waen
the u scalps @ were counted aronpa tge casa.
nre ne lngarlaeDiy ,naa secured sns gEsas's.
number. draapaAy, however, ~ ~Ser'a.psss
tne braves were implessea98l1n a the' nosasn a.a
snae oqua1Ilng slopn,es sonesiMss s sssa;s. a.
pear very eorleee PlofoisI9n 20 sag .e,J.y
el 'ne Son'es' oc w sIe naIsss ytisas ,sss
SeVeral times, aIter Driet akI lnlsli Shi WtiIcl
zen OF nl'een men were th hlt'sa
HoIIu soe o.u asa nos a WIN III N ss;sss
a. .netS W. ,h. ueau sn n
simei sno Osne, Msn .iO'' "'SHN 'sAsi ,sss
nea my 20 @ U S,. i:.n i:,a .,.s.t.,a ~,
.,ou 10 S;d so a. tSs lug s,,hass rdrr ss.;o.s
'ney u.a noo Sne .ne suU,sSs sSty y .s - ~.
a1!enilon ua''i a.ei sae Massaofe r u .aas VIZ
taln pa9u y e aa "..on na Mp passSss
close oy .ne camp .! 'le 'llpe. lnels ~ wv
JusI eWensy persons ~ Sas corgss ssS :
VIZ .es. -. 49, bs .nI I salaan 80 t.llg
eJuno .na Duss o 81 sha IA. ~ a 2 Z, nm IN I,
= pa, @bs rhsn tba as scats I we're ] nnmbefea eaeh
So ~ Wv go. ..-p 80, 80 h,;t sSaatnsss ~
Paan h"ndod au e o1t - So sortx If The
eat p Lsant;s,i % ~ Lnnebss ] e hSy,an S.;y fSa.
@ us' eaS Deass saoa D W.. of ~ tha M;a.;ss;nn; -
1vel Tn WEE eTa 1aa eos o1od ~ ~ oal
ans .,as.J a.sS .h. i. .hsas. H. ~ fth. NM
s'iu C.eaieu .uen Su rs..b s,ss ss!.E g.
Der scyse Uu. ~ wy ~ haS;as Saa;n ana &
Pose " vouu's :nS nSuo 80 .oaa-o-;s az :
aseef f.a,sns - isns hs.aa aJ "saa,s ussn .ha nsr,
~ WIN ie" u0u 1'e-" :" - t''' S'a - ~ w sra Pa
IVA. .b.ro Low avsotlv tusntv cornse.: and IA
ts., snelo ~ S'eAESS.sy S"SuSy ~ psss, snrT;
20 MAKE ma'.srs eglss, que ~ :susm "as
Dau,neaaeu -iot "uu.''oa. s.al. j'osa
fity 20 ms sca,ps eaa run skaoe s'Fap ovsi "S.
Mo WSsu % tbsn retnruad tba ent;ra camn saIs,y5e de-
.o1.a;.ssis Hst s = saad;,a;;on ond ea1snist;an
1S.eu o eon Ii,isJ snd %ri I as1vsn ssains ir
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!ne IO0eeIDion .I siI DAss, st' al
T%" sG"s ths Ssr wsrror. nondsras u III;
Cd. t4ha ,nor. 'nsrnley;ps s;t hscamer . A
las' Inc ha more perPssS
D.ase' %nno iS S PA adani.r a r;ss
upon .Nne pioD.em' "ou'a s suIuey IM,,ass as..
ne,sa% :.t ": .is :y S1i .hu hoLad asd T q,
Si'a n,1 asuS III sE f0r,tal, Il
h,s pps ~. .o,,1.;an I @ ;nnar;ahII, % slnJe?
lara Nv w sy,sSon gS1a g.SsSItaf .1 Ia0 SaL;u;
nun: !neI atf :. I!em Mouu ..ae Ssnra: Ssa.Y
enen HisWsms iau PestytMI aDst;ase sstsI 'S M
matlcA seicua.lGns upp1 !aelit 4 npsei5 +: T.
tney woalage s:lsks sng lsn 'le pela's - ~ y;
20 tae saqa aaa ~ ,Aa'a sgIS cus -, 'ae u.
aboriginal nnd sney Souiu .sa
around 'nLoush sne iauiah i9,Y q shtes an,
struggle 'nroagn saeir gMH 1872 VIZ .sa
ifactl9ns: aua wtes@e WIN sTtne.aln ..LIa iIa
tnsy oeileHeo " pe mui'ip,ioatiUu IaD,S y