Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1878-04-17
Letter From Fort Wayne, Indiana.
FoRr WAYNE, Ind, April 5, 1873.
Editor Of the Jsn,afa Sentinel and Repubii-
cdn, Ai01taforn, Pa.

FoRr WAYNE, Ind, April 5, 1873.
Editor Of the Jsn,afa Sentinel and Repubii-
can, Ai07tatorn, Pa.
DEAR Sir I'm looking over the column
Of your welcome paper, no notice is published
that the Star of Empire is still Westward and
that ) Juniata is furnishing her quota of the
number that is swelling the population Of the
West-disappointment will and must meet
some, while prosperity aud success will
crown the efforts OF iothers-perteverance
and energy, are the characteristics that
mark tie growth OF mems fortutes in the
land of the ''setting SUM-" and lie who sup
poses that when here, he will inhaIe an
Ambrosial Atmosphere, and revel in pcrpet.
ual sunshine, and ideal epchantments. will
find these weird illusions dissipated BY a
semi -dsrk5ess that by no means savors of
inspiration, or makes a man ieel that il Is
good fer him to be here. Ii is often anus
ing ~ see the "rose-colored conceit" that
the novice entertains when he makes his
deost among the grim and clear calculating
I denizrns Of the West. This rarely happens,
and we are glad OF it, as it is hardly ever
purged from. him until he has passed
through tie mill Of financial tribulations
and inds nothing left but boots and neck
! tie. The towering men OF the West, who
have risen TO wealth and eminence, have
basked but little in recreative enjoyment, or
J lnyal hlr liffta in, hat
whose limpid waters ripple over rubies and
diamonds. An inexcusable indccision, rath-
er than siouthful inactivity, is the bane OF
many mems success. That the time is past
for saccumulating fortunes, in that rapid
manner that once characterized the West,
We have 10 DOUBT; yet We would say that
| there is room for all who would put
shoulder to the wheel, anu that her great
| fertile and prolific prairies invite yeu yea,
beseech you TO come and make yourselves
homes in land, though not 10 be INDUCED
in extravagant phantasies, nor in such
manner as for you TO wake up and find your
selves in a wild dream when il is too late,
but in q land where continued perseverance,
reaps its reward. There are very few of
those who come West at present, who stop
in Indiana, but between the years lsic and
1850, large number Of the Pioneers who
moved westward from Juniata county, To-
Gated in this State. Many Of them are liv-
ing in and near this city, while the majority
settled in Carol county, in the vicinity of
Delphi. 10 fact if a man were to drop
blind-folded into almost any part of that
county and then shave his eyes opened" he
would think he was surely among the good
people of Tuscarora, for he would find the
Whartons, the Guiifords, the Martins, the
Groningers, the Kepners, &c, some of
whom had the energy aud courage to Crap
Pile with the adversities of pioneers life
seeking homes in the heart of an unbroken
forest, beyond the confines of civilization,
with the Indian for dusky mate, and log
cabin for a place of shelter, severisg the
nearest and dearest ties of friendship, leay-
ing behind them the scenes of childhood
and carrying with them "reminiscences OF
happy days gone by when in their youth
their voices echoed among the hills OF old
Tuscarora Valley. Heaven HIS seen nit TO
smile upon them, and the horn of plenty has
poured cOpious streams, mingled with
peaceful enjoyment, upon the troubled wa
tiers of their early DAYS. Some have meas
ured thJ time OF their earthly course, and
are laid away to rest beneath the sod of the
Wabash Valley, whose fertile acres they
helped TO clear, aud whose silent shades
axes. But We digress.
Fort Wayne is now the metropolis of
northern Indiana, and the second city in
the State in size and population. Her
growth and development in the last twenty
years has not been surpassed by tny city in
the West. She stands to day the embodi-
ment Of wealth and enterprise-the city OF
churches-proverbial for the number, splen-
dor and magnifcence of her residences.
Proud of the collosal edifces, she has
reared for the education and ref cement IF
hct ahN lANu IA ucI IT'S
In fact, full sorthr of the name she bears
in commemOrating the name Of the illus
trious s.Mad Anthony Wayne" On the
l4th of September, 1874, General Wayne
commehced the erection of Fort Wayne at
the confluence of the ST. Joseph and St.
Mary's rivers, and from this point he sent
messengers with overtures of peace to the
defeated Indians, who bad gathered in the
vicinity OF Maumee Bay, after long SERIES
of battles in which the General severely
punished them. Ttese overtt,res finally in
huenced the Indians to meet Gen. Wayne
in council for the purpose of framing
treaty Of peace, the result of which is known
as the famous treaty Of Greenville This
council was perhaps one Of tie abiest of the
kind that ever assembled on the continent,
and much time was consumed before final
adjustment was made, and the treaty signed.
The Indians displayed much ability and
+ere remarkable for the knowledge and
shrewdness they manifested IN meeting the
exigencies that surrounded them.
General Wayne also showed himself M
expert diplomat, and conducted the pro-
ceedlngs of the council in such a manner
as to show that he was fully conversant with
the laws Of diplomacy. After the treaty
had passed second reading and had been
signed, General Wayne addressed the coun-
Gil as follows:
"AI you nations new present, listen.
shall ask each naticn Individually if they
approve of and are prepared to sign these
articles in their present form that they may
be immediately engrossed for that purpose.
shall begin with the Chippewas, vino with
the others who appreciate the measure will
signify their assent You, Chippewas, do
you approve these articles of treaty and
are you prepared to sign them "a unani-
nous answer, yes). You, Ottawas, do you
agree (ditto). You, PottoSattomies 2
(ditto). You, Wyandots, do you agree 2
tyes). You, Delawaresl Ces). You,
Shawnees (yesI. You, Weasl (yes).
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