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reservations,' to be afterwards located by ihe Reservee?, or by that numerous class of 'reservation speculators,' who are able to obtain the right from the individual Indians, in the way of a 'fir business transaction.' Need I eay that one of the ingredients in these- transactions, was neither cold water n r hnegtv. And

here let ms mentinn o"i of (raits in President Jackson's a

tion, which was an after determination to refuse his sanction to a I treaties, having these 'suspicious looking reeer vniions,' embodied in.' them. At trie date of this treaty, this great lraot of country, composed of some of the richest soil in the world, cohered in prt with unbroken forests, and interepensd with those native fields of waving grass, which cover the beautiful railing. Prairies of the west

people, are still distinctly visible. After wandering after an ignis fatous, draws to thus performing her devotions, she ap- a close. prosehed the grave where I stood. At One cold snowy night in December, first she seemed terr.fied to find the sacred- which had suddenly come on from a warm ness of that spot intruded upon by the ! day, while we were gathered around that feet of a stranger, and him too, a white j most cheerful and pleasant of all places, man. To quiet l.er fears, and I must ; on a cold w inter night, the broad log heap o.vn to gratify my own curiosity, for once! fire of a warm lor cabin, one ,.f ih sits

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,.i i.Mt' i piayeu rie ny pocrttf. yvjick ! of old Sho-vaNy stopped in to toil me, nm;nitra- as thought, I knelt down by ;he side of j that just before dark he saw a wagon about

trie grave, uncovered inv

ent ? r n r 1 s e

character and the rovi-.'.

contained scarcely a '.race cf civilization. Ha3 magic waved her wand over this

land! ro. lint tne native

of our naliona

disposition of our population, united with

the love of.-emigrHtum and excitement incident to the settlement of a new country, as well as the hope and expectation of bettering their condition in life, has filled no, not filled but scattered an enterprising and thriving population over the whole of that region, so few short years since, a savage wilderness. Where then rose the lone wigwam, composed of flicks, ru-hes and gritsp, now stand, cities, towns, villages, mills, farms and all the parapharnal:a of the white man. And

where are the lain inhabitants? Ask our Government! Or ask the wind, the wav or ei'ent earth. A remnant of rhem would have continued uprn their 'Reservations,' but "treaties," made with whom, or" when, or where, the Great Spirit only know?, found their way to Washington. "nd these' too have been hunted down, if not by 'blood hounds' of the canine race by those but a small remove in the scale above; their corn fields tram

pled undsr the feet Gf armed men and

horses, and

ly houses of worship, sacriligeously

their wigwams, va their ho-

burnt

before their eye.-?, their proprty siezed and s-ld 'under the hammer,' and themselves surrounded and forbid to mourn. Aye, for a whole hot summer day forbid tc ask or seek lot water, while thev were driven from their homes and graves of their fathers, far away beyond 'the great river.' Will retributive justice ever be visited upon this nation Pt national sins? If so, than wo to the day when it is showered upon it. But enough of this digression. Whoever has travelled over the north part of Indiana, knows, and whoever h;.s not may know by cating his eye upon the map, that it abounds with a vast number of small Lakes. And in such an extent

labited

throughout h

hopeless must

idinjj an individ-

cf territory,

great portion ct

have been the task of fi

ual Indian, without any fixed habitation, though it might be known that his principal place of -residence was upon the bank of some one of those numeious Lakes, the uncouth Indian name, or rtithnr some one cf its names, might be known. But how much none hopeless would 02 the task if the name of that Indian who was sought had been misunderstood or forgotten. But let the faithful seeker after truth never depone, however dark the

ead and left

the long grey locks, (which sometimes

: create confidence and respect in a stran

ger,) stream to the wind, and devoutly crossing myself, I motioned her to approach. She no longer hesitated, btit come and knelt down opposite to me, and as I judged murmured a prayer to the Great Spirit, in which from my imperfect knowledge of the language, I supposed she was thanking him him for his goodness in sending me to my brother's grave. This I subsequently ascertained was the fact. For from the striking resemblance in form and feature to him who was there buried, such she supposed me to be. When she arose she look me by the hand and motioned towards her canoe, but un

til we had left this sacred spot, she deigned not to open her lips, except in pray

er. Thsn by sign and speech, I understood thai she wished me to cross the Lake with her to her wigwam, and notwithstanding the niter dread I have had since one d.eadful night in youth, to all witchcraft, and particularly an Indian canoe, my cunositv overcame my fears, and

