Weekly national intelligencer., 1851-04-26
PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCHES RESPECTING
rs 5q1t 6a THE RED MEN OF AMERICA. a3sf,lF


| We have been favored by the learned author
with a copycof this superb and interesting volume,
and, expressing for ourselves only QUIZ admiration
of IFS splendid execution in typography and artis-
tic illustration, subjpin the following philosophic
nosice of the work from the pen of !. the eminent
Professor LIEBER, of South Carolina College: .tt.
The Indiana are recedng every day. They reeede west
ward before the white and they vanish daily more and
more into the past. The time will come-and no dIstsnt
seems be-when the red will be within
the broad dominion Of eagle with the exception, perhaps
of few dots Of communities here and there which, listening
the warning voice of oil history have taken out permit
Of existence by frsakDg the rovog bw and becoming sons
ofsgriculue, wholly dssimlar 10 gpsey commd
mites the continent Of Europe planted, like isls in the
midst Of other and But the red man, aace
is we believe, destined TO expire The breath Of the white
and red nn does mngs The one race ceases before
ist with the red fox which encoaches every year further
southwark upon the territory Of the other Yet these sfe
views which have right o4yto entertain er We have
ed every 10 arrest the destruction. We are not en-
titled to this conclusion before facts have unanswersbly
proved H. when history shows that /. could be otherise
and what then may be The result Of comprehensive and
scenious observation would be aaR cruelty If adopted be-
foehand in order suit our interests leaving whole race
extinction because may be in our way Yet there
distinct condition upon which alone the Indian be saved
be can be saved at all that any which hopes to live
in contguity with working, tong, strvng onward races
can do only conton Of becoming ler Of the soil
Man, IN the hunters stage or history what preparatory
ages are in geologs God made the land be ploushed
Civilization il imaginable without dense population, and
denss population cannot spbss without the culnrs q ~
sols This iha jss dpiaam o y ~ 2a
ground upen ths EsloPssa Escs has s@sa l -.
with him. is The entire Of Abognss bs sept from
The surface Of country without record without faith
ul account Of The vas. multitude qf eowbeings Of their
anguaEes thef sovefnenis poetry traditions superslops
Of their good and bad traits and Of their whole peculiar type
Is their tale be left to future generations! But
If isto be done, il not high time to 60 work collect
remember and snatch from total oblivion all that 10 rapidly
fading away be too late In either whether we
want to know exactly what is TO be done upon an efficient
and enduring psn order to offer to this race the means
coeXistence with ourselves, or whether we feel
grant them a, least record in exchange for ntrusc
true Of them in return for their extnclionit little
we can give all that either case il i necessary
to have plaster cast may be expressed Of the whole
existence Of the race all its modes and to take that plaster
cast 10tc and al once. M AZ st
II seems that these views induced Congress decree
collection Of all the knowledge Of the Indians scattered
our county yet be Obtained, and to order its puoca-
ton II was just was what duty demanded.
The great and serious task devoved Mr.. Schoolcra,
gentleman who had shown his intimate knowledge with the
ndisn in various works their history and
language No superior him could havs been selected
believe; equal 70 him in aess far this extensive up
dertaking. .,..fG =,
We have now the s part Of his abors before s, embo.
died in large quato volume, which, in beauty Of execution
both letter press and the many ensravng
corresponds its sterling contents and to the noble design
Of Congress. s7 l13t,sab3 ai IA 4nsFstar4i gaefa
The indians 81 our country do no, belong to What we
would call the institutional such the Peasgic s
or Tsuonc bes do they fairly form part Of those
which have interest Ia point Of natural history in
deed but passed ose by the tisofan because they do
integral parts in the changing drama Of hamsn
hiafnr ,h,t,nr
tory requires institutions. Their changes developments and
breaking up is its backbone All that pef.5G may cus
ter around them, gracng deformns but without nsia
tons there s no true history there can only be string OF
anecdotal events al bestl ii a s88 y. ai MT @5&a
Our Indians occupy something Of middle ground Occa-
sonaly they show the ncpent stages Of history Like the
Celtic race for the Europeans they form The s OF the tapes
try In the great loom which history busy weaves our ma
onal life with many changing design II is worth whe
then, know that s though il be but the indifferent
list and seems to US that Mr. Schoolcra has thoroughly
understood and well performed bis task He gives US the
antiquities Of the Indian with pains taking accuracy without
falling the Of swelling them into imaginary mpor4
tance and Dimensions which they possessed in reality
He gives an account OF the single beswhat they were
when their desoJers brought the warrant Of their ex
nction, or what they still are Whatever Of history they
possess he records whatever Of statistics could be collect
eli have il in his work Throughout the whole, can be
clearly perceived that author animated by the best spi
ihe desire Of giving all necessary facts and OF presenting
the true and entire type OF the race at.g
ooN
grained IN the human SOUL Of the very ingredients
humanity the ardent and unquenchsbe desire Of know
ing what they tha, before did and Of letting thoss
that shall be after know what have done Withou
II there would be no continuity Of socey wthou. continuity:
society," could succeed each other only as the buaoes
Of to-day follow those yesterday The mos, civilized man
has this yeanng in the nenses degrees and hence the thirst
history, for and record that uspressbIe de-
sire Of not belonging the fleeing day alone The less
civilzedthe Cste the Papou, has the same desire ia its
ncpien, stages-bu all have it aud every living tribe Of
ccnrses, in way other, less success
fully, record its doings and its sungsto srress ihe
basenng day and bring the witnessbox in the grand
court whose grave justiciary is history. HE t t !
Il foil that when wish TO have knowledge Of
whatever rbe, Of the Trmary items and symptoma,ic
facts sr which inquire s hos do they record
Mr. Schooleaa has justly given, ,hsrscre. sase spscs
the writing, or to his own term, to the pcto
gahy OF the Indians The strict srsmmafian may object
this word baroarous mixture Of Latin srd Greek bu,
single and mallesble wanted from which cd
jscve aud other might be formed We
why this word should no, be res received. Although
graphy Is derived from the Greek, has become familiar
eur ears through geography and other terms aa. J.. u