| 单词 | sachem |
| 例句 | The colonists took the sachem to an unfinished house and gave him some cushions to recline on. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Different nations had different numbers of sachems, but the inequality meant little because all decisions had to be unanimous; the Five Nations regarded consensus as a social ideal. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Analogously, the great sachems had to please or bully the lesser, lest by the defection of small communities they lose stature. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z When issues came up before the alliance, the Tododaho would summon the fifty sachems who represented the clans of the Five Nations. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In a move that Tisquantum apparently had not anticipated, Bradford dispatched Hobamok’s wife to Massasoit's home to find out what the sachem was doing. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The party sachems met here in secret pow-wow in a private dining room and, over succulent oysters, they decided who’d be elected and who mowed down. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z As a practical matter, sachems had to gain the consent of their people, who could easily move away and join another sachemship. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The heads of clans, who were all female, chose the sachems, all male. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The sachems of Indian groups on the eastern seaboard were absolute monarchs in theory. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The sachems vowed not to let foreigners rest on their shores again. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z And he attempted to trick the Pilgrims into attacking the sachem. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In "This Filthy World: Filthier & Dirtier" the sachem of sleaze expounds on his obsessions with crime, fashion Catholicism, sexual deviancy and reading. 31 best bets at Bumbershoot 2012 — plus ticket info 2012-08-30T19:01:05Z Or Opeka, a Shawnee sachem who shrewdly negotiated with the governor of Pennsylvania in 1710 to spare the lives of his people accused of killing colonists? A Finnish Scholar Wants to Change How We See American History 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z In one section, striking for the coolness of Alice’s narration, an Indian sachem is beheaded and his head set on a spike above the colony’s meetinghouse, as an ensign of power and violent intent. Was There a Murder on the Mayflower? 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z This was unlike Buster, who usually remains pretty stoically silent, like an elderly indigenous sachem. Perspective | Gene Weingarten: What’s for dinner? Ask the neighborhood cat. 2019-11-21T05:00:00Z As the late Times food sachem Jonathan Gold wrote, it is “sneakily alcoholic.” Eat like a local — have a California roll, a French dip and a Moscow mule, all invented in L.A. 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Massasoit, the Wampanoag sachem, or chief, followed the same logic as Powhatan and thought the English could help him deal with rival tribes, and concluded a treaty of friendship. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z The most important title given to men was that of “sachem,” the peace, or civil, chief. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z In the 1600s, they lived in 69 villages, each with a chief, or sachem, and a medicine man. This tribe helped the Pilgrims survive for their first Thanksgiving. They still regret it 400 years later 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z The sachems of the European Handball Federation were scandalized. Opinion | It’s the 21st century. Let female athletes wear what they want. 2021-07-23T04:00:00Z “They blatantly fooled the whole entire country about this land belonging to them,” said Larry Fisher, who has been working to revive the tribe since becoming its chief sachem in 2014, of the Mashpees. Tribes dispute reservation where a $1B casino is planned 2020-12-09T05:00:00Z Metacom, whom the English called King Philip, had replaced his father Massasoit as sachem of the Wampanoags, and lived on the eastern side of Narragansett Bay near the border between Plymouth and Rhode Island. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z A council of sachems met once a year to decide on war and peace and other important matters. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Ousamequin, often referred to as Massasoit, which is his title and means “great sachem,” faced a nearly impossible situation, historians and educators said. This tribe helped the Pilgrims survive for their first Thanksgiving. They still regret it 400 years later 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z As the paramount sachem, he also had to contend with challenges to his leadership from a number of other Wampanoag sachems. The Invention of Thanksgiving 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z The treaty shows pictograph signatures of tribal delegates attending the peace conference, including the Abenaki sachem, Bomoseen. Exhibit on local Native Americans opens at museum 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z His opponents say the tribe’s rules call for the sachem to live within 50 miles of the tribal headquarters. Election dispute prompts occupation at Indian tribe's office 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Since sachems could not go to war, they appointed warriors to lead a war party. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The modern-day sachem - a title used for centuries by some Northeast tribes - is an elected chief executive representing more than 2,400 tribal members. Tribe locked in power struggle over absentee chief 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z When the Pilgrims encountered Ousamequin, they were meeting a paramount sachem, a Massasoit, who commanded the respect necessary to establish strategy for other groups in the region. The Invention of Thanksgiving 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z On the one hand, both held in contempt the sachems who ran the two major political parties, in Hearst’s case the Democrats, in Trump’s the Republicans. The genie grown monstrous: How Donald Trump, the all-American Frankenstein, devoured the GOP 2016-01-24T05:00:00Z The modern-day Narragansett sachem — a title used for centuries by some Northeast tribes — is an elected chief executive representing more than 2,400 tribal members. Election dispute prompts occupation at Indian tribe's office 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z There are sachems for more mundane matters, too, like peeling potatoes. Shaped by Camp, Alumni Fight to Prevent Its Move 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z The office of the sachem is no enviable one. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z That led in turn to the consolidation of a system of sachems, leaders who navigated the internal needs of their communities, established tributary and protectorate relationships with nearby communities, and negotiated diplomatic relations with outsiders. The Invention of Thanksgiving 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z Accordingly Seneca, Cayuga, and Onondaga sachems deeded to the English a sixty-mile strip along the south shore of Lake Ontario, which included the Niagara frontier, the Niagara River being the western boundary. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z Much of the dispute has centered on where the sachem lives and if he is properly performing his duties. Election dispute prompts occupation at Indian tribe's office 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z No wonder a sachem asked, "The French claim all the land on one side of the Ohio, the English claim all the land on the other side—now, where does the Indians' land lie?" Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z Wherever they appeared, the sachems and old men assembled, to hear the words of the great Pontiac. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z He never became a sachem, but remained always the most respected and powerful leader in the Long House. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z On April 30, 1636, he came to the country of the Wampanoags, where the sachem Massasoit made him 81 a grant of land. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z After a considerable time the chief broke silence, addressing Mr. Mayhew as sachem, a title importing only good or noble birth. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z It is said that the Grignons were so anxious in behalf of the Menomonee sachem that they had a number of squaws array themselves in trousers and cast ballots like the bucks. Historic Waterways?Six Hundred Miles of Canoeing Down the Rock, Fox, and Wisconsin Rivers 2012-01-13T03:00:14.813Z When William Penn held his far-famed council with the sachems of the Lenape, he extended the hand of brotherhood to a people as unwarlike in their habits as his own pacific followers. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The sachems and chiefs were earnestly pleading for the congress. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The sachems and their council dined together in the same room with the governor and his ministers. Curiosities of History Boston, September Seventeenth, 1630-1880 2011-12-28T03:00:44.040Z His shining armor delighted the Indian sachem, who would have bought it, together with his sword, on the spot, but Winslow was unwilling to part with either. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z One of the best-known Indians with whom Wisconsin Territorial pioneers were thrown into personal contact was Oshkosh, the last of the Menominee sachems, or peace chiefs. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z Like the Five Nations, they were divided into tribes, and cross-divided into totemic clans; and, as with them, the office of sachem descended in the female line. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z But now the sachems were calling him sharply, and he backed away from me as the circle surged forward. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Morton also reported what he had learned from the Massachusett sachem Cheecatawback about how the Pilgrims had mistreated Indians -- for instance, by defacing the grave of the sachem’s mother. Pilgrims Gave Thanks, Then Gave Up on Peace: Peter C. Mancall 2011-11-23T08:36:01Z It is the highest elevation in the southern part of the island, receiving its name as the seat of a sachem. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The sachem, or peace-chief, whose office was hereditary through connection with his mother's family, had but slight authority unless his natural gifts commanded respect. Stories of the Badger State 2011-11-27T03:00:12.687Z He relates the monstrous legends of his people with an air of implicit faith, and traces the presiding sachems of the confederacy in regular descent from the first Atotarho downwards. The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z He whispered to Tamarack; the aged sachem stretched out his arm, making a mystic sign. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z When the appointed time arrived, so the story goes, the sachem was led upon the platform in all his conscious dignity. Ocean to Ocean on Horseback Being the Story of a Tour in the Saddle from the Atlantic to the Pacific; with Especial Reference to the Early History and Devel 2011-10-06T02:00:32.743Z Each sachem marched around it thrice, turning to it all sides of his person. Great Inventions and Discoveries 2011-10-01T02:00:30.900Z Before them are hundreds of the foe in war-paint and feathers, led by a stout man of middle age,—the wise and gallant Chickatabutt, the great sachem of the Massachusetts. The Life and Times of Kateri Tekakwitha The Lily of the Mohawks 2011-09-16T02:00:21.817Z An old Mohawk sachem, in a poor blanket and a dirty shirt, may be seen issuing his orders with as arbitrary an authority as a Roman dictator.”—Colden, The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada 2012-03-26T02:00:34.423Z The sachems of the Long House," continued Mr. Duncan, "immediately notified Sir William that they desired to see him without delay. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z "Then, brother," said Tahioni sadly, "our sachems covered themselves in their blankets, and Skenandoa led them from the last Onondaga fire that ever shall burn in North America." The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z But now the vision like the sunset fades, The ribs of golden clouds have oozed their light; And from the west, like sombre sachem shades, Gallop the shades of night. Kentucky Poems 2011-07-11T02:00:07.060Z Joliet lost no time, but immediately on arrival assembled the sachems and told them that he was sent by his Governor to discover new countries. Explorers and Travellers 2011-05-11T02:00:17.627Z "Why, would you have them offer a meaner victim before the sachem?" Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z Often during that week came Mohawk sachems and chiefs of the Senecas and Onondagas to the Hall, pestering Sir William with petty disputes to judge between them. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The old sachem gave up the hunt and set out for Niagara with his other prisoners. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z He was endowed by the sachem with "tribal privileges," and he identified himself as far as possible with his newly-made friends. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. I 2011-04-15T02:00:13.527Z Each tribe remained independent in matters of local concern, but supreme authority was delegated to a council of elected sachems. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z He is revered in New England, for example, for leading Boston to the 1988 and 1990 playoffs with a management style that was equal parts sachem, gunslinger and eccentric uncle. The Endless Game of a Lifetime, Recalled by a Baseball Lifer 2011-03-27T17:29:43Z To it were invited the Virginians, the New-Yorkers, the important Mohawk, Seneca, and Onondaga sachems, and chiefs of the Long House. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z She also told Mary that at night their brother would return, informed of the old chief's plans, and that if the sachem persisted in carrying her off, he would surely kill her. American Indians 2011-04-21T02:00:55.200Z The count finally visited the sachem at his house, and was much pleased with the dignity and wisdom of his savage host. The Falls of Niagara and Other Famous Cataracts 2011-03-26T02:00:15.717Z "The north wind came upon them and swept them away," his son-in-law replied, employing the sachem's figurative speech. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z Winslow, arriving in the village, first gamely scraped the sachem’s furred tongue and then fed him some fruit preserves. Of lice and men: An itchy history 2011-02-14T17:15:00.247Z And there is their great sachem, Logan, called 'The Friend of the White Man.' Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z The author describes a Council pretended to be held at Onondaga, where chiefs and sachems speak. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z Iroquois government was vested in a general council composed of fifty hereditary sachems, but the order of succession was always in the female and never in the male line. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z "They go to hold council with the sachems," said Penfold, adding thoughtfully, "There will be no light until the dawn." The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z On the approach of spring, when the Indians had to plant their corn or face famine, sachems of the Long Island Indians sought a parley with the Dutch. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z Their chiefs and sachems come to me and beg me to forbid the sale. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Familiar with the modern two-hours' pleasure-trip from Toronto to Niagara, we were, for the moment unprepared for the philosophic sachem's illustration of the changes and chances of mortal life. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z The entire body of sachems formed the council league; their authority was civil, confined to affairs of peace, and was advisory rather than otherwise. The Niagara River 2011-02-08T03:00:09.703Z "A tribe divided against itself shall be annihilated," said the sachem sharply, with the clairvoyant power of the primitive man. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z Harrison departed with the stiff dignity of an affronted sachem, and Helen Merriwell, looking after him, smiled with amusement for the incident which she so well understood, until she turned and saw Glory. The Law of Hemlock Mountain But they would reply to none of my questions, and finally they silenced me with sullen threats, which, however, did not disturb me, as I knew their sachems must set me free. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z But I confess I have so much of the savage sachem in me that these things make no great impression upon me. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams Such sachems as Little Turtle, Blue Jacket, and Bockhougahelas stirred the Indian heart, and not a few words of encouragement came from the British forts on the Maumee. Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind All the sachems sat erect, save only old Shuswap, who lay forward, his head upon the dust. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z The gens can retire the sachem and the chief at will. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State The last belt was passed, flashing through the smoke; the chief sachem of the Cayugas rose to receive it, a tall, withered man of the Wolf tribe, painted and draped in scarlet. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z One of these sachems is an Englishman, a native of this colony, whose name was Williams, captivated in infancy with his mother, and adopted by some kind squaw; another, I think, is half French blood. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams Buckhougahelas, the great sachem, and the confederate chiefs were about to advance upon Wayne, and requested the White Whirlwind’s presence. Little Oskaloo or, The White Whirlwind Then the sachems came down from the rocks, and cursed him and his crew, swearing to call up spirits of river and wind which should fight against our ship. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z In electing a sachem the phratry council also came into action. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Stupidly the sachems stared at the naked corpse, flung on the blankets at their feet. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Many of the civil sachems lived to a great age. An Address, Delivered Before the Was-ah Ho-de-no-son-ne or New Confederacy of the Iroquois Also, Genundewah, a Poem The culprit was a great warrior, a chief, and the "wild honor" of his brother sachems was roused in his behalf. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools The Englishmen hastened to complete their work, when they discovered that the sachem was awaiting them with impatience. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z The right to solemnly invest the sachems and chiefs elected by the gentes, and 4. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State The old sachem bent slowly and took a handful of ashes from the cold embers. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Each clan having the same right to one chief, a perpetual, yet constantly changing body of sachems, was kept up, which must necessarily change the body entirely in one generation. An Address, Delivered Before the Was-ah Ho-de-no-son-ne or New Confederacy of the Iroquois Also, Genundewah, a Poem Here usually resided Tanacharisson, a Seneca chief of great note, being head sachem of the mixed tribes which had migrated to the Ohio and its branches. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools "I have made myself friendly with them, and carry a marked stone which one of their sachems gave me." The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z If a sachem died, the opposite phratry notified the central council of the Iroquois that the office of the deceased had become vacant. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Dry-eyed, sick with horror, I moved forward, and the stir seemed to arouse the sachems. Cardigan 2012-02-24T03:00:29.073Z Each nation was subdivided into smaller principalities, over which subordinate sachems, or chiefs, presided. Caxton's Book: A Collection of Essays, Poems, Tales, and Sketches. In the meantime, he discovered that busy intrigues were going on to induce the half-king and the other sachems to abandon him, and renounce all friendship with the English. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools "We will bring our children," said the old sachem at last. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z These federal sachems were at the same time sachems of their tribe and had a seat and a vote in the tribal council. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Roland married the daughter of Siangorochti, the chief sachem of the Senecas; both sons were known as captains in the many Indian raids against the border settlements. The Journal of Lieut. John L. Hardenbergh of the Second New York Continental Regiment from May 1 to October 3, 1779, in General Sullivan's Campaign Against the Western Indians With an Introduction, Copious Historical Notes, and Maps of the Battle-field of Newtown and Groveland Ambuscade The sachems and chiefs governed the tribes and made such laws as they had. The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read They bore a speech from that sachem to Washington, and another, with a belt of wampum for the governor of Virginia. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools "The sparks fly outward," said the sachem of the Oneidas. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z The son never followed his father in the office of sachem, because the Iroquois observed maternal law, in consequence of which the son belonged to another gens. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State In all his earlier missionary work he also had the assistance of the great sachem Waban, because, as it happened, the first sermon Eliot ever preached to the Indians was delivered in Waban's wigwam. Children's Stories in American Literature, 1660-1860 Early in June chiefs and sachems began to reach Fort Greenville, and on the 16th of that month a grand council was opened there. Elsie on the Hudson In this neighborhood lived Shingiss, the king, or chief sachem, of the Delawares. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools The nine were sachems of the great Iroquois tribes who in combination held the north of the continent: the Cayugas, Oneidas, Mohawks, Onondagas, and Senacas. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z The power of the sachem within the tribe was of a paternal, purely moral nature. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State The Indian name for wind was Waban, the old sachem's name, and he thought the sermon was addressed to him. Children's Stories in American Literature, 1660-1860 But now yon boat on fading waters fades; The ostrich-feathered clouds have lost their light, And from the West, like somber sachem shades, Gallop the shades of night. Blooms of the Berry The sachems all offered, on behalf of their tribes, to take up the hatchet for the Americans, should the latter invade Canada. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools "The French of whom the great sachem speaks are my enemies also," replied Van Vuren through the interpreter. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z The tribal council, by the way, can also retire the sachems, even against the will of the tribe. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Each gens was ruled by chiefs of two grades, distinguished by Morgan as the sachem and common chiefs. The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy "They have come to hold a council of war; and they look upon you as their grand sachem." Cudjo's Cave There he had word, in much haste, that one of King Philip's men was waiting, to guide him to a swamp where the sachem might be killed. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women A month went after the failure of the Dutch venture, and the sachems of the Iroquois still awaited the signal of the raft of fire. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z He is one of the sachems who has to take provisional measures in cases requiring immediate action, until the council can assemble and decide. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State The sachem was the official head of the gens, and was elected by its adult members, male and female. The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy The first treaty was concluded with the Wyandot, Delaware, Ottawa, Chippewa, Potawatomi and Sac nations; the second with the sachems and warriors of the Six Nations. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 Plymouth had heard that the haughty young sachem Canonchet was on his way to Plymouth, at the van of three hundred warriors. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women Upon the third night came Indians to our camp, two sachems old and cunning, who demanded by what right we had brought ourselves into their land. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z In the tribal council the sachems and chiefs of each phratry are seated opposite one another, every speaker addressing the representatives of each phratry as separate bodies. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State The sachems and chiefs claimed no superiority and were never more than the exponents of the popular will of the people. The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy Even within the councils of the same tribe, contentions frequently arose between sachems and chiefs. The Land of the Miamis An Account of the Struggle to Secure Possession of the North-West from the End of the Revolution until 1812 The next day he came upon the beaten sachem's forlorn camp. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women But as the chief returned to his skin-hut, his brother, a sachem wiser than he, made the disquieting assertion: "The white stranger is not of the French tribe." The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z As these sachems and chiefs are members of the tribal council, these rights of the tribe explain themselves. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State Unanimity among the sachems was required on all public questions. The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy He married a sister of Brant, the Mohawk chief; he was, moreover, adopted into the Mohawk tribe and made a sachem. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 When King Philip had planned his war, he well knew that he might depend upon Wetamoo, the squaw sachem of Pocasset. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women The sachems turned and their black eyes glittered upon her. The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec 2011-02-24T03:01:05.143Z It was composed of all the sachems and chiefs of the different gentes, real representatives because they could be deposed at any moment. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State The sachem of the tribes, or tribal-chief, is chosen by the chiefs of the gentes. The Position of Woman in Primitive Society A Study of the Matriarchy The gens was ruled by chiefs of two grades, distinguished by Morgan as sachem and common chiefs. The Truth About Woman Truly a warrior queen she was, and so she remained to the last, ever loyal to the losing cause of her grand sachem, and to the memory of Alexander. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women “The sachem has just finished his proclamation, and is going to read it,” said Henry Purkett. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance But the mightiest prince and the greatest statesman or general of civilization may look with envy on the spontaneous and undisputed esteem that was the privilege of the least gentile sachem. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State The principal characters in the story include an English gentleman, his beautiful daughter, Lord Howe, and certain Indian sachems belonging to the Five Nations, and the story ends with the Battle of Ticonderoga. The Masked Bridal The sachem was the official head of the gens. The Truth About Woman In the beginning, under their noble sachem Can-on-i-cus, they were friendly to the English colonists. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women They appear to have had no sachem of distinction, and at one time were tributary to the Narragansets, but were now tributary to the Wampanoags. King Philip Makers of History This council elected and deposed its sachems and chiefs; likewise the other "Keepers of the Faith." The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State The dons, the bashaws, the grandees, the patricians, the sachems, the nabobs, call them by what name you please, sigh, and groan, and fret, and sometimes stamp, and foam, and curse, but all in vain. Patrick Henry The sachem of tribes, or tribal-chief is chosen by chiefs of the gentes. The Truth About Woman To the Pokanoket idea, this had been legal execution ordered by the sachem. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women These Indians were divided into very many tribes or clans, more or less independent, each with its sachem and its chief warriors. King Philip Makers of History The official organ of the league was a federal council of fifty sachems, all equal in rank and prominence. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State The lesser sachems, including the Long Arrow, sat each before his own band of followers. The Road to Frontenac The great cottonwoods of the council-grove waved over an audience of sachems and warriors the like of which the oldest living Indian could not remember. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. Presently Captain Benjamin Church, as noted in New England as Kit Carson is in the West, was upon the sachem's trail. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women The Mohegan sachem tore a large piece of flesh from the shoulder of his victim, and ate it greedily, exclaiming, "It is the sweetest meal I ever tasted; it makes my heart strong." King Philip Makers of History On founding this league the fifty sachems had been assigned to the different tribes and gentes as holders of new offices created especially for federal purposes. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State "I hate a big hoop and a monstrous topknot that pulls my hair, and a bunch of feathers that makes one look like an Indian sachem." A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia The rebel sachem drew himself up proudly and fixed his flashing eyes on Multnomah. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. Powatan, the head sachem, collected guns and hatchets and planned to stem the tide while it was small. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women The sachems now met to consult upon the subject. King Philip Makers of History We saw how the law of heredity was applied to the offices of sachems and chiefs among the Iroquois and other Indians. The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State But Washington did not leave as he designed, because he found that the sachems would be greatly offended if he did. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services Every evening at dusk, the widow of the rebel sachem went out into the woods near the camp and wailed her dead. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. Next we may see the sachem Opechancanough, in his one hundredth year, borne hither-thither in his bough litter, by his warriors, directing them how to retreat, where to fight, and when to retreat again. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women The sachems included in the treaty engaged to take arms against Indians who should still persist in the war. King Philip Makers of History The Mohawks adopted him and elected him a sachem. The Greatest Highway in the World Historical, Industrial and Descriptive Information of the Towns, Cities and Country Passed Through Between New York and Chicago Via the New York Central Lines. Based on the Encyclopaedia Britannica. I know that they claim not only to have the earth, but that the meanest of their color is better than the sachems of the redman. The Last of the Mohicans A Narrative of 1757 Evidently it was only their awe of him as the “Great White Prophet,” to whom Multnomah had added the dignity of an Indian sachem, that overcame their scruples. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. He had been a sachem before the English arrived, and he was a sachem still. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women Quinnapin is represented as a "young, lusty sachem, and a very great rogue." King Philip Makers of History Then did the sachem gird up his loins and go forth, like a strong man armed for the battle. Burl The supreme government of the confederacy was vested in a General Council of fifty sachems, "equal in rank and authority." The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest Can the sachems make my heart receive him as its lord? The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. The renowned Massasoit of the Wam-pa-no-ag tribe was the grand sachem. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women The colonists had generally become exasperated with the outrages of lawless vagabond savages, whom the sachems could not restrain, and who ranged the country, shooting their cattle, pillaging their houses, and often committing murder. King Philip Makers of History And the great Indian sachem had become the ally of the little English king. Burl Its official head was the "sachem," whose functions were of a civil nature. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest The proud old sachem rose to his feet; his giant form towered over the multitude, and every eye fell before the haughty and scornful glance that swept council and audience like a challenge to battle. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. Great was the sachem Mas-sa-so-it, who ruled mildly but firmly, and was to his people a father as well as a chief. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women There are some that have hopes of their greatest and chiefest sachem, named Philip. King Philip Makers of History In his habits of life the sachem was abstemious even to austerity, yet frank end popular in his manners, entering heartily into the rude amusements and athletic sports of his people. Burl The clan could depose its sachem or any of its chiefs. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest The wail ceased; the gathering broke up, and the sachems and their bands rode away, Snoqualmie and his troop departing with them. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. With him out of the way, certain hearts, jealous of the Wampanoags and their alliance with the English, began to stir up trouble for the new sachem. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women At length they succeeded in catching some Narraganset sachems, and with them, after a conference of two or three days, concluded a treaty of peace. King Philip Makers of History The sachem saw all this, and his mighty spirit was stirred within him. Burl The tribal-council had also the right to depose chiefs and sachems. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest The grave and stately sachem who had opened the council tried for a little while to stay the fatal breaking up, but in vain. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. Alexander claimed that he was a sachem and free ruler, not a dog. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women By indefatigable exertions, he succeeded in obtaining an interview with the sachems, and entered into a treaty of peace with them. King Philip Makers of History He could quote you the market-price on a Russian grand-duke, or a Portuguese colonial governor, as accurately as he could that of a Tammany sachem. The White Mice The house architecture was as much a constituent part of the fabric as the council of sachems. The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest Often in my dreams I plead with dark-browed sachems or with mighty gatherings of warriors to cast away their blood-stained weapons and accept Christ, till I awake all trembling with the effort. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. He agreed to go, as a sachem attended by his own followers. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women Captain Standish immediately went to the sachem of the tribe, and informed him that the lost goods must be restored, or he should make reprisals. King Philip Makers of History Here, as had been previously arranged, he met a few sachems or chiefs of some of the Western tribes, to kindle a council-fire and have a Big Talk. The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief In government the council of sachems reappears with a principal sachem, or cacique, called by the Spaniards "gobernador." The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest More than one sachem felt the inspiration of better, purer thoughts than he had ever known before when the “war-chief’s woman” spoke in council. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. Here let us close the melancholy story of the warrior queen Wetamoo, who as the companion-in-arms of her sachem sought to avenge her husband's death, as well as to save her country from the foreigner. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women "My loving sachem! my loving sachem!" he exclaimed; "many have I known, but never any like thee." King Philip Makers of History All this was very soothing to the sorrow and gratifying to the fatherly pride of the old sachem, and made him ever after a loving friend and faithful ally of the English. The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief The old sachems looking on with indifference—the squaws, for the most part, engaged in their usual drudgeries, and the papooses manifesting all the noisy and wayward joy of childhood. Heroes and Hunters of the West Comprising Sketches and Adventures of Boone, Kenton, Brady, Logan, Whetzel, Fleehart, Hughes, Johnson, &c. One by one, the great sachems of the Willamettes gave their voices for death. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. He was now chief sachem of the Narragansetts, and the friend of King Philip. Boys' Book of Indian Warriors and Heroic Indian Women Sassacus had twenty-six sachems under him, and could lead into the field four thousand warriors. King Philip Makers of History They have trespassed upon our soil; they have spoken words of insult and mockery to our oldest sachems. The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief The reader will remember that Allomaug was the parent of the youth, and that he was a noted sachem among the Shawanoes. Footprints in the Forest That evening a little band of Willamette warriors led the rebel sachem, still bound and blindfolded, down to the river’s bank, where a canoe lay waiting them. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. A unique character in feathers, one that is peculiar to the West, is the magpie, who would attract notice wherever he should deign to live, being a sort of grand sachem of the outdoor aviary. Birds of the Rockies Yet during this time individual Indians committed many enormous outrages of robbery and murder, for which the sachems of the tribes were not responsible. King Philip Makers of History In addition to these, there came a number of silver medals for the chief sachems, sent by Gov. The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief The sachem looked inquiringly at him, but showed no objection to his departure. Camp-fire and Wigwam Can the sachems put love in my heart? The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. Attended by twenty-eight sachems, chiefs, and warriors, he arrived at the federal capital on the twenty-third of June, having been received with much attention at the principal towns on the line of his journey. Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. These two young men had married sisters, the daughters of the sachem of Pocasset. King Philip Makers of History Major Muse handed out the presents, while Washington hung the medals about the necks of the sachems, which yielded them far more delight, you will be sorry to hear, than their good old missionary's catechism. The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief Pretending not to see the sachem, Jack feebly drew the bison skin aside and pitched into the lodge. Camp-fire and Wigwam For Cecil, such an undertaking might be death; it certainly would be contemptuous refusal, and would call down on Wallulah the terrible wrath before which the bravest sachem quailed. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. The Indians lost nearly a hundred warriors among whom were sachems held in great favor. An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America When they arrived at Corbitant's house they found the sachem not at home. King Philip Makers of History Also, as we shall meet him again hereafter, should be mentioned another sachem, whose Indian name the little folks must excuse their Uncle Juvinell from giving them in full. The Farmer Boy, and How He Became Commander-In-Chief Restless flingings of the limbs followed, and, when the sachem turned away, he must have concluded that it would never be his privilege to adopt the young gentleman into his family. Camp-fire and Wigwam One, two, three of the sachems gave no answer, but sat in silence. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. In the caverns of his store-house, deeply sunken in the ground, Lay the mystical red pipe-stone, never yet by sachem found. Indian Legends of Minnesota Here also a woman, Awashonks, was sachem of the tribe, and the bravest warriors were prompt to do homage to her power. King Philip Makers of History As several villages were united in a single petty tribe, so also several petty tribes were loosely joined together and ruled over by a grand sachem. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola But when the boy rose to his feet and looked around he saw nothing of the sachem, though all the rest of the village appeared to be in the immediate neighborhood. Camp-fire and Wigwam The Indian girls stepped back a little, in involuntary awe of the two great sachems, and left Wallulah standing alone before them. The Bridge of the Gods A Romance of Indian Oregon. 19th Edition. A shout was heard, and sound of life And roll of drum and tramp of feet And happy, joyous song proclaimed The sachem's safe return. Indian Legends of Minnesota The sachem, from his wigwam, saw their flight, and sent a third man to the hill-top to ascertain the cause. King Philip Makers of History He was consulted by the other sachems of the tribe, and his advice was generally followed by them. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola This incident gave Jack great encouragement, for it confirmed his belief that the sachem meant he should have fair treatment, and would allow no dishonest advantage to be taken of him. Camp-fire and Wigwam Without me, perhaps, the sachems of the three clans might submit to the will of the League, for even the surly Onondagas had now heeded the League-Call—yes, even the Tuscaroras, too. The Reckoning There is no sachem or chief like him. Deerfoot in The Mountains With amazing speed, the tall, athletic sachem fled along the bank of the river, seeking a place to ford the stream. King Philip Makers of History In 1674, an Indian reported to the settlers that Philip was trying to get the sachems of New England to wage war on the whites. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola There could be no mistake as to the sentiments of the sachem and his squaw. Camp-fire and Wigwam I am an Oneida chief, an ensign, and a sachem. The Reckoning Taggarak, the leading war chief, was a terrible sachem, who, on the principle that has ruled for centuries in China, would put Mul-tal-la to death, even though he was wholly blameless of neglect or wrongdoing. Deerfoot in The Mountains The sachem declared that neither he nor his people had ever done any harm to the English. King Philip Makers of History He called the sachems of the Wampanoags together, and talked the matter over with them. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola But the individual was a full-grown warrior, who would not have descended to such business, and the grunt of the sachem was meant as a cordial welcome to him who grunted in return. Camp-fire and Wigwam Then a very old sachem arose and made a sign which was the symbol of travel. The Reckoning Spink and Jiggers had received within the preceding ten days the assurance from the sachem himself, so that all uneasiness was gone from the heart of Mul-tal-la. Deerfoot in The Mountains They acknowledged the absolute power of a sachem or king, which gave a dangerous vigor and unity to their actions. