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KENTUCKY ELECTION.

The suhoined returns embrace all the
counties yet heard from. We do not know
how the Congressional districts are laid Oft,
hui we may say, In general terms, that the
strong hoids' oil both the candidates have
been partially heard from, and that there
yet remain 10 he received returns from conn
ties aud districts in which each has a power.
fll innnenoe.--fnr insfaLce, the counties
nearest Nashville Zone OF Berry's strong
holds) ARE contained IN the suhioinud list
while " nile sun Hoore'sf' district, (anoiher)
Is vet 10 be heard rom SO, with Meiealfe.
returns from Judge olatks district have
been, received, while We are yet 10 hear from
lil,lpr Iatchnr,. -
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Valuable rral estate for Sale.

I'm yirlne OF deed of trasl, hearing date
y the 26lh day OF November, 1892, and dn-
" recorded in the clerks OH Of the County
Court of Amherst, on the Sth day of January,
1923, whereby James 5. Pendleton, Of the SAID
county conveyed 10 he undersigned in trust for
the purposes therein mentioned, one certain
tract or marcel OF land, containing seven hun
dred aud fifty ihree acres, be the same more
orless, lying and being in the county oil Am
herst on Butfaloe River, on both dps OF the
road from Newglasgow 10 Lynchburg, and
adjoining the lands of David s. Garland, be
ing the same lands which Thomas aldIidge
purchased of ] Ohm Camm aud John Warwick,
and which was conveyed by said Thomas Al
bridge and Calharne his wife, Ia the same
Jame S. Pendleton, by iced hearing date the
99lh dnv of Aprii, 1878. We shall, on Mon
day the 9th day OF October next, before tie
front door Of the Franklin Hotel. in the
town OF Lynehburg, proceed 10 sell the
aforesaid tract of land, 10 the highest
bidder, al public auction, tlr the purpo-
SEES Of said trust. The said deed oftrusi author
ICES the sale to be made for ready money hut
the credito are willing to authorize sale ON
time, the payments being satisfactorily secured,
and interest paid sen-lnnually. The improve
ments on this land, are a two story brick dwe
ling house, with two rooms ona floor, a brick
office with other necessary ont houses, and ice
house aud framed OversPer's house, barn,
&c. &C The water is equal TO any in the
upper country, the improvements in good condl-
ton the plantation under n good system Of cul-
,ue aud adapted to the growth Of first rate to.
basco, corn wheat, &c. the situation is healthy
AMI the neghborhood desirable This land is
situated about one mile from New Glasgow,
The comfy town, about -four miles from eCourt
House ofthe county, and ahon, 20 miles from
lynchhurg. +. \ NICHOLAS. } Trns-
WI. NEkERYTS. { tees.
Richmond, August = tds4
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- .rsa, Britain the aceomp 'sh'"
nsHiF"s :" .hnse head, we pray, may he en-
Of 'ne ~, tbgcanppy Of splendor, so lohg
ore,ee celestial bodice, like he hinmina.'ns
rs ihs -. IN Christian churches, give liRhl
fhanoe.' racess.s Of the sky, and so long
10 Tue -, eemini. resembling The efncihS'
fs',.,t in the heavens. we Deg ,rHRe '"
i.HiPa majesty Of our sincere aheeHon,
assure sp'' -, vap IN nj an anspiriOus peri
no ,he breath of the angel nabfle' com
ed, IN - GRACE. and at a time ike the NV
mhnlea''n .,,;ra,ion of the blessed, the letter
fefa'' tsIoysd sister. scented with musk an"
81 ou' US reached the royal seraslIo, PERU
- assembly with our beioVeh sis'eI'
mug op - o,r delighted senses with the M
anp TIM odour of the lily It's varega'eo
.a,ants whilst they grained Us WIN 'ne as
49," '..ro If YOUR majesty 5 friendsh'p, were an
s9 .',s, If The accomplishments oil 'he m'n1
s.,r ;llustrious sister. BY the messing o'
.,,ah the alliance between the Two s'a'es ;
- Arm. that The Oscillations oil Inc pen ~ 'ne
.arden of concord are ne Vaflega,eo h'M''s
ea, ,anv and unanimity thereof, exuilng
OF n''" ,,;ng From the exchange of ambas-
anu ,hs doors of friendship are thrown o.
sa'' ali sides. Il is necessary that the sweet
'Pa' nivbtingales Of the pen OF correspond
a s1anld warhle some notes in the garden
nsyac,;on. and open the buds Of our design
o. o. osrforming the pleasing duty Of acknowi-
with thanks the receipt of the accepia-
.'t resent of our beloved sister, which we
% nave hung upon the neck OF accomplish r.
I'm, MAY vour house, the dwelling o'
I;,dness and friendship. ever hour'sh. lhr
dn,,ss of friendship point out Tie Necessity o,
ooera,ionaIIy sIripklins drops from the elond
ofhe pen. to increase the verdnre OF me
naadow Of affection. May yonr maJesty's
banor and glory be perpetuaied.'
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N AND FOR SALE wish TO sell tat
Il 4 valuabe tract ofIand lying on otter r,
.ar ahou, four miles from Wards Bridge and
,b,.e from Wards road, in Campbell county,
!, contains 656 Acres, handsomely improved 1,
and in GOOD repair. The land is of fine quality,
particularly adapted 10 tobacco Tins Land IS
we'll watered and timbered, and great d!fal Of
fine tobacco land, to wit: there is body of 81
or DO acres of low grounds, OF good quality. al
,ached TO il. on the river--fhere is limestone of
fine quality, also, on this land, which has been
,ried: also, iron ore, in greai abundance which
has been tiied, and proved 10 be of superior
quality. Tie spring convenient TO the dwelling
is very large, afordng a sulliciency ofwaier for
AN oyershot mill Also, a most delightful seat
for m--rhe water is Of superior quality.
This LAID is subject to a deed in trust, !. the oh
iec 10 selling is TO satisfy said deed, after which
being done, a good aud bona lide title can be
made. The purchaser may make payment him
selrtothe persons who hold the trust deed
ANY persons Wishing to purchase or view said
lands. will please call on Capt. A. H. Galloway,
who lives on said lands, or the subscriber, near
Wards Bridge. The terms will be made as ac-
comTodatng as possible but bargain can he
had for cash. Possession can be had on the lst
ofIanuary next, and the privilege OF seeding
ihls fail. JNO. Il. ut lLtbGE.
Aug 25 ts4
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FEHiLE DEPIRTnEN7,
Valuable property for Sale.

