Beadle's New Dime Novels: The Specter Chief — page 76: what you’re looking at

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60 TUE PHANTOM OJIDRE, bright aod varied tints of autumn when the town and ite neighborhood became the sceve of extraordiuary prepara- tions. From all quarters of the country there were pouring into Chilicothe companies from different tribes, bearing their peculiar ensigns and displaying on their persons all the re- sources of ibeir national war-paint.. Such as could not be accommodated in the lodges encamped on the plain toward the water, uotil more than fifteen hundred warriors were thus assembled in and about the town. That a crisis of no ordinary momeut was at hand, was evident to Marie, who regarded with apprehcusion the proximity of so many un- bridled savages. - At the. command of Cornstock, the eouncil-house was put {fn order for the reception of the chiefs of the several trives who were present; and a solemn council was convened to Gcliberate finally upon the object which had brought. to- gether this large military force, The Shawaaos on the pre- sent occasion sat together, at the left of their principal sachem, and. around the hcuse, in the places assigned to them, according to their political rank, were Huroas from Saudusky—-Cayogas, ani others of the Six Nations, from their wide-spread posts throughout the Ohio territory, aud even from the natioval seat io New York—O:tawas from the Peviusula—Delawares frow Muskingum, Hockuocking, and the Jower shore of Lake Erie—Pottawattamies from about Lake Michigan—-Miom’‘es from the valley of the Wa- bash—and Joways and Chippewas from the Northwest, as far as the beadwaters of Lake Superior. An express had brought intelligence that the Long kuives were coming upoa them by two routes, with a strong army; and that instant measures were necessary to prevent the couflagration of their villages, and the massacre of their families. The ques- tion proposed for discussion was, whether they should ene deavor, by pacific overtures, to avert the threatened hoatili- ‘ties, or strike openly their approaching foes, .» It would be deeply interesting, had we space, to consider the prominent members.of the council, in connection with | _. tveir previous and sul sequent caree.. For example. Black- = > det tad relutous with Maen nsnhent roca = |