Rising Sun Times, Volume 3, Number 142, Rising Sun, Ohio County, 30 July 1836 — Page 1

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C l WISH NO OTHER. Hr.RVT.D, NO OTTU'. "l'EAKl.It OF MY LIVING ACTIONS. TO Kr.I.I- MINI: HO.NO ,1 J'KOM ( OUIl! I'TKiN. it v ali-ix. ik (ju.v vol; ess. ao.

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TO a littlf Thou nrt hajv.-y. little ,-i;ur; And fwct -mile- around thci livl Am! thou t'i'-t lii-l In.ov. the evil-

That h.-ot :itl i:irt!,l v. a v : And thou little d; am'st tli.il te.ii- v. i.l come. To dim thv soft 1 lue i ve; Vth.it -l-u-.- jt.nl stern.- will l.vrry e-r Thv biilliant morning -kv. F.ut it mu-t he f. Thou v- .H t;i--Wl 1 e , And h..';li! v r - V . -;r:n .t. Knl! oil ihy ti will ':, And lil'o will in- a 1 an i :i. Aii.l ; li a--t;re 1 ut a t:a n And t!..'ti u ill Ion... ; i-r.-li.t Anntht r el.i'.U to I'l.-iitn. thee en eilt! c fa- de.i Ye, it i: Life i-;;-t he- -.- but a toil--A tlii iov a t rar.-cieet -u To h',.t n- i -it the v. ; And be. .e will fi le loo A ti,.'- .-olden hm s of And th.i tit;it lovM ho , b t.t iMieklx -miled ,ay Ah in a- en -ii. I pio -;ron li.ee. si-O-r: In thv ro v ei i!(i:.,;0.1 now; eVo s-oio-w on thy little l.ieo. Xocload 111 ei thv brow; And iei p to think that thou mu-l be, Through ail thv future c-ai-, Subject to sorrow, wrath and -in, To auony ntiil U arf. An' vet, au.l vt !. wert si-frr. VVticn thi- v.-1--uv life i- o"i r ; There's a 1 .-.v..! of ioy beyoml it. Where the j-ere ia heart may soar; .Are! t" tieit realm of nrae,; aii.l iove, l'-e thv vi.iin; fj irit .. : 1 Tb 11 ri-eat h at lioni '-.rrov, here To ei.iilutj bii-r. in heaven. a ,,, From ti.e Y THE I. s-T OF J)iKn. at h comitv, on the t rn l-iti iar jeuina TlIK iM.iAX r.t.m s lesk.ence in I 'gan r.ril la?(. (.inrral SSimon J:nton, agej eiei.ty-one years, U--s f-cvctiltcn days. 1 he deceased is believed to have been li.e last s?tirvioi. vf that b.ardy and intrepid band of I'ioiitH-is. eon-posed of Boone. Kenton, Logan and Craw lord, w 'wo took so active a jtatt in the J'rt e.j)loration of loo Western country, during the closiriir unrter of the last century. For i-everal years, a gentleman of education and talent, who has had ample pportunitics of consulting with Old Warrior, has been engaged the , at leisure intervals, upon an extended biography of him. This, as it will pro'nablv contain a full history of the strusigles of the Pioneers for ascendency 111 lite West, will be a work of very great interest; and we would respectfully suggest to the writer, the propriety of putting it to press at as early a period as convenient. Simon Kenton was a Virginian by birth, and emigrated to the wilds oi the West in the year 1771. lie was born, (according to a manuscript w hich he dictated to a gentleman of Kentucky, several years since.) in Fauquier county on the loth May, 1755, of poor parents. His early life was passed principally upon a farm. At the age of sixteen, having a quarrel with a rival in a love affair, he left his antagonist upon the ground for dead, and made quick steps for the wilderness. A isions of the gallows and the hangman were crowding upon Ids brain, and he did not wait to bid the cause of the quarrel 'good by," nor even procure any clothing in addition to the suite upon his back. In the course of a few days, wandering to and fro. lie arrived at a small settlement on Cheat creek, one of the forks of the Monongahela, w here he called himse lf Dutkr. Here, according to Mr. M'Clung, whose interest ing account of Kenton, in the 'Sketc h es of Western adventure,' we are following, he attached himself to a small company headed by John Mahon and Jacob (iieath.oiisc, which was about starling farther we st on an exploring .xpedition. lie was soon induced, however, by a r.ung adventurer of the name of Yager, who had been taken by the western Indians when a child and spent many years anng the tn. to detach himself from the c ompany, and go, with him to aland wh,ch the Indians called Kan-tuc kee, and which lie represented as being a perfect F.lysium. Accompanied by another j oung named Strader, they set off tor the. Dackwoods Paradise in high spirits: Kenton not doubting that he should had a country .lowing with milk and honey, where, be would have little, to dol)uleat,dni.K,and be merry, buch, however, was not his luck. They continued wandering through the wilderness for some weeks without finding the 'Promised Land,' and th n retiac ed their steps, and successively explored the land about Salt lack, Little and Dig Sandy, and (iuyandottc. At