AlIE subscriber being drsllnua TO retire.
- aud live private He, will sell, NJ pri
vhte srle, his Bookymouni possassions, nj
Franklin Court House The property aona
slsls Ut all The buildings that he now occupies
and keeps, ~ house OF public entertain
meni, and has done for anutnber of years 10
addition 30 the houses used as tavern, there
10 store house with counting room, lUm
Der room aud a spacious cellar: there IL ~
this ttme and has been Tor mnny years n store
kept In II together with the buildings On
which they stand, IL aboni eight acres ofland.
about six acres Ot which are IN clover lots,
which pfodhte most l1xuriant crops. Tbs
honses used AS tavern, the Store house, tani
ly house, on houses, garden, stables, and clio
Yer lois, form complete. hollow square n
round the court house, clerks office aud
laii, inafhe the property the more valuable.
The p1fcbnser could be accommodated With
, number oil beds and Other lnrhlure, suits-
Bile Tor the nee al The tavern.
Also, n lni of about Two acres Of lind, with
very comfortable house on it, within Two
hundred yards Of The Courl House. This
consider 10 be one of the most desirable situ-
aions for professional character in my
| knowing.
The terms Of the sale viii be made HceomI
modaling, and possessing givsn IN December
or January newt EDMUND TATE.
Aug -. lztN4
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THE VassGsNBAN.
LYNCHBURG. AUGUST p, 1925.
GREAT NATIONAL ELECTION.
CANDIDATE FOR PRESIDENT,
JnHNQ ADAMS. Of Hasserfpss

