Rising Sun Times, Volume 1, Number 28, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 24 May 1834 — Page 1

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"TLKDGED TO NO PARTY'S ARBITRARY SWAT, Wli'LL FOLLOW TRUTH WHEKe'rU IT LEADS THE WAV." KV STE VISAS &, H1S1AU SI IV, IXDIAIYA, SATIKIJ AV, MAY 21, 1S1. VOS.OIK 1. AO. as.

CLUAIl'S INTERVIEW. 1.V CAMPBELL. On llnrfb's rock the Prophet stood, Tin; Lord Lct'ore him p,tssl, A hurricane in anry mood wtpt liy him ftrong and fust. TJu tb-.-cst MI Ik lore its force, Tl , rocks win: shivrrM in its course; lol wa$ net in the blast. 'T was but the whirlwind of his bre;th AiiiiuuuciDjj danger, wreck and dentil. U oe.Tcd. The air crew mute a clou J Came inulilin,' up the fun ; When through the mountains deep and loud An ivirihipiiike thuntlerM on. The fn'ehtcd eaale sprang in air, '1 he wiilf ran howling Iroru his l.iir; tioil was not in the stun. 'Twits hut the rolling; f his rnr, Tho trauipltn of his hteds from far. ' Tv as s-lill n-,-nin, and Nature stood An. I c:liuM her rutP.od frame, YVhrn swift from Heaven a fiery flood 'To earth di-vonritig came. Down to its depths the ocean fled. The sickening Min lookM wan and doad, Yet God til I'd l'ot the flame. 'Tw.is hut the terrors of his eve, That liiiteu'il through the troubled sky. At last a voice all sliil and small h ose f woolly uii the ear, Yet ro-o so clear and shrill that all In llenvt n and earth micht hear. It spoke of peace, it spoke of loc, It tpaUe as angels speak above, And (ioi! himself was there. For, oh! it w as a I ith r voice, That bade his t n lul ling world rejoice.

Tin: m.i.M) ijoy. The day wasbripht and beautiful, The boys to play had cone, Save one who sat bt-sulo the door, Dejected and alone. And the tone of merry sport, Came hiintly tohisi-iir; lie si;:hed, an.l from hi swelling lids lie brushed the falling tear. Hi little heart was rent with pain, He c.tuld not join th play; I ie could not run about the f eld And by thebrouk side stray. The rolling h j, the bound. nj ball. The kite home by the wind, The atom huut,vere nought to him,. ! or he, alas.! was blind. He cor.ld not ro tho sett ins: nr, And watch the flowing skies; The beauty of the moon and stars, Fell not upon his eyes. 'i'l.e rainbow when it spann'd the clouds, ;i- lost unto his sight, i or all to I.iui was nic,htl an. I v'nrklinp' streams. Thce truth? came fresh upon his mind, Wbile silt ir.g Um;s apart ; No wonder that the tear-drop fell, An. I heavy was his heart. Ah! little did the youthful throng, hose heart were full of jcv, Reflect upon the lonely state,. " Of that poor sightless boy! mKTOIfilCAl,. From the Cincinnati Mirrar. r.AKI.Y TIMT S IN THE V1T. c.pr. JAMrs i.on ,v.. Such was ti e name and title of a i.iv j" v-f liio Hiawarmc tribe of Indian?, who, -'.f dev-iied lo the cause, of the whit :s during Uio second war with 'ileal IJnlain, and great 1 ravery aiul talents, constitute . cl.tlnf to oar re ran' sIlouM ni l be forjiotlcn by u le:ii.! p.s vt tho Hack woods Loii an was a nriii mend ol tne Aiiieru.an during the whole of ihe war in the Weft m it h the Ih itiih and Indians, and was lrel'iciitly of tinati service, as a guide, siout, iVc. Jli.s admiration of tlic romm nullity officer of our forces (ici.v r.-.I Harrison was unbounded. . could appreciate, belter than some since have, t!io eminent services of tlial brave at id gallant officer. A sketch of him may be interesting to your readers. And as one of the objects of the Mirror is to preset ve anecdotes and tiier mailers of interest which arc connected vviih the ''Marly times in the Ve,"- 1 shall at some future time fuinis't you w itli brief sketches of a number i f (lie most celebrated Indians who t )!! part willi or against the Ameri cans dating the late war wilu tjreal Britain. Captain James Logan was a nephew i f the crSohrato.d Te-cum-theh, (or Tccuiiisi h.) being the sou of a sister of thai thief. When a young man in I 7o' ho was taken prisoner by general Logan of Kentucky, whose name he assumed, and retained until death. 1 le had previously to this distinguished him-olf as a warrior, and was much respected in his tribe. His wife was somewhat civilied and domesticated, having long resided in the family of colonel llardiu of Kentucky, by whofn hhe lia been taken prisoner in 178'J, and no doubt contributed greatly to increase the friendship which Logan had always since his residence in his cantor's family professed for the Amei icans. Logan was almost universally i ejected by The olheers of Ihe army who had gteal faith in his fidelity. Such, indeed was his devotion lo our