I permitted myself to b? guided entirely at her pleasure. When we arrived at the vijwarn, a few words from her to the Indian, called forth expressions of marked respect, surprise and joy, at my arrival. I saw that I vras enveloped in mystery, and determined patiently to await corning events, to clear it up. After sundry unfoldirgs of cloth and twine, the old squaw produced a small silver snuff box, on the lid of which was engraved "A. A., Hartford, 1790."' and in the inside, carefully packed in fur was a much worn gold finger ring, on one sulti of which 'two hearis and to hands were joined;' and on the inside were engraved 'A. A. to p. VV.' and a date which was so much worn I could not nuke it out. The initials, time and place on the box instantly called to mind

lone whom I had known while a lad. and

had not known or heard of since h short time afler the death of tier who ini.'ht

nave wors mat ring upon her wedding day. Tlut day or her maiden name 1 knew nothing of, but her death scene could never be blotted from my mind while reaa n holds bar sway, so long as the tide flows through t!:2 sound of Long Island. Ii was my own h .nds that h.shed her and her cherub child to thai fata', vessel where the perished, and upon hwr cold breast that child lived. .Years had past since this scene and these actors in it had passed before my eves. No wonder then that now it vs called u,i in a

just oe'ore oar He saw a wagon troout

six miles off on the trackless prairie, heading towards my wigwam, and 'that two men and one squaw, may be so freeze to death.' In five minutes more, and the broad glare of a toreh of dry Hickory bark, threw its strong ravs of light, far away through tha mist of driving snow, while ever and egain, the sudden flash and loud report of a pair of muskets, spread their light and sound for miles asound. Who that ever has been in distress upon the ocean, or upon the ocean-like Prairies of the West, bewildered and lost, that will not feel the light and sound of this description of welcome

signals, penetrating to the innermost recesses of his heart? So felt these wanderers upon that night. When every hope had fled and they were endeavoring

to arrange themselves in the best manner possible to prevent the intense sullcriog that awaited them, a sound breaks upvi the stillness of the nirht another and another. "Some other miserable beings, like ourselves in distress. No! see on glare of light" and the sweet voice of an exhausted f-maln form, cheers her companions onward, with the expression of her unshaken faith, that "1'iovidence still guides our steps." Oh! the faith, hope, love, and charity that endureth all tiling?, and conquereth all things, dwell-, eth in the breast of a virtuous woman.

Welcome that cheerful fireside to three suffering feliow-ereatures, that night

buo i.s welcome were tney made to

take of its comforts, as though

been their own. In fact th; ouyflmut

now wholly despair. Never before has Ience we both pufftd away, until the little

the scene looked bo awfully dark to me." . pent-up wigwam was so fulUsf smoke, "Then trust, hope and pray a little lor.-' that one unaccustomed to such an atmosger. Remember that just before the phere, might have ftmnd respiration rathda wn, is deepest dark ness. Perhaps even er difficult to his effeminate lungs. He to-morrow, the dawn may burst ur.expect then motioned me again, and we both edly upon us. Never have I seen you so , Knocked out the ashes from our pipes in sunk in despair; it must bs owing to a little heap between us. He then lockyour great bodily sufferings this evening. ;ed up to the smoke slowly ascending You must not attempt to go farther, that' through the little aperture at the top of is true, you shall remain under this bles-! the wigwam, and for the first time since

sea root tor a tew (Jays, and we will go my entrance, eooke

on withoutyou, I shall not fear to leave! "So fad 2 the red man away. But a

par-

thoueh it had

you here, ami as to myself, I will waive false delicacy, upon so holy an occasion, as seeking a father's grave. But what, you too in despair? addressing the young man just then entering, with a face that

clearly inuicated a heavy heart within. ' Then I am indeed a poor unhappy orphan.' And her own heart at length, after buffeting difficulties almost" innu

