Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-09-26
The MlngO Chiefs Love.

The MingO Chiefs Love,
Mngoes - was the name applied by
other tribes to the powerful Indian repub-
/ lie known to the whites rs the Six Ma
lions" whose domain occupied most Of
the present territory of the State of New
York. The legend of the organization of
this confederacy, as related by an aged
chieftain, forms the basis Of LongtelIow's
Hiawatha."
A remnant of the Oh-nen-la-has (Onon-
dagas) still possess and reside on the size
of the metropolis of the Mingoes, four
miles from Syracuse, and the Great
Council Fire is still kept burning. Many
celebrated men belonged to the republic,
such as Joseph Brandt, of Thnyendanega,
Red jacket, Cornplanter and Logan. The
latter, though a Cayuga by birth. has II
truly national reputation, and holds an
honorable and permanent place in Ameri-
can history rs " Logan, the Mingo Chief y
A lofty monument to his memory, and
bearing his name, greets the visitor at the
entrance 10 the beautiful cemetery in the
city of Auburn, New York,
The " Hiawatha legend represents the
Cayuga Mingoes as people whose
home is everywhere '-cosmopolltans.-
and the terms are most aptIy descriptive
of the tribe.
They were also proud OF their conted-
eracy, like the ancient Greeks and Ro-
mans, ana deemed IL the hlgncst hohor 10
be able to say, " we are Mlngoes' or,
we are AEo iio-Sni-ohl' meaning the
united people"
Along with many faults OF barb"rlsm
they exhibited some OF the finest charac'
terlstlcs OF humanity they were lncorruP-
tlble IN citizenship; mSh't0ned IN the sense
OF honor ana uncnahseaole ana seli-sac-
rlhcing IN irlendsnlp' Inc following scrap
oil history whlle IL reauS ike romance
Will illustrate some OF Inc qualities OF IL
Cayuga Mlngo chlei:
Ills name was huhgua' ana ms ooSe-
qules occurred about seventy, years ago
among the whites, AZ rural church In
what is now west virginia Inc aualehce
was immense lor that sparsely sellleu re-
glon' and the respect ana sorrow ielt ior
lllm were none the less Tor his being an
Indian.
For more than generation ne had bern
known IN VilaV localily' I'LL pressing every
body with the integrity ana nobility oil ms
character. lie never acquired even lne
rudIments OF an eoucatioh' OF accumulated
properly 10 give MN lt"e' yet al Tue iuue-
lal the clergyman spoke SO eloquehLiy Oh
MN lllat Inc young people VINO heatd ha'l
not lorgotteh the discourse IN thelr olu
age.
The picture was drawn OF what he
might have been' H. instead OF Delng BORN
pagan on the shores OF Lake C"yuga'
ana inherlllng Inc conultlohs OF saVagery'
he had possessed the brthrlght OF Chrls-
tlanlty and the advantages OF culture.
IL was nearing aged Vlrglhlans refer 10
this old-tlme funeral grafton over lhe re-
mains OF hungua' tnat leo the writer OF
this sketch to trace out as much as pos
slble Of the early story OF thls Mlngo cllle1
Some time IN 1902 lovely young Vlr'
glnla glrl was captured by the Indians
and hurried away INTO the northwestern
wllds. Here she was nrst seen by kungua
then II young warrior OF twenty-five, anc
was evidently greatly admired by nm
as appears both from MS own subsequent
action ana from her statement 10 hel
friends.
AL that Time many Oh the Mlhgoes were
disposed to be peacemakers between tnt
red men ana pale Iaces' ana the kindly
course which he pursued toward the glr
would therefore seem natural TO other say
ages. While he soon became hsr protec
tor, and asslduous servant, ana an undls
gulsed admlrer' yet ms manners were ever
dignlhed ana COURT ~ lie prevented lht
) usual insults heaped upon female captlVeS
by the squaws; he stood between her anc
all labor ana harGshlps; he PROVIDED mel
with the Dest looo Wl'hin le"chi he tooh
particular care 10 lurhlsh ler superior
WlgWam' by which she was shielaed IRON
) the severity OF storm anu climate Ah'
when ShaWanese expressed purpose
to lake her as his squaw' the Mlng0 came
forward ana claimed hef Dy the hhgliSi
name wlle' term regarded among th'
Indians as more sacred tll''h squn"' Ae
it should lie avowed here that she neVel
was his wife, his demeanor oelhg AWAY
more like that OF u SUBJECT toward ms
queen, than OF IL husband toward " wile
Every want which he imagined She ml@h
feel, he anticipated, ana Two years later
When she regalheu her liOel.y' SIG pos
sesseu 4"i'o S1olC y. SUN, sii''.'' e. - ~
Aols; anu "l1IC'Is ~ "Pl'.e I' t., w. 'Si
aon"oio "'ii H. r'n" n"'n;Sitr h.n ~ sbo o' 6a(
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lot' i'o' '''''o ~ H,s
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lio DiHuHnv " no! 1no MO- Va 'tto 'h'
toio 'iel nany i''lno " to mo%' h,, ,0nl alI'
Wllle % sG'.otci,,e @ ann ha. H., l.uo nolmns n"'
ways .5icu 10 HlleS,a'v aet S "peeSS IgsI So,ono
FluaHy, IN 'Ho "Htu'i,n NH y. i'oa' 0o,o.o
Doquet' ~ 'lle ile'lu VI an amy Ponet,.''e'
tne wliuei ness any; ioioo" .no ou' ,a Ionton
"i! Wh!Ves 'Tlu PliSohols ''.ios I''o niDo
ol NptG ;i, Ne"r 'tI I'o,,o1 ,o" fro' "G Will,
anu cillutel "ele 0GiHu I;rond IiU,n W "n'"n;
ss',"ie" % ,bo ," po,mSo Trrin, Wv o;J "p' '''D'
To rrnch Ro1uet's cncampment u iour
= nov Of a hnndrad miles thronrh the tores
w.s necessnrv for which RunGua gave he
, hor.e and throuohnnr the irip was he
2 escort and defender,
His rifle furnished the fattest game, an,
his hand unearlhed the spiciest roots, an,
Q gathered the richest NUS and fruits 70
her.
1 ACtor sbo ,v,s da,ivcred m fine Vircini
Y ,oinn,oers no continual tho snme indnI
.o.,.'' h,c,,I nNioos n,d AVIAN ;nJ 4;