Kansas weekly herald., 1855-03-02
PAUL PRY.

Mr. ED1 TOR Having in former artl-
Gle taken partial view of the Report OF
Mr.. Mannypenny, and allude ed to some of
his many false and slanderous charges a
gainst the settlers on the Delaware lands,
| would ask your indulgence to pursue the
matter little farther. And see II there
is any reason for all that bustle,-whether
there is any great danger, of his dear
children being robbed; IF there was, |
would be likely to hear oft, as have the
honor of being one of those persons alluded
to in the celebrated Report. True there
NAV have been some Robbers IN the coun-
try since Mr.. Mannypenny's celebrated
trade with the Delawares. However l
have not seen them; but did hear of one,
who, it was rumored, was high ottlclal
passing through the country, on one OF the
Steamers ofthe Upper Missouri. Who, it
was said, strictly charged the officers OF
the boat not to let it be known that his au-
gust presence was on board. And really
that did look little suspicious. l would
like to know who that Official was, and try
and have search made for him, and learn
Ii he was on robbing expedition; and if
so, try and have the fellow chastised lit
tie, if he had done any thing amlss. This
| will give my word was the only suspi-
cious circumstance have heard of.
/ have taken some time to collect a few
facts in relation to the history of the Del
awares, and find in a treaty concluded
with them as early as September, 177S,
their nationality was recognised by the
Government, and at that time, they had
advanced to such a state of civilization,
that they were rendered the right of a. Del
egate to Congress, should they wish it.
And they have been on the march towards
civilization, under the benign influence OF
much loved Indian Agents, and yet they.f
| in his opinion, are not fit to live neigh
bours to the whites; as he would have 1t,
TOO holy to be contaminated by the unho-
| ly and demoralizing influences Of the
white settlers. From the report, 1t would
seem they had not gained one step IN the
march towards civilization, but have retro
graded Pursue his policy, give the man
agement Of Indianaffa into the hands of
Indian Agents, and keep the Indians en-
treIy away from the settlers and in one
thousand wears more they viii be about as
we'll prepared for becoming citizens, as
they were when our Forefathers landed at
jamestown. All that makes them diffe-
rent from what they were then, is their
weakness. Had they the power and num-
bers they then had, they would be as great
| terror to the white settlements as they
were in the settlement ofsWestern Pensyl-
vania and Ohio. They have the same
proud and warjke disposition. l allude to
them in their National character. Bat
many of them through the softening inhu-
ences Of the white settlers near them, have
become to a greater OF less extent civilized,
1 and learned that the present plan of man
aging the Indian affairs by these nnprinci-
Bile specializing Agents and traders, appoin-
| ted by Government, is nothing more than a
specializing scheme on their part, calcula-
ted only to degrade and keep the Indians
in ignorance, and eat out their substance,
and by suffering the white settlements to
come in close contact with the Indians, the
latter will become more enlightened, and
theyw will begin to see ard feel they arc Gu
pable of managg. ing their own affairs, and
thus their craft will be entirely destroyed.
4 The more enlightened among these Della
wares, .Wyandots and Shawnees are alrea-
/ dy beginning 10 see this, and are begin
ming to think and act for themselves and
the more closely the connection is between
the Indian and the white settlements, the
sooner viii this desirable object be effected,
they know. it and thar is the true cause of
all this squirming on the part of these A
! gents. The Wyandots have taken the
lead,7 and sent their Delegation to Wash
ington TO effect this at the presentE sessidn
feeling fully competent to manage the II own
Affairs as other American citizens, and the
Shawnees and Delawares, Of many ia ii Of of the
more enlightened are talking Of foliowingg
lin their wake. but these r1luprincipled a
gents have then sraissaries all, shros 9h the
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