merable, tor many months without ens

tear, now burst forth like a pent up fountain of pure pearls, pouring forth from a

diamond reservoir, falling upon an ala

baster basin. 'I he reader has already discovered who tWse chrac'.ers are and can understand their language. T me, then, it was Strang and unaccountable. I; was clear that, the old man, though so called, was not her father. Could it be possible thai the allusion 'to her father's gravs,' had any connection with that among the cedars. Curious conjectures passed rapid! y through my mind. The old man had become calm. The girl's heart seemed ready to burst, and the svm path v of the yountr man showed his was any thing but stone. 'You spoke of seeing a lake,' said I, addressing the old mm? 'Yes.' 'And do you know the name7' 'Alas! I think it has neither name nor existence, it is like those singular allusions upon the burning sands of Africa, we never can reach it. Thelndien name is said to be

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-jineiuiusr mat sounds una Aius-aua-ock

west, per naps it is so m a.l new coun

tries'- h s

eni ' ill 1 1' la rw.t i-i i t--h.

y . I "1 . 1 I .O WW. W1JI-V .I 1 1 I Li Olil

the exercise of it leeornes a pride, which all seek to gratify. The recipients of hospiia'ity on this evening, were an old man, who had seen somo sixty year come and g-, and whose head was not

whitened by the snow that lodged upon it; but whose limbs were stiffened bv

cold and fatigue, to thai d-.-rrce. that lie

had to ba lifted from the wjmi; and a young man cf less than half his age 1 1 - 1

vno-e yountr ana active roou tial r.-M

manner

should have

a

plar.

so singular, t.hp

1. -.

it

path before him,

shall

for 'Truth, is mighty and Let him persevere with

firm re'iance on the justness of his

rev;

overpowered my manly fac-

n t'.--s

' 1"- ' ---' other sense, that while the tears rolled down my cheeks I should have entirely forgotten that other and anxious eves were gazing upon mine. Mv actions had a tendency l confirm first impressions upon these rude people, and perhaps I

have pro fitted by keeping up the

been effected bv thi

and a female

iiil younger, who called the old man father, and seemed to show a tist;jrlv af

fect

the app-t-

n towards

stion

the young man, '.Mr.' to his nar

though

that he could n- t claim that hon'r

told She

was much o vet co ne with the cold and fatijue, ir.d it i probable she would have found an end to her sufferings that night, and might have had Iter final resting ptare by the side of that tenant of the 'cecfar grave,' if it hid not been for the care of one who hid been taught to call that ten-

ill more deen-

ant Ins

h.te

S:

Iv was she impressed with the idea that

Providence- had

r friend'

a special

when tol l

care over

1.

er

would

futgn:

.1

Out i had made up m

mt

be ft

ore

I

that no lights

ive been made, or guns fired.

if it had not been for the information given by that Indian. Her first thought wa3 to make him some arnplf? reward. Little d;d she thinl how soon site would

his mind, than wealth

add morn joy to

cause, a

:e encl s::a i re equal to

could

in

rive

w h.to

him. The first care of those hand; the wanderers found

look

few short moons ago, and they filled all

this land, so that there was no moro room. Now, what remains of them1?" And he pointed to the little heap of ashes upon the ground between us. I could not retrain a sigh perhaps a tear. "The first death blow was struck by your great war chief, on the banks of the Tippecanoe. Then the tomahawk was raised and it could not be buried. Better had it been for us. had it not then tasted blood. But our young men were then

like a herd ot voung Dutfaioes, and tney

could not be tamed. A great war-chief

came also among us, whose blood came not from the blood of our fathers. And with him came his brother, who was a great medicine, but his spiJit was Dot from the good Mantto. And ho worked conjurations among us, and bade us strike your women and children, and our sweet Father that wears a red coat, and lives away beyoung the Salt Lake, would giye us many

guns and plenty of powder, and that we should drive your race from the border

ror a time hts words proved true. - But the Great Father of your people

loved war, and he sent the great war-chief

who laid his hand so heavily upon us on tne

Tippecanoe, that our warriors could not

stand beforo him. The blood of the strange

war-chief then for the first time mingled with the blood of our people, and the earth

drank up both together. Then your people

sent awav their Great rather wno loved

.'ar, to his own wigwam, and another

came to vour :rreat council house who lov-

1 peace. After him cam? another who

would havo taught his red children how to

read, and how to raise corn, b it your peplo would not that he should, for thoy aaid

tho red man had too much land, end tha: they nr.12: give it t ? their white brothers.

