The Arkansas advocate., 1833-03-13


 in the same proportion.
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 AGENTS FOR THE ADVOCATE. The following gentlc lcfa 6 Ii have been ap- pointed Agents for this paper:
 John C. Sdyfoa.s, NJ, Jackson co. V III kuyfendaH, Jackson, Lawrence co. Mai. ;. UoY, P NJ, Izard c. II,
 .J 1T EsAer, Batesyille.
 ( f II Notaad, Independence county Jacob Bpxsard, lafayette county T. IT. Catdtcelt, Jefferson county. Col. Ja1aes ScHt, P M Pine Bluff. Joseph Jacobs, r II Monroe county. W1a B Fulton, F II Chicot county. Wln. D. Ferguson, P N. Crittenden CO., 1T. [. BiSc0e, Phillips county.
 T. FarreHy, Arkansas county.
 James Giark, Miller county.
 Col. Joha Clark, seYier county, Daeid Foraa, do
 Thomas Hatbard, Hempstead county. II. Collins, P II, Clark county
 Dr. ,iHahoa, Van Bnren, Crawford. Thomas sHathers, P II Conway county. .1oln Hibtia, do do .Qilhert .NafshaH, P NJ Crawford county. .,Hark Bean Crawford county.
 Col |. ". Gdar1e P NJ, Morrison's Blnf. Larkia .NerVtoft, F II Washington county L. Euaas, P. M Vineyard, do.
 ,ioha E. Turner, do.
 [. C. PfedsnHts, do.
 ,. II. Johnson, St. Francis county. U. I Wilmington, iiot Spring County. Col ,Hapes, Mouth of Arltansas.
 
 THE INDIANS OF THE FAR WEST The New York Commercial Adyer- tisef contains another interesting letter from it's correspondent, Ir. Catlia, tAe painter, relative to the customs of tue Indians of the far west.
 Mandan iitage, Upper Missouri, ]
 August F. IS32.
 Dear SIF-i would gladly shrink rom the undertaking which an now about 10 commence, did not feel bound by the promise in my last letter, to give you Il description of an annual religious co Tenoav, which witnessed short time since, in this village, in company wth two other gentlemen, who were with mo in continual attendance for four days. that we might lose nothing of this strange exhibition. With my enthusi- asm for the Indian character, l took great interest in witnessing every form and feature of these rites, and conse- qaently was most of the time too much engaged to think of my meals.
 From the high stan liug held damongst them as a "Medieine man, in conse- -quence of my art, gained admisslonin- to the Medicine Lodge, with my two -fiends, where we witnessed the whole preparation of their secret medicine and hocus pocus operations, together with the horrible scenes of cruelty which they practised upon their own bodies:
 Before l proceed further. however, will detain you for Il moment, to give you some idea of their religious creed, and then proceed with my descfiption. Hound, by close. Interrogation, that tiley believed in the existence ot Great fGoodl Spirit, and also in the existence of Bad Spirit, who they say existed long before the Good Spirit, and IS far superior in power. They all believe in future existence, and i'll future state of rewards and punishment, and Gas do all other tribes which have Jet visited) they believe that puhls.1meh. is not eternal, but commensurate with their sins. These people, living in a climate where they suffer extremely from cold in the severity Of their win ters, have very naturally reversed our ideas of heaven and hell. The latter they describe to be country very far to the north, of barren and hideoas as- pect, and covered with eternal snows. The torments of this freezing place they describe as most excruciatlhg.- Whilst Heaven they suppose to be Tn warmer ani delightful latitude, where nothing is felt but the keenest enjoy snent, and where the country abounds in buffalo, and other luxuries of lite.- God--or the Great Spirit-they beliye f#ells is Hell, for the purpose ot there meeting those who have offended hlm fncreasing the agony of their sutle ring; by being himself present, and adnlnls eering the penalties. The Bad Spii, they conceive to be in Heaven, stll tempting the happy, whose happiness | increased by their successful resistance of his temptations. Their belief IS tha esose who go to Hell are torunense'