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

fCdre.
There is a field Of fhy acres If cleare,
land surrounded b, g"od aud substantial
ieHce, forty -four Of nhicl, were apprupfia
/ ted fol indian eorn the past season. agd f,i
for oats, ard one fur poiators. The cnri
! ,irldrd wrll, and productivity computation
l 600 bushels one hundred and 6li)
bushels of oats, ard four hundtrc of poia
i toes, were also the products ofihis hns a
/ ere field. There are other smaller field,
CLEARED AID snelosed 10y like suh,.aniit
! frnces, comprising IN thr whole upwards
of fufiy acres, the largest of +" which, mort
than eighteen acres, WIS reserved Tor pas
ture, the .e,due fur tutuips and Cabbages
| 0he hundred ADD 6fty bushels Of lhe for
Drr, and one thousand heals of the latter,
being raised tlIereiron,, besides peas beeis
aud oiher vegetable productions snrcuIna
~ purposes. II Is Intended II rncios. NJ
lea,t one hundred acres more of land the
next spring, tails almost sufficient therefor
already prepared. The site on which The
principal buildings are erected IS lndicons
~ chosen, being bill Of geniiu ACTIVITY,
defended from the noithcrn and eastern
blasts by thick forest, which il on level
with the hill. lis view is commanding,
overlooking All the cultivated pats of The
farm which lie between ii aud the st. 10
sephs. base Of thu hin is ornamented
by several c0piou, fountains of delicious
water, which hereafter, If necessary, may
be made IL irrigate the land below, and
now are conducted by rude trouahs into Il
milk house and wash house. BY very
lltl!e labor beautiful vista may be- open
ell, embracing a view Of the rapid and lin
pld st Joseph, and also the laad intended
to be enclosed the coming year. As
made q survey of all the land 10 be npro
we'd, with The sane minutcnes5 that ! did
The school, and all things else pertaining to
tins interesting establishment, my mad re
ctNrd the llsellest Impressions. The heaa
tilted hills which surrounded it, aud nhieh
seems TO br its proud and graceful associ
ates, ! imagine I view IN perspective,
with temples and semnarirs Of
learning, where the eaIth every where
around IL yielding its bosom TO thu
plough, and teeming with every
prcduct necessary 10 the subsistence aud
comfort Of the reclaimed Indian. In u
more enlarged survey ufth future pros
poets u! this establishment" nnrtnrrd by
plterna, government, and aided by the per
SOCIAL sacrifices of benevolent missionaries,
brheld from this spot, conseerated 10 hu
munty and the highest Offices Of our ma
,1re, the moderation of the condition. of this
neS'ccted portion OF our species, redeemed
from mental blindness, their eyes opened 10
the "ways of plcasantncss,' and their steps
directed in the "pathg Of peace" | be-
hold colony, firmly sruicd, numerous,
civilized, and happy with every attendant
blessing, flowing from well regulated, IN
and r,llgious come, nity.--
b"h"ld, also, the same tPaternal So
vernment, rejoicing ~ this successful
experiment, and exciting in the oJopl
means which il had afforded for il
accomplishment, animated with new AMI
increased ardour, pushing institutions Of II
Ike nature deeper and deeper ia the vii
dcrne 81. DO hear your ExGeilrnpy e.
claim, Felix error quo declpimur in the
Illus !" 4 must then return To existing
thing', loa..ng what your EScNlene,
may deem imas airy, u future de'e lop
ment.
The buildings are erected ON an oblong
square, three hundred and thirty feet long
east and west, and one hundred and sixty
five wide, uoFa aud south. The main
hiucIe consists of ,nur adjoining buildings
each twenty feet i9 'front.' by at least that
number in depth tho most north,ru bull
ding is kitchen, connected with the othel
three by a passage OF ten fee, in width L.
the rear ofthe Iitehets, aad communicating
with II, dining room, thirty two feet long
aud eighteen feet wide. All the building.
are squared timber, well put together, and
fllrd in with clay, with thimneys; rooted
with clapbaard-, and high enough IL ad
nit of lodging rooms on The second floor
For the number and description of each,
sS leave to refer Ia the paper marked b
her to annexed. The blacksmith shop i,
Of mcalrnlabie benefit and aepnvrnienc,
to the poor Indian. he nj once gets those
implements 50 Indispensable to hi
existence. made or repaired in hi,
Immediate ncigh5a hood, without being
ohIis,d to travl two hundred miles
therefor; am, 20 continued we're In il
Applications, before Their dcpartare
for their hunting grounds, iht thr
smith was unrc nitlinsiy engaged In per
forming for them nseluI Offices
| woall here respectfully suggest 10
yoCr IfelIrncy, the great benefit the In
dian would derive from the addition Of 4
gunsniih. While he lives by hunting, his
ilr Is his maio snpport, and IL continual,
subject II he out of order, and when this
h p els. the many ihcnnvenirnc whici
follow on a journey 10 Detroit to effect lis
repair, are too obvious to need illustration
1t would besides ftmilia,ile him to tbs
institution. occasion him To love il, and
draw him insensibly to witness tn" benefits
resulting fro Il settled life. Il would more
over have tendency to increase his at
tachmeni IL our government, To diminish III,
uun,hcr of his visits To our neishbourhood
and % our nrigh irs the British, whcf
always have upon him u deieterlous ope
ration. It appears IL, me, that were III.
government sufficiently informed Of tn,
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