Ana tney drov tr.: (jreat retner away

t.-om their council house, be.taao ho had

a white heart; and thev called the Grizzly

Bear to bo their Great Fat.er; for they

ti- the same.' Winter as it wa. sasd tne iufitti0 are Yel P!my beyond tne

or some such thing, though I realiy do not think it would be very asy tu translate into English.' Nothing more easv, Mr,' 1 replied, 'the name signifies the Lake of Red Cedars, and it is only a few miles.' Here a sudden start behind me from the young lady, who seemed suddenly electrified at mv words, interrupted my sentence; and next an exclamation of surprise from my wife, who was bendin over her. and the wild crv as she

upon whteh wa that Maris n, extei

toward the group and by her siia stood Western, whose form ana feature er instantly recognized as the white strragffr who had listened to their tale at the treaty of Tippecanoe, and. there premised to search the wide ucrld through until he found the wearer cf that ricg, and brought her to them. How little did he then expect, ever to hear the wild shouts cf joy that now rent the air and rang; piercing through his ears. Reader you can finish this tale. The Will which you have read the marriage certificate which was lost, were found. The ring which bound the plighted faith of Indiana to Western, graced her fingert and that, that late was there, is now a holy relic in an Indian wigwam, far beyond the Misissippi. Fortune Atwater died as many a "spoil

ed child" has died before a sot. His attorney, still digraces the profession he be

longs to. Scott has made his Wxll as

reader, I hope you will do. rart of the

old Indian's prophecy in regard to our

"Great Father, has already came to pass. That the rest of it may speedily come to pass, is4,the last Will and dying request of a Citizen op Indiana."

rjjrcjBjrjrjEs.

Saturday, March 13, 1841.

he'd her hard in her

tne ring

had a sudden peal of loud thunder reverberated over t he house, the electric fluid could not have produced a more sudden and wonderf.il effect upon the inmates, than did these simple words. To the three strangers under that roof, they were full of import and meaning. To two of them, the similarity of sound, and sudden excitement on beholding that ring, were so similar to such sounds and such a manner cf expression, to those which once before had broken upon their ears in the same wild startling manner, that if they had ever doubted the truth of iheir companion, these doubts were now forever remmvd. Connected with thctranlation of the name of that lake, those words told to them, that the beacon light which hail a few hours before guided ihem to a place of comfort for their bodie?, had alio guided them to a place of

joyful relief to their mind. Their hur

ried and confused questions, were as rapidly answered as language could convey

the desired intelligence. The doable

the j.e;t;ed tu tnts conntry, where I expected themselves, wa to f irntfh them sufh re-1 name of the Indian had caused them irreat

means used to Htvomplisn h s object. j to h; eurr-tindd by thc-e people, that in , fresh men t as their humble abode rdtorded; j difficulty, and to the inquiry why none of

lna writer ot tins r.rocie, is one oi.alt mv intercourse and ne.Viiu's with aiier partaking of which, lh natural in the Indians seemed to know him hv thP

those who helped to fib cp this tf.rrit ry j them, I would preserve a different course, iquiries were made of them as a matter cfiuume mentioned in the 'Treaty ' the an-

above spoken of. Two vc-ars aft.-r the ds'e of the treaty, I pitched my tent upon a beautiful ghide of blue grass, upon the east sida of a pleasant grove of hickory, brsrr oak, crab-apple and 'plums, and on the border of a gently undulating Prairie, stretching awav to the east for several

mites, where lute, and

for

a ov.z time

But it was no little trouble for ma to con- course, considering ihe inquiries were

v;n.-e them that I was not'the one thev h h(! i fr.m the h-nd of universal inquisitive-

Tess, as to where they were from, where

su pposed

I it l!o

ne t ) be. However, by dint

it ali:tio Trench, which tne old man.

