The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1848-11-26
New Publication.

NorEs ON IRoQUos Contributions to american HIS
tory antiquities, and General E'hnoiogy BY Henry r.
Schoo'crait: vol, 500 p, svo E. Il Pease " Co., AL
bany, New York.
The republication of this work in IFS present enlarged
and improved FORM with illustrations, bespeaks the APP
preciang sense which it has been received by the
pubc The author, whose devotion to subjects OF Amer
lean history phiology, and antiquities IS well known
had been authorized by the Legislature OF New York in
s45 to take of the remaining bands OF the ro
ouos or Six Nations still existing in the western parts
Of that State on limited reservations secured to them by
treaty sipuations He left, in great measure, al
liberty as to the general statistics, and other objects
which might engage his attention as matter to be col
ected in u raton of their former and present condi
on The result was laid before the legislature in 1885,
and excited marked attention from that body, from the
unexpected state of advance in which those tribes
found and the interesting nature OF the facts and re-
searches which were thrown around the report, of which
400 copies were gratuously distributed in that State
The present edition is designed for general circulation
and for libraries where il cannot fail to retain perma-
nent rank and to serve guide in future Investigations
of this kind.
So much has been said of late years the rapid de-
cline and probable extinction of the Indian race that
some of the deductions drawn from this report and drawn
from actual data have appeared startling Such the
nosons that these bands advancing in population
that thew produce by agricultural labor upon their
lands more than sufficient for their own consumption
that thew raise large stocks of horses cattle, hogs and
even sheep that they manage the perfectly in till
ing the land as white men-possess ample stocks OF
farming TOOLS CARTS wagons, &c. and dress entirely in
the American fashion; and finally, that their moral con-
don has kept pace with their agricultural; that number.
of them are participants in the elements of education
that large part of all classes temperate, and that
few of them speak the English language and transact
their business in it,
Are not these results however, precisely what the
friends of education christianity, and civilization have
predicted Should not fixed labor schools temperance
and church privileges and the continued and daily wit
messed example of moral, sober thriving, buying and
selling and prosperous white population, by whom they
are surrounded lead to such progress and exaltaon
And does not the fact read practical lesson in relation
tn the western tribes These are important consdera
tons.
The Albany Argus of the nth February says of thu
original report ave cannot dismiss this report and thu
brief SYNOPSIS of it we have made hout stating the
impression which its perusal has made; that the autho
has eynced a peculiar aptitude for this species of re
search, together with energy and clearness in discrim
mating the various eras denoted by the archaeological ev
dences brought forward in grouping and applying thu
facts And the report, wherever ii is read, must awakef
deem and renewed interest in the ancient and historical
Nv enigmatca races to whom it is devoted"
We learn that Mr. Schoocraft has been authorized b.
The Government to extend his researches in this interest
inc denartmen among other tribes that considerable sue
e,s has already attended his Investigations, which hav
been 40 long devoted with both phlanhropc and literary
c5or 10 this race and that there is "a prospect OF the
being extended to all the American tribes.
The above work is to be had OF Mr.. Franck Taylor
PENNSYLVANIA avenue. at