ongtti, being totally wearied out. they

1 1,4,, I- , f ( tt'.entir.n ei.tsrely !o hunt- j eg and li 1 ..,.. t r.cail 1 ! vv o ' r to a in s::S tt'.seoveree ana los;i z one i n:s eetruv.;:- i rader.l . nte;i was ecn.peileu j tran; in- wr.'.ers. and i 1 i ilttig crotjiHaS. fler div.rs hard-! 1 si 1 1 e ;uec(-.c(-(! in reatnin the ! 1 nit. nth of the Liiile ret.iaiiiii-tj coini'a;.; i,:t ha. with his wlit.re he f. 'i. d : :et r.M.'iJ t.i another ex;lor mg ' tac k mem .arty. 1 !.," Tliis. however, was at ' the Indians fo..n aiter com uie ot sec m e-! lee t ) c-m-S L I ' i. IvC i 'el:; J to abandon its canoes, a .1 oiairona.iv innt)ii tne w ooi.s a 1 . for u' t ii-hriar coi;;,tv. !(s ntom!cr? suffered ir.iii li in accomplishing this journey, from fatigue, sickness and famine: an.i on rcaehnir; the sc ttletnent ts, sepa.rat(d. Iventon's rival of ' 1. 1 , .flair had iii'r sii'.ce :-Ci.( red from the castigalut of h:.t! nng hero had ;o it ea.rd lie ti sere fore did not proper to venlure i:ome; nut. mtea-,.. nmu a canof 1 en the Jlonongahtla, and once more souglit the im ulii of the great Kena-u-ha. v.l.ere he hunted till the spring (' 177-1. This ca.- h.e descended t!ie Ohio as far as the mnit'i of log Done crock, and wa.s counted in various exploration till 1770, when he joined Daniel Doone in his expedition against the Indian town on Faint creek. Immediate.;noon his return front this, he was dopalelnd by Colonel Fawn.::::. wnu two c omr-anions, to vations upon the Indian make 01 owns on e rthe i.itlh Mh'mi, a.-.iit v. hich t! :e C h nel meditated an expedition. He reached the towns hi san-tv. arid made the necessary surveys w ithout being observed by the Indians; and the expedition might have terminated much to his credit, and been very use ful to the settlers in Kentucky, had he not before leaving the tow ns stolon a number of the Inciians" hciscs. The animals were missed early on the following morning,: the trail of the maraudei was discovered, and pursuit instantly commenced. Kenton and his companions soon heard cries in their rear, knew that they had been discovered, ami saw the. necessity of riding for their lives. They there fore dashed through the woods at a furious i ate, with the hue and cry after them, until their course was suddenly interuptcd by an impenetrable swamp. Here they from necessity paused for a few moments, and listened attentively and skirting the swamp, for some distance, in the vain hope of crossing it, they dashed off in a straight line for the Ohio They continued their furious speed for forty-eight hours halting but once or twice for a few minutes to take some refreshment, and reached the Ohio in safety. The river was high and rough, and they found it impossible to urge the jaded horses over. Various etibrfs were made, but all failed. Kenton w as never remai kable for prudence; .and on this occasion, Ids better reason seems to have deserted him entirely. Dy abandoning the animals, he might yet have, escaped, though, several hours had been lost in endeavoring to gel them over. But tliis he could not make uphis mind to do. lie therefore called a count il, when it was determined, as they felt satisfied they must he some twelve hours in advance of their pursuers, that they conceal their horses in a neighboring ravine, and themselves take stations in an adjoining wood, in the hope that by sunset, the high w ind w ould abate, and the state of the river he suc h as to permit their crossing with the, booty. At Lie hour waited fur, however, the wind w as higher and the water rougher than ever. Still, a if completely infatua ted, they remained in their dangerous position throughout the night. The next morning was mild, the Indians had not )et been heard in pursuit, and Kenton again attempted to urge the horse s over. But recollecting the eiif (ieulties of The piece -ding day, tlm affrighted animals could not now be induced to enter the water at all. F.ach of the three, men therefore mounted a horse, abandoning the res), (they had stolen quite a drove.) and started down the river with the intention of keeping the Ohio and Indiana side till they should arrive opposite Louisville. they were slow in making even this movement; and th. y had not lidden ovt r a hundred yards when lhe heard a loud halloo, proceeding app.m i.il lioiii the spot which they had pist left,