a Man to whose honesty wisdom aud ability, Four
Presidents of the United STATES have horne ample and
public Testimony whom the erraf HashtHefan in
1877, pronounced our mnst valuable public character
abroad ;Hhom the phlnsophic JtBcrs0n and the phi-
lantbrope Madison delighted TO honor and whom the
enlightened Monroe after appointing and continuing him
the ghss office within his gin for eight YEARS. pub
cly declared, That whatever there was Of IN
his administration, greatly 10 be attributed TO tbs
counsrls Of Mr.. 1dGpis "A Cbiet Magistrate whose
administration has eVincnd like excellence with that of
his predecesors and during which, after having applied
Jncius Hiisoa ufdolars 10 interesting Public Improve
has paid oil documents show, more than IIllR-
TY.TMREE MlLLl0Ns ofthe NatIonnI neht.
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To NE Ed,lor. n[Nle Hi,ui j.. ;;...,


Genfismen --Advrsrd that . r4ot had heer
gotten up. lrdu the late caup- Meeting al Berhle.
hem. in Amherst, injurious 10 the reputation OF
the Rev Vim. smith of thu piacp, (who
was then absent, ard .Qho expect will soon
return, having leH home on business previ-
DUSTY arranged aud believing, a. did, that
the report was Unsigned and calculated 10 IN
lare nun hHd 6is cause as a minister, and that
u was "I'hp.nt foundation, I thuugis II my
dhty, with several others, to seek for the an
thor, and throw off the Odium 80 wiekedy in
tended 10 be cast on nm innoceat man.
have obtained certificates from The persons in
w,fose name the report Ind been circulated,
declaring thai they authorized no such report
aud thai Il lslalsG lar ~ they are concerned
indeed, the family where it WAS said to have
| originated, declare II nmselyes ignorant oi
any cause for il, and believe II 10 he a false
hood.--i have exhibited The certificates TO a
number Of gentlemen OF this place, and oi
the country all 0fN h0m believe the evidence
10 be conclusive, TINT the report is a iabrioa'
ton. The papers are in my hands, end will
be open To the inspection Of any person who
wish toesamiue them.
Be good enough 10 publish this in the Vir-
! gnian, and obiige yours. very respectfully,
JNO. EARLY.
III Mr. Farly exhibited to us the Ger
ii1cs,es referred 20 in the foregoing note, Il in
compliance with his request, we say, tina, we
believe that the charge against Mr.. Smith is
entirely nnfonuded.
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ELECTORAL TICKET OF VIRGINIA.

TICKET OF VIRGINIA. d,
John Shac>leiord, Esq Of Cuipeper,
Col. VIM. Elzey, Of Louaoun,
Col. s. Wright, Of NorfhK.
Benz. Harrison. Of ChWiea CITY,
j. Goodwin. Of DinWi6die.
DIR Richard Field, Of BrunSwict.
Z. c. Darlington, Of Haiilar,
Benz Hatrhel, Of Chesterfield,
Samuel Branch, of buckingham.
Judge Fleming Saunders, Of Frakiin,
David 5. Garland, Of 4Blhersi,
Chapman Johnson, Of Richmond,
Judge +. +. Brooke, of Spottsyirnniu,
Charles Hill, Of King and Queen,
Capt. Robt. Lively, Of Elizabeth City
Cap. Hancock Eustace, Of SigDord,
Judge w. A. &. Dade. of Prince William,
Alfred II. Powell, Of tredoick,
Col. Jos. Mauzey, Of Rockingham,
Judge A. Stuart. Of Augasta,
Ballard smith, of GretHbrier,
Col. Benz. Estill, Of Washington,
Judge Lewis Summers, Of kdnariG,
Alpheus I. Wilson, Of lNoaoagaiia.
The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1828-08-25

fldiann Eiertion.-Jennings and '-esi ,he
administration candidates for Congress, have
been reelected. One district to be heard from.
A large majority Of The Legislature elect for The
adminstrniion.--'There were three oandidaies
Tor Governor, Ray, (the present Go,ernor)
neutral, Moore, for AdamF aud Candy. for
.jaekson, II is believed that Ray is reelected.
Missouri Eiectjoa.--We have heard (says the
National Intelligrncer) - only from the mrs,
days election nj ST. LOUIS and that only IN
general lermg importing that Mr.. Pettjs NJ,
tanned large majority Of VOTES over Mr. Baes
the sitting member Mr. Pcuis 10, J,,,k.o,
MIR. Bates for the administration.
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OBITUARY.

