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meets of the Indian Trbsof the United States. Col
eced and prepared u9s. e nfSo.ion OF tne bureau
illustrated hv 9 +. Jan, Capt. U. s. army Publish
ed by authority os engress. Parts ], ii, Ill Pha-
deph;a: Lippincos Grambo & Co.
The name Of ScooLcRAFr is one that every American
child should be ught to reverence as that of him who
has done moso rescue from oblivion the facts relating
to the aborigi tribes of this continent We recollect
him. manv vars since exploring the Of the Upper
Missouri an the Yellowstone, at time when that amount
of temerit, was not to be found in many 1t was
long troops had penetrated to those regions
and whe step of his route lay through country
bristlis with Indian and spears and filled with
peoy inmica to the whites and jealous of the least in
ouy into their peculiartes Mr. Schoolcraft seems
bear charmed fe or rather he carries in his bosom
amulet that is to its possessor among
whatever perls barring those of accident the charm Of
fearless heart actuated impulse save that of kind
Wherever he goes the Indians eye him. and he is
sure to bear away from among them atering so5r
gus and the NEST favorable wishes from his red friends
or Sioux or Winnebagoes, or the Ogibbeways of the
Lakes Menomnees the noblest and finest Of all the
Indian tribes the Iroquois Six Nations he met with
an open hand and hearty welcome and long as the
good medicine chooses to remain his person is safe
from attack and his property from peril while every man
among his is anxious to do most propate
and crafty the guest On his part the less
grateful or less confding thorough believer in the
law of kindness, and christian of hypocrtca stamp
Mr. Schoocraf adds to his love for aboriginal research
considerable knowledge Of nature to avail him in his in
tercourse with the simple natives Thus, he can set
broken limb extract ball splinter bleed at the arm
and prescribe in Of slight sickness or he can repair
Indians gun-lock, solder up his broken kettle and
teach him to do the same and in this way he has estab-
lished among the northern Indians reputation and
noorety that protect him any where and render his
life as safe the wild plains Of the West in the sa
looms OF Washington, far danger depends upon yo-
ence. We have known Mr. Schoocraft in former times
a Of IN xuba,
looked upon his benevolent countenance that he has so
far ingratated himself with the Indians Honest kind
simple and truthful he wins his way to the hearts Of
those blunt hardy men, and installed there he pre-
serves MS by the exercise of his natural Of good
will and kindness
Having thus worked his way into the very heart Of
hearts OF the Indian tribes Mr. Schoocra proceeded to
investigate the subject SO congena to his and for
nearly third of century he has been employed in these
and the amount Of knowledge him collected
has been OF course immense. In 1847 we think Con-
gress IN reply to the memorials Of many citizens passed
an act requiring the Secretary of War to collect and
digest such statistics and materials as may illustrate the
history present condition. and future prospects of the
Indian tribes of the United States Mr. Schoocraft as
being the best fitted for the task Of all men in the
country selected to perform the labor and accord
ingy on the 22d of July 1850 he presented Congress-
through Hon. Luke Lea, Commissioner Of Indian Affairs
the first part Of his report.
The volume is splendid quarto Of some six hundred
pages including an appendix As work issued by Con-
for distribution should be- this is printed with new
beautiful type, upon heavy, almost brstoboard paper
and IS hed with engravngs, from original designs by
Capt Eastman of the army, who is another enthusiast
IN the pursuit Of aboriginal lore and whose long and in
innate acquaintance with the Indian tribes enabled
him to use his facle pencil to the greatest advantage
lie paints and sketches with readiness and skill his
views OF Indian dances and customs equaed for
grace and fidelity the latter quality inseparable from
such work as this Capt Eastman also contributes
articles to the text of the work.
1t would be impossible for here, successfully at
oil satisfactorily to review and consider its beauties its
value and the extent Of the information embodied with
volume and the two similar ones that have
we should be appalled, at the undertaking; for such
mass Of learning of statistics tables facts and figures
surprising when reflect that it is the result of the
apors OF this gentleman the editor almost unaided and
That the greater part of it has been heretofore collected
md collated for the amusement and instruction of Mr.
Schoolcrafts leisure Indeed, if he had DELAYED
until now the collection of much Of the material here
oodied 1t could not have been obtained The rapid de-
cadence Of the Indian tribes whose traditions 90 out with
the wise men OF their nations will leave us without
nauVe historians OF the poor red men, and then will be
tne Vaue OF Mr. Schoolcras collections made in
years gone by ut his eisure who ho the moccasn
and smoked the kinnkink, getting the while from willy
crow or subtle Mohawk brave Mandan sneakng Black
Foot the traditional lore they possessed thus in after
mes to become Me only faithful and reliable source from
which to draw our knowledge Of the poor red men,
While, however, we would render all thanks to Mr.
ochoocra for the work which he is doing and pray that
life and health may be his to complete It. we must not
'mt word or two for Capt Eastman the artist to whom
We are indebted fer the really exquisite illustrations that
ldorn the volume before The engravngs exclusive
maps and plans Of two characters the ore incud
ng all the facsimiles and copies Of the articles Of
archaeological interest such tomahawks beads k,yes
heads axes, breaspates wampum &c., which Nere
teemed necessary elucdae the text and the other COZ
listing Of views of Indian life the prairie in the camp,
within the wgwam the war-path, hunting, fishing,
gathering rice, dressing SKINS &c. the value of which,
s they have been taken from nature and fe is nesti-
nable Capt Eastman is On accomplished painter, and
lis views are full of life and lfe-likenesses.
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LECTURES ON FEMALE SCRIPTURE CHARACTERS by WIN.
JAY. New York, Carter Bros, 1854.
The recent dccease of the reverend and venerable au-
hor Of this volume imparts additional if melancholy
interest to its contents Few writer's in the department
christian and devotional literature have been more ad-
nired than he. The present work amply sustains his
Ugh reputation conveying does lessons of instruc-
ion in style remarkable for its lucid simplicity For
he mere graces of elegant dicton William Jay had no
mbon; but for solid thought clothed in the language
# truth and soberness, he has rarely been surpassed
5 IT POSSIBLE TO MAKE THE BEST OF Born WORLDS?
Book for Young Men. By 7. BNNEr. New York, Car
ter Bros, 1854.
Such is the interrogaory title Of small volume which
oweyar humble in its exterior pretensions slight in
is bulk contains more of original and profound thought
han would be deemed sufficient to up the author of
many folio Mr. Bnney is known to us as an earnest
hnker and vigorous writer His style is one of the
most remarkable specimens of what the French call Gig
ed logic His mind to take fire by the rapidityof
IS movement In the volume before he has taken the
hesis of his animated discussion not only the proposition
hat honesty is always the best policy but also that