The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1841-03-18

1t is worthy of remark, that ,bas
places, with but few exceptions , ss,' san.
this day most Of the characteristics . ssa
mer times. The old settlers are y 10 lal !
but their children, grand cbilS a's dead
great grand children, live a. the s,m, I'D
ces' observe the same religious rj,s as p'
Tess the same faith, and manifes. = pro
hostility towards all Prolestan,s MIS- lac
thought by some that their preiud.. !
gradually giving way, as they are s bss ~
ing more enlightened, and have NY ose0a'
tercourse with others who arc o'e To-
around them on every hand, f ssa!ls
communities. e'Aas
The whole length and breadth !,
country was formerly inhabited bs 1 y
dlans, VIZ: the Quapaws, Osages. m ~
wares, Pawnees, and Camancbes = ~ Dsla
have long since retired. and gone ,n. n.s'
west, and in the general, wander 'f f.as
place to place, without permanent ho ".a
continually committing depreda,io Os4s :.
each other, and on American and Sna u \
hunters and .rappers, who chance - r's
in their way. - 'al
The Cherokees occupied bort: On !,
this State which is now nearly ceu,,,1
but Government gave them a SECTION alas,
the western boundary, which was ,S.s
called "Lovely's purchase. and seuleJ sa
whites, emigrants from the older S,,,s.
By this arrangement the central por,io'
which had been the Cherokee nation /.
came Governments land, and the seu,.,.
in "Lovely's purchase were comuelIa
to forsake their homes, and give ulaes !
the Cherokees. This Section is abou,m
miles wide, and extends as far Sou,b, :,
the Arkansas river. 1t is called the W..
tern Cherokee Nation, and embraces som.
neighborhoods of land equal to any n.
State. The Cherokees from Geo,r,
Alabama, and Tennessee, have mos,Iv
emigrated TO this Western nation, !,
some neighborlloods the Cherokees >.
quite civilized, cultivate the earth for ,ub
sistence, have schools, temperance socp.
ties, and seem to live free from want N,
to be happy. They are mostly halfbreed,
or Quarteroons. Many of them a,
wealthy, intelligent, and Respectable
In other districts Of their country, II.
Indians are wild, and appear to have !,
tanned all the savage characteristics d
their rude ancestors.
Immediately along the line, the Indians
are densely settled on the one side, and
the whites on the other. And regre,0
record the fact that there are white men,
nay, 4 canno, apply to them the dignifej
title ofman, rather fends in human shsus
who have erected dram-shops and gam.
bling houses Immediately on the line, for
the sole purpose Of taking from the poor
nnlettered indian, the small annuity which
our Congress has given for his subsistence
The consequence is, hundreds of them ar.
drunkards. They live in miserable huu,
endure the most sqnallid poverty. and care
for nothing more than a bottle Of whiskey
| know some who claim to be gentlemen
aye, and some who profess TO be Chris,
tlans too, who are in The daily habi, Of
beguiling the stupid Indian, by hiringhin
to chop cord of wood, or hoe all day
long, for half pint of whiskey; and al
night, when he gets it, and becomes In
they will chea. him GU. Of his
poney, blanket, or whatever he may have;
and then if he is noisy or insolent, they
will perchance, apply the whip 10 his bars
back, and send him lacerated. bleeding,
and s'ript of his all. home to his starving
family! Oh! how lowly falIen--howle.
based--how degraded, are such men,
How long will the anger Of a just Creator
sleep! Surely he is long suffering, fuld
mercy, and slow 10 wrath.