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) The Indians of several villages were sometimes united together in a petty tribe and were ruled by a sachem, or chief. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola He observed the figure of the sachem stretched out in the dilapidated slouchiness peculiar to himself. Camp-fire and Wigwam What happiness for the young men—and the sachems—and the women and children, too, Onehda. The Reckoning King Sylvester preceded David, so that we are in possession of the likenesses of three of the line of sachems. Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science But their most deadly and formidable enemy was Philip, sachem of the Wampanoags. The Conquest of Canada (Vol. 1 of 2) Ten years passed by peacefully, except for one little trouble, which occurred in 1667, six years after Philip became sachem. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola One of the Sauks who fell by the hand of the wrathful sachem was the brother of the leading chief. Camp-fire and Wigwam At that northern tryst at Thendara, the nine sachems allotted to the Canienga, the fourteen sachems of the Onondaga, the eight Senecas, the Cayuga ten must look in vain for nine Oneidas. The Reckoning Wherupon ye sachem of ye place came forth, and an old man or 2. & their wives and children, and after that some other women & children, and so they spake 2. howers, till it was night. Bradford's History of 'Plimoth Plantation' From the Original Manuscript. With a Report of the Proceedings Incident to the Return of the Manuscript to Massachusetts It is signed by the totems of sachems of all the Nations. A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America He knew that the son of the grand sachem of the Wampanoags could do anything that any other Indian had done. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola All at once the sachem seemed to lose patience. Camp-fire and Wigwam That I had been adopted satisfied the hereditary law of chieftainship; that I had been selected satisfied the elective law of the sachems. The Reckoning The history of Tecumseh's nation was not recorded in cold print between the covers of a book; it lived in the memories of the elders and on the lips of orators and sachems. Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada They quickly let go, however; for the impatient sachem delivered such a vigorous kick that both went over backward, with their feet pointed towards the clouds. The Story of Red Feather A Tale of the American Frontier The Illinois rallied about their kinsman to protect him; the Ottawas flew to arms to avenge their chief—such a sachem, such a chief, could not be forgotten. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola No British ministry of the present day would dare or wish to act as did the ruling sachems in the early part of this century. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 457 Volume 18, New Series, October 2, 1852 "Who are you with a white skin who speak like a crested sachem?" she faltered. The Reckoning Some sachem would sadly sketch the smiling scenes of health and happiness in the days before the pale-face came to wrest from the Indians their land, the gift of the Great Spirit. Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada In 1868, General Grant's election pending, Chloe was affiliated with the Democratic party, and had been chosen one of the captains of its citadel, a sachem of Tammany. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War Three centuries ago Massasoit, Philip's father, was the grand sachem, or ruler, of the Wampanoags. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola The banner of the Leopard had gone down indeed before the white coats and the Silver Lilies of France and the painted fantasies of Indian braves and sachems. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II Now I say to you, O you wise men and sachems, that this Oneida shall not die, because the four classes speak through my mouth! The Reckoning In the light of the camp-fire his courageous deeds were long extolled by warriors and handed down by the sachems of his people. Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada By the divisions of the nation into tribes, with a chief, or grand sachem at their head. 6th. Diary in America, Series Two True to his promise, in the spring of 1766, Pontiac, greatest war chief and sachem of the Ottawas, presented himself in the council chamber of Sir William Johnson. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola "He does," was the prompt response of the fiery sachem, who thereby plumply contradicted what he had said a short time before. The Phantom of the River The Oneida, motionless now in the midst of those who had but an hour before decreed his death, watched the plumed sachems pass him in silence. The Reckoning Logan, Elenipsico, Red Eagle, and Puckeshinwau were to lead the Indians, with Cornstalk, 'the mighty sachem of the Shawnee, and king of the northern confederacy,' in supreme command. Tecumseh A Chronicle of the Last Great Leader of His People; Vol. 17 of Chronicles of Canada In front of the sachem’s house hung a broad disk of tanned moosehide in a frame. Joan of Arc of the North Woods Because of his eloquence and wisdom, Pontiac was made sachem, so that he not only led his people to battle, but also ruled them in time of peace. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola Seeing this, the sachem had just notified him that he must secure the scalps of Deerfoot and the two white boys with him. The Hunters of the Ozark A Mohawk sachem answered in a dozen stinging words that the League itself was broken; but ere he could finish I stopped him with a gesture. The Reckoning A general council of fifty sachems, equal in rank and authority, administered the affairs of the confederation. Canada The sachem’s party ate in a large room; by day it served the women of the tribe as a workshop. Joan of Arc of the North Woods According to the custom of the Indians, Wamsutta, the eldest son of Massasoit, succeeded his father as grand sachem of the Wampanoags. Four American Indians King Philip, Pontiac, Tecumseh, Osceola Seeing that the sachem hesitated, as if waiting for him to rise, the Wolf came nimbly to his feet, as did his friend at his elbow. The Hunters of the Ozark I almost leaped from the floor in my excitement; yet the engrafted Oneida instinct of a sachem chained me motionless. The Reckoning The Onondagas had also the custody of the "Wampum," or mnemonic record of their structure of government, and the Tadod�'ho, or most noble sachem of the league, was among the same tribe. Canada With gentle understanding the priest escorted her to the door of the sachem’s cottage. Joan of Arc of the North Woods The white man does but place himself to see the head men of his village fall to the ground before Massasoit and his sachems. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims Find in the following sentence a Latin proverb in common use: The sachem seized a garment on which was embroidered his totem, pushed the Italian, Orfugi, to the ground, and precipitately fled. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, July 1878, No. 9 Beneath it any Iroquois was as safe as though he stood at the eternal council-fire at Onondaga in the presence of the sachems of the Long House. The Reckoning These sachems were created in perpetuity in certain clans of the several tribes and invested with office by the general council. Canada The women of the community were gathered in front of the sachem’s house. Joan of Arc of the North Woods "It is the grave of some great sachem, or haply from these planks above him it is the grave of whoever built yon cabin and palisado." Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims The fifty sachems of the five tribes composed the Grand Council which was the governing body of the League. French Pathfinders in North America I received it from a Tuscarora, used it, and handed it to the Oneida, watching the chief sachem of the Senecas as he arose to deliver his brief address of welcome. The Reckoning In the federal council the sachems voted by tribes, and unanimity was essential before action was taken or a conclusion arrived at. Canada The sachem set a chair for her and relieved her of the staff and her bag. Joan of Arc of the North Woods "It is a sachem, and a mighty man of valor if he wielded this bow and shot these arrows," said Hopkins handling them respectfully. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims Then, according to their legend, Hayawentha, or Hiawatha, whispered into the ear of Daganoweda, an Onondaga sachem, that the cure for their ills lay in union. French Pathfinders in North America “I am Taminent, chief sachem of the red men of this country,” answered the Indian, who, stooping down as he spoke, raised him in his arms. A True Hero A Story of the Days of William Penn They were also sachems in their respective tribes, and with other clan-chiefs formed the council which was supreme over all matters appertaining to the tribe exclusively. Canada Indian sachem who, at the behest of a white girl, kills her betrayer, and brings his scalp to her. Character Sketches of Romance, Fiction and the Drama A Revised American Edition of the Reader's Handbook, Vol. 3 "Why, that is well, sachem," replied Standish, who was already able to converse freely with the red men in their own tongue. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims The sachems, therefore, constituted the real, permanent government. French Pathfinders in North America Their principal sachem, Joseph Brant, or Thayendanegea, was connected by the closest bonds of friendship with the Johnsons, and the latter were staunch Tories. The War of Independence After awhile the judge made up his mind to go and see the sachem in his wigwam, and thus secure a friendship he might rely on in case of any difficulty. Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870 It may not have been you, my scowling sachem," said I to myself, "but snakes have fangs. Lords of the North And the sachem with a superb smile settled the tomahawk at his girdle, and threw off the folds of his horseman's cloak. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims In its deliberations each tribe had equal representation through its ten sachems. French Pathfinders in North America The squaw of the sachem Squando," continued the caller, "was crossing the river in a canoe with her pappoose, when two sailors upset the craft just for the sport of it. Some Three Hundred Years Ago A gloomy frown came over the sachem's brow, and he remained silent. Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870 "He's been trying to make out to us that he's the chief, boss, sachem, or whatever they call it, of the crowd that was aboard yesterday," said Weymouth. Left on Labrador or, The cruise of the Schooner-yacht 'Curlew.' as Recorded by 'Wash.' Look at the faces of those men behind the sachem. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims An Indian, who claimed to have a grievance against Philip on account of a brother whom the sachem had killed, betrayed the hiding-place of Philip to the English, and shot the fallen chief. The Land We Live In The Story of Our Country With this history and these gloomy anticipations of the future, Philip became the sachem of the Pokanokets. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 The judge, filled with anxious doubts and fears, looked through the opening in the forest towards the sachem's abode. Three Years on the Plains Observations of Indians, 1867-1870 Three days later came coureurs from the "King of the Indians"—the chief—bidding the strangers prepare for the great sachem's visit. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward "And very sensible and good the sachem's counsel seemeth in my ears," remarked Standish complacently. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims Go! go! rise and go Away to the banks of the Hoang-ho There the Chickasaw sachem makes his tea, And the kettle boils and waits for thee. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, January 1878, No. 3 When the colonists first became acquainted with this tribe, Canonicus was their sachem, but his nephew Miantonomo was associated with him in the government. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 Finally, in one of their camps the rangers were visited by an imposing array of Indian sachems, headed by the great chief himself, who demanded the reason of their presence in his country. At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear "Our wisest sachem would tell you so, Red Coat." The Sun Of Quebec A Story of a Great Crisis Not knowing whether this might be good or bad news, the sachem had felt it a friendly act to convey it to his new allies with the greatest possible dispatch. Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims In some instances, what is supposed to be an Indian place-name is in fact a personal name, borrowed from some sachem or chief who lived on or claimed to own the territory. The Composition of Indian Geographical Names Illustrated from the Algonkin Languages This sachem was never a friend to the English, and he early sent to Plymouth a bundle of arrows bound in a rattle-snake's skin as a war challenge. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 Let the sachems of your tribe lay this grievance before Sir William Johnson. At War with Pontiac The Totem of the Bear As I told you, these be sachems with whom we sit. The Sun Of Quebec A Story of a Great Crisis To which Winslow gently replied, grasping the cold hand,— "It is Winslow who is come to see you, sachem." Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims After passing the Council Pipe from hand to hand in solemn silence, the sachems prepared to give their views. Pathfinders of the West Being the Thrilling Story of the Adventures of the Men Who Discovered the Great Northwest: Radisson, La Vérendrye, Lewis and Clark It is said that one of Uncas' dependent sachems attacked Miantonomo, who referred the matter to the English and was told to take his own course, and invaded the Mohegan country with a thousand warriors. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 Armadas, who had made a voyage to Newfoundland and seen the stately figure of a sachem outlined against a sunset sky, thought that the boy's instinct was truer than the costumer's tradition. Days of the Discoverers The white people have their chiefs and sachems like the nations of the Hodenosaunee, and their ranks are filled by age. The Sun Of Quebec A Story of a Great Crisis Tradition says that ancient warriors still haunt the surrounding glens and woods, and the sachems of Teller's Point are household words in the neighborhood. The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention The advice of the sachem was indeed most valuable. Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3 Sagima, the Ojibwa form of sachem, is from the root sag, which implies a coming forth, or stretching out. Sign Language Among North American Indians Compared With That Among Other Peoples And Deaf-Mutes First Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1879-1880, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1881, pages 263-552 Having lived for many years with or near the Indians, this Englishman had acquired a great influence over them, especially over the Mohawks, of whose tribe he had been elected an honorary sachem. "Old Put" The Patriot I do not wish to be a chief or a sachem before my time. The Sun Of Quebec A Story of a Great Crisis Little Abraham, sachem of the lower Mohawk valley, took the belt from him, Red Head, a chief of the Onondagas, made reply, telling him that from every castle warriors would follow him to the north. The War Chief of the Six Nations A Chronicle of Joseph Brant One of the most successful of these hunters was a sachem by the name of Zachary. Mrs Whittelsey's Magazine for Mothers and Daughters Volume 3 The sachem of the tribe then announces to the people that the man has been made chief of the gens, and admitted to the council. Wyandot Government: A Short Study of Tribal Society Bureau of American Ethnology There was refuge for my dignity in the sonorous syllables, and I spoke as to a fellow sachem. Montlivet Williams presently removed to Plymouth, where his peculiar views were indulged, and where he improved his time in learning the Indian language and cultivating the acquaintance of the chief sachems of the neighboring Indian tribes. England in America, 1580-1652 The score-keepers, who were chosen from the older sachems of the tribes, were invested with peculiar powers. The War Chief of the Six Nations A Chronicle of Joseph Brant In 1684, the Onondaga and Cayuga sachems made an oration before Lord Howard of Effingham at Albany, from which the following extracts are taken. A Sketch of the History of Oneonta He calls the council together in a formal manner when directed by the sachem. Wyandot Government: A Short Study of Tribal Society Bureau of American Ethnology The dangerous wound of so prominent a person as the Assistant, and the capture of the renowned Indian sachem—not to speak of the lady—could not fail to occasion a lively interest. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance Holmes brought to the Connecticut River in his vessel the local sachems, who had been driven away by the Pequots, and made his purchases from them. Great Epochs in American History, Vol. II The Planting Of The First Colonies: 1562—1733 Chateaubriand," says Gautier, "may be regarded as the grandfather, or, if you prefer it, the sachem of romanticism in France. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century "Farewell, a long farewell, to the city of the Indian sachem," said Hugh, as the grand emporium and railway-centre grew dim in the distance. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 1, October, 1884 He announces to the tribe all the decisions of the council, and executes the directions of the council and of the sachem. Wyandot Government: A Short Study of Tribal Society Bureau of American Ethnology An' I had not, the chance is they would have bowled you off with them, as a hostage for the sachem, and like as not burned us up besides. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance "Well, wise men, chiefs, and sachems, here's more hair on your scalp-locks, and a fat buck to every bow!" The Firing Line The chief and his sachems and warriors and their wives had gone on to the great council fire in the land of Kiodote, the Thorny Tree. In the Days of Poor Richard The reader of these pages is already familiar with the name of Cornstalk, "the mighty Cornstalk, sachem of the Shawanoes, and king of the Northern Confederacy." Life of Tecumseh, and of His Brother the Prophet With a Historical Sketch of the Shawanoe Indians The sachem then explains the object for which the council is called. Wyandot Government: A Short Study of Tribal Society Bureau of American Ethnology But as more than once he was on the point of waking the sachem, the thought arose that it might look like cowardice, and he forbore. The Knight of the Golden Melice A Historical Romance Jones says of the Ojibways that there were occasionally bad ones among them, "but the good council of the wise sachems and the mark of disgrace put upon unruly persons had a very desirable influence." Sex and Society The wise old sachem had struck upon the most responsive chords in his nature. The Rulers of the Lakes A Story of George and Champlain Among the nine Mohawk sachems they recognized Dayohogo, who had given Robert the name Dagaeoga, and the lad resolved to see him later and renew their friendship. The Hunters of the Hills If a majority of the council is agreed as to action, the sachem does not speak, but may simply announce the decision. Wyandot Government: A Short Study of Tribal Society Bureau of American Ethnology The candles burned clear, strains of the minuet de la cour rose and fell in the ample room, the member from Albemarle and Mr. Pincornet stepped, bent, and postured with the gravity of Indian sachems. Lewis Rand It had just lost one Red Head, its chief sachem; and first of all it behooved the baronet to condole their affliction. Montcalm and Wolfe While the two successful but exhausted messengers slumbered, Colonel Johnson called a council of war, at which the chief militia officers and old Hendrik, the Mohawk sachem, were present. The Rulers of the Lakes A Story of George and Champlain Then starting towards the north the sachems moved with measured steps around the circle three times. The Hunters of the Hills The functions of civil government are in general differentiated only to this extent, that executive functions are performed by chiefs and sachems, but these chiefs and sachems are also members of the council. Wyandot Government: A Short Study of Tribal Society Bureau of American Ethnology A letter of introduction from Adam Gaudylock is a pretty good letter, whether it's to the captain of an ark, or a Creek sachem, or a Natchitoches settler, or a soldier at Fort Stoddert. Lewis Rand He succeeded in soothing the exasperated chief, and then proceeded to the confederate council at Onondaga, where he found the assembled sachems full of anxieties and doubts. Montcalm and Wolfe "Hendrik is a great sachem, and as he is now old and grown feeble of the body, though not of the mind, this may well be his last and most glorious day." The Rulers of the Lakes A Story of George and Champlain It was a time for every sachem to walk with cautious steps and use his last ounce of wisdom. The Hunters of the Hills In case of a tie, the sachem is expected to speak. Wyandot Government: A Short Study of Tribal Society Bureau of American Ethnology Come, here is a velvet log, fit seat for an emperor—or a sachem; sit and tell me of your life in the woods. Audrey The sachem refused to deliver up the criminal, saying that he had but done his duty, according to the custom of his race, in avenging the death of his kinsman, murdered many years before. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam The sachem suddenly threw up one hand in warning, and with the other pulled back his horse. The Rulers of the Lakes A Story of George and Champlain The Chevalier de St. Luc has been here for some time," he said, "waiting until the fifty sachems are ready to hear him in council, when he will speak for France. The Hunters of the Hills They selected as chiefs and sachems of the party such as bore weapons, being the colonel, Marcoy and the two interpreters. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 23, February, 1873 He was a Knight Templar, and past master of the I.O.O.F., and past sachem of Red Men. Scientific American Supplement, No. 795, March 28, 1891 Warrior and squaw, sachem and child, mother and babe, were alike massacred. