Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-08-23
THE LNDIsNe.

RErRoIr, Aug, An unusually large nCm.-
Der of Indians have visited Maiden, this sun,,r,r
l. Is computed that there are 1t and near tia, place
at the present time, net less than elsht thousand,
All who have visited thS, post have been ljborslv
Supplied with presents II Is said, that the usual
amount OF good, Annually sent Ia Maiden, as pre-
stnts Tor the Indians, /. t,peHty theusaaa pou,a.s
sisr'ng and that The amount has been gfeaIly ia
creased this year.
We do not ,oueh for the entire accuracy Of TIE
report but giver as we receivuii:. Oae thirg l..
certain, that uehuf pains nor exptRse arc shared
by 'he agents OF the British government on his
henner Q secaTe and extend aa Influence over tho
no ans we do ne, mention IL az a matter CT
3ht's or coap,sint, Tie British ageats no doubt.
som Instructions, OF upon thtif own responsih-
'iiy' III elder case, the uaussl s,pTly OF presents
may have been Intended 10 sube,raet the jrA;aus
rom an attendance ppon tne treaty 10 To- held II,
Pfarsehes Chein-, cy sinvetHers t,Ass ard LARK.
or may have originated h an arrYehensicn that the
roNer and !n!iuencc OF our gosefs,ineni il likeyto
extend exclusively over Tie fibes within our
borders, and through ;!iem e BE fcli by the tribes TO
The ofih and west OF the iakea The prepct ol
removing the Indians beyond inc Alissi.srpi ~
calculated Ia Increase tina, appsehe sion. aud il il
not surpnA!as tia, tho British government should
take measures 10 ccdhtcrac, ,he plan, ay rendering
the Indians dinigciinud o tho change,
The Indians, who IRE able and adrc potclags
az lar IA tier immediate wea,s and interests sie
cohcefieti' await themselves 10 the fullest eNi sni,
OF the fiva! generosity of the two palens and Aatter
both With annual professions OF (,iendshin ard de-
pshdenee, They stop al Defei, before and After
visiting Maiden, AZ the latter place they receive
presents OF Blankets, bfoaiclo,hs arms, a.o,uupi-
tiaa, &e They then, repair 10 this place. whe,.
they make a hac display of blue and scarlet an
paft, isatcfH amt stivrr ornaments ana nav The,
court to their American father, from whom they ey-
peer TO receive provisions, and anaulues In cnsh.
mere Is convenience and facility la this kind OF
double dealing which the Indians " III no, Willingly
ioFego and " hich they will be- under no necessity
OF rel,nqnishng, 80 long as the pyeeen, state OF
thiae- continues.
We understand the; a few days since. nun,lor
oil the Chiefs OF tho ChPpewRs potowa,tomir'-.
and odowa's applied ia the Hon. JiiNiag, Hood.
bridge, acting Gov, and Gen. ln5laa Agent, with
demand iot money, horses, hinsnuuitlop and nfn-
visions, stating hR Unlrss .!,ey were furnished WIN
provisions, they could not prevent their Young r,r
from helping themselves. MIR. Woodbridge re-
Piled, that their annuities were not due, and when
due. the money would be paid to them Ia their own
country, ct which they had long ago been notified.
as to horses, the United States had no, stipulated
TO give them aGy-rroYi,ions woud be given them
whiio al Detroit, az had been the cus,nm--as 20
Their young men, tbs chiefs need net gi,e them.
selves any trouble as The civil authorities ,yarr si-
and Encw how TO parish them " they did wrong,
md ih1t there was strong hnBsc, mo which
would Gc Nsi all who helped thclnsr'ppe o. v,hs,
'lid not clnng them They did ass sSul.n ,J,o-.
steT ihs reply, ana ior icy days pass, our streets
have been less thronged With them,
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