South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1876-12-15

We copy che following article IN re-
gard "a Gen. NcKon1ie.s ayts with the
ln'!ians. m account Or which We gave
in our last number. FROM the Palmyra.
Missouri. So ,esssar OF tue 9Th ius,:
Tho gseat General Mckenzie - now
! to be heralticd AZ second Napoleon,
for his eowar,lly murder OF few starry.
ing. shivering old mep and womon aad
children. and robbery OF the Few ponies
they had caught am ING lilo Wild her.ls
! and tanned for their. own. usS. This 10
called y victory. and the conquering no.
| 70 Is - be crowned with wrenalsos anil
cnbalmed in nation's memory IA one
OF her distinguished sons. Could those
unacquaintcd with mouutain life realize
tho particulars Of such an occurrence.
| instead OF singing hozanpas and paying
homage TO this hero or STRAW, they would
curse his memory aud shsou.l him an,,
his brutal hatchery IN sorrow and shame.
These Indians were wild people. They
have no idea Of The customs and maners
OF tho white race. Instead CT living in
warm houses, with hot stoves. plenty Of
clothing and food. and all the comforts
OF hte, rs We have. a few. only Few OF
them live in tents made by the women,
| out Of the tanned skins ofwild animals !;
the rest have no shelter whatever Their
! clothing is buckskin. and vcry scant !;
their food is dried mountain anima ais
| and parchcd nuts. grasshoppers. scor.
pioas, snakes, Lizards, AMI similar
things, and they sit. in the blcakcst day 8
of drcary winter around fires out of
doors, doing the best they know. how to
keep warm. There they were. away of
in little cove. shut in by surrounding
mountains, quietly struggling with the
winters cold. in the happy; rpnceit that
the. prosecuting white mabkSswho had
driven them. step by. step, from the sun
rise to its place of going DOWN. was Gar
| away. Suddenly rs the lightenine's
fash, the pursuing columns & mail clad
battalions OF the mcrcless pale face
darted upon them. and half hours
bloody rovel left tho spot scene Of
blood and horrid butclery. An hun
dred or more unofrcnding. nnarmed anc.
, unsuspecting OLD mer and women, Young
! women AMI little children, lay scattered
over the snow.clad earth, crimsoned in
| their lifc.blood (; their wigwams burned,
the old pots and pans they bad gathered
| up IN their wantlcrings seized. and n
| few hall-famished. worthless ponies cap.
tire and carried Off rs trophies. Such.
by their own showing, is General Nc.
kenzic', great victory over the Chey.
: oincs.
| The writer has Witnessed just..suoh
/ victories rs are here described Veto
! ries that would make nation of Turk 5
1 hlnsh. But il serves 10 dazzle the PEG.
pies eyes and win honor for our bril-
liant army officers. which is all they
care fer. General Crook. General Nc.
| kcnzie. and other buckram Generals,
arc now 20 be iEmortalizcd. &c suppose,
after this fashion. for cowardly. cruel.
incrcilcss, faith.ess aud brutal hatchery,
the robbery OF 81 few helpless, dcs:i;u c.
wild people, and leaving any that may
have escaped 10 lingcr and perish,
! through fear, hunger and cold, upon the
bleak mountains. An avenging God
will some day bring these heartless
Williams TO, settlement tina. will lurn
their joy into sorrow and their revcIs
and bapquciiDg into the sloomiest o.!
horrors anal The bi:terest OF woes