DIED in this place, on thursday night last.
Nrs MARY &. DAVIS, the respected eonsort
OF Mcajah Davis If. inthe 45lh year Of her age.
leaving husband and five children In aeplore
the loss Of an afiee,ipuaie wife and mother. En-
ioey sf The dead Is so itequeni and 30 ndiscrifn-
mate. that when one wboff ally merits il goes
down 80 the tomb, II u mai5-r Of hesitation
whriber TO besIow deserved praise or moi. All
however. who kne. Mrs Davis, know, that ss .
neighbor, she was never exeelled IN kintIness--
that 10 the poor, size was munhcent bencfac-
tfess--that. nv mistress. she WAS humane aud
indulgeni--as mother deeply anxious for the
welfare Of her ehildren--as wife, anectionate
and exemplary. For many days previous to her
death she gave evidence that she had made peace
with God aud secured for herself an inheriiance
~ Heaven. With the greatest composnrf eK=
pressed 10 her coun' enance aud manner, she call
ed on her husband, children. mother. sisters, aud
mny surrounding frirnds, and expressed her
Willingness 10 leave them for better world.
Who would not live the life aud die the Heath Of
the righteous
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a DUCATlON. The subscriber hereby
~ inlorms his patrons and the. public ia
general, TINT the next session OF bis School
will commence IN Monday, Sept LIST. Terms
will he accommodating.
In this School Ill br Taught nj the re-
quest uf the parents or guardian, any scienre
that is usually fought in any English Sch,Gp:
in this section of country.
He would he glad TO culargr the female
department by an addition Of Young Ladies :.
M the instruction al whom he will be aided
by the unremitiiog attention of Mrs. Cole
who is well qualified for the business lie
has long been engaged in instrncling yonth,
aud " teaching the young idea howto shoot :
And he will alwas be ambitions 10 return to ihsi,-
parents he pupil, committed TO his charge
hiessad with all the improvements Of vince
their capacity will rende them capable.
J. COLE.
Ane 2l. Htl5S3
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These remarks wt 10 mot inisra to apply
ioihe wo'k in question Tor. a. we belore
said. We have only glaheed a: IL contents In
Whit We have read, We find much TO praise
and something 10 eeusnre, which. nj another
.inr, we shall noiiee. We has. nifrrrfv DC.
cnr'ed much more space than we had appro
r'iated 10 this slibleet, when we commenced.
aud We therefore conclude with sprotnise 10
RETURN 10 Il.
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INTERESTING EVENT!

On Saturday last, an event deeply interest
ing to Lynehburg, took place--one in which
the convenience, health and safety of us all
are involved The corner stone of the
LYNCHBURG WATER WORKS was laid
works the magnitude of which exceeds any ever
attempted in Virginia-shame to her imbecile
councils that il is so Their extent, however,
will be better ascertaned from the excellent ad
dress of MIR. Victor, than from any description
we can give.
The stone was laid with civic, masonic and
military ceremonies. About Q o clock, a. NJ.
the procession was formed at the PRESBYTERIAN
Church, at the lower end of main street, in the
following order;
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NEW WORK.

