The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1886-01-07
Flae truth Of History.
DIR. SCQTT'S EECOL Lee.
TKONS.

For some mouths past. DIR. Scott
of Lancaster, has been furnishing
contributions 10 the Toledo Com
mercial Telegram, in which he very
graphically depicts the pioneer his,
tory cf our country. We have pro
duced a numb : of his articles il
the Sentinel, to the delight and in
struclion Of our readers.
In a recent contribu Ion, the Dr.,
speaking of the Mingo chief, Logan.
recited the story of Col. Cresap's
alleged barbarity, as implied in JEFF
ferson's (Logan's), school book
speech. We stated in a gentle sug.
gestion that perhaps the writer was
not fully advised upon this topic ;
and that the facts of history dis
prove his declarations concerning
Col. Cresap.
In last Mondays Commercial
Telegram, the Doctor publishes the
following:
Il have noticed in your issue Of
January I'd n.st copied from the
Hooking Sentinel, a structure on
my sketches, Northwestern Indi-
ans" referring 10 Colonel Cresap.
l an surprised at the Hooking Sen.
tinel, and have only to say, in re
sponse, that the Sentinel should
"i>miliar;ze" itself with old histo
.ies beore assuming the critic. To
sav that Csesap was not a crue and
wanton Indian murderer, wonld be
10 deny all authentic history. That
his family may have attempted to
screen him may have been true, but
it would require more than the
statements Of mere relatives to nell
i.a!i@e accepsed history. Chief Lo
gan, in his lannon's speech, saio:
1 lad thought OF living among
you (tlie whites) but for the inju-
.;es oae man. Colonel Cresap, las
= in cold blood and unpro
>ol,ed, murdered all the relations
oi Lcgan, not sparing even my wo
men and children
| am lhe /. ore surprised at the
Sentinel Lecause, after my long IA
nil ar.ty wi Indian history, |
ave never before he; I'd Cresap's
eriidy denied II. SCOTT.
Evidently the Doctor has not
hunIe1 Indian history very care
fu'!y or he would have heard 'Cres
APPS perfidy denied He may find
n mo,vasin track in Gen. George
Rober- Clark's address published in
1853. The testimony of associate
5 les cotemporary with Colonel
ap, positively deny the legend
-. is gallant officers peridy:
Tne Dec or suggests that the
Sentinel faniilarize Itself with "o!d |
histories before assuming the cri.icn
The Doctors publications are recent:
We are dealing with tn IN. He par
IDS Old granny. musings; presents
Is the discarded legends of the pi |
,neer chimney corner He quotes
Is e' iC:cnce, The rawlings of 4 savage.
uned to eioqueuce by the ma. ina-
son of Tom. Jefferson. AS we
,nnte Shal:cspere in lroof OF his
orIc-i .sacis.
IL the Report OF the Ohio s;;ecre-
,ary of STATE. for the year 1877. we
INC t'ie following in an article fur
lisised br Isaac Smnckers, publish
d by the State of Ohio, and as far
IS we know accepted. at least not
tented. as authentic history.
Re.erring 10 Logans speech, is
he fol- wing:
:: :: :: 81. was neither a
peefh, al address, a message, nor
prumise 10 c,ecce::..!. to. or co11b1yI
,':::t;., the provisions of treaty, but
imply Ike 5ca;:.a, easccc:ie.5, passionate
...tts5'2s,czs O. & 6Ico.S stained sag
ge. given, as near rs remembered
y Colonel Gibson, and which con-
sled, in part, of slanderous allega-
ms. based Oh misinformation.
sainst Captain Michael Creeap-
iafges known 10 every officer at
Camp Charlotte to be unfuund- s
ia! e"ations that have been per-
5 en:'r l'ropgated TO tie present :
me. 10 the detrimeEt of the fair !
me and memory of an injured pa