Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-10-12
INDIANS THROUGH ENGLISH s:yEs.
4 CcnSu. Report ~ Di-h..i Up by . London
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INDIANS TItRoUGH ENGLISH EyEs.
4 Census Report Di.h..i Up by . London
Newspaper.
The London Daily Nssrs in q rec.nt issue
contained the following: The United State.
census bureau has just issued another Of those
model reports which NAV be described a.
statistics. favored with literature and history.
This one is all about the Indians 81 the great
state % New York. the once tcrr,hle SiN Nations.
Il is a history Of that mighty conie,lcraoy an
the past and an account Of IL present state in
fact, feuimore Cooper up to date. The Ieague
still includes the Mohawks or what is lsft q
them the Seuecas, the Onondagas. the Ca.n-
gas, the oueidas and the TuscarorN-. Who came
10 be reckoned sixth nation some two ccntu-
ries ago. They were the dominating power ~
the whole North American continent when the
white man Appeared. They led In peace ana
war and shaped the Indian world entir,ly after
their own image. They wcrc never vcry ru-
merous; there are actually more If them today
than there were two centuries ago.
But their aiidity ~ movement. their power q
concentration, gave the impression 81 a count
I less hnst. The Mohawk war whnop WAS the t.r-
ror OF aboriginal life. II was their dcrcc aud
bloody opposition that did - much 20 hrtnk
the power of france IA North America To-day
Z they are loa;ing working Tor their living
4 great number are engaged In the more hon
orable pursuit. thanks g. the Of thu iIt. Ia
gent agents by whom the report l. drawn IN
! Tho reservations nov import sowing mAchite.
and even pianos aud orcars. The table of ecu
] nations includes ATTORNEYS. doctors aud prea h.
err. a. well a. ii-hcrs. hunters trauier- mskers
: OF bows and arrows and % snow shocs Thar
portraits, IN the rtgeucrato state 81 ''lants and
! shirt collar, are o. hc found In great nunil.rs
Z In ;hi- fascinating publication. Some 81 them
look like possible OF actual bark clerks en-
/ ginoers. merchants or mechanics The Old
heaven " foroeiiy survives only in an occasional
/ wicked eye.
Here is the historian Of the Tnscarora-. the
I Stubs or Freeman Of the tribe. whose clothes
! might have been made in Bond street and whose
hair cut In the same place. lie wears a scarf
! and a horseshoe fin. and In externAls he bear.
/ every other sign VI being I'm HE right mind
let, Tor all that, cue would hesitate 20 nut hltn
/ out Of temper. IL the Thin lips became little
/ stfsIghter than usual aud the glance we're ltt
! attn brighter glcEm II fire prudent man
/ should change the conversation without a mo-
ment's delay. lie j. Mr.. Elias johnson in civil
/ lzatiou. lie was once To wer-na- kce. lie may
be hat still, for he no doubt holds high uffioo
/ IN his tribe. lhe policy 81 the United States
seems 10 be q tolerate the old tribal organiza-
| tons. but 90 administer them through ciyiliked
| chiefs. Another Mr.. Johnson whose appear
aace would hardly attract attention II you met
! him In an English railway carriage. is all
| powerful with the Bear tribe. They know him
! as ha-re-wah -da-wor, the man Of the "warrn-
! ing-toned voice" There Is a good deal Of old
J heaven IN some 81 these names. The very
chairman Of the League Of the SiN SstsDns,
! Mr.. banlei la Forte. l. but Intestine Brui-er"
/ 10 his familiars OF the tribe. Mr.. Henry Pow
! liss Of the Dnoldas once ruled by the ex.rciAe
OF giit which, We believe. IL still esteemed
| precious al or country fairs. His tribal name.
! Nastheel-go, signifies throwing up pins"
/ A venerable Seneca, who stih wears feathers
and who evidently means 20 hold out ~ long ~
he can, is not inappropriatcly named "Ho-aoh-
! noon NOT 10 be persuaded or convinced"
! troV. Blacksnake, a grand old Seneca, who died
IN one OF the reservations some years ago, sug-
Sests Ia facial type Newman OF an extremely
! aged Emerson. The report says be
/ looked wonderfully Ike Ten. Andrew Jackson.
AT any rate, he seems 10 have been all chin and
! cheek bone and Roman nose. lie was III OF
/ ~ wears old and he had seen the war 81
| independence. His most precious Possession
was a medal given % him by George Washing
| ton lie was the orator. a. well ne the ruler 81
! his people. and there IL a touching account %
! who died on the reservation. Everybody Was
moved except the father Of the boy, who kept
stolld silence. Ere the breath had left the
body he had begun to make the bow aud arrows
fer the youugster Use IN the happy hunting
grounds The port aud manner Of these supe-
nor Indians attest the remembrance Of lRst
greatness. Intestine BrUiscr, In spite Of his
! thick veneer Of civilization, still insists that
| the wampuInS. properly eApounded. are govern
! ment enough Tor the nation. and that they CON
tain all the essential rules Of duty The diff
Guilty seems to he that the commeutator can read
what meaning lac likes into thom, aud that the
people have 10 clue TO the Interpretation 4
their own laws. When In doubt, apparently.
/ they dance. He l. a very great among
them who can carry one of the traditional dances
I right through. from beginning 20 end. ~ the
old style. The war dance is only one Nariuiy.