Edwardsville spectator. [volume] (Edwardsville, Ill.) 1819-1826, 1825-03-08

the views Ct the government. There
are now, in most of the tribes, well edu-
Gated, sober, and rejecting individuals,
who are afflicted at the present condition
OF the Indians, and Respondent at their
future prospects. Under the operation
oil existing causes, they behold the GER
tain degradation, misery, and even the
final humiliation of their race, and, no
doubt, would gladly embrace any ar
rangement which would promise to ee.
vale them in the scale of civilization, and
arrest the destruction which now awaits
them. Ii is conceived, that one of the
most cheap, certain, and desirable modes
OF eiiecting the object in view, would be
tor Congress to establish fixed primer
pies, such as have been suggested, as
the basis Of The proposed arrangement,
and to authorize The President TO con-
vene, ct some eaiiablo point, al of the
well informed, intelligent, and influen-
tial individuals offhe tribes 10 be affected
by il, IN order to explain 10 them the
views of the government, and 10 pledge
the faith Of the nation 10 the arrange
ments that might be adopted, Should
such principles be established by Con-
gress, and the President be vested with
suitable authority 10 convene the indivi
duals as proposed, and suitable provision
be made to meet the expense, great con-
fdence is felt, that basis Of system
might be laid, which, in few years,
would entirely effec, the object in view,
10 the mutual benefit Of the government
and the Indians, and which, in its ope
rations, would effectoally ares, the ca
lamigous course CT events 10 which they
most be subject, without radical
change in the present system Should
il be thought advisable to call such q
convention, as one Of The means of ef-
lec,ing the object in view, an additional
appropriation Of $4,000 dollars will b
required, making in the whole l25 600
dollars to be appropriated.
All Of which is respectfully submit
ted. J. G. CALHOUN.
REPORT ON CARVER'S GRANT.
The sPmmitee on Private Land Claims,
to fthom were referred the petition
and documents OF Dr. Samuel Peters,
REPORT:
The petitioner represents that he has
acquired the title to large tract Of couu.
TRY, usually called "Carver's Grant,"
situated on the east side Of the Mississip-
pi river, beginning at tbs Falls OF ST
Anthony, aud running down The margin,
near The southeast, 10 the mouth of the
Chippeway river; thence, eastwardiy,
one h1ndred miles thence, north on,
hundred and twenty mics ; and hence.
on straight line, TO the beginning: That
| his gram was made TO Captain iona han
Carver, on the LIST day of May, 1907, by
TWO Chiefs oil the tribe of Naudowissies,
in consideration Of distinguished services
+, rendered by him while in their country
ihat Captain Carver went TO England in
the year l77O, and solicited the King 10
ra,iiy his said grant; that his M alesty
and the Lords of his Council, in the year
l775, granted his petition, and ordered
him to return TO America, and take pos
session OF his land, thus conveyed ,o
him that, before the necessary prepa
rstions tor his departure could be made,
the information OF the battle of Bunk er's
| Hill was received, which entirely trus =,
trated his intended enterprise; that Car.
yer lived, overwhelmed with sorrow,
uni! The 3lst Of January, 1880, when h,
died, leaving widow and seven chill
dreD; thai, IN the month Of November,
in the year 1906, be purchased of the
heirs OF Carver all their right TO the said
tract of country, and obtained deed
therefor; that, alter being bafiled in va
rions attempts to obtain from the Indi-
ans recognition of his title, as he had
been advised to do by a committee Of
Congress, he set out from New York, IN
June, 1917, 10 visit Red Wing ana
Letei, two Chiefs, residing near the Falls
OF ST. Anthony; that, in the autumn Of
the same year, he met with Lelei, the
son OF one OF the grantors, at Prairie du
Chen, who declared, in the presence oil
several persons, tina: his father and IN
Gle signed with their marks, the convey
ance to Carver, at the Great Cave, on
the Isl day Of May, 1857, and also that,
when he could see Red Wing, they
would make their marks on paper, and
thus satisfy Congress; that, after Lefel
was gone, Red Wing came to Prairie du
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