Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-10-26
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Upper, the Lower, and the Six Towns. I have no |
means oi .'sctrt;,inUg the " number ut families who
have engaged in domestic industry" The number |
ol children ut school at Elliott amounts To about
eighty but II ~ believed one thousand stand ready
anu are 'wpacntly waiting the preparations for their
aum,ss'on. ANOTHER school is going up in another
district, called Mayhew, the scale of the Brainar
school Besides this, branches are organizing and
their progress fast the funds the hoard will
autlorise IL but fast enough for h, an .,v f ,.
Indians To have the remnant OF their children instruct
ed, ana saved from the destiny under which the pre-
sent and former generations have been allotted TO live
the mode al conducting these schools embraces the
Lancastcr'ah pian so far as letters are concerned
To which Is addod all the branches of domestic econ
omy, larGiins the useful arts &c the whole
system moving M Kind of circle or orrerv bringing
each class in succession ac uant,nce with the
subject which had just formed the object OF attention
Tor the preceding one.
The expense incurred bv the Uuitct, Foreion Mis-
sonary Society s'ncc 1913, the year when they first
engaged IN this great work amongst the Chocu,ws
has amounted 10 Uprpris IF ireaiu on. thos,,, io
idrS besides what has been done by the government
aud by the lndiaus, AID exclusive of donations in
| clothing, sc. ~
The Chcctaws, at a treaty held in 1916, sold por-
ton OF their domain the United States and were To
receive SIX thousand dollars ann:lly az cash for Sc
N'h'een years Tins amount has bccn applied by
nen Vhe Sh"ctaws, -and most ,eiSeiy to promote
e important work OF cyilzins and evans eiizing their
chilu'cn-' su'jon You the talk of two of the chiefs
on me occasion oil that donation. 1t explains itself
ont II IT ana not there might be gathered from The
mere ACT oi ticir contributions that they felt how cieat
| the depths are, in which they were sunk and how
just was the estinaie they had taken of the proper
means of their recovery =
THE TALk-JuYE T. 1890
! " broher: 1his is the first time we have visited
oS selo.h IN our nation, SINCE i, established here
-" 'h'hE me school Is IN very flourishins cond-
uon, ana all things going well.
J " Drotici-Otir hearts are made clad 10 see our
c!'lld ca Imrroi ing fast.
=. W are pleased TO sec oar hoys go into the woods
WIN 'eir aNcs, and INTO the field with their hoes un-
der the care of tic teacher to learn To work thar
! "cy u'al Know how Ia lear and cultivate land
iSr we 'annoi cSicc; to live amy longer by hunting
Vu' game Is gone and the missionaries tell us The
'o"d Si'irit poius out this new and better
way 10 get oar meat, and provide bread and clothes
"' ourselves, oar women, and children. And we are
cry Siad To see our daughters learning 10 cook and
q make ana In r"nd clothes and do al such things
! as The V he womca do
! bioihef-Nc have never ml now had the pea-
sure "i incoming acquainted with the good people
! ic'c; except Mr.. hngshury whom we have meyer
'f.h '''"rc Now we see aud believe, that all tic.
misHi'l"'fy ht"ihe's and sisters at Elliott are our
TRENDS i,mG wish To- teach and cur children GOOD
nuns, winch we have not known before
" Diou'era-Nc wIsh express 10 all our mod
W"''c .i"thors al the north vino have good mis-
'ioi,'cs AMI tcIccrs here, our sincere and ns,rfv
'hanAs tor their :. cat kindness in so doing WYre
wen pleased IN every respect with the school and
WIN our s"od White brothers 'nd sisters OF the ms
>''u h1'y itnd We arc pleased with the manner il,
Nhici our children are treated by them
br"iher-Nr hal never been sensible of The rrent
op,I">V' 4" W''c" nur White brethren have been, IN
establishing. tins school, until Yesterday whom AZ. Ind
a talk, and whi,, brethren ,,ve ,s . ;,f,r,.,
non ard we fee! now deeply oar obligations IN
''iour kihu b"nciacto'S, for the love which tiey
rNn shown The red eope in this distant land 1t is
'sc re ca,'Se oil great JOY 10 Us, that our good
| FMecr the President of the United States has
stretched out his helping hand his red Children 10,
the'r good. We feel very thankful for his favor IL;
appropriatng much money for our scbonI on
oouTns'ns and helping the missionaries in their
Bro'hof-We wish 10 repeat TO all our white
every Wnfre, that we very thankful FOR all
your iiNors, and All the good you have done 10 ms
a" YOU" poor ignorant rcd hrcihren-and We hope YOU
M'ia sun femSmcr us-we are yet in very destitute
''""',on; we nave ore good school, in which 10 of
our children arc y Your great kindness placed and
now rrcnl'inS instruction. But, Brother we would
Nun p" nHi, tell you our wants. We have more
man i,ouo III our milton who now waiting and
'ooN'n3 10 oir white brothers for the means of in
s.uction- oar nation is open for missionaries
and our hearts are ready 10 receive them
| " we know that 1t must he ut n great expense that
you SEND out and support missions among us and we
rec " our e'ty 10 assist and 10 do all We can for our
Selves VIC have lately appropriated 1000 dollars of
Vr annuity from each Of the three districts in our M
oh' Tor the benefit OF the mission schools making in
me Wh"ie o,oU0 dollars year, for 10 years TO come
| we are Your friends and brothers.
