The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1849-01-29
WASHINGTON, January q, 1919.
Stock Issued.
The Future Condition of the Indian Tribes
Indian ElOquencc.
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ADDRESS OF KAHoE-GA.GAH-BowH, OR REV. O.
CONWAY, CHIEF OF THE CHIPPEwAY INDIANS,
In the Hall Of the House Of Delegates Of Virginia.
Tribes.
GENTLEMEN or THE LEGILArrRE OF VIRoryrA:-My
bried knowledge Of your language renders It some.
stood speak with some reimbursement = language
which not my native tongue. must beg you there
fore, to pardon any errors Of diction may commit
when advocating the claims Of the Indian Extend to
me persenaly your charity and 1t the same time al.
low to AK your sympathy the cause in which
gust body but recur to an early period in the
Of orefathers with yours 500 years ago
The Indian then roamed the cou utry unmoested
u was . vast world OF grandeur. The indian was a.
free the air he breathed. He then knew bounda
riss No cloud appeared Which foreboeed dangers
The Wales swarmed with the natural
land The whole his dominion. The shout Of his
seHo.s the V wa. ..
The pslefsce was then small nation, and while he
him. and placed his biIiow. tossed limbs by his warm
fires and nerved him to walk We reared your fore
fathers; until now the country which was then
sires', belongs to you. Here your plan
The changes with my nation have been great In re-
turn We now look to you as our guardians. To-day,
come to lay before your body plsn which II follow
ed cut, will ensure the salvation of the Indian !;
and when you have listened to my remarks you
cannot, am sure, reasonably charge me with seif.
thnee for bave studied the interests of your gov
eminent, as well the wants Of nv nation -
Ny plan is thsto collect the Indians in bodies In the
permanent home they may improve in sciencc in
agriculture, In morality the arts of civilized life
Before We can 40 the Indians much good, col
lsct them together for thus only they be likely To
improve. The first means to be employed In accom-
plithipg this object is to Congress to
them tract OF country, say the bs NIX Of The nm
Per waters Of the Mhsour river, about siYtv mils.
square less, they might need for agrcnltu
raj purposes. Thus the whole of the Northern scat
tired tribes the indians North OF the Southern bonn
dairy Of the State Of Missouri all the tribes OF the Lakes
Upper Mississippi and Iowa, the Shawnees Soukees
Foxes, Chippeways, Ottowas Delswares, Minominees
Winnsbagoes and Sioux might be gathered together in
one general settlement. This country would become
the great nucleus Of the Indian nations
In their present situation they do not the ne.
cefsity OF turning their attention to agriculture By
circumscribipg their domain they would soou Iesrn
that they had NO other Of living than what was
furnished by the culture and production OF the soil
and they would be compelled, from the force OF cir.
cumstsnces, to adopt industrious habits But until
they the absolute necessity Of industry they will
never become industrious never become an aercul-
tural people; but will continue to through the
forests IN pursuit Of deer, and viii live by hunting,
and when their lands all gone, and the last deer Is
killed what them They will retire to the frontier and
nom their fastnese in the Mou they
II the Indians remain a. thew now are their nscu
bsrittes and national traits will be perpetual You
vii have to send your agents to each tiibe and the
isoor OF civzing them In detached portions will be
greatly increased. But bring them ali In soms
central spot, and you will have better chs noe to
break down and merge in the hther forms of eviiza
the different tribes from each other and vhisb nss
their acting together for their common rood G,ss
tnem a. before suggested some sixty miles SQUARE on
unotstructed by the land speculator and the
IN hrew aterthat curse Of the poor Indian-and von
msy then look for sonne radical changes in their oond
despair Of their making mi al progress undsr tbs,
present circumstances As the quantity Of land sixtv
gquars miles. 10 enough. would not rsoommend
sTsss susntity Let this land be properly distritu.