Indiana Palladium, Volume 5, Number 35, Lawrenceburg, Dearborn County, 5 September 1829 — Page 1

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EQUALITY OF RIGHTS IS NATURE'S PLAN AND FOLLOWING NATURE IS THE MARCH OF MAN. Barlow.

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""fHrm iii n 1 1 ii ii in 1 1 ii ii From th' PhUbdtlphia S E. Poit. "UNCLE SAM." Or, Reminiscences of the Back IVocds. Samuel Brady, or, as he was more familiarly led, "Uncle Sam," was a man of powerful faae, hardy, sagacious, caring and exceedingly strong and ac tive. The swiftest Indian could not es cape his pursuit, or overtake him when he found it necessary to retreat so wily, that the utmost sagaci'y of the common enemy could not take him by surprise, or escape his vigilence when he would take a notion to harass them. Often when the unsuspecting Indian was tiding all his native cunning to come up with the equally unsuspecting dner, the kern eye and sure aim of Brady would make them both his victims. Sometimes he would ?cour the coun try alone, and watch the movements of the natives, towards whom he-entertained a deep-rooted enmity, partly on account of their having previously murdered some of his relatives, and partly because of their depredations upon his neighbors. The very name of Brady was terrible to them; and miny were his "hair breadth escapes" from cap ture, and consequently the most terrible death that savage ingenuity and malig irity could inflict. In one. of these solitary rambles he suddenly fell in with a party of warriors, who immediately rushed toward him. sure of their prey. But the extreme agility of the intrepid hunter soon let all his pursuers behind, except one, who, far in advance of his comrades, war pressing closely upon him with drawn tomahawk, ready to strike the fatal blow. Brady heard his footsteps clo?e behind him, and deeming escape by flight ou. of the question, suddenly turned upon, and grappled with, his pursuer, and hurled him to the ground. The suddenness of the action disconcerted the savage; and Brady wrested the tomahawk from him, and bured it deep in his brains. With the tomahawk in one hand and his rifle in the other he again fled, and was soon beyond the reach of his pursuers. At other times he would hav a small hand of volunteers with him, who only looked upon him as their leader; and one trait of character in Brady I nave often heard, which was, when ii pursuit, he was always in froot of his ll'V.e company and when retreating, kf;p! uniformly in the rear. When any act of desperate va lor, or a y matter that required superior sagacity was found necessary, Brady was always the actor. On one occasion a party of Indians had encamped somewhere near the Al legheny river, from whence they fre quently issued for the purpose of plun dering, and committing depredations upon their white neighbors. Brady determined, if possible, to break up the nest, but as their numbers were unknown, he considered it imprudent to risk an attack upon the place until this could be ascertained. To accomplish this he resolved to disguise himself as a warrior belonging to some neighboring tribes, and go to the encampment as a snv. Being well acauainted with the - f- J - CJ M -- dialect and custom of the Indians, he was well qualified for the daring expedition. ! Arriving at the village about sunset, ne Cntered it with all the apparent unconcern of a warrior -went from wig warn to wigwam, pretending to negotiate for the sale of some sugar; at length he entered one of the largest wigvyams, where he found several warriors who had just returned from a hunting expedition, eating j rk, and also a cunning looking old chief, who was sitting in a corner smoking. Brady commenced his bargaining about the sugar, and was not suspected by any of the young warriors with whom he was conversing, but he caught the sly mid auspicious eye of the old chif, be became uneasy, and with apparent carelessness moved towards the door. Presently he heard from the lips of the old chief the terri ble sentence, ntteredjn a low guttural, but portentous tone Me ihmks one Bra duT In a moment the tremendous war whoop echoed through the villaee, and Brady, pursued by every Indian in the encampment, was making his way to the utmost extent of his powers towards the hU By ttiis time it was almost dark, and laving a winding path up the hill he gained ,a little ground upon his pursuers ; but desparingof making his escape by wiftncFs of foot, he threw himself into the thick leafy branches of a fallen tree .tha lay below the path, and lay there in iilence, while the pursuers, yellinc with tary and delight that they had at length

