The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1912-01-06

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EIis fealsname was not Logan, but
Taheah.iute. He was the son Of a IA.
nous Csyuga chief and was born about.
I7e5 near he Morayian settlement in
NORTHUMBERLAND county. Pennsylvania.
ather was the white mans loyal
friend and admifer, and not only
brought up Ills boy to reverence and
love the coIpnists, but insisted on Civ.
- him an English name. So the.
younaster3Was called "Joha Logan" in
oppT 81 William PENIS secretary.
Throughout Pennsylvania, and vir.
AS well, young Logan grew to be
\ Known and respected. He was pointed
oi BIS 9 proof that Indians could be.
comes civilized and could be as broth.
ef To the white man. Logan's fame
as trappef, hunter and trader spread
shtouehogt the whole region. His in
5siilenfe with his fellow Indians was
reat The Mingoes chose him for
q their chief. Handsome, Of splendid
bravery. he was universally liked. Dur
ms the French and Indian war against
tie English colonists he did all in his
power to curb the local Indians and 10
bring about peace. In ITO he built
q home for his family and himself on
the banks Of the Ohio river and made
s Rocd living al a fur trader.
ErlendstIp turned 10 Hate.
M IA 1774--when he was nearly 50
the, me 81 Logan had not been much
moro noteworthy than that Of New
YORK pollceman Had sl,e died then,
lii name would nov he, forgotten. His
lbioera nv, would have held no more
n iess historical interest than that Of
any other COMMONPLACE wellbehayec
man.
ant II ina there were disturbances
between some ohip river indians and
IN ) trontier settlers, A few lives were
LOST ana Z band Of white "land iobbers"
decided 10 oyerawe the sayages by a
show al severity. These frontiers.
men chose the peaceful Logan as an
example. They swooped down upon
Els cabin destroyed it and killed near.
II iii sthe friendly chiefs family and
near relatives. Logan himself es.
caped, the massacre. But his lifelong
love and trust toward the white man
was changed In an instant to muir.
derolis hate, He took the warpath and
attacked every white settlement
within reach In that one wild cam.
paign he single.handed, killed and
soaif,ed no less than 30 persons He
beiies edriEhtly or 'wrongiy-that
can't Michael cresap a frontier celeb.
ffty Vas leadertbf the men who thut.
tleredshis family. And against Cresap
be swore horrible vengeance, sending
rim this note, tied to a blood.stained
war club:
..Gapt. cfesap: I why did yolf XIII
my reonle2 You killed my kin and
took my cousin prisoner. Then I
thought i must Mi. too. have been
threa times to war"
The Foe TO Mankind. VIM
Not coftent with per&onal ven.
geaice. Logan is saidflto; have stirred
4 IN OtHer1uQlan tribes against Inc COZ
onists sAt any rate. that same au-
ttrnn 900 braves sprang to arms and
rayaged the surrounding country. A
thousand virginia militiamen we're
sent against them. and fierce battle
was fought near the mouth Of the
Great K anawha river. The Indians
we're 90 badly defeated that they beg.
ged for reace. Lord Dunmore colo
Mai governor. sent for their chiefs
Il, come to a conference, Logan alone
refused 70 obey. His brother.in.law,
John Gibson was hidden to fetch him.
n answer to the summons, Logan
sent the following historic message,
which generations Of schoolboys have
since detained:
81 appeal 10 ANY white man to say
Ii ever he entered Loran's cabin hun
gry and he gave him not meat: If ever
he came cold and naked and he clothed
him not. During the course Of the
last long and bloody war / ,1gan re-
manned idle In his cabin. an advocate
for peace such was nv love for the
whites mat nv countrynen potpted as
they passed and said: Logan is the
friend Of The white man had even
thobeht.to have lived With YOU but for
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