The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-04-25

EGcellency will be Informed ut the number
and kind Of stock, ~ also offhe various in
struments ofhusbandry, aDd, indeed. n &c
neral enumeration ut eie cry species Of pm
prrty belonging 10 thu establishment, with
it, estimated value. Gur The accuracy ni
these estimates, do not Consider IN, s.l.
as responsibility, but from the distaiice ard
dlihe1dl aud expense of essential materials
] aud transportation, AS well al from Other
ub'ioas causes they cansoi be Ear from
correct. The tribes surrounding this -
tablis.Ifp ut c,ince the most conciiiatnry
disposition, desire to aiail themselves OF
The opportunity offered of making them
selves acquainted With letters, and religious
AID AZ lc0iiural instruction., Is strikinsly
manifested. Aud no doubt il entertained
OF cnlarslnS the school, by ihe accession nf
scholars, beyond the limits of the present
means Ia support II. A taste for aereui
ture u already shown; and several Indian
families, among whom il Chief, are now
sctlhaa In the eighborbood and with the
assistance Of the missionary brethren, have
commenced the Improvement Of selected
pieces nj ldUd, which have been laoughed
and a few acres fenced, IN manner 10 re
sist The intrusion Of all kinds Of cJttle.--
Two l9s bin I ilh the Ike assistance
have beea treclsd thus forming a nu
clclB around which may be anticipated Il
gradually growing settlement. Iudced, |
entertain little 4 ,abt ttat with proper
Gaze and protection. with conscientious
agents 10 surprilntcnd aud direct their upc
ratnns, the Indian may be gathered into
Colonies. But this cannot be done but IN
places remote from " itc population, aud
unless AL intercourse with traders be inter
dictrd, Il particularly with those men. who
disrrgardlng all legal and moral restraints,
dtbhse more and mare by introducing a
mOnB them ardent spirts---the banc ofthis
now unhappy peopie--tl.e beginning and
/ the cnd Of all their misrrirs. The penal
i ties for Tins offence cannot be rendered too
severe, and the cnpldity of these monsters
should be reprcssed by a superaddcd punish
mont, which should render them Infamous
upon conviction. To prevent the intro
ductton of spiritnons liquors among the
Indians, all outfits should be inspected by
suitable officers To be appointed for the
purpose, and every vigilance should be ex
rrclsed 10 arrcst and suhdue these perm
cIous aud hateful practices. The United
States aud the people are under the most
'mperIons obltgatlons to preserse and pro
trct the Indian; md, ii possible, redeem
hun from his savage state. They have oc
cupied land which by nature was his
ana the stupcndous consequences flowing
tom this occupancy have produced an era
IN the world existing before ouly in the
apeculalons, deemed visionary, of the 81
cludcd philosopher. This country alone
was reserved tor the experiment. q! an OH
gnll and social compact, IN which govern
meuta are instituted for the sole benefit of
the governed. Should not this co sidera
t,nn alone, independently of considerations
~ humanity, ofpolcy OF religions & moral
duty, snpcrlnduce careful and untired at
t"ntlpnto MS wants, comforls, e. final cisiIlza
tlon A strange aud unacconntablc apa
Thy has hitherto prevailed ON this subject
while we beho Il the phllnthrOpists of
the United States eulistng the best feelings
of the heart to ard in imp owing the cun1i
tion of the negro, aud generously expend
'nS ,heir ,re"su,. IN transporting him to
! cllmes aud countries more congrIrial To his
nature, the pooi suffering child of the forest
within our uwa precincts, attracts but &c
ca-ional and partial notice. On the very
sui! upon which he grew, and his ancestors
for countless ages before him, he looks
back With sorrow ON hi, diminished happi
ne =, and toward IN bitterness with dimin
i,hing hopes Of better furtunc---,he enter
prleing emIgrant is penetrating farther and
father into the forest, and his sounding axe
every where trlghts away the game bu; il
any remain he shares with the Indian that
which before was his alone. Thus daily
his means of subsistence are disappearing
and if no sub ,titntcs be aGordcd, he must
inevitably perish. Should aot then every
method be e5sayed to win him TO a settled
life Could not some OF that feeling, some
Of that treasure, and above all some of that
touching eloquence, which have been 50
profuscly and laudahl, devoted to assist s
relieve the oppressed OF foreign countries,
be shared With the distressed of our Own !:
feel assured that the'hard fate of the In
dian has rather beecn overlooked than dis
regard, when known, that it will be 10
mrdird. From k owl"dgc of the kind
ness of your ExcctlcuCy' snalurr, and of the
alb ndancc ofthe milk of hum IN affections
winch Iilly urhcart, lknoN that you would
with every faculty of mind and body, give
efficacy, as far as you could give il, 10 any
: nlan that would mrliotate the condition ol
this ncsi,.rc.cd race More McCoys, and
more missionary soerties may be found,
if funds were afforded them, TO lend their
ald, With lie same pious unoonGht zeal
which planted this heus client, orderly and
rpmislns establishment on the ST. 10
cph-
The Indian corniglls AS your Excclen
cy we'll knows, arc enclosed with fences
consisting of Que ar al most two poles, fas
tened 10 small stakes with bark ties about
breast high from the ground, not at all
calculated 10 KEEP ont swine, or indeed, IA
ny other unru!y animal. Hence, the In
dian hitherto, from the nature of his en-
closure, has hcen prevented from raising
hogs, the most prolific aud useful, as re.