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got their terrible enemy in their power, all passed by him. The pursuit was kept up for a considerable time with all the zeal of infuriated and blood-thirsty savages. But at last it was given up in despair; and Brady, from his place of concealment, heard his pursuers return, muttering curses of disappointment a id threats of vengeance. When all was again quiet, he crept from his covert, and, with swift and weary steps, retraced his way to his concealed companions. Having accomplished the object of his visit to the village though at such a fear ful risk, and believing that he & his party would be abl to conquer and drive AT the savages, he determined to make a descent upon them. Waiting quietly till the night was f ir advanced, they proceeded cautiously towards the village. Sudden as a flash if lightning tne unsus pecting savages were attack d, and before they could recover from th ir panic the half of their warriors 1 iy stretched upon the earth; the remainder tied with precipitation. The flaming wiuwams lighted the return of the daring little par ty. This checked for a while the audacity of the Indians, and the settlers had a temporary rest from their depreda tions. At another time, Brady and his party were out upon a scout, and encountered a considerable body of Indians. To have attacked them would have been madness, so that their only alternative was to retreat. They were discovered and pursued. Long and hot was the chase; hut the whites, aware of the terririblefale that awaited them if t iken, ex erted all their powers,and gained ground upon their pursuers. Thinking them selves out of reach, they remitted their exertions in a few minutes, however. the footsteps of the enemy broke upon their ears, and they were again compelled to put forth all their energies. Again they left the savages out of hearing, and again they remitted their toils. But they almost gave themselves up to despair when the sound of their indefatigable pursuers was again heard behind them. They were astonished that they were able to follow so directly in their track; and Brady, thinking there mut be something to guide them, superior even to ther own sagacity, determined to stay behind, and, if possible, ascertain the cause. Directing his men to pursue a certain course, he laid himself behind a log to await the approach of the savages. He soon discovered the secret. The first object that struck his eye was a small black dog, which followed the trail of the retreating party as he would a fox's. Brady waiting till the dog approached within a short distance, then shooting him dead, he sprung up, had se veral ineffectual shots tired at him, and soon regained his exhausted com panions. I he Indians, when thev lost their guide, gave up the pursuit, and our little party reached the settlement in safety. There are many men who, when sur rounded With all the pomp, parade ar d circumstance of war, urged on by present glory and the hope of posthumcus fame. gain, aud no doubt justly, the name of hero; but how few are there whose cour-

age would not fail were they placed in!j,Jmp info the Little Falls. Bring Col.

brady s circumstances, burrour.ded bv lonely and gloomy forest--, without the usual spirit-reviving accompaniments of war; frequently alone, in constant dan gerof attack from some secret and unseen foe. How few whose spirits would not revolt at such solitary, gloomy and dangerous warfare! Yet our hero braved such scenes, such hardships, such dangers. No historian has recorded his nam" no poet has sung his exploits ; but they are preserved in the memories of those who shared in the dangers and difficulties of those times; they are the subject of many of the legendary tales of the country, and are remembered with gratitude by many who were protected by his bravery. At length the thickening settlements of white men pressed too closely upon the heels of the receding savage; and although he marked his retreating footsteps with the blood of many an innocent victim, and the ashes of many a dwelling, still he was compelled to retire further and turther into the great western forests;, and his place was occupied by his civilized conquerors. Now they are far Irom us; tne arts, pursuits, and comforts of civilization flourish and abound, where lately nothing existed but savage beasts and savage men. "The found of the church going bell" is heard n here lately nought broke the silence, save the shrill war-whoop of the savage, the cries of jfxpi ring victims, or the shrp srack of

