The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-07

Ne Treats Of the Charnet~r nj IN.
Ptoneer-A Valuable Addition Pio-
nesr Literature.
Judge Orange Jacobs. being intro
duced said that his address. prepared
with few days notice, consisted OF
old and new material, and that it was
ON the character OF the pioneer.
There IL In the character OF the pio-
neer much TO excite orr admiration
and much TO challenge the considerable
and kindly Judgment of after years.
His career in America l. about ended.
The unsettled public domain. the thea
ter Of his exploits, his conflicts. his
victories and defeats. will soon be no
more. Such being the fact, il becomes
US whose lives have been to some ex-
tent confemporaneoas with his, and
whose knowledge Of the circumstances
by which he was surrounded /. in every
way accurate, 10 put on record our cs-
innate OF bis character for the iustruc-
ton of coming generations.
Character Is what a person really is
reputation II what he seems to be to
others. The latter l. usually reflex
OF the former, though not always.
Character l.
MYSTERIOUS COMPOUND.
II consists, first, OF those forces. In
|clinations, tendencies, hents and inn
puisions which come along down the
line Of hereditary descent; and sec-
ondly. OF the moulding and directing
forces which spring out OF the exter-
nal environment OF the psrso1. The
inclination 81 become pioneer sprung
from the first; his actual character as
q pioneer Is controlled by the second.
To judge man or class OF men right
ly. We must view them in the light OF
their surroundings. We do them q
great injustice when We attempt To
gauge their character BY the lights and
standards OF after years, aud especi-
ally when the motives that prompted
their acts nave PASSED from view, or.
il seen. their force is no longer felt.
This Is the utterance OF no exceptional
principle, but uniform and universal
truth. Forty years ago the puipits of
this land famed and Kissed and es:hoed
with snlphuroas thunder. This form
eriy seeihing and erupsive volcano Of
birthstone Is to-day extinct Then the
Christian character was more angular
and muscular than il il to-day. Hut
who shall say that the love of God
WAS rot ~ pure and the love OF man
as noble then as ROW. The NANTES
tations have changed. but the essence
remains the same. To judge the acts
of the earlier Christians by the present
standard is but 10 exclude many from
the Kingdom of Heaven. Having said
thus mach, pass to more direct
consideration OF INV subject.
IL must he remembered that from
the same Wild valley or dark wocds,
in which assembled the smoke from
the humble cabin of the pioneer,
there also assembled the smoke from
the wigwam and the council Hire Of
the savage. Much has besss written OF
the
CHARACTER or THE AMERICAN INDIAN,
Bat that character can he truthfuiiy
spliomixed in one sentence. He hsd
no virtue but bravery. he recognized
no vice bat cowaiice. ! use the terms,
especially the latte-. In generic sense,
a. covering cluster OF vices. all hsv-
ing their root in cosarslice. The in-
dian never chose an eren hight AM
bush was his rule. The poisoned
arrow or the deadly hulle. came from
the cover Of thieket, the shade OF a
tree or the protection of rex Tie
was ever ready 10 start up, like fel"n
whit. az midnight in war OF eSterini-
nation When he Wa apparently the
most friendly. and his seeming friend
shin the mot deuonStFatives there
was the greatest danger.
Such were the surroundings az the
pioa,er. lie eas in constant; danger
iron savage beasts and s,ais mere say
age men, A character acvelopeSi
un,ier the Influence 81 such sarfcIslsi-
ines wosiI3 have for its chief aitrtau-
teS watchfulness, decision, soE iitu.iss,
bravery and a constantly decreA,inE
confidence IN In,iian tilessty AMI t4r.
t,.r. To prevent anbnseSsic ne had
no freanentel path. no a'clistatiea
hzan;s lie was always on the slest :
his fifse really, his anlnshiiea ~
hand. When danger eeafFoa;si hsiii
he actel VITA p1oHYt sns oeAfis
decision. There was fse saEFp era
of the rife and his foerslAn hit ttae
.a,sf. Yoa say he wss cruel. We S@y
he was bat =. eytns the t2~ o. sell
n~e-ervssfaa. his tread Nss ~ D9isf'-
les - thai uf the p Rthcr 10
nj incrias Jungle be often invstsfs.-
Ia. endurance assa 10 titade Ncf@
waaacyfssi. Hunger, cold ard lfiys-
,iaas hxA ~ terror for htna- IN 1lae
,4riv t-ssi.pi IL his rtnaesr.ias Sc -
81 rot. hstce dtl mol reap itss SsNs'
,ye and .rl st.sl riiie were his patNes-
oys FIie forest. the strea.a, tae iak.ss
sad the I, .eaa SHORE were az Ia -
R-r,,,I IA. i suxary Re 81 pei o.
..,'s,sr I'll x frer ,ss health, ~ asIss \
nj eoseff mus ilar sefs~'s- az
rap1cits To- geeSt ea9sraIses - .s-a =
hi. eauf al 40 know .estse g tStas
~ ti.t hsesl, thaazh a e5Ssitas'se
h not A r,ssoes AIRY slssscut i0r TIE g
y,,lepn.sn. OK 4 u and Vigorous t'la''-
hood. x
sag rreSxER VAS ekraon,s
In his religisas txl;e.- Ry ias4 nis-a