(being himself half French.) understood a little Indian, a little I'ng'ish, and much gesticulation. I at length succeded tolera

bly well in making myself' understood.

they wprr? coin?, and whv thev were

in this unfrequented place; unless were 'land hunting,' which from

before had been the favorite habitation of And by the same sign, I learned who the natives of this delightful country. J the occupant of "the grave among the ceOn the came ground where for many d.ars" was, and many other particulars, vears had been the Indian's garden, still that could they have been known to some

flourishes that useful appendage to every

farm houso. Though perhaps cultivated now with more taste and care, yet its products then were as sweet to the occupants as now. Here 'fifteen miles from neighbors. with such comforts as a 'log cabin' in such a situation affords, and with but few luxuries, of life not even a single mug of 'hard cidur,' past an eventful and pleasant winter. Nnffar Jway from my cabin, was one of thos3 clear and beauti-

throuiih

ful lakes, which ar? interspersed

all the country, and upon its borders were several of the late wigwams of the owners

of the soil. During one of my perigirnations around its banks, which were several miles in extent, I discovered upon a most beautiful knoll, shaded with a thickcluster of red cedars, an Indian grave,' upon which it seemed as though unusual care and attention had been bestowed stones to form a mound around the sleeper of the last I intr sleep, had been brought from the foot of the hill, the rocks of which were constantly washed bv the

perge of the lake, and made fit music for co mournful and solemn a place. Well knowing the habits of the Indians to be like the whites, to congregate their dead together, mv curiositv was excited at this lone grave, While I sat deeply musing opon many matters that this grave brought to mind, I discovered a canoe upon the lake, and in it an old squaw, paddling di

rectly for the spot where I was seated. "When she came ashore, she knelt down and devoutly crossed herself, as if she was on holy ground. I may here remark that the relics of the rarlv religious instruction, so extensively bestowed upon the Indians by tho French Catholics, in the first erpWi'ion of th? west, by that"

of the characters that have been introduced to my readers, would have been of vast importance to them. But then I

knew not that such characters lived therefore the scene of this dav, unconnected with other parts of this singular tale, were uninteresting to any but myself, and to none but my wife did I ever mention it. Having established a friendship wiih this family upon a rirrn b.i?ia, I informed them where my 'wigwam' was, and invited them to return the visit. Gaining the confidence of the old man,

who was a kind of village chief a.d had been a noble warrior, gained the conn", dence of the whole village with it, and was ultimately of no little advantage to me. For whether I deserved the nrne!l3-

t:on or not, I soon hecamo extensively known among the Indians as the 'good

cne-mo-lio-man. A snort time after trie

above interview, the old man came to my house with a paper written by the Indian Agent at Chicago, and intended as a cautionary notice to those persons about set

tling: in that section of . country. The substance of the notice was, 'that Sho-bon-nier, a French Indian, and who was also called Chevalier, (pronounced ir'ho-vol-ya,) was entitled to two sections of land at his village, near the lake of red cedars, and that persons making improvements near them, should bo eareful not to get on his reservation before it should t V 1 . . ft V V

ne surveyed ami located. tiere was another piece of in tellisrence in the spel

ling and pronunciation of this name, of

utile interest tome, that if it could have been known to those deeply interested, would have saved them months of toil and

painful anxiety. But their toilsome wan

here they

appearance bring so different from the

usual appearance of that class, was hard

ly probable. 'Not so improbable,' replied the old mriti, 'as you may suppose. For months

pasi we have been 'land huntincr.' We have searched the north pnrt of Indiana, with the mo?t untiring perseverance, we have endured cold, hunger and fatigue we have slept in wigwsms, woods, (and casting his eves around to scan the cheap comforts of his present resting place,) and in some while men's houses not as comfortable as yours is this night, and

never until this night, has my heart failed

it fail yet. Surely we have had another

evidence this night, that we mav vet per

severe a little longer. But, mv dear

Treaty

swer was easy. They had always pronounced it according to the spelling, when in fact according to the French patois, 'nier' had the simple sound of 'h' or 'va,' so that, 'Sho-bon-nier,' when spoken was 'Sho-bon-a.' Fatigue, rare, sleep and suffering were banished from that roof that night. A thousand questions and answers, pro and con, had to be asked and given, until al!

