Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1886-01-29


But let us how look at these two
characters ; Connolly uses every ef-
fort to destroy US and subyert our
liberties, and Cresap marches to
Boston with a company of rihemen
to defend his country. IL then
mems actions afford us the true
and best criterion to judge Of their
merit or demerit, we can be at no
loss to decide on this occasion. Nor
can there be any doubt that this
man, so full of tender sensibility
aud sympathy for the sufferings Of
the Indians, when arrested with
his colleague Smith in Frederick,
had a Pandora's box full of fire.
brands, arrows aud death, to scat
ter among the inhabitants of the
west.
But il is probable the reader, as
we'll as the writer, is weary of such
company: we therefore bid bm
adieu, and once more attend his
excellency the governor Of Virginia
whom we left, | think, on board a
British sloOp Of war, in the Chesa-
peake bay.
The reader has not forgotten,
that we long since stated it as our
opinion, that it was probable, and
that We had strong reasons to be-
lieve, Dunmore himself, from polit-
ical motives, though acting behind
the scenes, was, in reality at the
bottom of the Indian war of IVA.
We have already alluded to sew.
eral circumstances previous to and
during that war F; but we have in
reserve several more evinciye of
the same fact subsequentto to the war.
1t may be remembered, that at
the treaty of Chilicothe, it was re-
marked that some points we're re.
ferred for tlture discussion at Pitts
burgh, in the ensuing fall and it
appears that a treaty was actually
held by Connoly, in Dunmore's
name, with the chiefs of the Della
ware, and some Mingo tribes in the
summer ensuing. This is historic
ally a fact, and matter of record,
which | extract from the minutes
of a treaty, held in the autumn Of
the same year, with several tribes
of Indians, by commissioners from
the Congress of the United States
and from Yirginia.(a)
But to understand this perfectly,
the reader must be informed, that,
previous to this treaty, Capt. Jas.
Wood, afterwards governor of Vir-
ginia, was sent by that State as the
herald Of peace, with the olive
branch in his hand, to invite all
the Indian tribes bordering on the
Ohio and its waters, TO treaty at
Pittsburgh, on the 10th day of Sep.
tember following. Capt. Wood
kept a journal, which is incOrporat.
ed in the proceedings of the treaty,
from which journal | copy as fol-
lows "July the 9th, | arrived
Csays he) at Fort Pitt, where ! re-
ceived information that the chiefs
of the Delaware and a few of the
Mingos had lately been treating
with Maj. Connolly agreeably to in
structions from lord Dunmore, and
that the Shawnees had not come to
the treaty." &c.
Capt. Wood however acknowl.
edges, in a letter he wrote TO the
convention of Virginia from this
place, that this treaty held by Con.
molly was in the most open and can.
did manner, that it was held in the
presenceof the committee, and that
he laid the governors instructions
before them. Very good. But why
these remarks respecting Connoly
and Dunmore ? Does not this Ian
guage imply jealousy and suspicion,
which Capt. Wood, who certainly
was deceived, was anxious to re-
move? But to proceed. He says:
"July 10. Wbite-eyes came with
an interpreter to my lodging. He
informed me he was desirous Of
going to Williamsburg with Mr..
COnnoly to see lord Dunmore, who
had promised him his interest in
procuring a grant from the king
for the lands claimed by the Della.
wares; that they we're all desirous
of living as the white people do,
and under their laws aud protec.
ton that lord DunmOre had en-.
gagged to make him some satisfac.
ton for bis trouble in going several
times to the Shawnee towns, and
serving with him on the campaign,
&C., &c. He told me lie hoped |
would advise HIM whether it was
proper for him to 20 or not. was
then under the necessity Of ac.
quainting him with the disputes
subsistiDg between lord Dumoro
aud the people Of Virginia, and
engaged, whenever the assembly
met, that | would 60 with him to
Williamsburg, &c, &c. lie was
very thankful, and appeared salts.
fed
The reader must observe this is
July the 10th, 1916, and he will
please to refer to pages 1l0 and
100, where he will see from Con-
80. OH Inur 4.