New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-02-20
SKETCHES OF LECTURES
THE AMERICAN INDIANS.

Last evening General HousToy delivered g lecture
on the above subject in Niblos Thea;er, before the
Nev-England Young Mems Association. A military
bard performed for an hour before the com nent
OF the lecture The house nearly fled. Gen.
Il. was received amid loud applause and with three
cheers, and three more He commenced bis address
with an apology for bis wan, of preparation, owing
TO mDlrfsrous svocstons and haste in travelling.
Still be was, from long experience not unscqusin,ed
with the Aboriginal Indians Notwiihstsnding the
insdequsie efforts made to civiliz9 and Chris
tianize them, the mismanagemen. Of the Gov
eminent, and the cupidity OF ire agents, they
have made great progress in civilization and religion.
1t has been supposed tina, the Indian is inferior in
intellect TO the white man bat be is by nature intel
gent and susceptible; and from the discovery OF the
lard there have betn Of Indian birth whose yaloy
and genius should redeem the race from any slur
The defeats Of the Indian st the hands of the whites
were the result o. the superior arms Of the latter
Gen. FL claimed for the Iniians equality by na
ture with the proudest of the whites. They are cal
culated TO receive the influences and refnemenis Of
the most elegant society. Among them you will find
neat sId comfortable homes ladies refined in CONVEX
sston snd beautiful 10 appearance a government
properly systematized the Sabbath respected, native
p.achers proc aiming the gospel OF peace 70 their In
Gian brothers in a and with feeling that
would not eiscredit the white man. To what are
such good results due To the efforts OF the Gov
emmett To the action Of societies for the ama.
Iteration of the Indians condition No OF the hun
bred millions Of dollar, appropriated by Government
for their use, not more than twenty millions have
been beLetriay applied 10 that object The rest
Las been swallowed uo by the cupldity OF agents
Had the full sum been applied as was intended, |
would have reclaimed frem The savage state all the
JnoiaDs within the limits of the United States. The
agents impose on them, after setting them drunk
procure their marx, il signature. when they do not
know Whist they are marking. They are thus abused
through the coDnivsnce of the ira iers aud agents.
In Mime sofa, where starving incian mothers had 70
eat their children, OF s4sO 600 appropriated, only
$40 coo were used for the Indians In Nebraska the
civil snd militsry functionaries have combined 20
cheat the indians ont of the price OF land. What
wonder that the tOmshswk does not lust upon the
frontier when the ihunGers Of the Executive do not
fall on the wrstches Who act thus basely. The In
diars are not treaty breakers; but ghsn they are
abused they naturally seek revenge. They commit
murders; but DO people IN this City, and 1t would
be uDjust 10 brand this City as nest OF murdesers
because of the crimes of a f. The breaches "
treaties and origin of wholesale massacres which
generally fall on the women and Children for the
warriors absent lie properly at the door OF tue
whites. The Florida war - an instance. JACK.
son often defeated the Indians on the field OF
battle but when he became the arber Of their des-
tiIies and dispenser to them of Justice he acted 80
that TO this cay, the name OF Jackson causes me Dig
tesr to start in the eye Of the WARRIOR RAISE these
civ zation COMFORTS with society and Institutions
give them territory and means and appliances OF
Improvement receive them into our legislative nails,
and liye them equal share and an equal interest III
The egislaiion send among them honest agents, and
when you reduce them TO 81 local hsbltation and
"a name" they will fulfill the destiny OF men,
live by the sweat of their brow cultivate me arts ana
even eegsncies OF peace and 10 two generations they
viii be az civilized Is ourselves. zen. ii advertea
TO the Indian war threatened st present, and said II
conmeIcCd in a slsugh liter of the Indians by the
troops. The Indian law-an invsriable CUSTOMS
that blood shall be- avenged by blood not alone IN
the person Of the offender bat OF his relatives. a
Mormon party were p.ssirg near the Sioux camp,
when COW strayed from them to the Indians; b ar
Indian who was among them killed the COW. Inc
MormoDs complained at Fort Belknap, and lieu
tepent ia West Point cadet, who had never seen an
Indian was cent with % men and two pieces OF NJ
tlIerv 10 adjust the matter The Indians offered 10
raw he value; the man who killed the COW was de-
manded, but be took refuge in lodge, and SAID ne
would not be taken; he was stranger among the
Sioux and they said they could not give him up, but
would pay for the aDimal-Shefeupon the lieutenant
fred bis artillery upon them, and the result was tnat
tie whites were all ma-sacred. This incident was made
the foundation of requsition To WashiDgton Tor an
army 10 put down the whole race. Peace has ever
been the beat policy it'll the Indians war has pro-
ductd only disasters. The agents sent among them
are either gentlemen who have dissipated their IS
tates or poor loafers who have Il claim on the Gov
errment and their chief or sole purpose, whea they
20 with psrcbmen Mt in their bosom among the tribes
a 10 steal and rob from them Gen III. was not re-
fleeing on the present Administration, but stating
the condition OF things tor fifty years. tie related
some incidents connected with the Texan war.
Mexican force was then sweeping the country in such
power that if the Indians took the Texans on the
flank and in the rear the result would have been in
eyitaby fatal. A man Of influence with the Indians
was cent among them and made a league with thlr-
teen nations When the Texans were obliged TO iy
behind the river Sabine, their fugitive women and
children were fed relieved and helped forward by the
IpCiars. When peace was restored snd a new admin-
i-raon installed in Washington, these same Indian
peaceful agricultural people, were set upon, driven
out and many of them mastered The result was
BLOODY retaliation, and, for years, the tomshawd
plesmed over the whole district. Another Admins
tration came in, and, though friendly 1t took two
yesrs TO restore peace delegation was sent among
lie Indians by the Polk Administration, but they had
previously agreed not TO hear propositions from any
Oh who did not bring the credentials OF ring and
certain colors. AS these could not be shown the In
disns asked the delegates, VIII sent theml they an
swered The Indians father; the latter replied, They
had DO father but BROTHER Applause and would
have no talk with the delegates.
At The cose Of the lecture, voice IN the crowd
Nominated Z" Sam Houston for President. The nom
nation was received with three cheers. Gen. H..
was heard with much attention, and frequently ap-
plauded.