the facts well known to the reader, weie made known to each questioner and listener in that litt!e'group,and until each with each other had exhausted the subject, none sought repose. Before the morniug sun showed himself in all his gorgeous splendor, known only to those who have seen a winter sunrise upon a broad and clear prairie, one of those sudden changes, so common around

the vicinity of Lake Michigan, boih sum-

me." "But no-rv, Oh! Father do - r.oujlrr and winter, had takwT place in the

surrounding atmosphere, as if in the glo

rification ot the suriden change from clouds, darknsss and despair, that had

girl, we are now nearly at the extremity I taken place within that dwelling. And

of hope; we have sought and searched al- long before I had shaken off the effects

most every lake and every pond in Indi

ana, and every reservation, that we could

hear of, and as yet no tidings, no hopes

of finding what we seek. Utten have we

ot-en sent ai;er an ijjriis larutis, wnicn ever

recedes as we approach, as yet, and where

shad we inquire again; we have not been able to find an individual who knew an Indian of that namp, nor one who in any respect answered h 13 description, who had a reservation of 1- nd, of any other name; wc have not found a lake wilh

dcrmgs, which

nos seetnei.:

like

the

rocky shores, nor among all the wild and uncouth Indian names, we've heard not one that sounded like the name of the one we sought. My child, we have been deceived grossly deceived .wickedly, wontonly imposed upon by a foolish tale;

and to-morrow, I will set my face home-

J '!! . " f

waru, i win oe me victim 01 deception no longer." "But, father, my dear father, surely you cannot think that he, that noble, generous, kind-hearted man who just left the room, is guilty of deception? .1. - . i i 1 -1 " .

mat neuad imposeu upon us: cannot answer. I would rather lose mv right hand than know it t j be so; but I

ot tne last mgnt s late nonrs lroin sleep bereft, he was pouring forth his warm and cheering rays, in sparkling effulgence. The fire was burning cheerfully upon the broad hearth, and bsfore it sat one of the young children of Sho-val-ya. patiently waiting what seemed to him the wanted, though tedious sloth of white men, to wear off, without his disturbing

it. tie harl come with an earnest message

from his father, for me to visit him that

morning, and showed me by signs that

he wished me to bring with me arvauger

that was hanging against the wall cf the

cabin, lie saul something about white men, the purport of which I could not understand, but seemed gratified when I assured him that I would attend the summensi Accordingly I took a hastv

breakfast, and arranging for my new friends to follow, I took mv gu.n and

walked ahead. I found the old Indian gloomy and in deep distress. He motioned me to a seat before him. and taking out his tobacco and pipes, filled one for himself and the other for-me, without speaking a word. And in the same si-!

great river, and he will send the red man

away there to hunt them. And we will raise corn upon all his land. And one hand of the Great Bear is lead and he has laid it upon his red children heavily. But ho has another hand of iron; and when the red men are ground down to the dust with the weight of tho leaden hand, then will he lay the hand of iron upon his own children, and thoy will groan with the weight.. And behind tho Bear, smelling in his footsteps, cometh the Fox. He i3 a weak animal. He will not lift the heavy hands of the Bear from his white, nor his red children. After the Fox will como a Great War-Chief. He has smoto the red

man when in war hut when he comes to be their Groat White Father, he will do them good. I will live to lookup from beyoung tho groat river, and see that day and then will I die in peace." "But my Brother, I replied, will not go away. This is. his land, and he will live and die upon it and bo buried with his fathers. "No. The little Father at Chicago, has sent me

a talk that the white men who bought our

I&nas, havespoxen with a forked tongue and I cannot have my land here. The pa

per tnat it was marked on, does net epeak as I spoke. I will have no other, 1 will go away; I wanted to stay until the white fawn came to seek the grave of her Father, and take away his talk from the rock. But the good Manito does not listen, and I cannot stay until she comes. I cannot leave the talk thore white men will steal. Yesterday they were there and scraped away the moss that hid the cedar wood. To-morrow, or when I am away, they will

come and whittle away tho wood, and car

ry away the talk. I will take it away and

put it into your hands, and you sna

keep it until the white fawn comas, for I

know she will come. A white owl came

last night and sat upon the cedars over the

grave and spoke three times 'Twas to

tell him that sleeps tnere, that after three

snows more, his child would como. "But perhaps," eaid I, "she will come cooner. Perhaps the voico of tho owl, was to wa

ken him, to toll him that his child was com

ing thore. Perhaps shffls coming now.