N;lHt. subscriber has just received, direc,
Il from Philadelphia. and for sale. at his
cheap bookstore new work, called, Notions
ofthe Amercans, picked up By 1rapeihng
Bachelor" in vols. by the celebrated Amer
can novelist, Mr.. Cooper, OF New York, author
of The Spy Pilot &c.--This is one of the most
surprising aud best productions Of that great
man. ADRIAN X, NORTH.
Aug % lt1
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Meioa'e maiorily,'2.64i
u In addition 10 the ahovo returns, we
arc furnished, by the last mail, with the fol
lowing paragraph, by the Baltimore American.
\ Postscript 10 letter from Wheeling da
ted ~" l1th inst. received in this city, SAYS
" that the Sieam-Bonls from below mention
report tha bticnlie has succeeded by ma
jorify OF ~ -"
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oIICE--The Undersigned members Of
~ The lynchbnrg Light Artillery Comps
ny, having been appointed committee, 10
obtain all the cartridge boxes that may be
found, so asto have them repaired Tor the
use OF the oompany they therefore, request
those persons who have cartridge boxes 10
deliver them imuediaielyto either ofthe com |
miltee, or II they viii moi take that trouble
al ieast to lei them know il rs soon ms possible.
JOHN A SOWERS,
NM. II. BENNETT,
FREDERICK HlCkiE, A
ARCHIBALD LEWIS,
sAML TAYLOR. /
NM. L CORNELL, !
HENRY LEUBA. :,
Aug %. IL
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ny DuCA1 lON.--lhe next session OF The
HL subscriber. School viii commence on
The 18TH ofihe next month, (0th mo. SeplemI
ber shall be assisted by my Sister Rebeecs,
IA heretofore We wish 10 increase our mum
her OF female scholars, and design making
such arrangements az will render our schoul
more interesting 10 them.
H. y. TOWNLEf.
Eighth mo. Is. its1
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900 EDd1E4IAR

All Tue Prizes payable in Cash, which NAV
" ", pho, as usual, as SON as drawn.
Half gloh o.,,.,on eo,o
~ The holder Of 'wo Tickets or Shares
0'"as' draw one prize, and mny draw three.
=, s'.Ms-For packages, not less han fifty
-'oke,s, scheme price, for approv d notes,
payable haeen days after the drawing, with,
va, interest Vendors, at all times, supplied
I" Scheme price.
H. " ORDERS, by mail or otherwise, meet
Ha r same attention given to personal appica-
'O'' Address 10 Mana gers Offices,
LVnchburg, Richmond,
Wincbes'er, Whsting.
AUG. LEFTWICU.
"' o. Manager.
package Of prize tickets Va. State Nav.
~'uefies, Bank Notes and Checks. on the Banks
:" mcnmond, was some time since lost On its
A.. nom Charlottesville to this place. Person
m nan1 cautioned against taking the prizes, as
P"yment will be withheld AZ this Office
July lf>
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English and Mathematical .sea,aary
WI IL ~ MRS. CnAfPkLLF, from saiti.
WE more, respectfully inform The citizens
OF Lynehbnrg, that they ihiend openSng. ON
Monday Is, September noxt, IN the houae ON
Main Street, over the Store OF Mr. LLOYD
Dorsey, Seminary Tor the tuition OF youth
oil both sexes, Ia separate apartments, IN the
following branches OF education, viz:
MALE DEPdR 1'HEgY.
or'hogrnphy, ReRdhg, English G,amlns-.
Geography, History, hhe,orie, Writing, Ari,n,
me''c, bookkeeping, Astronomy, Algebra.
Surveying Geomeiry, plane aud sphericni
irlg0nolneiry, Navigation. Lunar Ob,erva.
tons aud Natural Philosophy.
FEHdLE DEPIR TffENT. /
Orihography, Roodune English Grammar &c.
ography, History, Rheturc, Writing. Ariin.
metic, Astronomy, Natural Philosophy, aud
Plnln and oronnsental Nerdlew0rk.
NJ and Mrs. {. pledge themselves that the
siric'est care Nrill be mid 10 the morals and
behavior OF their pup,ls, mud The most unre.
uniting att, olIon 10 their improvement They
very respectfully solicit stare OF public pat
ronage.
Young ladies can be accommodated with boarr
On moderate terms.
~ Il. for terms. please apply TO tho princi
pal 6iihr SEMINARY, rs above.
Aug II.
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NTOIiCE.--Ihe Snbscribers intending 10
" change The concern on the Isl OF Sepiep,
Der, IL becomes necessary 10 collect their out
standing debts All those indebted will he pleas.
ed to settle their respective balancrs by thai time
those remaining unsettled. mist OF necessity
be placed in the hands Of an Attorney for cnllec-
ton. >. ~ NJ. ALLEN Il CO
Aug. Is. ilst54
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Notions Of the americans, by a Travelling
Bnchetor. This is the title oi a new work,
which the American novelist, MIR. Cooper,
has Just ushered into the world. We have
not yet had time TO read il thoroughly, aud
have only dipped into il, here and there, as
the titles of the chapters happened to be at
tractive or otherwise. We are consequently
unable to say whether it merits the waspish
criticisms il drew forth from some ofthe Lon
don periodicals Opinions, which, for the most
part, we learn, are entitled to little weight
or il il deserves the concentrations 1t has re
ceived from several American prints. II was
naturally to have been expected that work,
the subject of which were the men and 7man-
ners of America, aud written by an American
Of no iitte literars celebrity, wonld attract
more observation ihan the productions OF TIC
novelist; and that poblie opinion with ,epar1
to ITS merits would be not only u.ore general
Iy expressed, but more decisive in lis charae
ter.
Men sit down entirely satisfied that Loua
Tom and Dick Fin are graphic delineaiiou.
ii true-hrariea and unpublished mariners--anc
that Leathcrstocking. under his diiferen
names and 10 his different spheres of action
S a correct description ofthe pioneers Of ci
The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1828-12-03
THE wINNEBAGo INDIANS.

