Camden gazette and mercantile advertiser. (Camden, S.C.) 1818-1822, November 22, 1821, Image 4
M isc ellafieou s
From the Mt**-York American. %
INDIAN, BIOGRAPHY.
? Mare the poor Indian* whose untutored!
I mind>
Sees C.od m clouds? or bears him in the
wind."
The following sketch of the life
and character of an Indian warrior,
deserving the frail memo
the Seneca trib ?MHe is now (no
more; bat the memoty of .even sav
age worth deserves to be reclaimed
&t>i9lbfc*aste ?f oblivion.? Indian
Biography is not often presented to
n^- pubift-. jThe virtues of .the sav
itofi of his own
-V L ii ' Z"
ppiiiveter
r was his
M?v>:? v - .
that he
ISfl
gouation with the
siuu of tbeir lani
mm
ops, qutdei
gatheSE
. ft
the heatt of an Indian country, sur
roUndHFby mote than ten times tbeii
number, whw^W^'iu^K^ittric
remembrance of their injuries, and
to indignation the elo-l
qnence of a favorite chief. Appafc-t
led and terrified, the uliito men cost)
a t beer km* gaze upon the bonis
around them. A nod from the chief*
I night be ttie onset of, destruction.
I i^t that |>ortfntau? asomnit, Far
mer's Brother iuterpoacd. Hit re
plied not to hiH B <rtner t hief, ? but
with a sagacity truly alwriginal, lit
caused a t,ensaliun of the council ?
introduced ioud clwcr? icommtmlMi
I the floquefice of lied J?ck?t, am
Vclore (ho meeting bad f6-awca|p|j
with the aid of other pnwlent chiefs,
be had moderated (lie fury of his
-nation to a more salutary review of
the -question before (hem. Suffice it
to say, the* treaty was concluded,
and tbe Western District, st this
day, owes no small portion of its
power and influence to the coaftcils
,* 'itfi > ^ ^ ^ ?*
from ihdkfTHlQge
FARMER'S BROTHER.
Anecdotes of men who have been
distkiguished for their bravery, whe
ther friend t>fr foe, civilized ? or guv
age, seldom fail to excite' interest.
During the late war, the Heneca na
tion of Indians who reside in the
neighborhood of BuSalo, were em
ploy ed by our government andattaih-.
to enter Canada nnder the command
of General Brown, Tlje principal
Chief of the tribi was called *Far
intfi Brother^ a stout, athletic war
^fro^ts^pf upwards vof
rs had passed over his!
retained his faculties
H6 'possessed
s younger associates,!
lonly animated a
;*? a fresh harvi
to his view
This celebrated Chief in the war
[between England and France, was.
engaged in, the service of the French J
.He once, pointed to the writer of this,
the spot where with a party of In
dians, he lay in ambush, patiently
nb of a goati'
the
fteai
gara Mint, the garrison ? which hadj
tlrtte lately surrended hi Sir W-fl
liam lJoMfciOn^ Th? p1a<? setectSt!
for that purpose is now known by .
the name of . the " Devil's Hole,'-"]
"ree and a half miles betow
can scarcely concave a more disma
faokine r8viit?1jfittl
in of the per
of the birch ant
hich had taken root below,
ana *be low murmuring of the
"?lids in tlte chasm, added to the
hiiwiwudwof the
mmgmm
lawfulr^Tha
tto-<
ft**
ed them. JJ*cooac?o??rf Uiek dan
the drivers wer, gaily wh?"? '
1 11 ox teams. ' Fan,
litis band, on tliei
'?I*..
a horrid butchery. ^
Km
|* fcjfhiope^fJibove the falls, beii
?taunted on a
his retreat 5
diers ifab eanght <on
r?<ot >fr a cedar/
him until assured *1
of the savages that they bad qui .
the utelligenfc of (his disaster. J ' A
small rlvolet which pouts ilself down
this precipice, was literally JpTore.d
jfrmllhe blood |of the vanquished.
The traveller who inquires about
any interesting events which m?y
have occuced there;, will lie told the
whohv story of this ambuscade,
ahownthe r4J$lpody Kuftr" then
tliis little stream has ever since Ikvu.c.
' ' In the ite volu t lima ry* war, Fir-,
V* Brother evinced hi9 hostility]
**?? Americans upon every occa
that presented Ttaelf ; aud with
lame, zeal he engtigrd in the late
War against bis former friends
English.
