Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1834-10-30
SELECTIONS.
FROM TIE EAR wEsr.
From tht .Ne,o Yytk commsreiol Adre,hsc,


| osibE wv filut w tHiS tiHit, incv Wuuif1 Ut IhTIfb u
larry so, ] have ventnrcd TO drop YOU 4 Few words
more on the suhjee, ofthe PaWneos, &c.
Since ! wrote my last letter wherein | give q very
br'ef aceoun, of our campaign, and successful ae.
qpa,nianco with tho Cnranches, Pawnces, Kio.
ways, &c we have had q busting time wltI, the
Indians At this place. Col. Dodge sen, runners 10
he chiefs of all the cont suous tribes II lndlens,
with an invitation TO meet the pawnecs, &c. 10
council at this place. Seven or eight tubes locked
to us, IN great numbers, on the first day Of the
month, when The couueil commenced il continued
for several days,an gave these scmi.civiIzcd sons
OF the forest a far opportunity of shnklng the hnnds
OF their will and unframed rod brethren f The
West,of embracing them III their aims with expires.
slons OF friendship, and oil smoking the calume, to.
gcther, as tho solemn pledge Of lasting peacc md
friendship.
Colonel Dodge, Major Armstrong, (tlc Indian
Agent) and General Stokes. Che lniinG Comm. is.
s'onef, } presided nj this council, and cannot nome
a scene more interesting and entertaining ,hnn it
was where, Cor several fnys in succession, free
vent was given to Tho feelings of men eipiit 4eh,
A0iteirii,and mtld- where the three stages Of men
were f~rahcssly asserting tlcIr rights, tl,oir hnp'i-
ness, and frrnjsnip Tor each other. The vain ora
ions Of tie half polished (ard half broed) Chr,o.
KEGS and Choctows, with all their lnery and art,
found their match IN the brief and jatrlog CULTURAL,
of The wild and naked man.
After the council had adjourned, md the fumes
OF The peace making calumet had vanished away,
and Colonel Dodge had made them additional pre-.
scnts, they soon made rrepar V ions for their depar.
tuto, and on the next day started with an escort Of
Dragons, tr their own country. This movomcn,
IS much TO be regretted for il would have bc.n OK.
cccd,ngly gratifying 10 tho People OF The East TO
have seen 80 wild n group, and il would have been
of great b rvice to hem to have visited Washing
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vailed upon to make.
W. brought with us 10 this place, three of the
principal chiefs Of the pawnGes, Gheen Klo9nys,
one Camnnchc, and one Wi-co chief. The group
was undoubitdi one Of the mos, interesting thai
ever visited our frontier and, | have tnkcn he NJ
most pans IN painting the portraits OF all OF them,
as well as seven of the Cnmanchs Chiefs, who came
part OF the way with US md turned bnek. Thcse
portraits, together with other paintings which | have
made, doser plivc OF their mpnuers and CUSTOMS
views of their viilagcs--landsenpcs of the country,
&c. will soon be laid before the amateurs Of he
East, and, | trust, will be found Ito be very inlcrcs
ting.
Although the cchiovmtni bas been n handsome
one, OF bringing these unknown People to an nc.
quainioncc and II general peace, and u, frs, sight
would nppedr to be Of great benefit 10 them, yet !
have my strong doubts whether /, will better Iholf
condition unlcss, with the exercised md Of The
strong arm OF Government, they can be projected
IN the rights which, b, nature, they ore cniill d to.
There ls already in this place n company of oish.
ty men fitted out, who are 10 sinrt TO morrow, to
over,ake these Indians "A few miles from this ,lncr,
md accomPany III m home, w,l, a large stock Of
goods, with traps for c%ntching beaver, &c. calcula.
ting to build n trading house amongst hem, where
they VIII amass, nj once, an immense fortune, be.
ing tho FIRST traders and lrappcrs thu, have ever becn
IN that part OF the country.
have travelled too much among indian tribes
and seen too much, not TO know tho evil conse
qucnccs OF such u system. Goods are sold nj such
cxorbitant prices, hat the Indian pets o mere shad.
ow Tor his peltftes, IL. Ihe trapPefs, and other
men in the employment Of hose traders, aro acne
rally the lowest and most dcbas,d Gloss of society,
who corrupt The morals {. the savage wilhonl set.
ting them one good example. The lndiuns see no
white people but these. aud of coutso, Judge US ali
by them. They consequently bold US, md always
viii, IN contcm I, rs inferior 10 themselves rs tbcy
have reason 10 do and they neither fear nor respeei
us. When, on ,he contrary, il the Government
would promptly prohibit such establishments, ard
invite these Indians TO our frontier posts, thew
would bring IN their furs, their robes. horses, mules
&c. 10 this place, where there is a good market for
them ail-wheic they would st the full valne OF
Their propeiiy--wbefe there are several stores OF
goods where there is an honorable competition,
and where they would sc, four or five tinca y
much for their or icles Of iade, rs they won,i Ct
from n trudcr in the vlIlage.ou oftae reacl, Of con,
petition, and out ofsIghi of Inc civd,zed vol ID.
AT thf semo time, as they woull be continually
coming where they would see good and roIished
society, hey would be gradually adopting on
modes OF living. Introducing 10 heir country our
vegetables, our domestic rnlm7 Is, poultty, &c. and
at nglh or aris aid manufactures, they woald see
AMI estimate our military strength and advantages.
ana would be ted % fear and respect us. IL shprf
IT would undoubtedly be the quickest and surcs,
way 10 a general acn iainlance--io friendship and
peace, and al last 10 civilization. lf,herc IS a law
10 existence for such protection Of The Indian lribcs,
which may have beca waived IN the case Of those
nations with which VIC have long trnded, i, is a
great pity that it should not be rgidly enforced in
has new and impoitcnt acqnain apcc, which we
have just made with fifteen or twenty thousand
s'raneers 10 The c,viliz d world, yet, (as We have
learned rom their unaffected hospitality wben in
their ~villascs,) with hearts Of human. mould, sus-
optiLc u all the noble feelings peculiar to clvili-
zed man.
This acquaintance iins cos. The United Snles d
vast sum OF money, as well as The lives of S vcraf
valuable and esteemed officers, ard nj ! etst some
fifty or sixty OF the DrDsnnns and fof the honor of
the American name | ihiok We ought, in forming
Ism acquaintance with these nnlnt rois triucs, To
adopt md enforec some different system from thae
which has hrcn generally p,actis,, on and hey I'D
our frontiers heretofore.
What the regiment OF Dragons has suffered from
sickness since they started on their summer. cam
paign, IS une in this country, md almost
Incredible. When we started from this mace, ten