Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1802-07-17
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Eight distine documents occ,

Eight distinct documents acc, o
the message.
me Jlraf contained a sketch o. ..ls pre-
sent state Of the objects under the cl..ree
OF the principal agent for Indian affairs.
south of the Ohio.
:o his document may be wen ed As 4
considerable consequence, as it est, hhshas
the approximation, by regular yradations
OF the aborgines of the country, to the no.
icy, the arts s,Ao the manners >inI;s.
ed state. 1t represents an an Gci,.
composed of or Deputies fore own.
to be convened under the supeiinlepdance
OF the agent of the United States, Is tn
this council the agent makes a repcrt e.F
the state OF The nation; sugees. lsis IDEAS
OF what IS proper for them IL &c, arG an
pies Tor COMPENSATION and satisiaEfcn, tar
oiiesef''' g in violation Of Jhe;r
treaty "a ,..s with US"
2 nc agent observes that---es The MN
oeE OF deputies who Stteloed csnnothitt err
to be restr:insd 10 a given luuber, tur
they seldom exceed or s ti.5in DOWN Il
'fst II required continued accata.. ID
the Chiefs, TO make them con3pi s1u ;be
u'llIty az suot plan, and liz. n..c.ssit, &C
carving its decisions into rEaJ,.
" Heretofore, every town. tube i; f,r-
~, provided its own regulations, eod zee
OF general tendency were 4 Il 20 ~. No.
hagement Of public AGENTS, NLo used
temporary eSpedi nts cnlv. arncpr
most powerful and persua&,ve oil Win
we're me pressure OF fear from #i.tout q
presents.
!, : The council appoint speaker Who
Ioh'aii'S IN ONCE without Limitation az 10
GFne aIl propositions are debated unaI
thcy are agreed To, or postponed; the a.
Sreement IS called NE Til of the nation.
aud IS expressed by the spsaIyer pnh,ciy
70 all The chiefs, ard TO the agent {or
lndian affairs. Who 20 --,r'- 81. = -
white. o'1' go ~
nc council, when convened, sit night
AZ d day the public buildings IS ti,e ,,iSc@
o. lodging as well AZ business. ard tbev
debate as much in lhe hi Is IN tie r.a,.
tney he down when troy ire sIeenv. ,r,en
hungry they eat, and when ai.y fhir.c
important Is under debate they at.end :
g The agent furnishes beef, con. beans
and salt' and nc town, here he council
meet furnishes butcher. COOKS end vs5--
ers. The expense o. Eneet..e is orr.
thing less than 400 dollars. elo,,ht 80.
IN lew yeats, it win be usef5l in st,,,r,,.,,t
10 approZ raale them IL rco;e civ;li "A
state, and give the Unitea States . r,-,.e
comnandinginHueEce uyer t3.D. Clrenf--
The interpreters, ard assistants 10 tba -
gent halt breed, and chi-f Fth. LAND. ~
mans constantly in the ccuarl. a,,rn,o.
their sitting and the agtI.t has q ,;r.rf -
enter and speak when sSe ID. a,es.c
nc raising Of stock is Izp9eslrtcl sc
more accePt90ie 70 the Creeas than a4v
part ot the plan devised for taei, ci,,ligr-
uon' IN CHS they sre a6dysjy c1.ra,ro-
and the oopntryi: atatcd to IL wef'sG,S,,
cd to the object. Horses ar. IN ,.enes't
use and oxen, sheep, IN. ega;, s,-. ,.,,,s
and more attended 20:
in cgr.ca1,ye The i1u,ove-os,.. -
aig,sly progressing. " lie age}t has l.,.-
vailed on several q The towns, VINO lad
exhausted the lands IN their lei,ito,r.
mood by culture, to settle out ir,1js.s.ce,
llis pIachce IS increasing. and aIlgF ,l,-n
renee their fields. There has beer d.
1nand this season for plouohs, and 70 ba,o
been issued out IT those sert lv fIes SCI,
iary Of War; and 30 Of them are use H.
lndisns. '''S "
" There is nursery OF peach trees n
me Lower Creeks, and oue he's b,sa L,oig
established among the Upper C.,@.,e
and the Indians begin to accep, oc anil ~
plant them Nearly 5000 have t.e, -
ed and distributed since ;he ARRIVAL of tb,.
agent. VIC
" The nurseries are increased. md ...n
be Kept mp 70 the demand; they sre 5iiter.
20 raised 10y the agent am his assistant.
without any expense to the agency. Coz,
TOMS raised in several places, but in s,-,e,,
quantiiies,by Indians il does well ,b~,,,e.L
outthe agency. The green seed -
general use. AID well suited to tt. ro,,}..
ei'l halt 81 the aGuucy and the ses-isi,,.,
co'V'ii' from Two successive experiment.
promises to do WCll or tie sonff,er,, t..,t'
sonie eo,,oa bas seen sent toriarke,.
does well; the next season ;, r;i'f',
uFa'ee ~ several places There r. vr.,..
frcn s"ampiaad ior L, and s,if,r,eeli,.
IN me aeaSci. Tor is growth, Nb.stt.
Isy, re ara oeta have been irn,sl,,
,''~ i"''lY t'led the ihree frsf -, y
DH' ne spi1r8s being eenersllu 4,., "l ~
h.Fe a'ec' The early -rhifs 49, co.'s
Nt'. ~ IS rPe ~ The middle OF As. 'ty''-