Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1872-11-09
.Lon,he the Poor Indlan.s

We see by our exchanges that there has
been another detachment of Indians taken
ON to Washington lately, probably in order
that another treaty may be made. The
visitation of these Indian delegations are
becoming so frequent that they are no long
ar interesting, and as they never did result
in good, il is difficult matter 70 under
stand why they are tolerated Of late years;
whenever an Indian agent wishes to get his
name in the papers and attract the atten-
lion of news boys, boot blacks, and addle
pated children of larger growth, he collects
party of greasy, dirty, vermin covered
red skins, fits them out with a red blanket
apiece, and starts for Washington, and the
newspapers along the route chosen tells
| curious public that Capt Especial Indian
| Comm .ssioner, with a party of Red hen
| of the FCres. reached such aud such city
last Light. The most fertile Drained re-
porter on the paper having been detailed 70
| interview the scalp takers, fills column or
80 with interesting matter concerning them,
The greater part Of which he evolved fron
his own inner consciousness aided 70 some
| extent by q reference to Cooper's novels,
! The Peculiarities of Lone Wolf, Son Of the
| Sun, Gap in the Woods, Ten Bears, \ elbow
| Horse, Long Soldier and Chewing Elk, are
described at length il the most glowing
terms, and as long as the red devils (who
are low enough and cowardly enough to
| descend to any mean act) remain in the
rlace, they. are beseiged by crowds of curious
people, and their "Hoble bearing" Stree and
steady STEP" ''fashing eye" expansive
| hrow," ETC., commented upon by people
who have more imagination than sense.
When the party reach Washington, pow
| WOW is held ia which the Great Father and
| the love, he has for his red children consi-
! tute the principal topic OF the one side
| y bic the ack Development, upon the part
| of tire red children aforesaid, that they have
| lone much to grieve tie tender heart OF the
! Great Father, but propose ID Go better in
DIE future, is the burden ofthe song upon
the other side. After week or 50 Of feast
ing and sight seeing, the expenses of which
are borne by The patient and long-s0herng
lax payer, the greasy Quilt starts On The re-
turn trip, going back by different route,
and in a couple of weeks fro N that time,
lle indians are at their old game OF pop
ming away at 2n unprotected settler, driving
off his stock. and carrying away VITA them
lock of the settlers hair as
memento of their call upon
linn. and in these little affairs they fnd that
The rifles and revolvers presented TO them
while on their Eastern tour, are decided
Improvement upon their old flint tipped ar
rows, or the blunderbusses formerly used.
Sometimes a fashionable maiden becomes
infatuated with one of the party during
their stay at Washington, and, although II
she could see the object of her sudden pas
sion in the squalor and filth which SUI
rounds him il his miserable lodge when
Constitutes his home, would turn from him
with disgust; yet such is the power OF I'M
animation, that it is frequently the case thai
she is KEEP from following her "brave," Oh
his return, only by the utmost efforts OF
her friends. a few years ago, young lady
Of this class did 60 West with an Indian
Vi hom she fell violently in love with, at sight
AID after living with him few months
during which she was compelled to perform
tie most mental drudgery, being frequently
tbt,a.en by her Indian master, she was very
I'll Id to escape alive, and returned to Wash
| IN yton with her knowledge OF human nature
| 10 ~ much increased. A few days since thu
VI ashineton City papers mentioned cast
which had occurred there lately, wherein ;
y1upg gil had taken a violent fancy TO al
Indian, and her wealthy parents had barely
tevented her going away with him, b.
s,nding her out of the city in charge OF al
elder brother.
| Considering the manner in which the In
dfans observe the treaties which are made
at Washington with so much parade ant
msludlin sentiment, the most sensible pee
plt! of the country will hail the day when tn
| farce is discontinued.