Prefatory.

This brought out a rejoinder by Richard McNemar, one of their leaders, and Col. Smith again appeared in print, in a pamphlet of 44 pages, entitled

"Shakerism Detected; their Erroneous and Treasonable Proceedings, and False Publications contained in Different Newspapers, Exposed to Public View, by the depositions of ten different persons living in various parts of the State of Kentucky and Ohio, accompanied with remarks. By Col. James Smith, of Kentucky. Paris, Kentucky. Printed by Joel R, Lyle. 1810."

These, however, had no result so far as the son was concerned ; he remained with the Shakers; and Col. Smith spent the remainder of his clays, thus embittered by the unnatural conduct of his son, chiefly with his step-children, the Irvins, in Washington county, Kentucky, where he died in 1812.

The Indians had again become very troublesome in 1811, and a general Indian war was expected. Col. Smith, now too old for actual service,* but still having considerable of the old leaven of patriotism in him, wrote out and published a treatise on Indian warfare, of which the following is the title page:

"A Treatise on the Mode and Manner of Indian War, their Tactics, Discipline and Encampment, the various Methods they Practise, in order to obtain the Advantage, by Ambush, Surprise, Surrounding, &c. Ways and Means proposed to Prevent the Indians from obtaining the Advantage. A Chart, or Plan of Marching, and Encamping, laid down, whereby we may undoubtedly Surround them, if we have Men Suf-

*He made the attempt, however. In Niles' Register for September 26, 1812, he is said to have "gone to join the army, when he heard of the surrender of Hull." His son Robert raised a company of volunteers in Washington county, Ky. He was a tanner, and in order to uniform his company he tanned all their pantaloons in his vats.