Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1837-08-02

| o. thSH' o'C IIkcly W ducCI HUN tICt-
ous'y the repose of this frontier, in stir
ring up the Indians to acts of hostility.
will explain. BY the treaty Of 1882, in
which the Sacks and Foxes coded their
lands bordering on the Mississippi to the
United States, generally known as the
Black Hawk purchase, government pledc-
ed itselfto pay them $4,000 annually,
in specie, and to furnish them with
certain quantity of tobacco and salt. 10
the treaty of 1886, ceding the Iowa re-
serve, similar stipulations were made
Hitherto government has faithfully per-
formed its contracts, and the Indians have
been perfectly satisfied, and Of course en-
tirely friendly towards their white peigh-
bors.
This year they repaired to Rock Is
| land, in June, as usual, TO the number of
four hundred, 10 receive their annuity,
amounting TO $4,000 on the Black Hawk
purchase, $4,000 on the Iowa Reserve,
and $1,000 under former treaties, together
with 40 kegs OF tobacco and 40 barrels
of salt. In Iowa treaty (as: Year, was
also provision, binding the United
States to furnish $4,000 worth Of horses,
to be ready at Rock Island at the same
time. Judge of their surprise, on reach
ing Rock Island, to find that no prepare
lions had been made 10 receive them, and
not even the agent was there. A gentle
man present at his own risk, chartered
steamboat to proceed to Prairie du Chen
the residence Of Gen. Street, the agent,
and urge his immediate attendance
| Gen. Street replied that it was needless to
60 down as government had provided no
means of paying the annuity. He how
ever returned in the boat, and attempted to
explain to the Indians the cause ofthe de-
linquency, arising from the suspension of
specie payments by the banks. The
chiefs replied that the President had
promised them the specie-said that they
had been told that it was all his and that
he could pay them if he chose. The
agent further attempted to exp lain, but
could not satisfy them. well, where
is the tobacco and salt, and where are the
horses for our summer hunts ?" said they.
Unfortunate y these had not been provid-
ed, and the disappointment ofthe Indians
was manifested by mutterings, lond and
strong. Gen. Street offered to accompany
them to St. Louis, to see Capt. Hitchcock,
the discussing agent, and satisfy them
that the money would soon be paid
Twenty of the chiefs and head men re-
paired thither with him accordingly ;
and you, doubtless, saw them in your city
last week, without perhaps knowing the
object of their visit. They, however, OBJ
tanned nothing, and returned in the steam
boat Pavilion, passing Oquauka on Sat-
urday last, where then was
THE Press A DRAMA of FOUR
YEARs:-ln FOUR ACTS set forth in
FOUR PARAGRAPHs--l. When anti
slavery efforts were first commenced, the
guardians of the political and religious
presses of all sects and parties, with few,
if any exceptious) resolved to keep the
country quiet by REFUSING TO PRINT any
thing on the subject. This was the FIRST
act Of the drama.
g. What next! Why, as matter of
course, the aboIitionists were obliged to
establish presses of their 0acn Then
came storm of opposition. MODS were
reused by the partisan presses. Windows
beaten in-types thrown into the street.
presses threatened, or thrown into the
river But did this silence the anti-slave-
ry presses? Oh, no! And here opens the
third act of the drama.
3. Anti-slavery publications multiplied
Partisan and opposition presses beginning
10 lose subscribers-o course, beginning
to alter their tone, to great extent, and ad-
NIT anti-slavery articles.
4. Sum of the aohole matter-About a
dozen anti-slavery presses constantly and
almost exclusively devoted to he work !!
And large and increasing portion ofthe
miscellaneous papers-from interest or
MISUNDERSTANDING to compete with the
abolition papers in self-defence, instead
of opposing them? So much for the at
tempt to keep the country quiet from abo-
Iition excitement, be silencing the press
Friend Of Man.
JOHN RANDoLPH's W1LL.-The fol-
lowing extracts are from the will of John
Randolph, about which there has been so
much dispute since his death.
Il give and bequeath to all my slaves
their freedom, heartily regretting that l
have ever been the owner Of one"
From the following, it seems that
Randolph was far from being colonial
Zionist.
"And | hereby request the general as
sembIy, (the only request that l ever pre-,
ferred to them) to let the above named
and such other of my old and faithful
slaves as desire 1t, to remain in Virginia
recommending them, each and all to the
care of my said executor who' l know is
too yise, Just, and humane to send ths" to
Liberia, or any other place in Africa, o,
the West Indies"
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