mack Of wolves at bay, thirsting for blood,
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pack of wolves at bay, thirstng for blood,
and ready to rush upon him, whenever one
bolder than the rest should commence the
attack. II was one of those moments OF in
decision, when the slightest weight thrown
into either scale will make il preponderate J;
a moment in which a bold man, CONVEX
san. with the secret springs of human ac-
ton, may seize upon the minds of all round
him, and sway them at his will Such a
man was the intrepid Virginian. He spoke,
and there was no man bold enough to gain
say him--none that could return the fierce
glance OF his eye. Raising his arm and
waving his hand towards the door, he ex-
claimeds "Dogs! you may go!" The In
dians hesitated for moment. and then
rushed tumultuously out of the council
room.


The decision Of Clarke on the occasion,
saved himeelf and comrades from massacre.
The planfof the savage had been arlfully
laid he had read it in their features and
conduct, as plain as if it had been written
ON a schroll before them. lie met it in aman-
ner unexpected; the crisis was brought on
sooner than it was intended, and on prn-
cipe similar tothat, by which, when line
Of hattie is broken, the dismayed troops fly
before order can be destroyed, the new and
sudden turn gave to these proceedings by
the energy Of Clarke, confounded the In
dians, and before the broken thread of their
scheme Of treachery could be united, they
were panic struck. They had come pre-
pared to browbeat, to humble, and then to
destroy; they looked for remons.ance and
alteration; for the luxury Of draggjpg ihe
tolls gradually round their victims; Of be-
holding their agony and degredation, and
bringing on the final catastrophe by an ap-
pointed signal, when the scheme should be
ripe. They had expected to see on our
part great caution, a skillful playing off,
and an unwilingness to take offence, which
were gradually goaded' into alarm, irrita-
] ton and submission The cool contempt
with which their first insult was thrown
back into their teeth, surprised them, and
they were foiled by the self-possession Of
one man. They had no Tecu,nseh among
them, no master-spirit to change their plan
SO as TO adopt new exigency and those
braves, who in many battle had showr
themselves to be of true valor, quailed be
fore the moral superiority which assume,
the vantage ground of position they coul,
not comprehend, and therefore feared to as
sail.