The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-12-20


De promptly taken for The concentration of the en-
tire Chippewa tribe within limit. district west
| of the Mississippi river.
There to be of late esscd dissatisfscti
| among the Winnebagot with their present Ioce -.
ton, and they have strong desire to be permitted
| 10 occupy portion OF the territory recently rur-
chased from the Sioux. lying north of the Crow
| river. Arrangements for this purpose in con-
| ttmplat!on and II lie hoped they may be effected
during the next epring, without cost TO the Gov
verntnent; but they should not be mpted une as
the scattered fragments Of the tribe be there by
brought and all settled in their
new homes.
In the month of September last the anne ndInents
| of the Senate TO the two treaties concluded in the
summer Of 1851 with the Sioux of Mnnsso,a wero
submitted to the different bands, parties thereto
and received their formal bat reluctant nssent II
would not be an easy task to estimate the benefits
| to both whites and Indians which the consumma-
ton Of these treaties is calculated to produce All
danger oil future hostile collision between our cti-
Gems and one OF the most numerous and powerful
tribes of all that region has been happily removed
vast tract OF admirable country laid open for
peaceabe cultivation, and ample means provided
| Tor the welfare and improvement Of the Indians.
In consideration Of the increased labor Ind respon-
sibillty that will hereafter devove the gent Of
| the Sioux. his salary should be raised from one
thousand to fifteen hundred dollars.
The scarcity Of buffalo the preceding summer
was severely felt in the winter OF ls5l-52 by the
Sioux of the Missouri. They we're thus ecessariIy
| driven, when spring came on, to apply themselves
the means Of ubsstence in the cultivation
Of the soil. Their upright and faithful agent (Mr
James ii Norwood, whose death by violence has
recently been reported to the Department. rem
dered them what aid he could IN having some
lands poughed for them, and they have been led
to expect further assistance hereafter. MANY
white men, now or formerly in the employ of the
fur companies have ermarried with the Sc Sioux
and exert, for good or evil, powerful influence
over them II has been suggested that it would
be good policy to colonize these people along the
| rich bottoms with which those wild regions are
interpreted, giving them lands to be held in in
right q q " pied
suggestion 10 worthy Of consideration.
The Omahas, an impoverished but peaceful
tribe on the western border OF Iowa, have suffered
much for several years from the trespasses of the
| whites. and the rapacity Of the more wariike
tribes by which they are in part surrounded; but
the appropriation generously made for their benc-
mt at the last session of Congress will doubtless al
leviate their distress md in time greatly ameo-
| rate their condition. 1t will DO used chiefly for
the purpose OF furnishing them the means OF cu-
tvaling the soil, which, from the disposition thew
manifest it ia believed they will readily appreciate
and improve. -
The Kickrpoos and Iowas of the great Nemaha
agency, and the Sacs and Foxes thereto attached
have all occurred rich returns for their field indus
| try, and they are worthy of commendatory notice
| for their general good conduct.
Inc Wyandotts, now reduced to comparative
| ly small number, find it difficult to ma age their
public affairs, and are anxious to abandon their
| tribal organization and become citizens OF the
| United States. To this end, they, in common
with many OF our white populat ar impatient-
| y awaiting the establishment of territorial gov
| eminent over the vast region north of tho Arkan.
| sas and west Of the Missouri rivers, This mea-
cure, though fraught with difficulty and danger
will doubtless force itself on the consideration Of
Congress; but before it justly be carried into
effect important preliminary arrangements must
! be made, involving the future d:sposilion and
management of various Indian tribes -occupyinr
the territory in question.
The Delaware Indians nre among the most re-
markabe of all our colonized tribes. BY their in
| trepidity and varied enterprise they are distn.
| gulshed in high degree Besidcs being indus.
| trious farmers and herdsmen they hunt aud trade
| all over the interior Of the continent, carrying
their traffic beyond the Great Salt Lake, and con.
sequently expose themselves to a thousand perils
| Under these circumstances they are steadily d.
| minimizing. .
| The Christian Indians, a peculiar and interest.
| ing band, once resident in Canada whence thew
| emigrated from Ohio, now located on the lands
OF the Wyandotts. who consider them as intruders
and "a desire their removal. They have strong ns
on the Government, and the attention of Congress
was called TO the subject at the last session; but
nothing definite was done. 1t is hoped that suita.
bic provision for them may be IN ,de al early day
Inc Shawnecs are emincntly successful as aRri-
cul,urists, and are advancing in general improve
ment But for the baneful effects of intemperance,
to which their proximity to the border settlements
| greatly exposes them, they would soon become n
| higb y moral and prosperous people. Several
murders OF recent occurrence among them are
attributable to this fruitful source of evil 49,
The condition Of the Pottawat onIies continues
substantially the same as heretofore reported
They depend mainly for support, especially in
| winter, their large annuiy y; and but littIe or
no improvement Is manifest in their modes of
living.
The loo alton Of the Kanzas Indians, in the conn
try about Council Grove, on the great Santa Fa
road, Ia unfortunate for them and the whites
They are rude and depraved tribe nd little can
be done for their welfare whilst thew remain IabJe
10 the pernicioos associations that await them
there Their vicious practices also the cause
of frequent annoyance to the numerous traders
and travellers who pass that way.
The smallpox rein forced by inebriety and yepe
raj dissoluteness, has this year dealt sefniy with the
sacs and Foxes. Their numbers have bee, thinned
by death with unsparing hand. Agriculture ia al
most entirely neglected, and their attachment to
old habits. encouraged by their despotic chiefs ma
terially retards their improvement.
The Swan, Creek. and Black River Chippewa,
condition, though they make frequent and mat
| complaint OF the depredations of the Sacs and
Foxes rpon their stock. As these Indians sneak
the same language with the orawas Of this agen.
| cy, and are in all respects a homogeneous peoole
II would be well II they were all blended together
in one tribe These Ottawas are distip yuisbed for
their steady progress, and in their modes of life thew
are little behind the generality Of the white popuIn
ton OF the adjoining States They, too suffer from
the predatory practices OF the Sacs and FOXES and
with patient forbearance Of retaliation that msr-
lts come rewards at the hands of the Government
hut the Department 10 with ut power TO ,rd
adequate redress, for, although the Sacs and Foxes
are the recipients OF large annuites. not a dollar
OF their money can be taken without their consent
to pay for Expectations committed by them on the
property Of other tribes. The Intercourse act
makes no provision for such cases. as il applies
alone to depredations on the property Of citizens OF
the United States. - -
The Weas, Peorias, and Piankeshaws, of osaee
hNer agency, continue to furnish evidence Of
oommendable industry and steady Improvement
IL Is to be regretted that the Mamies belon gng to
the same agency, are not entitled to like favorable
notice They stand in decided contrast with The
other affiliated tribes. The efec, Of the large an
nuities that have been paid them has been to check
mr. Il, TOR
eral idiencss and dissipa ion. Within six wears
they have diminished one half, with a prospect of
stil further decrease.
The Cherokees are embarrassed by an onerous
pubic debt, which they are striving in good faith
70 d'scnarge. For this and other public purposes
they are anxious to sell to the United States the
tract oil country, containing about 500 900 acres,
known as the "Cherokee Neutral Grouud;,. and
there is much force Of argument in favor Of the ol
hgation OF the Government to relic them by tax
ing back the land at the price they were reSurea
to allow the United States for il when il xas gram,
ed to them. But, notwihsta ndn ny the evil aIIudeG
to. this tribe, with most Of the Others in the south