| PUCKsHUXUDEEE.
-, Observation-Disclosures"
Now, as 10 the pclicy of this act, il is known 10 be
"le w'S'St iliat could have been adopted for a mo-
neNcd annuity To the Indians is one of the most inn
Porer,'htng measures which could be resortcd TO- and
would sooner procure their determination than almost
any o'her arrangement. Ii furnishes lure TO the a.
"'Iioi9. gives the means INDULGENCE
ntnored people Ill NIL their propcnsitics drunken
uesS, and idcncss, and is known TO have PRODUCED
rom me bcSinning no other fruits.
nose who think il source, of provision for the
/ supply oi the wants of the Indians are very little ac-
Iu''h'cd indeed with the history of these people
when, therefore, this great temptation TO vice is moi
olS MhhdT,nwn, mt applied 10 The purposes Of their
support n"d improvement and the support anil improre-
! mem ~ heT chfdre" it is made doubIy beneficial
ana Ought to bc welcomed by a friends TO Indian CT
! '".H.at'"h' as u most encouraging circumstance.
n M fpr Il, a.
'N tic i'iihns, to men who profit by 1.-THE rL,
ndrdnage is stu theirs First, IN il. application 10
INC education oi their children and next in the payment
I"r ihcr food and clothing. II is only ecepi of n,n-
ncy 10 hc applied 10y other hands for the benefit of the
original owners whose skill in its nanogemcnt
w1"ih have not onlyinvoved Tie loss fue rhois bat
WHOSE mneel dispensing OF il such rs TO create mn
D'ye"e OF want ana v:ftchcdncss. Is this doubted
or NC Information of those no may question il, ct
lncs he resorted TO. The Wyandotis were mt nm TO
demand specie for ihci annuiiy in 1919 believe It
was sent 10 them. Their annuity grounds ,Lro,.eJ
by The a'hrcIous and Specializing traders soon Dis
played scene oi riot, and DRUNKENNESS and murder
m n resulted ma foldf fossto Me Indians Of all raue
prom Mat ye'rs dmintg. They felt, in their naked
ness and wants, how this had happened and request
cd oi Hc government that their annuities mial in l,
'urc be sent Them in useful articles for FARMING and
w" IKE. H"ppeNrs, however, that great as The loss
represented TO have been OH the part of the Cboc
Jaws who have put this 60O0 dollars into the hands of
~" MISSIONARIES, 'or me beHeh II their cliidren
maj ~ ,UtO dollars and upwards in addition have
hccn carried into their nation and expended there
lhr result OF iniyidualand distant bounty, whilst tle
government ana benevolent associations in clothing
&c have sent them, should Judge al least ms much
| as six thousand dollars more
The writer in the PhiIanihropist has certainly
wrong "leas oil Ibis matter. For the society under
Whose patronage learn the Philantbropist In be I
entertain most respectful sentiments of regard: and
Ior some OF The Incnbfrs, who are known to me az
active nnd useful promoters of the work of Indian
Improvement, indulge the most friendly feelings
am sure II was not the design Of the writer OF 6e
nTlIrG you enclosed me- to check This great work by