Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1833-06-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

MISCELLANEOUS.
from the Hartford Time. of Ma, "a
DINNER TO HENRY l.. ELLSWORTH, ESQ
The brefvist OF Mr. Ellsworth his family and friends
In this city, after absence nine months in the dis
charge Of his official duties Commissioners TO the Indian
tribes beyond the Mississippi has been the occasion of am
expression oil good feeling credabe our citizens as
1t is honorable TO him. At the solicitation of n,
merous personal friends who feared they would be pre
vented by the brevy OF his visit and the pressure OF his
du'ies from Individually expressing their for him.
he onsented 10 meet them dinner the United Stale,
fiotei on the evening OF the 23i inst Although the af
lair had been agitated than forty eight hours
about eighty guests sat down O'Clock TO an entertain
ment whose sumptuousness and elegance sustained The
high credit OF the well known keeper OF that
Col. James Ward presided, assisted by John NJ Niles
ESQ., as Vice President Among the invited guests who
were present, were his Excelency Gov Edwards the
hon Elzur Goodrich, OF New Haven,-snj the Hon.
Samuel lngham Speaker of the House of Representatives
AT the proper time the President announce the follow
ing toasts prepared 10y The committee Of arrangements
1. The Uniou.--The Chief Magistrate has said and
the people have responded-"It must be preserved
2. The President Of the United States.
3. The mrmoryof JTashington.
4. NeU Engidad.-U nshack led by the fluctuations .,
Politics and OF Policy, the evils of the former she will
eounteract by her intelligence, and those OF the latter by
her industry.
5. The State of COMMUNICATIVE voice. tboupb mn,
always early most camorous sooner or later he
for the Union and the Country!
O. Our esteemed teiio,c citizen and guest, HENRY L.
EHsoorh, ESqWe rejoice in the present brief oppor.
tunityto express our regard for him.
Alter the applause which followed the annunciaton Of
brief and eloquent address. As his remarks were extern
pore, and he departed from the city early the ensuing
morning that no memorandum OF them could be obtained
from him. we fell the greatest hesitation in attempting
present their purport from recollection. All who
had the pleasure OF listening TO them when delivered
will strongly feel the mesgreness of our sketch and in
deed we shall only atcmp 10 record statements re-
gArding the peculiar and responsible duties which Mr.
Ellsworth is engaged, which we think may be interest
ing 10 the public.
Mr.. Ellsworth feelingly expressed his thanks for the
Kindness oil his friends on the occasionkndness
he said, which was the grateful TO his feelings and
sunk deeper into his heart from the fact that he
long been removed from the comforts of intercourse
and Of civilized ie and that in few brief hours public
duty would again call him from these endearng eIsons
to encounter the harshps, and dangers and tolls of the
western wilderness Whether the parting to which he
looked forward would be final time could DISCLOSE
but he would indulge in painful anticipations-he
would rather avail himself of this OCCASION might
not again occnr to make few explanations regarding
the subject which oil late bad engrossed bis feelings and
his thoushs-the ameloraton Of the condition OF the
Indians.
First-what were the Commissioners, under the drec-
tion OF the General Government attempting effect?
Ii was the general pachcaon OF the Indian tribes
tween the Mississippi and the Rocky Mountains.
The separation OF each tribe into distinct community
distinct tract of land
The introduction OF the arts of civilized life
III they could succeed in efiectng this they hoped TO
preserve the remnants OF the unfortunate red men.
In regard pacicaon and removal to distinct terrific
res, the Commissioners had thus far succeeded beyond
their most ssngune expectations Various instances were
specified by Mr.. Ellsworth particularly the difficulty be-
open warfare, had hitherto, inhabited the same tract
with very hostile feelings towards each other Their diff
ferences had been arranged-lhe Creeks Gf under
stood him arigbO had agreed to Withdraw; and in the
language Of Of their chiefs, hc doors would hence
forth be open TO their Cherokee BRETHREN their paths
smooth
The pacifcaon and separation of the tribes would be
steadily pursued, hereafter and their efforts extended still
farther into the western wilderness.
MIR. Ellsworth remarked, that great scepcsm prevail
ed in the community with regard to the possibility Of civil
liking the Indian tribes 1t said that their bodies
when Withdrawn from the chase would become chemi-
nate-that their minds were incapable Of cuvaon-that
they destitute of the social affections which unite
civilized ommunilies and that their incidence and nor.
dnate ondness for the chase would defeat all attempts TO
introduce the agricultural arts
Mr.. Ellsworth admitted that the attempts which had
hitherto been made not very successful But those
experiments had been, uniformly, in the vicinity of the
whites. where the Indian subjected their disturb
ing influence, and ruoous vices In the emotc.v est the
Indian different being. Already did the spirit
OF selfrespect, ambition, and honorable enterprise
TO eviDce itself in their desire fill the office OF their
government and 10 educate their children for public
affairs
ture TO describe the examples he had of Govern-
mental expresses were sometimes carried by single
ner ninety miles in day The wild deer ouistrp
ped ia their course by the savage.
Nor is the Indian mind nIsror, in its native powers to
the most favored Of mankind. Not alue specimens
Of InIian eloquence which were familiar to ALL the ex.
anples witnessed by the Commissioners in their recent
duties, have inspired the highest admrdtions
The chief OF the Osages was particularly named, and
speech OF that warrior IN grand council described
In the presence OF eight hundred warriors he
TO the Commissioners, with characteristic dignity, shook
hands with eacb-then retiring fifteen twenty feet,
threw off the blanket which formed the only protection of
his broad shoulders and addressed them Ills first words
were--"Grand Fathers and Frend.!-The Great Spirit
above sees methe earth on which stand hears mel
speak the truth"
Bot cannot do justice this portion Of Mr. Els.
worps remarks and must pass TO his observations upon
the affections and social engs OF the Indian The Com
nssioners have 10 doubt that these capable
Of the highest cultivation and strength Of action Many
affecting incidents, illustrative OF these views we're mem
toned by Me- r., which should only mar by attempt.
ing relate. One Of the striking Was, the conduct
Of an Indian Osage chief, whp returning from long Jour.
ney, found that his wife had sickeucd, died and been
buried, in HE absence Believing she had not been paint
ed rightly no caused her 10 be dnced and painted her
himself, les. in future World she shOuiJ be direct.