Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1838-12-27

| sauu acres mas Deeh extingulsneu. i hese
purchases have been much more exteu.
slve than those "f any previous year, aud
have with n.her Indian expenses, borne
very heavily upon The Treasury. They
| leave, however, but u small 0uant,ty Ut
unboueht Indian lands Within The States
and Territories, AMI the Legislature aud
Executive were equally sensible of the
| proprieiy of a hual and more speedy ex-
! function ot Indian titles within those limits.
ihe treaties hich were, with a single ex-
cepuon, made III pursuance -Ot previous
! appropriations for deray,ng the expenses,
nave subsequently heen ratltied by The
oenate, and received the SANCTION Ui Con
& ess,by appropriations neressary tn carry
them into effect. Ofttt terms upun when.
| these important negotiations were conc iu-
ded, | can speak from direct know ledge,
and feel no difficulty III affirming, that
the interest of the ludiaI,s in the exclusive
territory embraced by them, is to be palu
tor III its fair value, aud that Iu more ia
vOrnbie terms have been grained To the
United States, than would have been rea-
sonaOly expected In negotiation, with
/ civilized men, lully capable oi apprrcialIug
and protecting their o"n rights. For the
Indian title 10 1861. .oy7 acres, acquired
! since the Attn %! March, 1929, The Uuited
neut aunuities. lands, reservations tur in-
| dial's, expenses oi reinuvai aud subslsl-
! nee, uierciiauuiLt, mechanical ana asrl-
| cultural, establishments anu implements.
When the heavy expense incurred by The
| Unned States, aud tie circumstance that
50 large purto OF the eutire territory
viii Ue forever unsaleab Z, are considered,
and this price Is compared with that tOr
which tue Unlted States sell their own
| lauus, no one Gil d0uDt thai Justice has
oeeu done tU tile ln,iian III these purchases
| also. Certain II -. that The irau>actiu
| oi the Federal Government Win the iu-
| dians have been uniformly characterized
" ,iurere and paramount desire to pro-
| ihote their weliaic; auu II must he source
Oi The highest gra,ihcatIon 10 every freud
toJuslice aud humanity, la learn, that mol
wuhstail:iug The ODsirucliOns from time 10
tn'e thrown III Its way, ana itc uiincuitie
winch havoS arisen ltu.n III, pet uilar and
lmPracllcaO,t, ualure oil The tuuian ct,arnc.
| ter. the wise, humane, ana undeviIinu
poilcy OF tile government III tu,s, the mos,
uihcdftOl an cur reia;ions, iuteiyu or dur iu :.
h,estic, has at length heeu Ius,ifled 10 the
worid,ih It's near "pproucn loa happy ana
Il certain con>uinniatiun.
The condition Ui the tribes winch occu-
py The '."uniry sci apart tor them ~ The
Wes, Is hiShiy prosperous, auu -icuura-
2es lie hope oi their early clvllza,iou.-
ii hey nave tor the most part, abautioneG
their hunter state, diid turned their atten-
'ion 10 agricultural pursuits. All lhuse
who have be-, established ior any length
oi til.e III that tcrllle region, MAINTAIN
themselves by their own Industry There
are aiI'ouS them traders oi no Inc0usldera-
81 Al IIll am
10 SOME eAtCui; but The greater number
are small asrcuIiLrlsls, living III comfort
upon the produce oi tlIeir farms. The re-
cent elnlgran,s, although they have III some
Instances removed reluctantly, nave readi-
iy acqulesced in their unavoidable DESTINY.
| They have found a curnpe,,se Tor past
sulierIngs, and AN incentive to industrious
habits, IN the abundance and comforts
| around them. There is reason 10 believe
that all these tribes are friendly in their
feelings towards the United 5 ales; and II
Is I" he hoped that The acquisition OF imdl-
Viduai wealth. the pursuits al agriculture,
aud habits OF industry, will gradually sub
aue their warlike prOprIslies, and incline
them - maintain peace among themselves.
| lO ELECT TIN, dcSifable object, the atten-
ton Oi Congress - snlicIted To the meas
ures recommended by the Secretary of
| war, Tor their Iuture government and pro-
| lection, IN We'll fr"m each other as from
the hostility oi the wurlke tribes around
+! theli, and the IntrusIUus Oi the whiieS.-
The poilcy ot the Government has given
thenI permanent home, ana guaranteed
| 10 them IT'S peaceful aud uudIslurbed nos
session. 1t only Remains to give them a
government and laws which will encour-
age industry, aud secure 10 them the re-
wards OF their exertions. The Importance
Of some form Of government cannot be TOO
much Insisted upon. The earliest effects
will he to dinsh causes and occasions for
hOStilitics among the tribes. To inspire an
interest IN the observance of laws to which
they will have themselves assenied, and TO
multiply the securities Of property, and
motives Tor rself-lupUveuIent. Intimately
connected with This subject, is the estab-
lisIiunent of the military defences recon-
mentled by the Secretary Of ), ar. which
have heen already referred to. Without
them. the Government will be powerless
To redeem its pledges of protection to the
einigraung lndlaps against the numerous
warlike tribes that surround them, aud
provide for the safety of The frontier SET
tiers OF the bordering States.
The case Of the Seminules, constitutes
at present the only exception to the sue
cessful efforts of the Gnveru,nent TO re-
move the Indians to the homes assigned
them wosi of the Mississippi. Four hun
dred of this tribe emisrated in 1886, and
fifteen hundred in 1887 and 1888, leaving
in the country. il is supposed, about 1000
Indians. The continued treacherous con-
duct of these people, the savage aud un-
provoked murders they have lately COM