cause, that, the summer preceding his death, he conferred one whole riighl with his uncle, Te-cum-theh, endeavoring to persuade hi.n to join the Americans, or at least la take no part w ith the British ngainst them. Notwith

standing these things, however, and also that he resisted the eloquent peruasions of his wily uncle to join him in his support of the British he was suspected of treacherous intentions by some of the olheers and many of the privates of the army. He could not brook this suspicion, and resolved to wipe it away by an early act of heroim and devotiotu. Aiu' on the 22nd of November, 1014?, he le' , ;he camp, attended by two w anion- v , a rcconnoiterino; expedition. This, resulted in establishing his honor; hut it also re sulted in his death. 1 he particulars of this expepition, are thus given in the history of those limes. Logan and his two warriors (Bright Horn and Captain Johnny.) had "not proceeded above ten miles when they met a reconnoitering parly of the enemy, consisting of a son of Elliot, the British Indian agent, who was a lieutenant in tlio British service and live Intftans. The meeting of these parties wits so sudden, and four of them being on horseback, that there was no chryicc for Logan and his warriors to escape. He, the refore, marched boldly up to them, and declared that he was on his way to Maiden, to give information to the British general.. Among the British Indians was Winemac, a chief who wa well acquainted with Logjin and ids attachment to General Harrison. After conversing for some time together they ail sel out on the way to Maiden, both parties watchfully regarding each other. It was Logan's intention o have j,rone on until night, and then to 1 fleet his escape- But in the course of their march, he heard a conversa tion between Winemac and the officer in the l'otavvatamie language, which it was supposed he did not understand, and in which the former advised, that Hie bhavvanoese should be killed This determined Logan to seize the first opportunity of attacking them, w hich occurred after they had proceeded about eight miles.. ''Having previously directed his two followers to he ready and follow his example, he seized the moment when the officer had laid his gun upon the saddle before him, and was reaching up lo pull some winter grapes which hung from a small tree; the signal was piven, he shot Winemac himself, and one of his companions brought down ihe officer. Both parties then treed. Logan's second man kept the enemy at bay, until his friends had reloaded. Several shots from the enemy were ineffectual, hut the second fire from Logan's parly killed a young Ottawa chief; Logan however soon afterwards received a mortal wound the ball struck him immediately below the breast bone, and taking a downward direction, lodged in the skin near his back bone: at the same time, Bright Horn was also shot through the thigh, and another of the cnemv was mortally wounded. When Logan was wound ed, lie immediately directed his men to retreat. Himself and Bright Horn each seized one of the cnemies horses, and in five hours arrived safe in Winchester's camp, a distance of eighteen or twenty miles. Captain Johnny, after taking tho scalp otF the Ottawa chief, also arrived safe in the camp ihe next morning, bimtutancously with the letreat of Logan, the remaining two l'ottawalamies had seized the olhetwo horses, and pushed off in the opposite direction. Logan's wound-proved mortal. He bore the extreme ago ny which he suffered for two days with uncommon magnanimity. Speaking of his late action he laughed; when being asked the cause, he said he was laughing at the contest between Captain Johnny and the Ottawa chief, for the scalp of the latter. Whilst Logan was endeavoring to mount the horse of the deceased officer, Johnny attempted to scalp the Ottawa, who being not jet dead made resistance, and seemed unwilling to part with his hair. Johnny, however, seated astride upon his breast, despatched his antagonist, and effected hU purpose." lliirrisoii's J'arralivc. Logan was buried with all the honors due lo his rank: and with sorrow as sincerely and generally displayed , said Major J fardin in a letter to govern or Shelby of Kentucky, as he had ever

