Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1856-12-20

tne treaty OF feDruarN, 1000 cNCellGnt tract Oi
land FOR n permanent home and laudible efforts
are now being made to correct the vicious habits
of these Indians. Extensive improvements have
| been made for them at their new location. White
labor has heretofOre been mainly relied on. bur
| hereafter it is expected that the Indians them
selves will he more extensively employed in per
forming the work which will be required to be
done. 1t is designed next season to enlarge and
extend the Improvements upon the Wnnebago
Reservation. At late council Of the tribe n code
of laws was adopted for the protection Of their
persons and property, and for the punishment Of
crimes"
! WILD TRIBES OF THE NORTH WEST.
! THE Blackfeet, Flatheads, Nez Perces and the
other tribes, parties to the treaty of the Judith
residing on or near the headwators of the Miss.
ouri River have since the negotiation of that trea-
| ty IN October 1865, remained at pence, and re.
fused all participation in tho hostili,ies of the
tribes Of Oregon aud Washington Territories.--
The common hunting-ground provided by the trea
ty has produced beneficial results, and the con-
fcts OF war and rapne have given place among
them to the exchange of horses, Ieltry and other
articles OF barbarous commerce. The Backleet
although absolutely Uarbar GUS are said to be in
telligent and tractable, aud ample provision is
made by the treaty for their instruction in the arts
Oh civilized life."
KANSAS INDIANS.
"The general disorder so long prevailing IN
Kansas Territory and the consequent unsettled
state of civil affairs there, have been very niuri
rlous to the interests OF many Of tho Indian tribes
in that Territory The state of affairs referred to
with the influx of l.wless and spectators in
cident and introductory thereto, has impeded the
surveys and the selections for the homes of the in.
dlans, and otheOwise prevented ihe full establish
ment and proper efficiency of all the means ior'
civilization and improvement within the scope ut
the several treaties with them. The schools have
not been as fully attended, nor the school build.
ings agency houses and Uther improvements aS
rapidly constructed as they might otherwise have
ueeh. lrespasses and depredatOnS of every con.
celvable kind have been committed ON the Indi-
aus. They have been personally maltreated-their
property stolen-their timber destroyed, their 20
sessions encroached upon and divers other wrongs
and injuries done them Notwithstanding all
which, they have afforded praiseworthy example OF
good conduct, under the musl trying circumstan-
ces. They have at no time, that am aware of
attempted to redress their own wrongs, but have
patiently submitted to injury, relying the good
faith and justice Of the Glvernment to indemnify
them. In the din and strife between the Anti.
Slavery and Pro-Slavery parties with reference to
the condition Of the African race there, and in
which the tights and interests Of the red man have
been completely overlooked and jsregarded, the
S"od conduct and patient submission of the latter
contrasts iavouraby with the disorderly and law
less conduct of many ot their white brethren, who
while they have 4marreled about the African, have
united upon the soil Of Kansas in wrong doing to.
ward the Indian"
"In relation to the emigrated and partially civ
iized tribes in kansas-the circumstances under
which they were trans planted to that country and
tie pledges OF tins Government that it should be
to them and their posterity permanent home for
ever-the distrust and doubt under which they as |
sented TO the sale Uf portion Of their respective
tracts to the United States for the and Uccupa-
ton OF own pODulatiOn. | have. in flrJnpr