by t: CO!"; anlii'-. e i. flei f-r: ? ! Cht: 1 iso:.;1 -vas l 1.-1 . .! ic:.io ts ir -g a vie':: i? e.xcesriv: ! r. 4.iit! a; ine.;:n'ieao cli:'i ed Kenton ".'mpcHeu tot: him to i;e do :-. n u: n ami stretch out hi. ! 1! full length. Th..v the L stick at right :-nh s st, to each t xtrernifv c.f are wri v., is were faste:K.u la thongs ,.' I v:0. Stake w ere i-ext -Ir.v ?. the earth near his fed, to v. hich were fastened in hke manner. A :(' Lai tor was then tied rem fastened to a sapding v. hie re v ar. .na linauy, a s.rong top was tinuer las nouv. and v. cute severa i times round his arms at the e lbows thus lashing them to the sink which lay across his breast, and to which his wrists were f istened, in a manne." peculiai! painful. He could move neither feet. arms, nor head; and va kept ia this position till the next morning. The Indians then wishing to commence their return journey, ur.phiioned Kenton, and lasi.ed him ia the feet, to a w ild unbrok'-n celt, (a::c. of the inim:. he had stolen fiem them., ds tied!)-hind him. with his ha In this ti captiviiy ; lanp.er he w as o riven into a uc sihgu.ar. met roan v in ma i ! :ie in e-t.ier re.-r.ect-the who !e hi-toiv of !: an warfare upon this cent; uer.t. 'A (a. aii i says ii' rn Hie anihui- of the S.W i';v .;.-, w ould recoi r tie a the hand of oestiny m every stage of ifs progress. In the infatuation with which Kenton refused to adopt proper measures for b-t hissamtt . wlnie seen were practicable; per-c ering ohstiraey with in the which no remained on tiic O.'.io shore ... 4 - 1 1 . , u.iiu nig.u became u-ekss; and alter wards, in that remarkable succession 'T accidents, by which, without the fast exertion on his part, he was so oitui at one hour tantalized with a prospect of safety, and (he next plunged into the deepest despair, lie was eight times exposed to the gauntlet thiee times tied to the slake and as often thought himself upon (ho eve of a terrible death. .All the sentences passed upon him, whether of mercy or condemnation, seem to have been pronounced in one council only to be reversed in another, livery friend that Providence raised up in his fivor, was immediately followed by some enemy, wiio unexpectedly interposed, and turned his short glimpse of sunshine into deeper darkness than ever. For three weeks he was constantly see-saw ing between life and death; and during the whole time, he was perfectly passive. No w isdom, or foresight, or exertion, could have saved him. Foi tune fought his battle from first to last, and seemed determined to permit nothing else to interfere.' He was eventually liberated from the Indians, w hen about to be bound to the stake for the fourth lime and burnt, by an Indian agent of the name of Drewycr, who was anxious to obtain iniclligenee for the British commander at Detroit, of the strength .and condition of the settlements in Kentucky. He got tiothingimporiantoutof Ken' on. but the three weeks" football of Fortune was sent to Detroit, from which place he effected his escape in about eight months, and returned to Kentucky. Fearless and active, he soon c mbaiked in new cnterprizes; and was w ith Ccidge lingers Chirk", ia his r.. b rat--d expedition against Vinee-mes and Kaskaskia with KJwards in his abortive expedition to the Indian (owns in 1705 and with Wayne, in his decisive campaign of 17'.'1. Simon Kenfon, throughout the struggles of tiic: Pioneers, had the reputation of being a valuable scout, a hardy woodsman, and a brave: Indian-lighter; but in review ing his eventful c aieer, he appears greatly to have lac ked di-c relion, and to have evinced freqnenti y a want of energy. In his after life, he was much respected ; and he continued to the last, fond of togaling listeners with stories of the Marly Times. A friend of ours, who about three years ago made a visit to the .abode: of the venerable patriarch, describes in (he following terms, his appearance at loaf lime: 'Kenton's form, een under thc we ight i f se only nine ) e.n s, is sink ing, and must have, be e n a mmh 1 of manly ticiigfli and agdily. Ilisoe

