Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-07-19

| Now am going to qnote your words of wha
you remrk concerning the character Of the educated
Indians. ~ know several Indians who have been ed
uca'ed at Col r. NJ Johhsons celebrated school, and
believe il is notorious that all those who have bcen
fought there. as elsewhere, have turned out to be
worse and more adToit scoundres than those who
have staid at home" II is not so, Sir! You don't
know anything at all about us, then why should you
talk so This language is too strong and harsh to be
used by any sober and humane man about any body.
II hardly to be conceived to what extent of mischief
you have done us by this; you have pierced stigma.
zing dagger in to our character; you have wounded
u deeply. What harm have we done TO you that you
should give such bad namo. We had rather you
would knock US down with your pistols ana draw your
bowie knives upon u.s. than for you to seandaze
in the public newspa pers for nothng at ALL For what
you about is true. You say, that all those
who have been taught there-'z at Col johnson :
shoOl eiseuhsre have turned out to be worse men,
and more adroit scoundres," and do most positive
| " deny that it is true-Co Johnson's school was
bad school, the that could be selected for Indian
youths the moral culture OF the mnd the most es'
sentia thing, disregarded there But still those
young men who went there, who had previous good
training at home, have done well after their return,
and some Of them now among the hrst men IN tina
Nation possessing the character OF honest sober nd
ndustaiou men, and doing well. But some have turn
ed out bad which was to be expected, as common
thing among all people, good and bad will be found
everywhere But if any of them have turned out to
he scoundres have not yet found any OF them q"
be big and adroit scoundres as -""'r "' your own
/ e,
than ANY OF people have vet. lf are pleased
with The business of publishing the faults and mper-
fections of men, think you will find rich and ex.
subjects enough for that purpose among your
selves | am not one of those who have been educat-
ed at Johnssns school, neither was ever there, but
defending those who have been there for they are
my own people; although many of them are better
able to do it than myself In Short let it be well un
derstood awa,s, that are like other people every
where; that there good and bad among and on
the account Of the badness of some among us, that
we should all be counted scoundrels, is not fair
If were to travel through the States and take notice
only OF The wckedness OF the vicious part Of the Whites
and upon my return publish to my people what crimes
and baseness ] had seen among the white people, my
people would believe that the people in the States were
all scoundres rogues, etc, aud moreover, were to
tell them of pistols and dirk knives which they carry
about their persons, the noisy disputes the guares,
fights, daring robberies, murders-and also tell them
about the jas, the penltentiarcs &C., OF the awful
sw caring and bhsphemes among the people, which
common among them-wOud not they conclude
at that the whites the mast wicked and bas
est part of the population OF the whole worldi
1t is said that half breeds the mos, troublesome
part of the Indian people, and the reason OF Is,
acknowledged by both the whites and the Indians, be-
they descended from the white blood, From
This mods q @ e5S Il b fasSy race s people,
But for my part, have different view on that
subject that all the human races since the fall with
exception naturally prone TO evil and that con-
tnuay. If unrestraned by that principle OF morality
nit evil of any kind than they now do. We see
this in Who not under the restraint OF that
princple who, with more common share OF knowi
edge and sense whether white red, are boder and
more daring wickedness aud seem to be gwen over to
repr"h2e minds 20 10 those thIngs which are not con-
venient.
Now you seem to put the quston in The face of ma
ny difficulties and obstacles made by white men on
the border, with their whskey shops-what good do
the Missionaries labors amount TO In reply to this
would say to you. that if Missionaries had NOT re"d che
Bible and preached to the whskey sellers, and distr
tracts to them and also published tracts on the
evil of ntemperance to the Indians too, in their own
language besides preaching the everlasting truth tol
them warning them Of the awful sin Of drunkenness,
to abstain from such shameful practces the prospects
here would be had enough But perceive, by your
rema rks that YOU appreciate their labors but htle-l
rather pour cold good cause than not II you
can't do better than that, stop Set s'i-et me TAX
Now the Gospel first introduced among us ana
churches planted by them and by them the schoos
we're frs, oncned TO us for the instru OF our chill
drer--through their abos arly hall of our ne@f!et
have learnt to read. Temperance reformation was
first begun by them, and the Indians are now mProv
np-they have helped the poor Indians more than any
hodv else Now don't say again, VIII 1t does amount
to? | could tell you more wherein they nave heiPeu
us, but enough for the present
Now about the white men among u.s. by your re-
Marks we per ceye you seem to think that all white
men who have married Indian women, and whoI
live in the Indian country, are worthless ana oase
set Of men, tell you plainly, Sir you are eniirey
mistaken respecting some OF them--eNery thhs aoou.
us seems to carry idea of something wrong and bad
to YOUR mind If you here could with pleasure IN
troduce you white men married IN the Nation
who are pous, honest SOBER industrious and as wor
thy men, anv that you have among you. "eafe
glad TO have them among But there are some, we
are sorry to here, who are Just as you descr'b
ed them to be. We wish them back among you where
they belong: you may take them away Just soon as
YOU please--ii will be the better for US.
Your views respecting the measures, which the Gov
eminent of the United States and the States adjoining
,be indian counri should take in order most efectu.
av TO put stop selling ardent spirits to the ndans
meet my feelings most cordaIiy--here we agree upon
The most i'm portant thing. The evils caused by ardent
s,irts am,np the Indians are inconceivably great
We dread no enemy much as this All the dlscorns'
brous contentious, murders and other shame"' ac's
which have been committed among the Indians, have
been caused by the awful frewater--the ardent sPts
must now CLOSE
am yours very respectfully,
]. I. FOLSOM,
GENERAL ORDER.