Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1853-12-28
1 DIAN AFFAIRS.

POI Iaht PSitObS ot tiF RSPoEL OF tue
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, made to
the Secretary of the Interior.
Peace and tranquility have prevailed
generally among the emigrated and other
tribes along the extensive inner frontiers,
from Lake Superior and our Northern
boundary 10 Texas, with whom we have
conventional relations and intercourse
of long standing. In regard to those
more remote and more recently brought
under the supervision of the Department
fewer occurrences of painful nature have
been reported than might have been anti
cipated.
Tie whole number of Indians within
our limits is estimated at 400, 900. About
1900 yet lingcr in some OF the States
east Of the Mississippi river, principally in
New York. Michigan and Wisconsin the
remainder, consisting of Cherokees. Choc
taws and SeminoleS, being in North Caro-
lima, Mississippi ana Florida.
The number in Minnesota, and along
the frontiers of the Western States, com
prisirg mainly emigrated tribes, is estima
ted at 10000. Those of the plains and
Rocky Mountains. and not within any of
cur organized Territories, at 63OUO ::
Mexico at $4,000 those in California
at 10000, those in Utah at $4,000;
and those in the territories of Oregon and
Washington ut $4,000.
The unfortunate and distracting contro-
versy for some time. existing among the
Seneca Indians of New York, in regard to
their form OF government, seem happily to
have terminnted the republican system,
adopted by TIL majority in | 8I8. being APP
parentIy now ac4ulesceI in b. the remain
der, by whom il was long and strenuous
ly opposed.
The dictates of humanity and good pol
icy alike require the early and effective
interpolation of the Government in respect
to the Indians of Michigan. These Indi-
ans, some 1000 in number, are represen-
ted to be divided into more than sixty
separate communities, and arc TO be found
in nearly every county of the State. Ma
ny OF them being without any settled pla-
ces of habitation, and gradually imbibiny
the worst vices of civilization, are becom-
Ing Initiated and degraded.
In this unsettled, dispersed and other
wise unfavorable condition, nothing can
be done to reclaim and improve them
Those of their more fortunate bretheren
who have enjoyed the advantages OF fixed
locations, present Il much more favorable
aspect. Most of them have comfortable
homes, and under the influence of the de-
voted efforts of several Christian, are
gradually improving in acquiring the ha-
| bits and tastes of civilized life. By a
provision of the State Constitution. they
are entitled to citizenship on becoming
Fl. h., i
good character, and abandoning their tri-
bal conditlon-numbers have manifes-
ted proper appreciation of this high pri-
vilege-a laudable ambition to tit them
selves for it.
| BY the treaty, these Indians have the
right to Il home west of the Mississippi
should they desire to emigrate but there
is no prospect of their ever being willing
TO do so. The citizens OF Michigan, IL is
understood entertain no desire TO have
them expelled from the country-the
home of their forcfaChcrs. Suitable ioca-
lions, it is understood, can be found for
them in the Stale.
rHE PLoUGu SUPERsEDED.-Thc Eng
llsh papers speak of a new machine, the
g Rotary Digger" which threatens to
SuperSede the plough as an instrument of
culture. Even with six or eight horses ii
is said to be infnitively cheaper and more
effective than the plough. The machine
is the inventor of Mr.. SamUelson of the
Britannia Works, Banbury. and is very
simple in its construction, according to a
wood cut representation which we have
seen. 1t consists of simple frame, run
ming on q couple of wheels, resembling. an
2 ,,,.f ls..ll i.
traction combined, as the apparatus is
traversed over the land, causes. u series of
digsin5-forks, of prongs, to dig into the
earth !: and thus, with tive or SIX horses.
according to the state of the under opera
ton, two men are enabled to work down
to something like eight or ten inches over
width of three feet, thoroughly pulveri-
ling the soil, to the extent of FIVE or six
inches dig.
FACTs OF THE CESsUs.-Mr De Bow.
superintendent of the seventh Census. has
furnished the public with some interesting
facts from his work, now in press. The
whole number of churches in the United
States, is 33,O6I. The church edt6ces
will accommodate 14,234,8 25 persons.
OF the churches in the country there is
oEly one that is Roman Catholic to thirty
two that are Protestant. The protestants
have church accommodations for Is, 500. |
998 persons. throughout the country,
while the Roman Catholics have only |
SCI G82-a sarja o. ubolt one to twenty
two. To- .iaus arc about equal
" nanirr1Is Nui.--lr Catholics Cf the /
Jniiei Sea,es To- nambrr Of churches
lnd amount OF chdreR accommodations
5 about The same but the former own
wo millions ofchurch property more than
he Catholics. /