The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1856-11-13
Written expressly for "Psr,ers Spirit.
Game Ia the West.
By ONE OF rHE "oLp GUARD
MESDorA, NJ. T., August %. 1856.


Mr. OLD FRIEND Porter -
have it from undoubted authority that
yon are about to sever your long connection
with the old spirit, with q view to the estab.
lishment Of another sporting paper to meet the
peculiar wants aud wishes VI that last animal
"Yonng America" As one Of your old
friends and correspondents, greet you heartily,
and wish you full measure Of success in the
new enterprise and although many long
months have passed since Hal Dacotah, last
paid his respects, be must now occasionally lay
aside the cares OF business aud dress up for
"Porters Spirit" some Of his experiences in the
field.
1t Is high time indeed that our sporting
friends, who were wont to commune together
through the medium Of the" Spirit Of the
Times" should do their part in restoring field
sports TO their ancient popularity, and unite
with their brethren of the trigger throughout
the country, in putting down the miserable pot
hunting practices, which, unless soon rePrcsset,
will result in the extinction Of the game oi
America True, the onward march Of civil
zation-the heavy and ccaselcss tramp Of tens
Of thousands Of white men who are seeking u
home in the Far West" necessarily results in
forcing the larger animals, such as the buffalo,
and elk, farther and farther towards the Stony
Mountains, 10 be met. and finally exterminated
by the pale faces from the Pacific bu, so much
more desirable it is, therefore, that the deer and
smaller quadrupeds, aud the ienthered game
should be protected from wanton slaughter, by
stringent laws enforced by All enlightened pub.
lie opinion. II Is disgusting to every lover OF
fair play to witness the ravages committed by
the pot hunter, who coolly murders the deer by
torch light in dug out or canoe, during the
summer months; or who entraps the grouse and
quail in his villalnous nets for tho sake Of filthy
lucre. Let the game in the proper season bc
open to every one alike, TO be destroyed III a
legitimate way, for nm in favor Of the larges,
liberty in that respect, and opposed to oil en-
actIneuts in favor Ot any privileged class but
no member OF the community should be per
mitted to slaughter wild animas, the hcoh OF
which, when in season, is designed Tor the food
OF man. ut u period OF the year when !: Is unii,
for that purpose. ! charge you, friend J.. M
you love me, to rebuke and denouncc the
whole tribe Of pestiierous animals, who sport
with the lives of little birds merely 10 crafty
propensity for the useless shedding OF blood,
and who crawl stealthiiy upon n coyey of
grouse or bevy OF quail, which are budding
closely together on ience-rnil, on cold De
cember day, merely to boast Of having massa-
cred dozen oi his shiverng and uneuspecting
prey at "A single shot II caronicleJ AT all. such
performance should b. stigmatised as u dis
regard of manly snort. and a. displaying ON the
mart of the actor n total want oi kindly and
humanizing instincts.
Having now vented nv wrath. which has
been boitlel nm for a proner occasiou. J, re-.
y,~rs n me, rno,,ion, In onr happv and beau.
tifnl Terri,.yv where we have mo- bloody knn.
s.s scenes IN deplore. there vet roam the bu,Ia.
10 and the elk. but they are gradually retiring
heiorc the avalanche OF white setiL.rs who are
precip,atiup Themselves upon us. IL is proba.
hla tho, ,nanv of vou, rea,iers b.ve I'm, !, t,ipt
nerce,,;o, al tho nr,,cess Inv which The mighty
po,,h. wo.t /, ,r,,.form,d from . " ;ld.,n,,ss IN.
To a nopuIous State. IN an incredibly short
s,.ce nj time Let them nirtnre ia themselves
a MAGNIFICENT prairie. studded with fine lakes
and iptersper~d with luxuriant groves Of oak
and o,h.r timber with N ca,nn comnosrd of
concal Kin LODGES in the DISTANCE and n troop
nj daring Daco,ab horsmeu. accompanied by a
single white man. (your friend Hal urpinp The
cba.,s of a berd of bnfT.lo--Ie, them regard that
as q true sceue of 1850. and even latcr-apd
tben ask them ia c.ll an i.fore them the same
lsndscupe of 1856, and from the picture will
have vanished Indian men. women and chill.
dren buffalo dog. and lodges leaving the soli.
tarv wbi,e man 10 gaze with anaz,nen, not
uoiinyeJ with melancholy. upou thriving villa.
yes co,n,l.ss farms ,emlpg with laborets e,
gagged in securing the apun,iaut harvest. anu al
the other evidences Of happiues. and eo,nm,
which charac,etize the settlement. Of juycnie
Americ. Let them conr,iye the whol. vast
area Of more than lC0 900 .oaare miles. a very
ANAL mar, of which ,l,ev have looked up.,n. a.
con,.;n;no a.. ,boosa,j wbi,es all tnla in
1850 AMI of ,ba, SANE n,ea six wear. later
xi,b a no,nl.,i,, a, ,vn bund,el ,bo..,nd of
tho nri,n. men wo,,.n and children .,r th.
~hoIs l.nJ and ,hev will h. .hI, ~ ,e.li,. Ia
.ou,e e,,ent how N,,n.o,a ha. h,,.n ,t.ny.d
a. hv the wand of a ,n.g,cian ard b.x i, i,
tha, the intap, commaoi,i,. Of liz, Great
Wes, - sn,ioo in,o fan s,r,nyth anal I'M u-,,od
almost A, ius,apeot.ly. A. armed Minerva from
the head OF yoye
To oanold hun,e, ike myslf ues,uste,s,i Ia
the solitude OF f,re., and prairle. a. have he.
fore hinieJ no, unattended with the lingering
reoy,, wb;eb We fa.I when .o,ne fair hgt Wild
vision disappear. suddenly from our euraptured
vi.w m. Ind,an. with whom lived and
hunted for 90 many wears. wherr are fbey -
The uowstful and hangbty ,riie Of Daeotahs
who to~~~sd the lair land and t,oasted that
,hey were Ard eve, would remain ,ts otly ma.
ter. vh., /. ,h.ir fate Torn 20 the history
q, tho Sir Nation. ard of the otber banis
who's graves ar, pumb-r,.,. on both .id.> o'