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so, mih!. and yet ronot rating in it? -.1 inrr. The 1, ;(!;( rui prejeet- very ! tn"eii j'io e'ee-'nrows. v. hich e.re !1 d.--:i::c :!. and then tvoedi s. and ! ! v hi:;:, nor verv inn::.!.; i.vc o.e. 1 ' I it. r r:.'-: las rose is strauji! : i i a- mouth b f..re he lost hi- teeth leave bee-n expressive and hand- j 1 o' ; erv ed that he had et one j . ' 1 . 4 I 1 - 1 t ia. ii. in ennui e' :ea v. : ! n' e!-;-:actrr ana manner of conversation. v. a" ce: !i:.nai!v reminding me of Loath- j teekmg. The whole face is remark-1 a' 'y c-:;pi'.'ssive, not of turbulence? or xc it meet, but rather of rumination a:..l seli-pc-session. Simplicity, fn.nkiais, honesty, and a slsict regard to tint!), appeared to be the prominent trails of his character, hi giving an answer to a question which my fnend j a.-ucci him, I was particularly stiue.; Clh his truihfuh ess and simplicity. i. i.o ejueslion was, w hot her the account of hi; life given in the Sketches ol V. , -t rn Adventure, was true or not. V. eii.i i! (,' !! v ou," said he : "not true."' i'i:o buc k suv s, that w hen Blackfidi the Iriji-n warrior asked me. when they had t:.ke:i me prisoner, if Colonei I 4 . 1.1-1 ik.o. e seui use u steal tneir horses, I said 'O-.'o, sir!."' Here In: looked indignant, and ro-e from his chair. "1 toil v ou I in-ver said vr ' to an It jin in my hie; 1 scarcely e ver say it to a wuite man." Here Mrs. Kenton, who was engaged in some domestic occupation at the fable, tinned round and remarked, that when they were last in Kentucky, some one gave her the bock to Kad to her husband ; and (hat when siic came to that part, he would rot let her read any further. '-And I tell you," continued he, "I was never tied to a slake in my life to be burned. They had -no painted black when 1 saw Gii Jy, but not lied to a stake ." We are ineiitud to think, r.otwilhFlanding ihi-;, that the statement in the Skeio'tes,' of his being three times tied to the stake, is correct; for the author of that interesting woi k had before him manuscript account of the pioneer's life, which had been dictated bj Mr. Kenton, to a gentleman of Kentucky, a number of years before, when he liar" no motive to exaggerate, and his memory was comparatively unimpaired. But he is now beyond the reach of earthly toil, or trouble, or suffering. His old e.ge was as exemplary, as his youth and manhood had been aetiveand useful. And though his h'.styears were c louded by poverty, and his eyes closed in a miserable cabin fo the light of Life, yet shall he occupy a bright page iii our border history, and his name soon open to the light of Fame. OLD lilFLK. A'iTCPOTP OF ;ib. l'lT.NWr. During the revolutionary war, when Cen. Putnam was in command of an important foifress, in the highlands of the Hudson river, his farce had been so much weakened by the expiration of limited enlistments, and the withdrawal of (roops for the protection of other important passes, that the enemy ventured to besiege his fort. The siege was extended beyond the patience of a veteran, w hose feelings were more in favor of field fights, than of artificial minoevres. He: was still more annoyed by a bandy-legged drummer, who approached an angle of the fort every morning to beat an insulting reveille. After having chafed under the insult like a caged lion, he procured one of the Dutch ducking guns, of caliber and length sunlt dent to reach the drummer, and punish his audac ity. He stationed himself with his weapon at tin: parapet, and soon saw his insulting victim approaching. IK: had scarcely struck the first note of triumph, when drum and drummer rolled in (he dust. 'There," exclaimed the satisfied general '-o to -with your sheep skin fiddle!" CKI.OI.5-.S, There is at the North a general misconception of the term "Creole."" A friend of mine who had visited Louisville for his health, after a residence of a few months, he gained the affections a very lovely girl, and mairied her. He wrote to his uncle in Massachusetts to whose large, estate he was heir expectant, communicating the eve nl, saying that '-he had just been united to an amiable (VeeA , whom ho anticipated Hie I Measure of introdtu in;- lo him in the: spring."' The edd gent leioae. ou i e ( iving the telle i , .lau. pi d, laved and sv ui e , and oil the same cvciiiu;' n plu d to hi.3

