The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1852-10-05

once included Wisconsin and tho northern por-
tion of Illinois, now occupy narrow AMI cir
cumscribed tract Of nd, many hundred of
miles distant from the homes oftheir childhood.
The Cherokees the ancient mountsineers Of
the Allegheny and Cumherland-thc Choctaws
in fact, the whole Creek Confederacy. as il was
cslled-the celebrated Six Nations of N. y
the Wyandots-the Shawnees. the Delswares,
and manv others. once brave and powerful
bands, who lorded it over tho garden spots of
America. are now confined 10 certain limited
territories allotted to them by stronger pow
or, and annually presented with a pitance,
more for the purpose of form. apparently, than
a recompense for the lands they have been
compelled tn sell.
| On the other hand, we can cast our eyes far
ther 10 the westward and see tribes and clans
Of ssvages running in all their UNRESTRICTED bar
barism and MISUNDERSTANDING and fight
| ing when md whore they like and TO all in
tents and PURPOSES, in nnmolested possession
of every right and privilege their ancestors
ever enjoyed from the TING Of Adam ----..4-.-
Others. again. have been forced by accident
or circumstances, to part with some one or other
attribute Of their sovereignty. and is no paro-
dox to assert that there have been others, who.
in their own expressive language. have been
literally robbed ont-and that too, not bv the
exterminating march of Improvement and civ
ilization. but by tho chances ofwar. with their
fellow red men. The Mandans Of the Upper
Missouri, for instance. present n lamentahle in
stance of the ravages of disease-whilst the
Chavennes. from being a once powerful nation,
have been cut off IN but few lodges. and sllv
themselves TO the Ararahoes and others, for Sc
curity.
The entire Indian race IF the ed States
has diminished along with :heir emblematic
buffalo. and though l. would require the mem
ory Of Yerxes tn recrllec' the tribes that were
there remain numerous Others to swell the list.
who will pass awav like the leaves and grass
of their native forest and prairies. and leave
barely their name behind them. There is tho
fierce Sioux Cor instance-'he rowing. relen,-
less Ararahoes-the dashing Camanche-thc
thievino Pawnee-thn warlike Crow-the sn-
pcrstitious Eutaw-tho sanguinarv Anache-
the lowlv Digger Of California-the horse ca
ter Of the desert and hundred other which
might he enumerated. Although II is unnec-
essnrv Z" GO over the mnster-roll tho Indian
trian tribes still extent. the pages of Matte
Brun and La Harpe can be referred tn for a
more COMPLETE list Of what 'hev were cnce.
The Indian territory of the United States, as
the map now lies before us. NAV Justly be set
down as made up Of the great praries and the
Rocky Monn'ains. These two natiral divis-
ions OF the countrv--'ogether with those terri
tories along our border. granted bv the gov
eminent to the various tribes who have emf
grated from the East-reodilv suggest cor
responding division or Classification Of the In
dians themselves. and though we NAV find
tribes hevond tho mountains. on tho waters Of
the Columbia. have all the attributes Of regular
Cananche free-booters. the division l have
mentioned will be sufficient for al Tho intents
and purposes of this cssay.-rWester Re-
view