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the rifle that told the death of either man or beast. Yet cruel and vindictive as were these Indians, they were an injured and persecuted race. Their ideasof revenge, however, were savage and unjust. They visited their wrongs upon the innocent, because they happened to be of the same race with those who wronged them, &L consequently it became the duty of the settlers to repel their attacks and drive them olf. When the country was relieved from this destructive plague, and peace and safety were restord, "Uncle Sam" amus d his declining days by pursuing his favorite occupation of hunting. He resi ded principally iu Indiana county, where he found a number of respectable con eexions, though he found a home in al most every dwelling he entered. He lived to -ee temples of religion and jus lice rise up upon the theatre of his toil: and dangers. His aged heart was cheer ed to see the numerous abodes of peace, p'enty, comfort and happiness, and he was at length gathered to his father's at a good old age. From the Nw-YorU Courier and Enquirer. Samuel Path, the Jumper. The following official letter from Sam 1 at h shouhi be put on record: H f I'll . . juessrs. manors. riease 10 notice in your valuable paper, that I propose eel ebrating the anniversary of our glorious Independence by leaping over the Little nun xt i . i ... r ans, Jt.ssex co. i. j. wnicn not being sufficiently deep, I have erected a stage, so that the clear leap, will be about 80 feet. I perceive, by a notice' in Alderman Binns' paper, that home ha- person proposes that I should leap with a frog r i i j i i i ior anunureu sovereigns, l will leap with tne worthy alderman over as many conin handbills as he shall be able tc collect, and will leap with him ioto Tar varus, if he bets me two to one, and goes hrsr. I regret to perceive that exploits of a most daring character make hut an in different impression upon a gallant poo pie. JLook at Leander, who swam a cross the , (I forget the name of the sea,) to cet a peep at hi? sweetheart history has not forgotten him. Look at Hannibal who crossed the Cattskill mountains in winter, before Mr. Wehh had built the mountain house. Look at our lute worthy President, Mr. Adams, who swam across the Tiber at Rome, and the same river at Washington city. And look at me, who have jumped over the Passaic Falls several times without being killed! Will history forget these exploits? Will not Noah Webster, in his next Dictionary, notice them? Every skimble-skamble thing in the country is patronized an Italian singer a pair of fat babies a dancing corps an Egyptian mummy, or the dog Apollo, can make fortunes, and can visit Saratoga Springs in summer while I, who have done what Jove never did, can scarcely make up a paltry fifty dollars. S;me day or other, I shall take such a leap, that you will hear no more of me, and thus leave the country to mourn over its loss. Pray come, to-morrow, and see the S.ne wiih yon, and if you can spare a In-tHe of nabob, throw it into the hamper I jump best under the mhuence of old Madeira. Affectionately yours, SAM. PATCH. July 3, 1820. WESTERN ADVENTURES. By the Hon. Judge Hall. Among the adventurers whom Boon described as having reinforced his little colony, was a young gentleman named Smith, who had been a major in the mili tia of Virginia, and possessed a full share of the gallantry and noble spirit of his na tive state. In the absence of Boon, he was chosen, on account of his militaryrank and talents, to command the rude citidel, which contained all the wealth of this patriarchal band their wives, their children, and their herds. It held an object particularly dear to thisyoung soldier a lady, the daughter of one of the (settler?, to whom he pledged his affections. It came to pass upon a certain day, when the siege wag over, tranquility restored, and the employ ments of husbandry resumed, that this young lady, with a female companion, strolled out, as young ladies in love are apt to do, along the banks of the Kentucky river. Having rambled about for some time, they espied a canoe lying by the shore, and in a frolic stepped into it, with a determination of visiting a neighbor on the

opposile bank. It seems that they were not so well skilled in navigation as

he Lady of the Lake, who paddled her own canoe very dexterously; for instead of gliding to the point of destination, they were whirled about by the stream. and at length thrown on a sand bar, from which they were obliged to wade ashore. Full of mirth, exdted by their wild adventure, they hastiy arranged their dre ses, and were oroceedinf? to climb tht - i o banks, when three Indians rushing from a neighboring covert, st iz- d the fair wanderers, and lorced them away. 1 heir savage captors, evincieg no sym n O I I mm l m Jl ! -x r-t - mm n H rr them lime for rest nor reflection, hurried them alone durinr the whole day by rugged and thorny paths. Their shoes were worn off by the rocks, their clothes torn, their feet and limbs lacerated, and stained with blood. To heighten their misery, one of the savages began to make love to Miss , (the intended of major Smith) and while goading her a long with pointed slicks, promised m re compense for their suffering, to make her his squaw 1 his at once roused all A powers into action. In the hope that her friends would pursue them, she broke the twigs as she passed along, and de layed the party as much as possible by tardy and blundering steps. But why dwell on the unmaniv cruelty 01 mose savages? The day and night passed and another day of agony had nearly rolled over the heads of these atiheted females, when their conductors hailed to cook a wild repast of Buffalo meat. The ladies were soon missed from the garrison. The natural courage and sa gacity ol Smith, now heightened by love, gave him the wings of the wind and the fierceness of the tiger. The light traces of female feet led him to the place, of embarkation the canoe was traced to the opposite shore the deep print of the mocknsinsin the sand told the rest; and the agonised Smith, accompanied by a few of bis best woodsmen, pursued "the spoil encumbered foe." The track once discovered, they kept it with that uner ring sagacity so peculiar to our hunters. I he bended grass, the disentangled briars, and the compressed shrub, uflord ed the only, but to them t';e certain, indications of the rentes of the enemy. When they had sufficiently ascertained the general course of the retreat of the Indians, Smith quitted the trace assuring his companions that they would fall in with them at the pass of a certain stream ahead, for which he now struck a direct course, thus gaining on the foe, who had taken the most difficult paths. Arrived at the stream, traced it3 course until they discovered the water newly thrown upon the rocks. Smith leaving his party, now crept forward upon his hands and feet, until he discovered one of the savages seated by a fire, and with a deliberate aim shot him through the heart. The women rushed towards their deliverer, and recognizing Smith, clung to mm in the transports of newly awakened joy and gratitude, while a second Indian; sprang towards him with his tomahawk. Smith disengaged himself from the ladie?, aimed a blow at his antagonist with his rifle, which the savage avoided by springing aside, but at the same moment the latter received a mortal wound from another hand. The other and only re maining Indian fell, in attempting to es cape. Smith, wilh hi3 interesting charge, returned in triumph to the fort, where his gallantry, no doubt was repaid by the sweetest of all rewards. Raisin? of Colts. The following answers were returned by W. R. Johnson, E qJ to questions propounded by John Marshall, Esq. of Faquier county, Va. Senate Chamber, Feb. 4, 1829. 1. Keep the Colts in pretty good or der, not too fat, until they are two years old, then break them 'gently. 2. Keep them in lots, it does not matter as to size, taking care not to allow them to see other horses more than possi ble. 3. and 4. Grass lots are best, and short grass 5. Dry food mostly when young, cut oats. 6. Give corn in the winter; oats in the summer; not more at a time than they eat clean. When they are once fat very light feeding is be6t. 7. It is not at all necessary to rub them until they are two years old. 8 WTean the colts about six months old. Should the above answers to your questions not be sufficiently explicit, they will be with great pleasure added to. Respectfully, Wm. R. Johnson. John Marshall, A. E. Farmer