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-'i, ;n: he V. i: to it remain where lie was. m d to have nothing (o do wilh mm or -k i ; any of his woolly headed, veined brats, that might be henceiMy friend however, ventur- , and when the old gentleman lis lovely bride, he exclaimed -1, nephew, if you call this lit1 a Creole, what likely chaps ebony Centres must be in that o.rwai i ed ham beheld ..TI j " be ia country."" The cud gentleman is not a: one in his conception of a Creole. Where there is one individual in New Kngland correctly informed, there are one hundred who, hke him, know no distinction between the terms Creole and .Mulatto. '-Creole"' is simply a synonyme for native. It has a general application to say "he is a Creole of Louisiana."' Contrary to the general opinion at the North, it is seldom applied to colored persons. Creole is sometimes, though not frequently, applied to MisMssippb-ns; but with the exception of the West India Islands, it is usually confined lo Louisiana, . '1 tiic ri ran Alagazine. DiitrrnoN'sTo i-kf.yext sicknkss. 1. So soon as yen feel too unwell to attend lo your ordinary business, lay it aside at once: and dismiss ail care and anxiety about it; as rest and relaxation both of body .and mind, are of the greatest consequence. 'J. Observe a rigid abstinence as to diet, by eating no food but that of the simplest and lightest kind ; no more of this than the appetite craves, which will not be much. rou will not starve to death during the first few days of an illness, though y ou may starve out the disease. 3. Avoid all kinds of spirits, wine, ale, and even cider. Dismiss care, but never attempt lo drown it with stimulating liquor, unless you would increase the violence seven fold. It is surprising (hat so many people should imbibe (he absurd notion that rum, wine, &c., ore necessary in all manner of complaints. 1. Take no quack medicines, or any thing else, with the nature of which you are not well acquainted. These few simple directions will he proper in the commencement of nineteen twentieths of the diseases of this country, taken as they rise, and if followed will throw off a large proportion of them and mitigate the rest, so that their course will be milder and their terminations more favorable. Many diseases .are rendered untraceable and many lives lost, by improper management during the first twenty-four hours of an illness and before any medical assistance is deemed necessary. 5. Nothing is more incorrect or injudicious than the theory which advises sick persons to eat and drink as much as they can in order to strengthen them. Weakness to be sure, usually attends the attack of disease, but this weakness is not exhaustlicn or to be relieved by food or wine. 0. If after a fair trial of what is abovc recommended, you are unsuccessful in throwing off the disease, and find that you must be sick in good earnest, send for a physician who is worthy of your confidence and follow his direc

tions implicitly. Boston J)kd. Hint to Ladies.-- Stair carpets should always have a slip of paper put under (hem, at and over the edge of every stair, w hich is (he part where they first wear out, in order to lessen the friction of the carpets against the boards beneath. The strips should be within an inch or two, as long as the carpet is wide, and about four or five inches in breadth, so as to lie a little distance from each stair. This simple plan, so easy of execution, will, wo know, preserve a slair carpet half as long again as it would last without the strips of paper. Alutizinr. of Domrttic F.conomy. The Albany Microscope publishes (he names of dedinqueut subscribers, advertisers, fcc. under the: head of the "Black List,"' (o which is prefixed a plate representing a poor fc How on his knees praying to Old Nick, who is about to loss him wilh a pitchfork into his fiery regions. This, though a novel, may he an efficacious mode of collee ling ch Ids--lor ccilaiulv, (he man who would cheat a plinter, must have loo hi I i- i on.a n in e lor .my olhc l place: than that intimated by the plate ol Mle I oi-copc.