In The National lntells encer we tiud the an
nexed account Of the tribe, communicated by
correspondent, who states that it Is extracted
fIom his manuscript Journal, which was made
with great care dui ing his visit TO the Winneba.
go country in ley:
The Indians in these regions, 1.-THE Win
neI'agos particularly are believed to in
crease. From the salubrity of the atInos-
phere, the great quantities of wild rice. the
number and quality OF their corn and bean
patches. hut especially the swarms of chill
dTen, presume it is so.-Major BrevooIt,
the Agent at Green Bay, thinks there is not
less than 30O0 Winnenagos, and $500 Ne.
nomonies. But believe his estimate, rs to
the former, excessive. spared no pains to
ascertain their number wherever travelled,
Ivy counting the wigwams and inhabitants
ut every village, and estimating the num-
bers at the villages only heard Of, in the
same ratio; and, according to the hest ar-
counts can get. these are more than third
of the whole nation. If they can muster AGO
warriors, it is as much as they can.
Winnebago is ii name given by other In
dams from Wennybeegk, Ia Chippeway
town. or Weenypaygkw tMenomanie,l
which, l am told, signifies Mt the dirty ,cater
literally, The people acho hue at the dirty tOuter.
II is word compounded of something which
beesh, Chippeway) wATER-oi Nippaywou,
! (Menomanla) same signitication.
{ The Winnebagos have less intercourse
with the whites than any other nation east
of the Mississippi; consequently they retain
| their pristine manners and customs in great
er purity, and have contracted fewer vices
! a., al.
J (but that is no crime with them.) and, like
other Indians, are lazy; yet we lost nothing
by them, though entirely ut their mercy, and
the only uncivlized Indian man ever saw
working in cornfield was Winnehago
But he was ii good deal coniounded at he.
ing detected in the character Of WOMAN
They have no idea of the strength of the
United States. They suppose our chic
strength lies at Prairie du Chen, Green Bay
and the Lead Mines-and those who have
seen 81. Louis, think that no town can sur.
pass it; AMI they believe that our nation i,
entirely dependent on Great Britain for al
manner Of merchandise, in which there i.
more truth than there ought to be.
Considering their ignorance in regard t,
the United States, DO not think a proper
course has heen pursued towards them
They have never, like other Indians, beer
shown the strength of the nation; and thu
whites around them, instead of endeavorins
to conciliate, treat them with srorn, and u.
enemies MS iniruders rather than the right
\ fnl owners of the soil. Were a few of thei
chiefs 70 lie taken to our principal cities AM
afterwards some honest man placed among
them, who would he as their oton father, The
/ Government would have no friends more de
votedly attacheithhn they. Their language
is badly understood; and it having beer
their policy to avoid, as much as possible, al
intercourse with the Americans, (Mah-hay.
huh-terrn,) they know less Of them, und are