Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-03-01

cient, not only for the maintainance and in>ruc-
ton ofaI the children of suitable age in the tribe.
but also for the supply of such agricultural impIo
mens and aid as the adults migh! require.
The Greeks differ materially from tho other large
tribes in many respects. They have not mixed so
much with the whites; adhere more Vigorously 10
tho customs Of thcIr ancestors; have no written
laws; and are governed entirely by their Chiefs
the people hay ny nothing 10 DO with the making
or tho execution Of the laws. Though troublesome
ncichoors before the, emigration. thcy have since
then given many proofs of trCniIy dispostiun.-
They frequently excrtcd themselves to procure the
arrest of offenders against tho laws of the United
States; and ~ all their dealings nave lrIUd con-
form to the views Of the government. Improve.
m"nt among them IS SLOW. bat steady. They h&'e
always produced argrcrOPs Of corn; and, notwih.
standing the immense damage done by tho spring
ana summer floods, have raised this year much
moro tuau they rc1ur" for their use; winch Is high
ly crcdltaD 10 tHrm, As ONt Oftiar country there
is general scarcity. 1t Is stated, moreover, by
their agent, taat the amount Of cotton -rown and
manufactured by the people oitho upper towns dur
lug tue past year was ncary suilic.cnt 10 c.O!hc
them.
a decided inclination has been mauifcstol of
late. t. better their condition in other rCSpers.-
The Example OF the ChUCtaws in voluntarily ap-
proprlUtIng part of their annlltlrs for education
purposes. has mado deep Impression. General
Mcintosh, the most prominent and Influential man
among them, and many OF the chiefs Of the upper
towns. hitherto the most hostile innovation. havo
expressed wish that schools might be established
in their own country. subject to their own In>Pcc-
ton. But few years ago the whole uatlon, VITA
scare Is dissenting voice, insisted upon the cNpuI-
sion of the missionaries residing among them.
Ihc disputed questions between the Semlno'rs
and Greeks s.i remain unsettled, owing to tao
continued absence Of some Of the gentlemen drsj-.
mated rs commissioners To adjust them. II viii
probably be difficult to induce the Scninocs to hc
como incorporated with tho Greeks as one people,
buI am not without hope that il can be accom-
p..slcI. Tho most refractory are t,o5c OF the re-
ly-cmjgra.cd Semiuo,,s vino have hocn Hyi"I
among the Chcrokucs. BY the iresAc,s in the
spring. they lost their scanly supply of corn, and
many Of their horses. They are, at present, n Il
state Of dcpclabo destilutIon, aud. .hnn, w.t s-
ten tavorabIy 10 any proPosluOn thai oilers react.
The other Scmuolcs-tuoso who live south Of
the Arkansas-are somewhat better of. Thay
are counted peaceabr, wrli-lispnsed people, and
will. doubtless, be easily satisfied if their negro
Tho small b"nd9s Of Scaccas, %!t shawnoc<. and
Q1apawS in the Ncosho sub-agcncv. are suii to be
dong we'll. Judging. however, from the past. ;hcrc
is reason 10 appDchcnd that in few years there
will be none of them left. The Scnecas from San.
duskv ten years ago, shortly attc. their en- gra-
ton. numbered 30; now, lhorc arc but l25 Of
them. For this decrease of ) percent. perannum
there is no pcrccpb!o caTsc Their country is
healthy, they live in tOIera5tc houses cultivate the
earth, and can always get enough to eat. They
are somewhat inclined 10 dissipation, it is trne but
certainly not 10 degree sufficient to account Cor
so great mortaIity. Tho decrease among the
mixed band of Sonecas and Shawnecs cannot be
asccrained with so much precision, as they fro.
QucntJv ncIude in thoir paroIs (tho only guide TO
their numbers) members OF other tribes. 1t is said
that the falling off is as great in their case in
that Of their neigA5ors. These bands are tho more
entitled 10 our svmpatneS from the fact that they
rot only refused to JON the powerful cnnederacv
Of the northern tribes under iccumsch during tie
last war. but became efficient volunteers in the scr
vice of the United States.
The QuapaWs. who once owned the greater part
of the present State of Arkansas. and made good
their posse sSon against the incursons Of tho Osa.
ues and other warke bands. are now reduced 20
less than 400. Nearly haif Of -thom drag out a
wrclchcd existence on tho waters Of Red river,
IN Il country tWy occupy uy poIHl'9>'OH u Nho
Cnoctaws. The prrnci pal part oi tlem i've III their
proper homes in the Ncosho su0-agcncy, on small
tract northeast of the confluence of tho Ncosho
and rommo dc.Terre rivers. Here various efforts
have been made 10 improve their condon-so
far. with little success. The proprlety has been
suggested in another communication, OF inviting
tho Methodist society to take charge of tho va-ioas
funds provided by treaty for their instruction and
Improvement. In this manner, am confident,
much may be effected
The Cnorokces, the most advanced. and. all
things considered. the most important tribe under
the protection Of the government arc still IN DIS
iractcd condition. II is not my intention TO enter
into detail of the causes Of d!ssHnsion still less
10 express any opinion on tho merits of the mat
tcrs in controversy. 1t Is nevertheless proper to
call attention 10 the situation of those who emIgrat
ed prior to the treaty Of 1885; and in order to
make the views submitted more clearly understood
il will be necessary to state some facts already
well known to the department.
About the close Of the revolution as the sett'-
mens Of the whitos were gradually surrounding
and cncroaching upon their ancient dom@" the
more cncrprisng Of the Cherokee huntcTs cross
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