1 will go out again and speak to my Man

ito, and inquire when she will come."

Knowing that the Indians were in a proper

mooa to produce an eltect upon them, I do

termined to havo a littlo dramatic scene.

I had heard tho wagon approaching before I went out, but then all was still. I stepped over a little knoll and found the

party waiting word from mc. I soon ar

ranged business with them and returned to the wigwam. "What saya the Manito?"

"He says" and I stopped and filled our

p;pe3 again "he says that if ever you see her who wears the ring, you will see her

after this pipe is burnt out, and before the smoke was blown away" and again we sat in imperturablo silence and again we filled the wigwam with smoke. The old squaw, I believe, fully expecting to see what her eyes had so long and anxiously looked for in vain, brought out the ring and eat rubbing it, and chanting a low hymn or prayer, to propitiate the Good

Spirit toemile on her at this time. At

length the old man knocked the aahea from

his pipe, and looked anxiously at me then

at the fast receding smoke then all eyes

were turned towards the blanket that formed the door, as a slight rustling sound was heard outside. At thi? moment I gave the blanket a sudden jerk, and there stood the "White Fawn," her right han-i,

CO" We are authorized to announce Mr. ZACHARIAH PULUAM aa a candidate for Constable at the approaching April election. CO" Wo are authorized to announce Mr. SEN ECA ALMY, as a candidate for Constable at the April election ensuing.

CO" W'e ro authorized to announce Ivf r A. L. CORNOYER, as a candidate fcr Constable et tho next April election. CO" We are authorized to announce Mr. DANIEL P. McDONALD, as a candidate for Constable et the ensuing April election. CO" W'e are authorized to announce Mr. ELIJAH. THORN, as a candidate fcr Constable at the coming April election.

CO" On yecterday morning we received President Harrison's much-loolted-for In

augural Addreas., It thall bo gWn ixa our,

next. .

We this week publish, to the exclusion almost every thing else, a Tale called

the Will. We insert it, because it ie a tale of the times, and of real life, and such a ; one as cannot fail deeply to interest all who will read it. - It was our int.ntion, agreeably to premise, to publish this week an act "subjecting real and personal property to execution," but it has been unavoidably crowded out. It shall appear next week.

The Rev. B. B. Killikelly, by the advise and consent of the vestry of St. James's Parish, left here last week on a visit to the Atlantic Cities, and thence to England, on a mission connected with the interests of religion, science and literature. Previous to his departure the President and Trustees of the Vincennes University conferred upon him aa a testimonial of their high regard for his tale nts,

learning and piety, the honorary degree of D. D. Wro wish it distinctly understood that we intend hereafter to print an administration paper, notwithstanding our abhorence of them heretofore. We also state for public information, that we have not iurned to the administration but the administration has turned to us.

For the Vincennes Gazette. TVo. 3. i ha only remedv for this St te. an 2 M

" tha indebted elates, will be found in aa mump. " tion of state debts by the United Statea."

The People of the western States, more than all others, are addicted to th r

expedients. Our situation and onr nAtlh.

cai system combine to encourage thi hab

it. If illustrations

were necessary, the

history of our national adrninitrtin J.

mg the last ten years would afford a series, rery instructive, and, if it were permitted us to laugh at the misfortunes of our country, most laughable. The States are indebted in an tAnn

so large, that, from their own resources, they cannot hope to pay the interest, and require relief. An expedient mn.t t

found. Our politicians have engaged ih the search; and many seem to think that

a proper expedient is found in a distribution of the prooeeds of the public lands. Several plans of distribution hae been proposed. As all Whigs should belieVe. I believe that Mr. Tlay's plan is the beat. But at present I cars not for differeeVs in the plans proposed. I bejiete, ied snail attempt to show, that a aiatribotfrtVi n the cry rest nlan will not affirl Com-