Another anecdote of this
will show in more glowing colors
die real savage. ? *A short time-tie*,
fore onr army crossed the Niag)
Farmer's Brother chanced to ubse.
on Indian w ho bad mingled w?
be tteneca*, n ml whom lie insianUj
recognized as Wiongiag to the Mo
hawks, ft tribe living in Canada, and
ilt?u etnpluyed in the service of the
eneny. He went tip to him, and
addressed him in the Indian Ungae
I know you well ? you beloojj
io the Moba\?ks^-you we a spy? 7
hero is pay rifle ? tny tomahawk ? my
scalping knife. I give you choice
which 1 shall pae, but I am in basted
The young warrior, finding resist
ance vain, chose to be put to death
Hith a vifle. He, v> ordered to lie
down upon the grass, while wfth his
left foqt upcii the breast of the vic
tim, thechicf lodged the coufceuU of
has rifte in hifc bead.
With so much of the savage, Par
tiler's Brother ' possessed some uolle
traits. He was as firm a friend
where !*e promised iidelit v, as a bit
** eueu^4liosia?^^
contended, and would loose Ihe -last
drop of blood in his veins sooner
than betray the cause he hail espous
ed. . rHcr yras fond of recounting bis
exploits, am] dwelt with much satis-l
faction upon the . number of sca||>$
he had taken in skirmishes with the
whites. In company with several
other chielsxh^^Ducc paid a visit, to
?en. Washington, who present}*!
him wilb fti jitter medal. This.htf
constantly wore suspended from Jfis
neck ; and so preciogs did he esteem
the. gift that he fets oneii been heftd
to declare that he would lose'iMWlV
v>ith his life. 1
Soon after the battles ?f Chippe
wa and ; Bridgewater, this veteran
warrior paid the debt of nature pi
the !8etieca ' Village? and as- a: mark
for his distfhggifthed l?ave
t^a^yiegimeut^lw^Staies
Jttfrntry interred him with military
honors. Y. K.
- S ^ V- ?- *!Z<9 k 1 \T-~ -
Jfaik the Connecticut Herald.
|tTh? wor.d is ,011 4cccived with
ornament. .
What a propensity we have to im
[iose on jeath othety in the most tri-?
fling as well as the most serious con
cernf ! It is amusing towrfrness the
ittempts made to pass uhtfer assum
(^characters, ami make tjie world
relieve we are mt are net.-r-*
The boy is eager id mount a cravat,
strut in along coat, and iwell , his
voice to thtf ?< thorough bass* of
manhood ; 4he youngmis#, its soon
as *he enters hfe tae&, will begin to
5 while the ?uper:
jd damsel of 48 will ogle ^
mper, and play of* ' - !
with^fi (he simplicity of
tihow wu there is & mist;
*k,A.ml^>r 7 V T ' r- i "
> Ate- ?v *
r&??8j5Si
U?& jjbr
'omt'ii
M&h
Hfe teen in
nee! HoWi
I lie thought' to
fit diamond, who have 'Uovjcr
JM&rtfog? Whoever will
^MSSgSgn
;d |li?t he is as epod as
ftvery one can nidge of
; and as few look below'
the surface, it Uf pot surprising that
?' the world is still deceived with or
nament." %
1 ha*e heard an anecdote of i
nek and 'iv physician, which ma,
ucid^te the snlrjcct. They wsl
ding (o visit Rome patients, when
the 'doctor addressed Jria companion
to this effect : " Aly friend, how do
yon manage to obtain k> mpch prac
tice, notwithstanding your igsordnce
of the pwfession in which you have
engngeifc even witlnmt the ordinary
evidence of lieing ? physicianl?
Will tell you," said the impostor.?
** A?alM?4ili^Gral tan men ttfcotn we
shall meet 5 and as a physio
^PUp^fonr opinion of thei
compile ^ ? ? ?
i whom he con
with a sound
? Well, (said)
, , have fitand Imt one
wlgi'l* 'Capable of judging
JChe nine would prefer
receiving things fori? what they are
"Rented, M (hq trouble of exam
for thems^ves. /'Ily'^pufflng
itsting, I oancatch them. Yon
no pretensions, and expfcet that
mankind will discover your talents
liy their own exertions. Give me
nine foolS, ami you shall be
ai - a a. _ it
V* ; 4
dea
M*t?V IVUIOJ ^ VW (JI|H||
come jto (be tenth wise man ?'
rL ^KL' : ...
^?imv y?w ^yil> #?rv ??????#?
