The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-10-17

n old Schonchin, the Modoc chief, Jus
/ before his execution onsthe Srd INST
lis one Of the most eloquent oratorica
(, efforts that has appeared in PRINT il
7 many year. tits absolutely classic
e and ought to be preserved as one o
+ the best campaign speeches" evel
!. made on the scaffold. After bluster
Ting speeches byBlack Jim and Bostor
9 Charley, and frantic appeal for hi
q life on the part of Capt. Jack, il
which he offered one Of his wife's re
I lations as substitute for himself in
!. the hanging business, sehonchin was
: asked if lie had anythin to say, when
lie spoke as follows:
? You all know that / was always
} a good man long ago. | always
wanted the white mans heart, and al
WAYS took bis advice. sent my boy
10 Yianax aud he took land and made
his home there. Boston Charley told
the truth when he called me woman,
]. I have always been a peace man.
Previous to this war-long ago, when
\ the Modocs were at war never re-
ceived wound. | was always OPP
4 posed to war, but there always young
men that we could not control, who
said If they saw lit to kill white men
or Indians they would do SO. sat
in my tent during the fight with Maj.
jackson and took no part. When |
look at these irons to-day feel that
my young men put them there. | al
ways tried to be a good man, and TO
give the young men good advice |
was always ready to shake hands with
white men they came into my coun-
try. | am here to-day in irons, but
do not think | should die. But !
have heard the words of the good
man lthe Chaplain) who has talked to
us, and am willing TO die and 90 to
my father above My father lived
here long ago, and l have often wished
to see him in the spirit land. If | die
now may see him with the Great
Spirit Perhaps the Great Spirit will
say, "Schon-cbn, my law which is in
force among the white men, has killed
you, and | cannot accept Of you" IL
was not in my heart to do wrong, but
| was led off by my young men,
Perhaps | was insane. You have
tried the law on me and know wheth-
er or not | am a good man. Hooker
Jim was anxious to try his skill, and
he led the murder Of the citisens on
Tule Lake against my advice. When
the evidence in regard to the killing
Of Candy and Thomas was sent back
to President, he formed the opinion
that was wild, savage Indian, and
did not know that | used all my in
tluence with the young men to pre-
vent them from doing wrong. 1t is
hard for me to have to die. The
Chief at Washington has to depend
on the evidence OF others, and has
formed the opinion that Schonchin
John is very bad man, but the Great
Spirit can see my eyes my eyes, and
my legs with the chains on them, and
he knows whether | am bad man or
not. | will try to believe that the
President in condeming me is doing
according to the will OF the Great
Spirit. | take this as truth. You
all see me here to-day. | am firm
and do not cry. am not a child but
a man, and will try to believe that it
is right for me to die. l am to die,
but my son will be left. hope he
will be allowed to remain in this
country, and become a good man. |
wish to have him left in the care Of
my brother told chief Schonschin at
Yainax.) -..
Gen. Wheaton-Your brother is
here, and | will endeayor to carry out
yonr wishes.
Schonchin-I have always regarded ,
the young men of the Modoc tribe as
.heir condnct T leavo tonr ob;IdUo' ;IU "
,na wonId 1;to ~ houn ,a,an' ~
,nrned ovor 70 ,hn oara ~ ~ =, :, ~, T., vi ." o.
Gen. Wheaton here told Schonchin I,
bat his children would all be brought .
,honld and AZ, - ''' tam {
Schonchin-Nv heart tolts ma T t
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