The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-04-28
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Two Noted Indian Chiefs

defeat of Braddock the Indians became
so threatening that the Moravian mis-
sion was abandoned.
1t has been said of this famous In
dian, He was in every ems a good
Indian, a noble, truSty representative
Of everything that is grand and beauti-
full in the Indian character, who never
proved recreant to his word, betrayed
a white man or c%ondoned a crime. On
account Of his ability, nobleness Of
character and fitness to govern he was
selected by the head Of the Six Ma
tons TO oversee the Indians at this
important point on the river (Report
of conference of the d. A. R.) During
the reign of ShikelimO, there was not
a war in his province, few outrages,
but after his death up until 1896 war
and outrage eve ceased"
The most noted son of Shikelimo
was Logan, Of whose celebrated
speech, Thomas Jefferson said: Il
challenge the whole orations of Demos
themes and Cicero, and of any nor
eminent orator-if Europe has fur
nished any more eminent-to procure a
single passage superior to his speech"
When Logan took up the work as sue
cessor to his father his trials were
many. Wars between the Indians and
whites had been carried on with the
idea Of extinction. John Gibson was
sent to Logan to bring him to a treaty.
He found Logan in his cabin and told
him of his errand. Logan took Gibson
into the woods and seating themselves
on a log they discussed the subject OF
wal and the treaty. Logan was moved
to tears. He told Gibson that he could
not go to the treaty, but that Gibson
should take his message.
Judge Gibson has said Of this speech:
1T was uttered in accents dictated by
an abiding sense Of his wrongs, and
in tones expressive Of the hopeless
desolation of his heart. 1t was it's
last passionate throb. This man was
done with impulses, ever revenge"
The speech of Logan reads: Il APP
peal to any white man to say that
he even entered Logan's cabin but
| gave him meat; that he ever came
naked but that | clothed him. In the
course of the last war, Logan remain
ed in his cabin an advocate for peace.
| had such an affection for the white
people, that l was pointed at by the
rest of my nation. I should have ever
lived with them, had it not been for
Colonel Cresap, who last spring cut
off in cold blood, all the relatives of
Logan, not sparing women and chill
dren. There runs not a drop Of my
blood in the veins Of any human crea-
ture. This called upon me for revenge.
| have sought it, | have killed many,
and fully glutted my revenge. l am
glad that there is a prospect of peace
on account Of the nation, but | beg
you will not entertain a thought that
anything | have said proceeds from
fear. Logan distains the thought,
He will not turn his heel to save his
life: Who is there to mourn for Lo,
gan? Not one"
Orono, the Catholic chief of the
Penobscots, was born in 1888 and was
the successor of the Chief Wenamo
wet. Almost from the day Orono be
came chief there was little trouble be
tween the Indians and the whites. He
vas inclined to peace. According tC
tradition Orono was a member of the
white ace having in infancy beer
stolen by the Tarratines from the
neighborhOod of Brunswick. Wher
the Revolutionary War came he ten
dered his aid to the Americans much
against the will of the members Of
the other tribes. This was at a time
when other Indians threatened to join
with the English. Orono, Joseph
Peace, and Poreris arrived at Fal
mouth, (now Portland) on their way tC
the Provincial Congress meeting al
Cambridge. The people of Falmouth
provided for them a carriage, horses
and money, to assist them on theil
journey.
Two days after the Battle of Bun
ker Hill, there arrived 1t Cambridge
a number of Indians of whom Oronc
was chief. He came to offer their serv
ices in behalf of the American Cause
In a speech to the Congress, June 81
1775, Orono stated: SIN behalf of the
whole Penobscot tribe, if the griev
ances under which his people laboret
were removed they would aid will
their whole force to defend thu
country" The chief grievances were
trespasses by the whites upon theil
timberlands, cheating at trade, etc
The reply to Orono guaranteed the
Indians their claims would be granted
The Congress forbade all trespasses
on the lands claimed by the Indians
This treaty held good up to 1885
Orono is described as a tall, straight
we'll built and fine looking man will
blue eyes. He was greatly beloved BY
his tribe and spent most of his life
trying to bring peace to his people
The treaty he formed at the time o
the Revolutionary War was faithful.
kept. The Indians assumed control o
the Island of Oldtown. 1t had beer
the favored spot of the Indians 70,
many hundred years.
Rev. Daniel Little, of Kenaebunk
when sent as missionary into the Pc