The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1840-11-25

speech, setting forth the advantages that
would accrue to them from this measure,
and when he had concluded, begged the
interval Of day to deliberate on It.
On The following day, solemn convo-
cation was he'd, at which one of their
chiefs addressed the Governor in the name
of all The rest. My brother" said he,
tive have been thinking over the PROPOSE
ton of our Great Father at Washington,
to send teachers and set up schools among
us. We are very thankful for the inter
est he takes in our welfare; but after much
deliberaliun, have concluded to decline his
otfer.-What will do very well for white
men, will not do for red men. | know
YOU white men say we all come from the
same father an! mnther, but you are mis-
taken W.. have d tradition handed down
from our forcfalhers. and we believe it,
that the Grea: Spirit, when he undertook
to make mcn, made the black man, 1t WAS
his first attempt, and pretty well tor be-
ginning: but he soon saw that he bungled;
so he determined o try his hand again.
He did so, and he made the red man. lie
liked him much better than the black man,
but still he was not exactly what he wan
ted. So he tried once more, and mad
the white man-and then he was satisfied.
You see, therefore, that you were made
last, and that is the reason | call you my
youngest brother.
When the Great Spirit had made the
three men. he called them together anu
showed them three boxes. The first was
filled with books, and maps. and papers;
the second with bows and arrows, knives
and tomahawks; the third, with spades,
axes, hoes, and banners. "Tbese, my
sons" said he, "are the means by which
you are to live; chose among them accor-
ding 10 ynur faucy.'
The white man hci"g the favorlte, head
the first choice. lie passed by the box OF
working ao0Is, without rotlce; but when
he came TO the weapons for war and hun
ting, he stopped and looked hard at them.
The red man irembcd, for he had set his
eve upon that bax. The white man, how
ever, after looking upon it for moment,
passed on, and chose the box Of books and
papers. The ret mans .urn came next,
and you NAV be sure he seized with Joy
upon the bows and arrows and tomahawks.
As to the black man, he had no choice
left, but to put up with the boy of tools.
From this it is clear that the Great Spl-
rit intended the white man should learn
10 read and write; to understand all about
the moon and stars; and to make every
thing, even rum and whiskey. That The
| L. no Er-t MI hunter. and
mighty warrior, but he was not to learn
any thing from books, as the Great Spirit
had not given him any; nor was he to
make rum and whiskey, lest he should
kill himself with drinking. AS to the
black rlan. rs he had nothing but working
tools, il was clear ne. was to work Tor the
white and red man, which he has contlh-
ued to do.
We must 60 according TO the wishes of
the Great Spirit, or We shall get Into
trouble. To know how 10 read and write
is very good for white men, but very bad
for re,i men. 1t makes white men better,
but red men worse. Same OF the Greeks
and Cherokecs learnt to read and write,
and they are the greatest rascals among
| all the lunlaHS. i Nv "Ni'' :" '"s."?
ton and said they were going to see their
Great Father, to talk about the good OF
the nation. And when they got there,
they all wrote upon little piece of paper,
wilhou, the nation at home knowing any
thing about it. And tho first thing the
nation at home knew of the matter, they
were called together by the Indian agent
who showed them little piece of paper,
which he told them was treaty, which
their brothers had made in their Names
with their Great Father at Washington
And as they knew not, what treaty was,
he held up the little piece of paper and
they looked under it, and 10! it covered a
great extent of country, and they found
lha, their brethren, by knowing how to
read and write, had sold their houses, and
their lands, and the graves of their ia
,hers; and that the white man, by know
inc how to read and write, had gained
them. Tell our Great Father at Wash
inglon, therefore, that we are very sorry
that We caunot receive teachers among
us; for reading and writing though very
good for white men, is very bad for H.
dians.
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