Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1836-01-09

tpSOD4 4b1o 0EAoo9cu1, o0U COmpooJ0Iy Q
vested the Psss uAn Of the power q q
lcms hene and asmpesency. Tbe pra.
ficsl disasters incidsnt upos this systel
were witSsssed by General HarrIsss, IN
Re sagseiously ferevsv is rslnous effect
upon thu nsw ard western states, II POI
sisted il during The pssgres Of their ssl
tlenent. Consequently upos his sntsanc
isso Conspsss, be pracaned the passage Q
. law, rOvidiug that enc half the publ
lands sbould be seA IL sections ofsix hun
|dre6 and forty acres, md the other hal
sections q three hunirb6 and twenty
his was the only plan that could At tha
time, be adopted in Consequence Of th,
rival interest created in ~ thrpuel
. fear Of the r,ri3 ~~sdelDene o. tb6 Yves
e Wss the result Of COMPROMISE and con
cession, and vas the origin and establish
ment Of that system with increased the
population Of the tenitosl beyond paral.
lei, and sill provides . lpme for the in.
dustrious and honest mt. During the
same session (l6OO) tho territory Of lndi.
sus was sepsated from tlS North Westera
Territory, and in 1901 0neral HAIRLESS
vas appointed it, Governt. Invested b
that appoiniment with slDost unlimited
power, be undertook the dbchafge Of the
impssisnt duties thus devdved upon him,
with detsrmined resolutiA to effect the
security slthe white settled and promote
the happiues Of tho Indiai native. He
fousd the i've thousand soul who at that
time, we're the entire pop(lation ef the
territory, 10 constant fear Of depreciation,
aud the various tribes Of Avsges, inter-
|sPsssed throughout the ceu(tzy, es,.sine
under tho iaAuence Of those jrts q villan
which had been unssmltiin6ly prassiced
by the British supefintendandpf Indian ~
fairs for Upper Canada, in orlef 70 secyrs
|their alliance, IL the event ofan open 80
ture With the United States. Livery pin
|ciPle # amity bad been violstsd IN the
|co0nexion between tho nxnvss aud the
white traders, and the t:essy a Gresnvllle
almost totally disregsrded. During the
Iexcitement censc queae On such state d
a1airs, b co1menced his pbenatorial
lcaeeT, undeY tn imposition Of more imPor-
tast an& fespessible duties, than since
The essailishmsot of our natiosal confede-
Iraey hate been entrusted to tie hands Of
Ians enc man. He set sbsut, AID after the
ktA0t indefaaigsble exertions, elected the
ie0ciliatiO0 Of the Indians, sndcaused the
Ifelaquishmcnt Of their title b the i'm
{0esse fertile valleys Of the Wbash and
WINE rivers. which n alsss dan affnrd she
Iooa ample means for agviculltTal indus
Try, and are the bones ola population, Sc
essd 10 none in enterprise, AID in their
Ire ,frepublican Institutions. il was for
i6ssvies like thsss-service. afarding a
remdy for these unfortunate difficulties
whin had hitherto frustrated every effort
TO secure the correct administration OF the
law, that Produced a commission from the
WAR Department Of the United States, in
lSO2 giving to the governors Of he North
Western, Indiana and Mississippi Terrific
mes, 6ne entire tssuperintendance # all bu-
Gness relating to the Indians in their res
'lpecsws territories, - and an accompanying
complimentary letter to General harrison
from Thomas Jefferson, then President Of
the United States, in which that po!ouna
|philoSpbsr and venerated statesn1n says
1-'sfE the means, however, Of oeaining
what ~ Ssh, yea will be the teejudge,
nd hasegiven you this. view Of be sys-
sliem whichws ssPpdse vail best tonae.c
he lhtesestofthe Indians and oube'ves,
o|,ad finally ,sasolidsse our whole funtry
!. INTO one naton, sn!y that you may b able
, b adapt yot means to the object.
For this pFpose We have given Teu a
9eneral Commission fM treating" While
gagged in ID discharge Of that cnmis-
son General Harrison was destined % en-
: csuntsr all tn, difficulties incident the
: PECULIAR character Of the natives. Had
tlrvsbeea permitted to judge for hem
sdvss ofths bnevolent policy Of ou(g gov
ssl0ent, thsy So~ld soon have perfved
it4benefifs, and yielded to the app col
-ifSeibly made 4 them by General HatsonI
lathe treaties Of the Wabash and Fort
Wsyue. But ocited to insunectiq a-l
! m@g themselves, and tho feelings 3heI
j Gtvemment nssepresented to thes1b By
1inqdious and vnainous white men, vbol
ha4 become thir associates, they uiNs-I
TEL abe msss haEassise imPatience 6Art
sn1 refused 70 rehnquish their claia b.
the wesesrn denaiA. These dificaIsAl
hoseves, vess srsdsally overcome ty lhaI
| peoeveranes md fsnne0 Of Gen 1hE4
Iiseo, and snail pasisss Of territory wres
| ocoslonally edle1, until the right sf1o-I
|nah 70 ths Aioippi river was permasnt-
~ occurred.
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