Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-01-26
Ftom The n. Y. Tribune :.
$40! the Poor rndian!.

benign and holy faIih, are accustomed TO send out
two more OF their members TO visit such oftho
Indian Tribes seem most in need of friendly
aid and counsel, or most disposed to listen to
selfish advice and reproaf. In accordance with
this laudahle custom, Messrs. john ID. LASG and
SAMUEL TAYLOR Jr. on behalf Of The New York
and New-Engla land Conferences, visited success
vey the tribes within a thousand miles West Of
the Mississippi in the last fyo months Of 1912.
Since their return, they have Published brief
aud simple Report, which sheds much light on the
condition of the unfortunate subjects Of their
bene violent soliciiude. We mike room FER sin
gle extraei.I illustrative of cruel sliiany Of
which q rernmen, has often been The IN
srnme reciaily in the case OF the Che
rokees 2 these helpless People of the
lands " ynot need, and they DO:
"Aner wDluSd completed our visit to the Della
wares, Munsees, Stockbridges and kickapoos, md
had Of the Kansas tribe, and collected
such unfortunate deemed useful, We reform
ed again to Friends School in the Shawnee ma
lion, TO. Rfapnre for visit to The southern
Tribes Indians understanding that we1were
about ypg this par, Of Tho country, nurh befs
came 10 make known their grievances, and others
take leave OF Us. They represented - NJ that
there prospec, of Inc Wyandos, now wing
in Ohio, coming 10 settle on part OF their land
and that very few OF the Shawn were fayora
BILE such move, but that the most OF them
decidedly opposed to H. and much troubled
on account Of i've were not without serious
apprehensi1ns that great difficulty might Yet
arse from this Circumstance. We renderc, them
such counsel we believed might DC proper for
them % follow; advising them against discords
iealouses aud div visions, ali Of which appeared 90
be kindly received. An aged shawnee chsi
came TO and said he wished TO have tai with
Is. lie SAID when he lived IN Oalo no had
good farm and lived we'll but by being ed 10
this country he had become poor; that he was
now gaining Iitlle. and he wanted 10 live where
he did, and did all his tribe want to re
main where they now are. They Eld moi want TO
be moved again. but he feared they should be
soon. He said he old and lame. and he
could not go farther; he wanted to die and he bn
ried here, and not go away of and die the prai.
RE. Il made him feel very bad 10 think OF being
moved again for II seemed like being thrown over
bank away of west Of the prairie, where they
would all die. lie appeared much distressed on
this account. and wished 10 know if We had heard
the men Washington talk about removing them
again. remarhlng that be had Eeard thai they had
been taking about il. He wanted We and our
friends should help them IN getting the title 10
their lands fixed. that his people might always
live where they now are. He thought The y hile
man ought to he satisfied, that the Indian had
been removed far enough, and not move him any
farther. lie sail he was an old man and could
live but little While. and wanted to know be-
fore he died that his people and children could
never be remov ed again All this was spoken
IN feeling aud candid manner.
Alter this. chief Of The Chiloca be band re-
marked that the Indians showed mercy to the
white when they first came acfoss the grea,
water and were weak and could but Ist gel up
the hank.-The Iidlan then like he trees
erect and strong; the white man Ike the grass,
easly bent and waving with the wind. The
white man 10 the Indian four times with his
hat under his arm, and asked the Indian 10 have
mercy on him. for he poor and needy. White
man say, when Indian is poor and needy be
would have mercy him as long grass grows
and water runs. Indian then let him come on
the land and live, he wanted white man 10
remember his promise and have mercy on The In
dian, for he was poo: nd needy; and mol remove
him any further"
NEwsPApERs.-Judge Thompson Of Indiana
has decided,
tina, where subscriber takes a periodical and
fails 10 notify the editor TO discontinue the paper
at the end OF the iime for which he subscribed, or
pay up arrearages he was bound for another year.
year or two since, the Circui, Court Of Penn.
syl'ania decided,
That where Post Master failed 10 notify The
publishers OF newspa pers that their papers were
mol lifted or taken Gut OF his tice he re odered