Norwich bulletin., 1921-06-02
oDD INCIDENTS IN AMERICAN
 HISTORY
THE WRONGS OF LOGAN, THE IN-
 DIAN CHIEF

DIAN CHIEF
 Logan, the famous Mihgo Indian chief, named for James Logan, William Penns secretary, was one of the most talented of any American Indian figuring in his tory. He lived in familiar and friendly intercourse with the white settlers in Pennsylvafia, and was know far and wide for his fine presence and engaging qualities.
 Just prior to the Revolution Dogan's family va srf1AssAcfed by settlers in the Ohio Valley, which Act stirred him to reek vengeance upon all white settlers in his section, and fer several nhoAthe fear tul barbaritiks were pefp&tfated upon men, %oni&n ana children.
 At the time much the greater part Of the frontier vas held CT claimed By Viii Eihia, whose royal govkrnM was Lord Dda1nofs Thg IhdiAns in this section had been normally At peace with the whites for ten years, Since the close of B6uquet's campaign. But the whites were beginning to ercroach oTl the great hunting ground south of the Ohio, and the Indians became angry, and in the fail of 1773 their attacks became so frequent that it was evident that a gem araI outbreak was at hand.
 Thus the spring of 177I opened with
 
 borders were anxious for the var, and Lord Dnnhofe was f6t inclined to Balk. Unfortunately the first stroke fell 6h friendly Indians. The band was led by a Maryland borderer, Michael Cresa D, who proceeded t6 hestihties at once by ambushing anl shooting down some friendly Shawnees who were engaged in trade.
 This same party then set out to at tack the camp Of Logan whose family and followers were then dwelling at Yel- low Creek Cfesa5s party, after going Some niles toward Bogafi's camp, began ] to feel ashamed of their mission Calling 1 halt they discussed ths fact that the consisted exclusively of friendly Indians. and forthwith abandoned their prop6sel trip and returned home
 But Logan's people did not profit by 1 Cfesap's change Of heart. On the last | day 6f April a small party of men Wo- men and chillren. including almost all of Logan's kin. left his camp and crossed the river t6 visit Greenhouse, as had been their custom for he made a trade of sell ing rum to the savag6s, though Cresa1 had notified him to std5.
 The whole party was piled with liquor and became helplessly drunk, in which condition Greenhouse and his associate criminal fell upon and mastered then ar. Ae once the frontier was in a blaze and the Indians gifded themselves fol revenge.
 They confused tie two massacres, at | trftutine them both to Cresap, whom they well knew as warrior.
 Soon all the back country was involved in the unspeakabie horrors of bloody Indian war which lastad till the follow
 ing october The batle of the Gtea Kanawha was the chief fight in which tn whites gained signal victory, whicl ; brought about peace. For some tim after peace had been declared with tn ether chiefs Logan would not join il When he did yield a gullen assent LOT, i Dunfnore was obliged to communicat with him through a messenger, a iron tier veteran named John Gibson. To this messenger Logan was wiIlin to talk. Taking him aside. he suddenl addressed him in speech which wi always retain it's place as perhaps tn finest outburst of savage 4loquence c r which we have any authentic record. Tn
 messenger took it down in writing trans fating it literally. Some of the hnes : phrases from his speech are the follow ing:
 : T appe4i to any white man to say ever he entered Logai's eabine hungr
 and he gave him not meat; if ever |
 came cold and naked. and he clothed hil