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam So it has been said often by the fifty sachems who are old and very wise, and who know all that it is given to men to know. The Rulers of the Lakes A Story of George and Champlain The fifty sachems, arrayed in their finest robes, sat once more in a half circle, save that Tododaho, the Onondaga, was slightly in front of the others, with Tonessaah at his elbow. The Hunters of the Hills It was shortly after this that Jim came in to dinner one day, tattooed in a manner which would remind one of a sachem in full Indian war-paint. Apples, Ripe and Rosy, Sir As the little squadron from Communipaw drew near to the shores of Manna-hata, a sachem, at the head of a band of warriors, appeared to oppose their landing. Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete The next day a number of sachems came to New Amsterdam and sold to Governor Stuyvesant the remainder of the lands on the Raritan, which had not previously been transferred to the Dutch. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam The fifty sachems will never let the great League join Onontio. The Rulers of the Lakes A Story of George and Champlain A great crowd, men, women and children, was gathered about the grove, and like the sachems they were clothed in their best. The Hunters of the Hills The Narragansett sachem had shown such bravery that it seemed, says the chronicler Hubbard, as if "some old Roman ghost had possessed the body of this western pagan." The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty The title of this land was obtained from Uncas, an Indian sachem in that neighborhood, by the great-grandfather of Mr. Mason's mother, and has never been alienated from the family. The Great Speeches and Orations of Daniel Webster With an Essay on Daniel Webster as a Master of English Style At the same time he sent Hans, a friendly Indian, in whom he could repose confidence, to warn the sachems against selling over again, lands to which they no longer had any title. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam They were sachems of the Six Nations, each sachem bearing in his hands the symbol of his nation and of his clan. The Maid-At-Arms Did I not say you would be a sachem some day, Dagaeoga? The Hunters of the Hills To set their sachem at liberty, especially while the Gorton affair remained unsettled, might be dangerous; and it would be likely to alienate Uncas from the English. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty Following the seminary, in an unprecedented sequence of luck, was a boys' school, that came whooping up the stairway like a tribe of young Indians, in charge of a venerable sachem in spectacles. Round the Block The sachems of several tribes were invited to assemble in the Council Chamber at fort Amsterdam. Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam This is the end, O you wise men and sachems, told since the beginning to us People of the Morning. The Maid-At-Arms The dawn was just appearing, and as the sun rose the sachems of the Onondagas would proceed to the council grove and receive the sachems of the allied nations. The Hunters of the Hills When the sachem saw what the skin contained, he was afraid to touch it or have it about, and medicine-men, handling it no doubt gingerly enough, carried it out of his territory. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty The sachems, war chiefs, and warriors of the different tribes began to gather early in June; and formal proceedings for a treaty were opened on June 17th. The Winning of the West, Volume 4 Louisiana and the Northwest, 1791-1807 In the mean time messengers were sent to all the neighboring chiefs inviting them to come to Esopus to meet "the grand sachem from Manhattan." Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam "Let the Lenape tell you of women!" retorted a Tuscarora sachem, calmly. The Maid-At-Arms Tododaho spoke to the sachems, the chiefs and the multitude upon their crimes and faults, the necessity for repentance and of resolution to do better in the future. The Hunters of the Hills When the apostle was preaching one evening in a village over which that sachem claimed jurisdiction, an Indian arose and announced himself as a deputy of Uncas. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty The governmental authorities of the eastern States possessed but little more power to restrain the backwoodsmen than the sachems had to restrain the young braves. The Winning of the West, Volume 3 The Founding of the Trans-Alleghany Commonwealths, 1784-1790 How can the sachem at the fort dare to exact a tax from us! Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam The girl raised her head: "Ask me concerning the truth, you sachems of the Oneida, and speak for the five war-chiefs who stand in their paint behind you!" The Maid-At-Arms When the council met the nine sachems of the Mohawks, and their names would be called first, would prove themselves to the last man the bitter and implacable enemies of the French. The Hunters of the Hills For thirteen years had Philip been chief sachem of his tribe before the crisis came. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty The hereditary sachems, the peace chiefs, could no longer control the young men. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 The whites who wished peace, the magistrates and leaders, had little more power over their evil and unruly fellows than the Indian sachems had over the turbulent young braves. The Winning of the West, Volume 1 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1769-1776 The Tuscarora sachems rose and passed out into the darkness, followed by their suite of war-chiefs and attestants. The Maid-At-Arms But the fifty sachems, all except the nine Mohawks, sat as expressionless as stones. The Hunters of the Hills Many Indians came in and voluntarily surrendered themselves, in order to obtain favourable terms, and some lent their aid in destroying their old sachem. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty "Our sachems tell us that he who wins the first victory does not always win the last." The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign I now determined to teaze the Indian, if possible—'But for a man of your education,' says I, 'sachem Tomo-cheeki; to bury yourself in this savage retreat, is to me inexplicable. Travels in the United States of America Commencing in the Year 1793, and Ending in 1797. With the Author's Journals of his Two Voyages Across the Atlantic. An old sachem rose, peering out at her from dim, aged eyes. The Maid-At-Arms When you return to the Long House in the vale of Onondaga, and the fifty sachems meet in council, tell them Onontio has only kindness in his heart for them. The Hunters of the Hills Evidently this palace was the communal dwelling of the Eagle Clan of palefaces, and evidently Mr. Gushing was a great sachem of this clan, and as such entitled to lordly sway there! The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty His musical, golden voice, his vivid eyes and his intense earnestness of tone, the same that had impressed so greatly the fifty sachems in the vale of Onondaga, carried conviction. The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign In the great town of the Winnebagoes, he found a queen presiding over the tribe, instead of a sachem. Summer on the Lakes, in 1843 Then the sachems of the Oneida stood up, wrapping themselves in their blankets, and moved silently away, filing into the forest, followed by the war-chiefs and those who had accompanied the Oneida delegation as attestants. The Maid-At-Arms The fifty sachems, taking their own time, had not yet met in council, and St. Luc had been compelled to wait, but he had made great progress in the esteem of the Hodenosaunee. The Hunters of the Hills For his unwelcome counsel the sachem forthwith lifted his tomahawk and struck him dead at his feet. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty They were slow, much slower than Canada, but they had the greater strength and the fifty sachems in the vale of Onondaga knew it. The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign To Onega, the Indian wife of the seigneur, who was as wary and as experienced as a war sachem of her people, the command of the women was entrusted. The Refugees "The name of the Holder of the Heavens may now be spoken and heard without offence," said an old sachem, rising. The Maid-At-Arms O, Tododaho, first and greatest sachem of the Onondagas, greatest and noblest sachem of the League, look down from your home on another star, and watch over your people, for whom the storms gather! The Hunters of the Hills One day, having made a cap for one of Philip's boys, she was invited to dine with the great sachem. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty Later he told what he had heard in the vale of Onondaga where the sachems and chiefs kept themselves well informed concerning the movements of the belligerent nations. The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign Indians from the furthest corners of the continent knew him as they knew their own sachem. The Refugees Then I was instructed by sachems and I learned what the witch-drums say, and I need use no signs in the six languages or the clan dialects, save only when I speak with the Lenni-Lenape. The Maid-At-Arms "Wherein is the beginning of great speech," said the sachem sagely. The Hunters of the Hills When the Commissioners sharply called them to account for this, their sachem Canonchet, son of Miantonomo, promised to surrender the fugitives within ten days. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty I think that the man Hardy is shrewd, Dagaeoga, shrewd like one of our sachems, and that he has an interest in you, greater than he would let you see. The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign A number of such clans made a tribe, which had one language and was governed by a council of the clan sachems. A School History of the United States An aged sachem arose, and, lifting his withered arm, swept it eastward. The Maid-At-Arms Many of the Indian sachems and chiefs were men of great eloquence, and the speech of Tododaho amid such surroundings, with the breathless multitude listening, was impressive to the last degree. The Hunters of the Hills Among the sachems a dozen leading spirits were hanged or shot, and hundreds of captives were shipped off to the West Indies to be sold into slavery; among these was Philip's little son. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty The fifty old sachems in the vale of Onondaga would decide more wisely and more justly than the English nobles. The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign In the vale of Onondaga when the fifty old and wise sachems make a banquet," said Tayoga, "the maidens bring fruit and wild flowers to it that the eye also may have its feast. The Masters of the Peaks A Story of the Great North Woods Magdalen Brant looked calmly at Butler, then deliberately faced the sachems. The Maid-At-Arms Then he passed the wampum to Tonessaah, who also made his confession, and all the other sachems and chiefs did the same, the people, too, joining with intense fervor in the manifestation. The Hunters of the Hills Canonchet was a far more powerful sachem than Philip, and played a more conspicuous part in the war. The Beginnings of New England Or the Puritan Theocracy in its Relations to Civil and Religious Liberty It was Daganoweda, the young Mohawk chief of his earlier acquaintance, whom he had met both on the war path and at the great council of the fifty sachems in the vale of Onondaga. The Shadow of the North A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign Caesar knew nearly as much about the governing machine as the sachem of Tammany Hall, or a governor in Mexico. Building a State in Apache Land Then the nine sachems of the Mohawks rose, all covering their breasts with their blankets, save the chief sachem, who is called "The Two Voices." The Maid-At-Arms While Robert and Willet had been glad hitherto that the council of the fifty sachems had delayed its meeting, they were anxious, now that Father Drouillard had come, to hasten it. The Hunters of the Hills Indian females never go before a man: they never walk in front in the path, or cross in front of the place where a sachem is sitting. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers Their old sachem, Passaconaway, regarded the colonists with awe and veneration. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 12 This was attributed to the missionary’s presence, and the sachems were kept busy for a time dispelling the evil charm. The Long Labrador Trail The sachem ceased; the chiefs of every race Lead the bold captives to their destined place; The sun descends, the parting day expires, And earth and heaven display their sparkling fires. The Columbiad Stirred beyond control, a fierce shout burst from the nine Mohawk sachems. The Hunters of the Hills It is a field in which plumed sachems, farmers, legislators, statesmen, speculators, professional and scientific men, and missionaries of the gospel, figure in their respective capacities. Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers This sachem is said to have been a renowned trencherman, who maintained almost as potent a sway by dint of good feeding as his warlike predecessor had done by hard fighting. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies The term sachem, it may be added, is an Algonkin word, and one which Iroquois speakers have a difficulty in pronouncing. The Iroquois Book of Rites The sachem proud replied: Thy garb and face Proclaim thy lineage of superior race; And our progenitors, no less than thine, Sprang from a God, and own a birth divine. The Columbiad He had an able and efficient assistant in Tayoga, who was devoted to the alliance with the English and the Americans, and who was constantly talking with the sachems and chiefs. The Hunters of the Hills While pointing to his coat for proof of his statement, a sachem, also in the plot, came in and confirmed the intelligence. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched Did any dispute occur between him and a neighboring sachem, he invited him and all his principal sages and fighting-men to a solemn banquet, and seldom failed of feeding them into terms. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies Thus the eight Seneca sachems, being in four classes, could have but four opinions, the ten Cayuga sachems but four. The Iroquois Book of Rites The tusky jaws grin o'er the sachem's brow, The bald eyes glare, the paws depend below, From his bored ears contorted serpents hung, And drops of gore seem'd rolling on his tongue. The Columbiad An immense tumult followed, but presently Tododaho, first among the sachems, rose and stilled it with uplifted hands. The Hunters of the Hills The name of each sachemship is also the personal name of each sachem while he holds the office each one in succession taking the name of his predecessor. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines He was strong-built, long-limbed, and as stout in soul as in body; a fit successor to the warrior sachem of yore, and, like him, delighting in extravagant enterprises and hardy deeds of arms. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies The several nations having, by this ingenious method, become of 'one mind' separately, it only remained to compare their several opinions to arrive at the final sentiment of all the sachems of the League. The Iroquois Book of Rites The social dances of the evening, with occasional speeches from the sachems and chiefs, were the final and concluding ceremonies of this singular but interesting affair. Legends, Traditions, and Laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations, and History of the Tuscarora Indians The laws of the fifty sachems who sit in council in the vale of Onondaga run there, and those who leave them out, be they French or English, reckon ill. The Hunters of the Hills These sachems, when in session, formed the council of the confederacy in which the legislative, executive, and judicial powers were vested, although such a discrimination of functions had not come to be made. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines It lay half way to the strong-hold of the redoubtable sachem of Sing-Sing, and was claimed by him as an integral part of his domains. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies He walked with the grandeur of a Falstaff and the dignity of a sachem. Brook Farm Historic and Personal Memoirs There were also fifty sub-sachems, or war chiefs—that is, to every sachem was given a war chief, to stand behind him to do his biddings. Legends, Traditions, and Laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations, and History of the Tuscarora Indians Let the fifty sachems, old in years and wisdom, walk in the straight path of truth, and let the warriors follow! The Hunters of the Hills Each sachem had an assistant sachem, who was elected by the gens of his principal from among its members, and who was installed with the same forms and ceremonies. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines Each stream that flows down from the hills into the Hudson, had its petty sachem, who ruled over a hand's-breadth of forest on either side, and had his seat of government at its mouth. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies "And I don't believe they mean to keep even that agreement," he muttered, as he bade the effusive sachems and warriors goodbye and made his way back to Taos. The Life of Kit Carson Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A. Here again we hear of the Tuscarora sachem, Solomon Longboard, with about thirty-five Tuscarora volunteers, stationed at Lewiston on guard. Legends, Traditions, and Laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations, and History of the Tuscarora Indians It was still possible to arrive there before St. Luc should go away, because he would have to wait until the fifty sachems chose to go in council and hear him. The Hunters of the Hills The names bestowed upon the original sachems became the names of their respective successors in perpetuity. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines The conquest of the Pocantico was the last triumph of the wizard sachem. Wolfert's Roost and Miscellanies They shook hands and the sachem conducted the little party to his village, where they received most hospitable treatment. The Life of Kit Carson Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A. We called upon and were presented to Black Smith, the most influential and authoritative of the Seneca sachems. Legends, Traditions, and Laws of the Iroquois, or Six Nations, and History of the Tuscarora Indians Meanwhile the thirty-six visiting sachems formed themselves in a circle, with Tododaho, highest of the Onondagas in rank, among them, and facing the sun which was rising in a golden sea above the eastern hills. The Hunters of the Hills On several different occasions I have attended their councils for raising up sachems both at the Onondaga and Seneca reservations, and witnessed the ceremonies herein referred to. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines About stepping from the rock to her boat, the Fawn turned to her sire, but e'er she spoke the sachem answered her appealing look. Birch Bark Legends of Niagara The business was managed with such tact that the sachems expressed themselves perfectly satisfied and their affection and admiration for Father Kit became greater than before. The Life of Kit Carson Hunter, Trapper, Guide, Indian Agent and Colonel U.S.A. Annually, in the month of August, the sachem gave the word, and fruits and flowers were stowed in a white canoe, to be paddled by the fairest maiden among the tribes. The Englishwoman in America The sachems would not hear a word from either. The Hunters of the Hills Whenever vacancies occur their places are filled, and a general council is convened to install the new sachems and their aids. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines He was a hereditary sachem, not having risen by merit, was weak and inefficient, and of gluttonous habits. An Account of Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha, or Red Jacket, and His People, 1750-1830 The young white sachem was Alaska's friend, many moons ago, when Alaska was wounded and sick.—He must revenge young Siganaw, but he must keep his faith to his white friend, too. 1st Chief. The Bride of Fort Edward The sachems were willing to express their regret, but they would not surrender the culprits, and declared that the Dutchmen's own brandy was the really guilty party. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 While the young warriors and the maidens sang and danced without ceasing, the sachems and the chiefs sat far into the night, and as gravely as the Roman Senate, considered the times and their needs. The Hunters of the Hills As a further measure of protection to their own body, each sachem, after his election and its confirmation, was invested with his office by a council of the confederacy. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines He had become so well acquainted with Indian customs, that he had resolved upon another expedient, when his negotiations with the sachems had failed. An Account of Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha, or Red Jacket, and His People, 1750-1830 In the mean time, he discovered that busy intrigues were going on to induce the half-king and the other sachems to abandon him, and renounce all friendship with the English. Life of George Washington — Volume 01 Becoming acquainted with the plans of the sachem, he revealed them to the authorities at Plymouth. The Real America in Romance, Volume 6; a Century Too Soon (A Story "Our sachems tell us that such is the way of man," said the Onondaga, also in pure French. The Hunters of the Hills The Mohawks had nine sachems, the Oneidas nine, the Onondagas fourteen, the Cayugas ten, and the Senecas eight. Houses and House-Life of the American Aborigines He was buried in the mission burying ground, where were reposing many of his race, the aged and young, warrior, sachem, child. An Account of Sa-Go-Ye-Wat-Ha, or Red Jacket, and His People, 1750-1830 They smoked the pipe of peace together, and the colonel claimed the credit of having, by his diplomacy, persuaded the sachem to bury the hatchet. Life of George Washington — Volume 01 Alexander, the eldest son and hereditary sachem, died soon after his father, when Philip became chief sachem and warrior of the Wampanoags, with his royal residence on Mount Hope, not far from Bristol, Rhode Island. The Real America in Romance, Volume 6; a Century Too Soon (A Story |
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