The ? uoisyy imjmtlei
dashing fellow , is tuo often tL
successful. AH. hate not the
tliate interest in assuming quarrft
that they do nut possess, by \vb'
the quack was uctuated ; kulv
'principle which tlirecta must mcr
the same? the effects produced
externals upon the vulgar. Tlie Uf- I
the of seeming to.jbe of gone in??
porlanceijs natural ; anil each adopU
.u -? feasible means of ar
be object. Tlw tra
mate frietids. PMV|WW7|rci,
sent com|ia?y~ excepted) will^ea
viocevouof bis superi'~!?"
versa UMjn on "L *
Hi
' s,xr
? iob, aarcaatic or con
tetojrino&seuie, an insulting re
or a pregnant frown upon akn
case) wlnle the sober judge carr;
more in Ms
cmJ
nr
ing 1 ins iiiipoi
Dress has a
ttie mantle of, cb
not on# ^
a vast nurabt.
not felt ? tins i
mP?3g<!
superfine
whicb covers
~ .?f'sina,w but
a Mu8<ian girdle?
Jiaye been manu> I
factuted into -fine gentlemen, bjll
tailor! How many maids do we
[Jit isfjoot w?rth while to inquire
rtltolasses. \ It 'j||
BUS
Hich or JKyor'^some or ugiy,|
Iter hack must hecovi
silks * and eating ? , |
Lofl
IISPS*!'
man was!
sence - by dno of^be numerous]
sorswho Aire concerned for the
fare of every one hut themselves,!
to know wh^ *d riot go to meet
? dresrwelf
opjjpa
ages* and (
;? ? 7. A ' **'? ,^'i '1'
I?ient state of civilization, such asf
negroes, Recently emerged front *er
vitttde. If correct,- the fact is not
very flattering to some belles amll
beaux, who would shrink from .'if
comparrison with Indians, or Afri
cans, in any thing.
It is strange that men will not he!
content topife, estimated by
especially Where they are knpwi
hot must he continually striving to
appear what they are not. The
fool cannot, long hide hi* folly with
crimson f antf the ' coarse N country |
heroine, otiw renders bet vulgarity !
more conspicaous, by attempting
conceal it in silks and brocade. Yc^
In spite of common sense, and often'
against common honed%, as by nrti-j
toal consent, " 'Hie world i a ttiU |
deceived ifrilh ornament "
JEttKMY BROADCLOTH.
py fy From the Maine Gazette. I
^*$ntefnperance>*- One of the^reat*
cat causes of misery in this world is)
the unnecessary u m of ardent spirits.
Although it may not be an indisput
able fact, th*t they are in alt cases!
useless, yet the good |>roduced byl
them, will bear so small a propoi-1
(ion tothe avil,. that it would doubt |
a^Hi^bet much better fur Mm world
' were the iMfotfocttof* ?f tt ewri^y
KUyiM^I^ODkaithe effVcf* wliicli
.How tlestruciive to'tho
! ikjiu* of soviet j ! How many there
ubo though tbey are said not to
Lkiiik to excess, habitually indulge
[jBKHE^e bottle, to a degree
healthy their i*urse,
and ijaeit reputation. Aud why cfo
they Allow themselves to fall Hitfrfhia*
H because ^tbej ejtpeot to,
fltulhainuofss therein? Vain and
delnsiv* dream! Would tbejr;;l>ut,
consider and examine Jhe pasejWonld
they butVjewthe depth ?&*kejpit
near w 'dcfi 4hey aire verging ? jn ?
word jX would tbey .but open i',e,r
eyes .mod j?e,*lhey; would di?|pv'er
that they were pursuing an opposite
road lo tliat which leada to happi
ness; to happiness in this world,
without regard to a future statp. ?
Theuse of spirit has become so
^fashion able of late, tint tnaby. whose
appetites do not incline them to use
it, are ofteu led into it by ttyp exarajgr
pie of Others, and by the ItewitchjJ
influence of fashion. How sJ
is the censure which parents des9
Who set such an example before <m
children ? It is <heir jtlfity, not only
to abstain from the use of this dead
ly poison themselves, but to exhort
tfceir children and all who are under
there are who? to their shame beit
said, neglect both.
:f. One- great source from whence
eroanatc^^^^miling evil, is the
sure, must always have some kind
'of spirituous liquor; and every one
must driuk-; those who ere fond of
a little wilj drink, and pursuade those
who have not contracted tluU habit,
but'frbo ffar the ?ke of being soda'
ble, as they term it, will venture
assse
! of ene
iMiiUkanil
todjssr^
tfaftt m
iglpM
Goorfee j Pern, Mm\.
France* >1 ptncrahead, Mm*?.
t > Jiarigneea,