New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-03-26
The Indians of California.

A report has Just been made TO the General
Government, by Lieut. Beae Superintendent OF Indian
Affairs IN California which American read with.
ont feelings OF the utmost indignation. The Indians
driven from their hunting grounds and fishing
ers and frequently killed when they return TO pro-
their almost only of subsistence The chief
article Of food they have from the soil lie acOrns OF
which they lay in stock at the proper season. the
principal means OF subsistence for the winter and any
foroy of whites may deprive them of this stock aud
leave them alternative from starvation II should be
unperstood that these Indians harmless with
exceptions and are disposed TO look upon the whites
friends and protectors Even if disposed TO enmty aud
war, they too weak TO Withstand for a moment the
assault of far inferior force of whites they are not
Csmsnches, but allied 10 the rootdiggers' in charac
ter of whom Col Fremont gave an account existing
in Southern California The reader therefore who
sees accounts OF Indian Wars in California must not
imagine conflicts similar to those Of the with King
Philip, but war OF ruffans upon helpless women and
Children. These Indians have no weapon OF defence
but bow and arrow, the latter pointed with kind
of stone.
These natives are shown TO be not only robbed in the
most shameful manner but kidnapped slave labor
in the mines and when broken down by excessive
toll, are turned cut, with from starvation
Expeditions for the purpose Of capturing them for this
slavery. have often resulted the murder OF numbers
Of trbe, and rernonsrHnce against the Outrage aud
PETITIONS for the restoration OF stolen youth and children
treBted rebellion, the punishment Of which il an
expedition against the tribe. In which white Il
k1leo, and the affair published as an Indian war in
which 20 many Of these savsges" were killed One
statement shows that Major james Savage an Indian
trader on the Fresno was entrusted with 200 cattle BY
Col Fremont for distribution the Indians the
San Joaquin River This Savage express directions
10 take receipts for twice the humber cattle delivered
20 the Indians aid orders 10 sell as many as posi-
he 10 mners AID some were delivered ais clerks 10
be sold 70 these Indians ~ - cent? pound Nearly the
whole of thee 900 head were disposed of by such
mems arc the sgeut who exposes tbs villany alleges
that he also took 200 cattle from the Indians the re-
ceps for which delivered 70 Savage Only abou,
-Tn Nnefa fka h.,-
investigation INTO alleged cTues the Indsns seveo
" eicht were found a rancho all OF whom were sick
and starving ard eighteen hal died OF starvation before
the investigation took place These Indians had baen
kidnapped and offered for hire At 81 day but were so
esciated that would bre Il EN- and rather th.n
lower heprce the desers kept them prOvid NJ no food
whatever 90 thst they subssted wholly upon roots The
oupTis N this case are ststed 20 be native Calforu
ans. which means the old Spanish descent I'D IN h
pleasant 20 ind that they arrested but less arrees
bic than would have beer read hst the eNaserstei
people of san Pablo followed their first impql-e when
drels JUL
The report details number Of expeditions sLsllyun.
provoked IN which the poor Indians vthou; dsnctiop
Of sse or eek, have been mn le-ed in cold blood In
ote case, particularly, the family OF old and well
known mend 70 the whites wEs eNHrpatei and the
aged isther hung upon tree. |, 1t Beale "a
resiy OF the hsi.ry Of Losnn's family The report
remarks thst u 81 frontier ., neuts there are man
men from Missouri Oregon Texa. Sc who value the
he q an lnGao just as they d, that Of cayota or
roJ And embrace every occasion shoot them dow
~ enc ins.Sf &C OF cold bio, d massacre the L.
Indian ag' nj. NJ Wozencrai- addressed Is--sr -
Gov hgier urgently requests the State % ard hin, 10
sustaining the laws srd pfeven1ps the recurrence ~
sueh ouireses To his n0r.piv lais; AMI on yis,
Inc San FrarciscO, the agent vvus tpi bv lie r n
irc' Attorney, ttat he was 80 aware OF the exit,
O. Any law thai wond epply &c the case bef-rs nay,
having 10 jurisdiction n cases whcre lie was tak-1
The iliscrcai, who cCmmsnd5i tie cut throat, In ,bi
eSr ediriop lad been sppoa'ed jus,e Tor tie Omit -
which the crime Wa Goa nied and TIE case was h-
.cGe nc; brought before him.
II. Besie urges tie appropriation OF half million r
"a iInt0s:e subsistence o. the iRiial-: military r.
serves fer thsir protection and re abolshn, Of h,
dian scer ees, ard the spOoa rneut nf six sub Int,
y hc shali reside VIII he indisns ard instru-. t ~
7.,ivsIior 81 well De disctsrge Other duties.