witnessed. Shortly before his death, he requested that his family might be immediately removed to Kentiu ky.and that hi3 children should be educated and brought up in the manner of the white people. ".XLIUSKU. The following anecdote is related of the notorious Tccumseh: In one of the sorties from Fori Meigs, a hundred or more of (lie American

garrison were taken prisoner 1 aiul put into Fort Miami. Here M". .fee and others- relate that the Biili.h Indians garrisoned the surrounding rampart, and amused themselves by h ling and firing at the crowd within, or at parti cular individuals. This proceeding is said to have continued neailyt'vo hours, during which twenty of tho u;hoiIunate prisoners were massacred, ihe chiefs were at the same time holding ;i council to determine the fate of the residue. A blood thirsty p.u b of cut throat l'ottawalamies were v armly in favor of dispatching them all on the spot, while the Wvanuots and Maimies opposed. that course. i he fcrmer pre vailed; and had already systi matkally commenced the work of dcstiuction, when Tccumseh, descrying ihem from 1 1. - 1 . .. 11 . . ...... 1 1 1 inu oaueries, came oown among iih-i") 1 repriniauded the ling-leaders for their dastardly barbarity in murdering defenceless captives in cold Hood, and thus saved the lives of a considerable number. That all this was done by express permission of the Ln ilish commander, and in the presence of the English army, as is hu ll. or stated, it does not belong to us, in the pursuit of our present subject, either to assert or prove. If there be any trath in the charge, or in a tithe of t!;;e of the same character, which lave been brought against the same p-irly, the 'sooner the veil of oblivion is dropped over them, the better. We give one more, which will explain in some degree by vvi it process the heroes of old Kent tick have imbibed tr.rir halfhorse fialf-ahgat t, constituents with a cross of the earth puakc and steamboat. A dwelling house in Kentucky was attacked by a party of Indians. The proprietor, Mr. Merrill, was alarmed by the barking of his dog. On going to the door he received the lire cf the assailants which broke his right leg and arm. They attempted to enter the house, but were anticipated in their movement by Mis. Merrill and her daughter, who closed the door in so effectual a manner as lo keep them at hay. They next began to hew a passage threugh the door, and one of the warriors attempted to enter through the aperture; but the resolute mother, seizing an axe, gave him a blow upon the head, and then, with the assistance of her daughter, drew his body in. His companions w ithout, not apprised of his fate, but supposing him successful, followed through the same aperture, and fourof the number were thus killed before their mistake was disco vered. They now retired a few moments, but soon returned and renewed their exertion to force the house. Despairing of entering by the door, they climbed upon the roof, and made an effort to descend by the chimney. Mr. Merrill directed his little son to empty the contents of a large feather bed upon the fire, which soon caused so dense and pungent a smoke, as nearly to suffocate those who had made this desperate attempt, and two of thorn fell into the lire place. The moment was critical: the mother and daughter could not quit their stations at the door; and the husband, though groaning with his broken leg and arm, rousing every exertion, seized a billet of wood, and with repeated blows despatched the two half smolhered Indians. In (he meantime, the mother repelled a fret.li assault upon the door, and severely wounded one of the Indians, who attempted simultaneously to enter (here while the othees descended the chimney. GOFFE, THE KEGICIDK. In the course of KingThilip's war, which involved almost all the Indian tribes in New England, and among others those in the neighborhood of Hadley, the inhabitants thought it proper to observe the first of September, 1G75, as a day of fasting and prayer. While they were in the church, and engaged in their worship, they were surprised by a band of Favagcs. The people instantly betook themselves to their arms

