The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-08-03

CANOES
each a solitary Indian Tnsy seemed - they ap-
preached - In silent wonder At the city Of the
ie hills rising street aoovs str.s and crowned with
the dome OF the State Honse and the long line Of vii
hs getoh ching far into the back ground numerous
tall vessels outward bouEd, they dropped down the
channel and spsead their wuss TO the breeze and
those which were seatbs beaten from the ends
Of the earth At the steamers dahng every direction
aaoss the hAbor breathing volu Of smoke from their
hery iupgs They padded their fai brks with dsxter
y and speed through this straoge busy and to them
no doubt bewdsDg scene ard having made the circuit
ssss sostsn the navy yard the city ITSELF and South
bosVoa dropped down with the current and Gsappead
smoOg the islands.
There human being Of kindred blood to utter
word Of welcome TO them IN al the region, which
sho DAY W row commemorate Died by their
ioscfathers Ia Massachusetts Th- gone Il would
b Iistaksn sentneutaity to regret the change; to
regret that some thousand uncuared b.rbariAns des
ttute OF an the improve sociAl is and seem
.s Incapable Of sdopt'ng Thorn, should have yielded
gradually 20 the civilized mioos have taken their
placs But No must, both - men and as Christans
condemn Whatever Of oppression aud wrsng has marked
strong and weak arc brought into contact with each
other and without afscsston W may indulge heart
felt sympathy for the feeble and stricken relics of once
powerful sBd formidable tribes Of feIlo~ men.
On the LIST Of August 1920 the circumstances OF the
two races - far thi. pars Of ADecA is ooocsrned
presented very DeArls the NJ the picture
just contemplated. 90 that day the territory form
ING the Sttes of New Eaglnd occupied BY numerous
Indian tribes, Of which it,oag and warlike
They far b.bibd the natives II Mexico and Peru;
bat they had s1ded sinpe agriculture to their
hunting sud fshiDs-ther mocos,ics, aud shoes,
ayutude Tor tho humble ats o. savage 'e they retain
ga paired their patvs nde ignorant OF
the cn,ms 70 sovereignty which vsrfnl governments
bhfee miles oil founded the right of dis.
ccvefyi sno neith-r IN" The the
osesses nor the vices o. civilized life had oommsnced
Tat .sfsre sgsin,s toen which has since BEEN
pushed to their ex,ermins ION
On that co, aud IN this condition Of this American
races, hand III ~ care ssice doomed English exes
cot sail from Delft 10 Holland with the intsn ion
after bire joined by few brethren Of the faith in Eag
lasd TO encounter the then dreaded pers NJ mo
Atlantic and the It'll formidable az
the projected settlement the outer edge Of tina M
world Two centuries and third hs On srdtha mo-
mentous ages Of national infancy childhood and youth
have been Oddly lived through and stx rs
publics parents ~ s increasing fAniy Of state. In
ths booSclees West, have grown up In the rdsrnrss
n the meantime In this part Of the sativs
hhabs OTIS have sunk far bso~ the point CON, para
tive weakness down TO the verge Of Aonha tion and "a
have assembled nov and hers IN cslebsste the dsy
whore this auimportant change commenced Zap plAuse
anuds Mr. Prssidept 70 this revolution In the coad,
Non Of this tnent and the that occupy IT, mot
- Introducing . narrative Of familiar Incidents ar
1Aaa oenmoeplace reflections but peiating directly
= We 0cat problem which rst presented itself M tbs
mscovery OF America, and the agency Of the Pilgra
Fsners IN it ISOLATION sscooy whose rst public
festatioo might be esid comeces NTH the -ver mann
sNSh ecsarosAsa ct DAN HAvsa - vhisA hAvS just
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