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fit We cheerfully give place to the attached 'tragmei. from a respectable subscriber; and shall be pleased to hear from him frequently. THE BEST ELECTION. A fragment of an election conversation, hi tzveen a candidate for office, and his chri twn friend. Candidate. My dear Sir, can you inform me Inw I may secure my electionf Fiuitih Yes sir, by diligece: you t,us( git all diligence to make it sure. Can. That I have alreadi done, sir: Fr I asfure ou, neither trouble nor expense. I 'haw- opened houses lor entertainment, 1 have canvassed personally, I have t mployt d ar gents to collect voters, I have set tho printers to work on broadsides and bandbills; and (to let you into a secre?)! have goi a clever fellow to draw them up; one who is used to write for the news-pa per, and can draw up an advertisement with spirit, and a little smart abuse of my antagonists. Fr. Alab! sir, that a gentleman and a christiau, as you no doubt profess to be, should stoop to such arts, to influ ence and corrupt the minds of the people. I heartily wish you would bestow as much pains to secure your election for a better place! Can. A better placesir! how do you mean? Is not this as respec table a place as any in this part of the country 1 rr. lruesir;but I refer to a cityp and even a heavenly one. The true c hristian, sir, i? "a citizen of no meanci iy My adv ice is, to give all diligence o make your election sure" in the Nevj Jerusalem. Can. O ho! I understand you row iiut gentlemen of your sentiments, I believe, consider that bu-eine.es as already settled! Do not yon, sir, consider jout election already fixed and unalterable? Fr. Not more, sir, than the business in which y ou are engaged. Can. How so? I wish my eloctioD were as sure as you represent. t Fr. And do you think the etent i& known to God? Can. Certainly. Fr. Then the event is iure to hrm Can. No doubt of it. Fr. And must infallibly corresponfi wilh his fore-knowledge. Can. That it is certainly fore-knowti to the Supreme Being I have no doubt but that does not make it sore to me, Fr. I admit that, aDd therefore your anxiety to make it sure to you. But why not employ the same diligence in a case of infinitely more importance. Can. O, sir, if 1 am to be saved, I shall be saved ; and if notj you know I cannot help it. Fr. And if your to be elected for this place, y ou will be elected ; why then all this trouble and expense? Can. Ah sir! if I do not use the means, I know that I shall not be chosen. Fr. And what reason have you to suppose you shall be be saved wiiboufc means? Can. That subject we will defer, if you please, to a "more convenient seah son." I must wait on my electors. Fr. Alas! Sir, so said Felix, the Ro man governor, when Paul "reasoned o righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come;1' but that season never came; and I much fear it may be go with you. The world will always find you an exi use for neglecting religion; and the enemy ofaouls will represent every thing as more important than the one thing needful. The Lord awaken you from the delusion. A Citizen. "By Authority." The publishers of the U. S. laws received this year 64 . A magnificent biibe, truly ! The N. Y. Enquirer (a Jackson print) makes the following remarks on the subject. We are glad to see that the Jackson editors are beginning to think that it is no such mighty matter after all; though it would have looked better if they had found itout themselves. The Enquirer says:uEacLi publisher of the laws of the United States has received sixty four dollars for last year for setting up matter which no doubt cost them one hundred, "Here's honor for you." By the way the city papers which know how much theYrweekIy enpnses amount to, should charge Uncle Sam by the square, thtf same as all of our Uncles. There is a great mistake as to the extent of Government patron age, and much trickery has been throwq on the matter." Virginian Canada. 1098 emigrants arrived a't Quebec during the 2d week in July. With the exception of 30, all were Irish,