which, according lo the custom of the times, they had carried with them to church and, rushing out of the house, attacked their invaders. .The panic under which they began the conflict, was, however, so great, and (heir-number was so disproportionate to that of (heir enent'es, that the)' fought doubtfully at first, and in a short time began evidently (ogive way. At this mor.ienl an ancient man, with hoary locks, of a most venerable and dignified aspic', and in a dress w idely differing from that of tho inhabitant, appeal ad suddenly at their headland with a firm v oice and an example of undaunted resolution, reanimated their spirits, led them again to the conflict, and totally routed the savages. When tho battle

was ended the stranger disappeared ; ! and no pen-on knew whence he had come or whither he had gone. The relief was so timely, so sudden, so unexpected, and so providential; the ap1 .-,! .f r 1.;,.. r.,.l'l.lll ClIIV IIIHI II lltlll Jl HUH n IIIF 1 I - iii 1 nishcd it were so unaccountable ; his person was so dignified and comm ind- . . in rnm.o.iiui- I im us resolution so superior, and ins interference so decisive. that the inhabjiianis, without any uncommon exercise of credulity, reaoily believed him to be an angel, sent from Heaven for, their . x - . . . . preservation. i or was llns opimon seriotisly controverted, until it was discovered several years afterwards, that (join? and Whaliey had been lodged iu the house of Mr. Russell. Then it. was known that their deliverer was t!oiFe; Whaliey having been superannuated sometime before (he event took place. ri:usjxt Tit.s or glmls. The successful efforts of genius have not"beon more remarkable in the biography of eminent individuals, than the miseries which have often, during barbarous times, been endured by men of learning ana scieiuiuc skmi, uirougii ihe ignorance of the very persons whom (hey intended to benefit. It is only, indeed, in the present age that we find ihe discoverers of new arts and scien ces rewarded with the approbation of their'icllQVVs. if not witli more substantial gifts; and in considering what has from rir-:t to last been the amount of ihe cruel persecutions cf tho learned, the existing generation can hardly believe it crcdildo that so much war. (on abuse of power can have been exercised. On this subject of melancholly interest, Disraeli, in his Curiosities of Literature, has collected a variety of striking particulars. "Before the time3 of Galileo and Harvey," says this accurate writer, k,the world believed in the diurnal im moveahihty of (he earth, and the stagnation of the blood; and for denying these, the one was persecuted, and the oilier ridiculed. The intelligence and virtue of Socrates were punished with death. Anaxagoras, when he attempted to propog ite a just notion of the Supreme Being, was dragged fo prison. Aristotle, after a long series of persecutions, swallowed poison. The great geometricians and chimists, as Gerberl, Roger Bacon, and others, were abhorred as magicians. Virgilius, Bishop of Saltzburg, having asserted that there existed antipodes, the Archbishop of Menlz declared him a heretic and consigned him lo the flames; and the Abbot Tritbemius, who was fond of improving stenography, or the art of secret writing having published some curious works on that subject, they were condemned as full of diabolical mysteries. Galileo was condemned at Rome publicly to disavow his sentiments regarding the motion of the earth, the truth of which must have been abundantly manifest: lie was imprisoned in the Inquisition, and he was visited by Milton, who tells he was then poor and aid. Cornelius Agrippa, a native of Cologne, and distinguished by turns as a soldier, philosopher, physician, chimist. lawyer, and writer was believed lo be a magician, and to be accompanied by a familiar spirit in the shape of a black dog. He was so violently persecuted that he was obliged to fly from place lo place; the people beheld hint as an object of horror, and not unfrcquently, when he walked, he found the streets empty at his approach: this ingenious man died in an hospital. When Urban Grandier, another victim of the age, was led to the stake, a large fly settled upon his head ; a monk, who had heard (hat Relzebub signifies in Hebrew the God of Flies, reported that he saw this spirit come to take possession of him. Lven the learned themselves, who have not applied to natural philosophy

