New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1846-02-27
The senecn Indians and the ogden Land Co.,

The Senecn Indians and the ogden Land Co..
The following letter is from the pen Of young,
fulblood OF the Seneca Tribe of Indians, about -
years of age, who is now attending an Academy in
Western New-York. We hope it may have the
effect OF arousing the Pablo conscience ,ifthe Pub
lie has any conscience) 10 the fagtious wrongs
which have been and are being perpetrated against
his red brethren:
To HORACE GREELEY (Dd ees.to-aee.):
Believing you be the fsud Of justice and of the op
pressed and standing you do upon the wachtower Of
America, 10 give the alarm whsn oppression and injua
tee threaten to destroy mans brightest hopes make
bold TO address you in behalf OF my Nation upon which
is about TO be censumma,ed the v!est intrigue, and
barbarism foul and inhuman utterly revolving TO
every feeling Of humanity and right. | Indian
and my kindred Indians Ny thoughts are in unison
with theirs. feel as they feel No one can look back
with deeper regret than do the wrongs that the H.
dams have received at the hands OF the pale faces they
who have usurped our domains. The Indian was once
proud, and in conscious right walked the whole cont.
nent Of Amerca-but they broken reeds-,hey have
been rramped upor-have been driven without the pale
OF civilization when they would fain have arisen 10
high place among the nations of the earth
A few yet remain within the United States-tney
continually migrating toward the setting sum- not with
the eate step and high hopes OF the hunting path. but
choose between miserable death or forced reno
val Such is about 10 be the fate of few defenceess
Senecas within State. private Land Com
pany, known the Ogden Land Company and
known only by the red to be despsed, have after
several years. effected what they call Treaty which
will oblge about Seven Hundred Senecas 10 leave the
hunting grounds Of their fathers against their
Treaty as base and unhoy those whose IN
huence brought it about. The Ogden Company
of ths-they also aware that the Treaty" of
1888 invalid for the that signed by
vote aafrp
ny who did sign il were obtained through bribery and
the liberal dispensation Of the cursed fre-rdter. But
they eager for gain that they lose sight OF all JUS
tce and right. And in order TO carry out their niQu
purposes they again convened the Indians in
Gil and assured them that By the terms of the Treaty
81 they would lose their s-bu. that they had deep feel
ing the welfare of their red brothers and therefore had
concluded let them retain two OF their Reservations il
they would concede TO the demands OF the Company
And now despite the entreaes and protestatons Of the
Senecas they forcing the Treaty. upon them and
unless something is done Immediately to prevent the
Indians will be obliged, nay compelled, TO remove in April
next. Shall the people OF the State OF Newly ork to
whom the poor Indian has always looked for protection
sanction this forcIbe removal, and this too by OF
her citizens No. Let humanity fol bid il. True
many of the people of the Empire State awake upon
the subject and that many very many petitions have been
forwarded in behalf the wise OF your nation
sembed around the great council fire at Washington
but fear that they have not been attended to-we
are afraid they have been forgotten. Now we mplore
the aid of your ready pen in behalf VIII you
40; call upon our Great Father and his wise
rights, tnst may nor be driven from our lodges
our beloved hunting grounds sacred 10 US as the only
heritage left By fathers and halowcd BY the re-
mcnbrance tina: there once roamed fearessy and hap
py a Logan, a Red Jacket, Steel Trap and Corn
planter The never-fsilins gratitude OF the red man
will be yours, and you will have served The cause Of
usuce and humanity. HARSANOANDA, or
aurora Feb o 1916. ELY 5. PARKER.