The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-09-24

tended to the interests OF the good people,
and also to the Indian affairs, brought
the murderers of our people, Chief lilo
kite and four of his braves, to trial
and the gallows. had several fights with
different tribes, came near being killed,
was very badly wounded, placed rela-
tons on good footing with all the
tribes, and in 1851 was elected delegate
to Congress; was four times elected dele
gate, and then elected one of Oregon's
first United States Senators; retired from
the Senate in 1861. In 1870, on the 10th
of August, my good and beloved wife
died. Since then lived alone on my
ranch in the mountains, twelve miles
from this place, until now. have just
finished neat little home, where I think
shall spend my days unto the end. /
am in quiet part of our town near some
of my children, with whom I shall take
my meals, and still live alone IN my
pleasant little home. My son Lafayette,
who represented this state in the Forty
fourth Congress, lives near my house; he
is the Youngest of my tan children, a
good lawyer and kind son. :...
And now, returning to the old family:
I visited in 1860, North Carolina, and my
fathers birthplace, the old home of my
grandfather, four miles from Raleigh.
In Raleigh visited the house in which
Joel Lane lived at the time he decided as
a present to the state GAO acres of land,
on which the city now stands; called at
the state.house, where the records are
kept, to look at the deed Of conveyance;
saw many relatives, and spent several
days with my cousin, David L. Swain, at
Chapel Hill, and learned much about our
family, and intended to visit Buncombe,
but did not. Had carried out my pro-
gramme I might have enjoyed the pleas
ure OF seeing you:
OF my grandfather's family there were
eight sons and eight daughters. My
aunts married gentlemen named respec-
lively as follows: Rhoda was married to
Rakestraw, Patience to John Hart, Re-
becca to Lucky, Sally and Polly to broth
ers named fitzpatrick, Winnifred to Rog-
ers, Elizabeth to Parson Montgomery,
and your grandmother, Carrie, married
David Lowlie. My father and Uncle
John Hart, Matt. Barber and one other
gentleman, whose name I forget, and
Uncle Lowry, were in pursuit of Indians
who had been stealing and robbing the
outside settlers, and-all five we're good
Indian ighters-venturing too far were
attacked by large party Of warriors
Barber, Lowry and the other, after hard
fighting, were killed; my father and Hart
made good their escape. Sometime after
Aunt Carrie married Swain, whose son
David L. Swain, had correspondent
with for many years before l made
his acquaintance at Chapel Hill. a:
above mentioned. All the eight sister:
were noble, good and true women. !. oft
en- saw your grandmother, but was t.
| young to remember her. Gov. Swan oft
| en- spoke of her with much love and re
spect. and es:eemed her one OF the hes
! mothers and most lovable Of women.
The eight sons of my grandfather wer'
named as follows: Charles, Joel, iona
than, Simon, John, Richard, Joseph an(
Jessie. Gov. Colquitt of Georgia is tn
son OF the daughter of my uncle 10. Lane
met him in Mexico and served with hin
in Congress. My grandfather moved from
Georgia to Illinois when he was 81 year
of age, and killed many bufaloes in tia
then new and uninhabited country. H
died at SO. I know but little of tn
whereabouts of many of my cousins
They are scattered over the Southern