Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-06-21
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On tho 2sth of Nav was celebrated at
6nade1hutten, Ohio, the one hundredth
anniversary OF fearful massacre, when
n1neey Indians who had been converted
70 tne creed OF the Moravian Church
mee their death at the hands of body
OF lnfurIated white men. Gnadennot-
ten. when translated. means tents of
grace, and as this quiet spot with a
hois name was psspetrated a wholesale
butchery OF innocent people which viii
Always remain a foul blot on the eariv
history of Ohio. Twenty nine men,
tweuty-seven women and thirtv-four
0nhdrsn were slaughtered. Two build
@Rs were aeloetsd 1og the hoe1ihle pur-
Poee, the women and babes being killed
70 o0e, NJ Nm and boys IA tie othG.
II u rocorded they disd almost cheerful.
y, The hyons md prayers q thoes
about . peRiGh minalin0 Uiah IT, dad
ToanD OF their unhappy oumpauiuns.
he 0oEy ct tho egiuno md The ci1oam-
stances which led up TO il forms An In
teresting but awful ehspew q the
chronicle Of time.
DAVID zxM1xD0R1's Wonx.
In order that your readers NAV thor.
oughly eomp1shsnd the siQni6csnoe Of
tbs event 10 u Necessary % 10 heck 10
the year 1760. Ii va thsn that David
LsisberRsr, the Aosavian missionary, a
man OF rars plety, fajth and purity was
pursuing his work among the Indian
Tribes. He suffered hardships in the
wilderness; be endured III treatmeut At
the hands of tho savage tribes whom he
had resolved to convert, and never vas
heard to murmur . complaint. He
worked wonders. Going among the
heathsn b found them denioraiized by
whisky sold to them by white traders,
wicked and interruptions. He gently
pu1suadsd them to reiinquish liquor, and
pointed out its evil effects 90 forcibly
that whole tribes yielded to tho fasoina-
ton OF his elOquenoe and the weight of
his arguments. From being frsnzied
brutes they become sober and reasona-
ole people. His influence spread rapid
~ from nation to nation. Thousands.
III fact, embraced Christianity; Zeisber-
gers enthusiasm aud piety carried all
before them. In l76O great progress
had been made and the missions were
hourishing. But that same year events
occurred which greatly put back the
work Of conversion. The Moravian IL
diana were accIsed Of being concerned
III Pontiac's conspiracy. He was brave
and famous Ottawa chieftain, who or
CANNED paUt among the vari0us Indi
an tribes TO murder at q given time the
English garrisOns at all points. This was
discovered, and, though it was never
proved that the MOravian Indians (. ok
the slightest part in tho conspiracy.
they were prosecuted "a much a. If thew
had. The ScotCh-lriSh settlers on the
Pennsylvania frontier treated them
with great hardness and severity. They
pretended 70 belleve-Or perhaps were,
IN fact, 20 ignorant and bigOted as to
believe-that the Indians were the Ca
naanitss of the New World, and that the
existing war had come upon the colo
mics as judgment for faiilnR to totally
exterminate the native tribes. The Mo-
favian Indians being kind and gentle
were very naturally fit quarry for these
highly civilized white settlers.
NARROW nsCAPx.
An interesting chapter in the history
OF their early prosecutions Is that which
treats Of the narrow escape frDm exter-
minatioR of considerable body of the
MOravian Indians. Tho threats against
those who had settled upOn the PennsyI'
vania frontier we're of 80 deadly ma
ture that Daniel Zeisbergsr advised
them to deliver mp their arms and to
march to Philadelphia. They sought
refuge in the military quarters there,
but the soldiers threatened to kill them
if they did not 20 away. The poor refu-
gees were mObbed BY an excited and an
10 "a.
yslls and shouts which sounded as fierce
az the warhoop Of the savages. Zeisber-
Rer was with them all the time, standing
by them and encouraging them. A
goodly number Of Quakers who had suf
fered their share Of cruelty and perse-
cutiOn not 80 long before also took tho
the groans and curses Of the mob. They
we're finally removed to an island in the
river ~ a measure of precautiOn. Their
lives were providentially preserved. A
body Of Scotch-Irish several hundred
strong, from Lancaster, calling them
selves the Paxton Boys" after butch
ering a number of Conestoga Indians,
Who had sought protection in a Jail,
marched toward Philadelphia with the
avowed object Of killing all the Noravi-
an refugees. Zeisberger and others pre-
vailed upon them to relinQuish their
murderous designs and 30 the poor In
dams escaped with their lives on that
occasion. Some Of them, il is true, were
reserved for worse fate and were bru-
tally killed in the TuscarAwas Valley
that In, at the very massacre which we
are about to celebrate here in few
days. Meanwhile the Indians were tax
On OF the island and conveyed to tho
upper SusQuehAnna region, beyond the
Wyoming Valley, whore they built the
hamlet of Friedenshutten, or "Tents of
Peace" About l768 Zeisbsrger sstab-
lished stations on the Allegheny and
Beaver rivers.
RAIDS on THE VALLEY.
II was in ITO that number Of Mora
Wan Indians settled in the Tuscarawas
Valley. They worked hard tilling the
fertile soil and living lives Of exemplary
frusaity and industry. The settlement
6ourished and indians d0cked from the
extrewe wcat 70 the pleasant tract in
eastern Ohio. For ten years all went
veil. The country abounded in rich
fields of yellow corn. Each house had
its garden and orchard, and peacs and
prosperity prevailed. In 17S1 the British
melted body Of Daiavares command
ID By Captain Pips against the little col
ony Of Gnadenhutten. They wore join
I'd BY . party Of Wyandottes, andsthsy
broke up the settlement carrying the
Indians TO Sandusky, and their teachers
TO Detroit, the seat Of the British head
quarters. II vas In the following year
that the slaughter took place, and this 10
how II came about. The poor people,
who had bsen % cruelty kidnapped
from their homes At Gnadenhutten, left
acreo and acres Of corn Standing In the
fields. A party was chosen to return
and harvest il. and they accordingly
tO0k nm THAR 0nArfAra in THAR old hons