Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1824-03-23

not he4, look the kind disposI ioa
ca siisd IA IL instance VI o. tie anlOr
tundle offspring, like the SINS al the pa
renls, visited upon tne children To the
third and fourth generation. The pro-
penslly 10 noisy, qqefuIous, Wordy " ar
Iare, the hndlig fault with every thing
and every body, To Crafty spl>netlc
temper, the me lma.iof. 10 become com
mon scold, and The CONS ami habli OF be-
having Ike one, SO tuiip exempiii ID in
this nonsrel legislator i. Here is spe-
clmen OF Mr Ctawlori's cross between
the CIVIL and the savage man; and ruly
Saving The pun a cross specimen The
creature is. May heaven, IN It's merry,
save US from Mr.. Crawtord's crude plans,
and the lndian face, and endless vlxa,ory
oralioas oil The desc endan,s OF Pocahon-
tas. From such secretaries and such le-
slsiators, good Lord deliver Us.
Bal let Us examine htde further This
proposition OF Mr.. Cfawiord's. | would
inquire whether il would be prudent aud
patriotic to annhllate the natural feelings
and honest propensltles OF our own peo-
pie, OF our own young men and naIdcns,
for The purpose OF trying a1o,ber eXpe-
rlmen TO clyliize tnose whJm palnre h IS
made wild and uncis ilLed, and We re-
main untaneable alter the unsuccessful
experiments of more lhan century and
a hall j! | would inquire where Is The be-
nevolenoe, the patriotlsn, the attachment
10 social happiness, IN sacrificing our
own people and their comforts 10 The
pleasures of the savage? Nh IN not the
wilderness that these people Inhaba, be
converted lnto the ilonrIshng hahtatioas
oi the industrious whlte naa, N haii The
Tie Indlan, even supposinS Il possible 10
do SO a all /? There is neither beneyo-
fence, or pralence, or practical know
ledge, or patriotic feelings, il thus re-
CONNIE adIag ihat our II utter iaha0ganls
should be sacrificed IN fac, as TO al the
means u social happiness, ter the pur-
pose ct Improving the condition. Of lyieIr
teroCious nelghbors. These may be
laiapoosa notions and feelings; they
are certainly very VIDE af BENG those OF
al 4 nerlcan citizen. Then the means
necessary to be used, recommended by
Mr.. Crawford, are o! the worst dcscrip-
ton OF dishonesty Let intermarfiage
between them and The whites says tais
notable law-glyer) be encouraged BY the
government" Nov, | say, dial govera-
tncnt an .,ise no eneoera Semens; J., 6ha
not the meaos of giving encourage .neht,
IA kp Il
OF paving or recommending those VIII
males o. females, who prostitute them
selyes to pro note Mr. Secretary Craw-
folds wild scheme. For ii is absolute
ly Incredible that any such marriages
VIII ever take place by Choice. Inc
natural, the unoophlsticated feelings Oh
every young white man and woman
would sicken AMI revolt al The idea 81
such strange r,BneXion. they are
encouraged to submit TO Ii, the very low
est and degra ed alone Will con orm,
and even they must be we'll pad Tor 50
dong.
Inc United States, say, have no
other means say agaln) OF giving en-
cohragemenl 10 sucn scheme. That Is,
Mr.. Secretary Crawford recommends
ihat government, shall interfere to tempt
by The love OF gam, TO pay, TO bribe our
young nan and women 10 commit pros
ttulion, for the sake OF adding 10 The
comforts OF the American savage; who
Is there tha, does not dap!ore the lre-
queacy OF Illicit intercourse 10 our large
ciies But ,he prostitution Of a white
| woman to a white man, is virtue Itself
compared TO Mr.. Crawiord's recommen-
dauon OF yieidms up the persons OF our
young women, and that 100 for life, to
he embraces of he savage, for the pay
and rewards OF governmental cncou-
raEeinens 10 which the BENEVOLENT and
palflotlc gehiienan adds the increase OF
civil liberty and social happiness, /
&isA Ail. CraatQrd would klndiY psiFuct
the world, III TIE guam am OF civil liberty
and social happiness enjoyed by an ildian
/, sgnaw.
| Sir, you are wise man and good
man; If you be led astray j, Is by anna
Die propensnies that call Tor pubic in
duigence, though | VISA you INDUCED
them less yourself. But appeal TO he
Innate goodness OF your heart, and SIX
OF you, did you ever know, IN the whole
compass OF private or political lite, a
proposal So dis susImsly demorallzlnB !!
want words 10 express my profound
abhorrence OF such "a proposition, and |
should shudder at the Official importance
gwen to il, il did not feel perfectly Sc
! cure III lis utter mpractlcabllliy. No!
1 Mr.. Secretary Crawford may stand forth
! the unteeling, the unblushing advocate