Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-01-20
LOGAN'S SPEECH.
Local History CT 'h''
Vicinity.

Logan, OlIe! .. tue A'"-1N-'
Jefferson makes the tollo#lug statement
In the spring Of the year lIIt d roo
berry was committed by some iEd'eps,
mon certain land adventures ca tbs Ol!o
riy.r. The whites in tbs. q1ariec, nc
crrJing 10 the custom, undertook to paa-
ISM this outrage Capigin Nlch",' ITrs'P
and one Usuiel GreaihoIs', !eaGiHE on
these PARTIES. surprised ., different tunes
travelling and hunting parties c1 me IN
dams who had their womeG aud Cl.1l'eL
with them, and murdered many. Among
th,,e were. unfortunately, the family o.,
Leyan. q chief celebrated IN peace sd
var. AID long distinguished e5 tie !';e"a
Of the whites.
Every since JtfsgsCn gave to me "J'.i
he famous speech Of Logan the ABOVE
statement has been accepted as a h'sto7l.
csI fsct b7 success hve generations OK Amer
leans. There are soGe Who believe the
celebrated specimen OF Indian eloqusEce
10 De as apocryphal IS PITTS reply To Wal
pole. which was neither composed nor de-
lvered by the Great Ccmmoner, but was
sTitten by Dr.. JUhrsor. HoSeyeE tbs
nav be. it is certain that sOme OF tee oe&
cenGauts of the early settlers OF Western
PENNSYLVANIA sre in the possession OF iac.a
couceruing the treatment Of these Indians
no the whites entirely 81 variance with
he incidents related b. Jlu.rson. Ia
Justice of the memory OF Captain C5ssap
and Daniel Greenhouse desire TO present
the other side Of this item OF pioneer bis
tory.
II the spin, Of I7Il tho white settlers
IN the vicinity OF what 10 nov hn2" Z; az
HoIi6sy's Cove we're greatly alarmed oy
lie repor. that the Indians on the oPPo
.;ts side If the Ohio river intended 10 cross
and attack the settlement. Inc p!ot Oh
the In6ians was digGlsed hT an indi4u
woman who secretly crossed the river IN 4"
canoe and informed Mrs EhZaoetn CresaP,
nv whom che had been klndIy 'TeS,su. o.
X. hostile designs of the Indians. Her
rton'o sha said, hsd decided 70 Leave toe
Shores of the Ohio aud 90 further inland.
/ Tbef had sst q day on which 10 cross Inc
rtvsJ murder the whites and take a"AI
a.. much thunder "a Jhey could carry. At.
. r..e,thorses who lived hear hetnaE
/ 1rrak. were OF once informed q TIE POT
/ sv Ms Tomlusou whose huE2"-a, De'lA'
/ nm TCmliuson, was rot at nome 81 '"-
. me. The whites promptly pIepafel 'o'
/ de attack, but kept their movements ssc'ts
Wbsn the day arrived on waich tn la
.tap woman said the massacre would 'a",
. .'sc, the Indian warriors and cors.o-r
. ~. rumbar Of sguaws were seen cross'lE
lie river FOX the Virginia side. IN? "-'.,'
'or Icing them approach IN nosa.e nan u.
rsr armed themselves and rowed OUT Z
H. ,ni95ls OF the river Asharp and 5e
80 skirnlsh was teen fought On 't
Ter ard many ct the indians were A''
al During the fight an Indian wom"i
was l;iI,d AID her ba5T was either lh'- vi
=. I'm into he river. |: was picked u3 o.
6an;al Greenhouse and given 10 n'5 mo.."
~ .,rsed the child until On inc'a.
Inn YES found who adopted r. J.. ="
sf,ryard discovered to be tie chi'o o
The crafty and troacheTouS 'l,a"
Girtv In this summary way were ihe'
Tr5;ars ppnished; but those who escape
80 nor surprised ct different tines Az
! murdered BY parties led on By Cep'at
80 and Daniel Greatbcuse. though
1,ss;,Iv some oil them may have De
Ep""9Jered by cher sotlr5 "u,cortipE
.bo;r cnstom
'" :. h. t,c.s 4g5sr.riiaiIy as h.
,r,-s Terst,6 10 me by MIS-. EU2ADssh bryC'
an cd laiy we'll known to many Of o"
al a. o!a hiphlg esteemed by oil be
It1o, ;I,ancss Her veracity il he9on
. acquaintance ,be has ALWAYS maintains