Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-06-16

| anu knew the Jay OF Inulan Tuie was
/ over.
Black Hawk was good speaker
and was always ready with speech,
and after he was taken prisoner was
| sent to the east, where he was well
| received and made many speeches.
| He made a speech to Gen. Jackson,
who was at that time president, and
| who understood the Indian scharac-
ter very we'll. AS specimens of In
dian eloquence they have some value,
but like many other speeches, when
the exciting times which called them
forth have passed away, they do not
have much value. Indian speeches
are said to be made up of short, elo-
quent sentences. There is an alb
ruptness about them which is not
always pleasing. though very much
to the point. The red men were in
clined to boast of their own exploits,
on which they placed an undue
value; which is always the case with
individuals living in sparsely popu-
lated communities. Their own ex-
ploits were to them of the utmost
Importance. Reading over old In
dian speeches is not very profita-
BILE Employment, nor one which gives
the utmost satisfaction, although at
the time of delivering they may have
been thought very fine.
Brig. Gen. Henry Atkinson. who
conducted the military operations
against Black Hawk, was native of
North Carolina, and appointed cap
tain in the Sd infantry on the 1st of
July, 1903. He was made inspector
general, with the rank of colonel. on
the 25th of April, 1913, and colonel
of the 4th infantry year afterward.
He was transferred to the 37th infan-
try in 1914, and again transferred to
| the 9th infantry in May, 1915. He
was made a brigadier-general in May,
1920. and colonel and adjutant-gen-
| eral in June. 1921, which he declined
| but was retained as colonel of the
| 9th infantry with the brevet rank of
| rigadier-general. He is spoken of
| as a good officer, who had the conf
| dence of those under his command,
and had rendered good service in the
war with Great Britain in 1912.
Gen. Atkinson understood the
| character of the Indians very well,
and did not allow them to get any adj
| vantage. He gained great fame for
his method of conducting the cam
| paign. and for having brought it to a
| successful termination. He exercised
| no undue severity; in fact, the whole
of the operations against the Sauks
| appear to have been carried on IS
| humanely as possible; there was no
| unnecessary bloodshed, such as
| sometimes characterizes Indian wars
| and little vindictiveness.
! Gen. Atkinson died at Jefferson
! Barracks, Mo. June IA. 1912. re-
| spected by all who knew him. He
| had many warm friends, and de-
| served them. and was an honor to
| his profession. He handled the de-
tails of this outbreak of the savages
with consummate ability, and may
| be classed among the successful mil
itarv leaders which our country has
| produced.
! Went West.
| After Black Hawk made his tour
| through the eastern states he re-
| turned and went west of the Missis-
| sippi river. He was deposed of the
| position of head chief of the Sauks
| and Foxes, and Keokuk was put in
| his place. This always CALLED the
old man. because he could not I'M
derstand wherein he was wrong OF
had been so. He built cabin in
Davis county, Ia, near the banks of
Des Moines river, where he resided
until his death. At this place he
| held council with the Iowa Indians
in the summer of 1887. Black Hawk
died Oct 5. 1888, aged, as near as
could be ascertained, II years and
some months. He was buried in the
| &c hn
! army, said to have been presented to
him by a member of President Jack
| sons cabinet, with cap on his head
deliberately ornamented in Indian
| STYLE with feathers. At his left side
was a sword which had been pre-
sented to him by Gen. Jackson, and
at his right side were placed two
canes-one of them the gift of the
Hon. Henry Clay. His body was at
terward carried off, and destroyed by
fire when the Geological and Histor-
| zeal saciety building. of Burlington,
| Ia. was consumed in 1855. The
| bones were in the building with the
| consent of his tribe.
These are the principal facts con-
| nected with Black Hawk, who was
| one of the most remarkable red men
| that ever lived. Though not born a
| chief. he became one through the
strength of his own character, and
| fought determinedly for what he
thought was right. He had the re-
| spect of the white men who fought
| against him. and died, as he had
| lived. believing in the rights of his
own band. however much he may
| have been mistaken
| The Ladies.