suem to have acted willithe same feelings as tho most ignorant ; from when Albert us Magnus an eminent philosopher,, of the thirtecnlh century con-, structed an automaton, or curious piece of mechaniMn, which sent forth distinct vocal sounds, Thomas Aquinas, (a celebrated theologian.) imagined' it to be the devil, and slruck it with his slalf, which, (o the mortification of the great Albert, annihilated the labor of thirty years. Descartes was horribly persecuted in Holland when he first published his opinions: Voctius, a person of influence, .accused him of Atheism, and had even projected in his mind to have this philosopher burnt at Utrechf, iu an extraordinary lire, which, kindled

on an eminence, might be observed by. the seven provinces. This persecution of Si eience and genius lasted till the closo of the seventeenth century.'? HLXMUO.V. Religion has planted itself, in all the . I' I 1 - purity of us image, and sufficiency, of 15. ,J . b ', ,. iia sutaigui, ai me uircsnnom 01 Human : . misery ; and is -empowered to recall the wanderers from their pilgrimage of wo,, and direct them in the path to Heaven. It has diffused a sacred joy in the abode of poverty and wretchedness; it has effaced the wrinkles from the blow of care shed a beam of trannuil iov 1 si ti in the chamber of death; gladdened the countenance of Ihe dying with a. triumphant enthusiasm, and diffused throughout the earth a faint foretaste of the blessings of futurity. It is be nign as the light of Heaven, and comprehensive as its span. An Iris in the sky of the Christian, it quickens perse verance with the promise of reward; reanimates the drooping spirit; invigorates the decripitude of age, and directs with a prophetic ken, to the regions of eternal felicity. Like the sun, it gilds every object with its rays without being diminished in its hutcr, or shorn of its power. LOVELINESS OP WOMAN. It is not the smiles of a pretty face, nor the tint of thy complexion, nor the beauty and symmetry of thy person, nor yet the costly robes and decorations that composed thy artificial beauty; no, nor that enchanting glance, w hich thou dartest with such lusfuie on the man thou deemest worthy of thy affection. It is thy pleasing deportment; thy chaste conversation thy sensibility, and the purify of thy thoughts thy affable and open disposition sympathysing with those in adversity comforting the afflicted relieving the distressed and above all that humility of soul, Ilia t unfeigned and perfect legard for the precepts of Christianity. These virtues constitute thy liveliness. Adorned with but those of nature and .simplicity, they will shine like the refulgent sun, and display to man that the loveliness of thy person is nol to be found in the reflection of Ihe rectitude and serenity of a well spent life, that soars above the transient vanities of this world. And when thy days are ended here upon earth, thy happy spirit shall be wafted to the regions of eternal bliss. A fine woman. It is amusing to observe how differently modern writers and the inspired author of the book of Proverbs, describe a line woman. Tim former confine their praise chiefly to personal charms and ornamental accomplishments, whilst the latter celebrates ojdy the virtues of a valuable mistress of a family, and a useful member of society. The one is perfectly acquainted with all the fashionable languages of Europe; the other opens her mouth with wisdom, and is perfectly acquainted with all the uses of the needle, the distaff, and the loom. The business of the one is pleasure; the pleasure of the other is business. The one is admired abroad, the other at home. Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also praiseth her. There is no name in the world equal t this, nor is there a name in music half so delightful as the respectful language with w hich the grateful son or daughter perpetuates the memory of a sensible and affectionate mother. ANCIENT MAXIMS. Philosophy has this maxim (hat every man is happy or wretched just iiv proportion as he gives loose to or regulates his appetites, and governs his passions. The covetous man cannot so properly be said to possess wealth, as that may be said t possess him.

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