Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-10-29
LIEUT.. BA,lE AND THE CALIFORNIA INDIANS.

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Inc paragrap which we copy from the Alta
oa.f0Tmaa speaks e'eouragingly Of the new plan Of
saving the Indians ofCalifornia from being killed
up IN wars with the white, or sinking into vice and
degradation, which has been adopted by Congress at
the instance Of Superintendent BRALE, and gives to
the Superintendent well-descrved word of praise.
lie seems formed by nature to "suJdae and charm
the savage mind. Justice, humanity, generosity,
sefpossession and the confidence in danger inspired
by dauntless courage, give him an ascendant over
these people and facility of managing them which
has rarely been seen in any person Great as has
been his success in travelling among these savages,
from the Mississippi to the Pacific, and gaining
their good will, he has even added to his reputation
during his last expedition over the unexporcd route
of the Upper Colorado, Three times he had to de-
pend upon the resources of his mind, his self-pos-
session. his knowledge of Indian character and the
steadiness of his confidence to save his life. AT
the crossing of the East Fork of the Colorado where
he lost arms, provisions, and ammunition, and had
to send back his party to get supplies, remaining
with two or three comrades he was discovered by
twenty Utahs, who prepared to attack him He
went among them, gained their friendship, and
hunted with them three weeks, till his party re-
turned he afterwards encountered three hundred
Utah warriors, returning from a war expedition
against the Mormons they drew up against him,
preparing their bows and rifles He went in among
them, and they became friends and facilitated his
passage At the Little Salt Lake he found the
Mormons breaking up their small settlements and
collecting into a strong one for defence They
warned him of the danger from the Pah-Utahs,
and that he and his little party would be killed and
robbed if they went on. They went on, and fell in
with camp of these most dreaded Indians and most
inveterate horse thieves BEALE went up to them,
inquired for their chief told him, as he had told all
the rest, who he was and, delivering his horses and
mules to the chief required them to be sent by his
young men to good place of grass and water and
brought back to him in the morning all which was
done, being the first instance known in their his
tory in which they missed chance to steal mule
or horse when they could
INDIAN POLICY OF THE GENERAL GOVERNMENT
The arrival Of Mr.. BEALE, Superintendent of Indian
Affairs, and the of the result of his late
Official interview with number of the tribes of the South
attracts attention TO the present and probable future
don of the Indians of the State and the policy by which
they arc to be governed. Il has become question
whether these unfortunate people shall be extermnated
as soon as possible remain ia their present degraded
deienceless and hopeless condition. become the sub
ec of udcious and just the part Of the General
Government and be elevated in TIE scale of humanity
the position of civilized and self dependant people
Ihe first proposition is too revolving to all Of JUS
ce and common humanity to be entertained by virtu-
GUS and christian public the second is nearly allied
TO the first TO be decided upon system of policy 70
leave the Indians they to make them thieyng
predatory thrfess set of se-barbnrians inmical to
the welbeing of the State and destructive their own
existence The third alternative is demanded by con-
sderaton of national justice to the Indians and regard
for the interests Of the State This is the alternative
looked to by the Federal officers charge Of the Indian
department in California The plan by which this policy
is to be carried out WILL think the appreciation
not only Of the Government but of the people of the
State.
1t is simple economical and calculated 20 impart the
greatest moral intellectual, and physical benefits to the
Indians that they capable of receiving MIR. BEALE
in his report Congress- suggested and is preparing
to put into operation this plan which to make
vatons of land useless to the white man. but adapted
the of the ndian Of sufficient number ad extent
to accommodate the tribes to be located furnish them
with sufficient provisions to maintain them until their
own labor supplies their wants to give them EARNING
utensils stock seeds plants &c. to induct them by the
agency of proper supernendents into the rudments of
agricultural science to appropriate the surplus products
Of their labor to their education and social improve
ment to establish schools churches, and other eeTating
among them These the outlines ct the
general plan The Superintendent purposes commencing
his operations with the Indians in the southern part of
the Tuare plains the reservation to be located ia the
vicinity of TETON The tribes in that region, with
OF whom MIR. BEALE recently held official talk"
have natural taste for agricultural pursuits which they
practice nov to some extent in their primitive manaer,
when they are not molested; and they extremely
anxious to avail themselves of the proposed system Of
California.