New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-02-27
HELP FOR THE INDIANS.
TO The PUBLIC.

TO THE PUBLIC.
At the r.ouest OF several benev ut citisens have
as.umed to I'D irv You The subject which the cap
ton inciessss t notoEinue that vast Of money
have been expended both BY the Church and State
vkh but little benefit to The Indians. The former
taught them religious theories, but 3. the same time
they were fed with tobacco and vhsky aad their
lands divided among tbese vho shosld have been to
them examples Of truth and jrsece. Heoce, q might
have been sIpt cfed The Methodist Conference In Ore
gon report ss follow:
They the I,d.4ssl I,mcs. not quite degraded
Ses and rsss ~ hey we're When al.sOn.y
lard srd them heii nAAs<nes sAsir ignorance. and 'A'E
pollution"
A. for the evil officers employed as agents among
them there can be DO doubt but msny OF them
clever, upsish. ciisens. and probably not one but
what voulo Ell bonorsbly many spheres IN iife bat
The following which quote from CsloruSs paper
Of Nov is, is56 h lsnsentshle Illustration Of some
tbn wtih should not be:
The poor Indiaps Of This region IN suffering condition
md sS s.Ss iS oS.a 10
here employed BY the United States to LOOK .nsr
h.sIy s.s *. eOv.'nDss indss sssasi Sss
call bis the ufTis OF the Digger ind'ans In
s sa ~ culture ~ .' Al a
The fostering OF the Government
The paural inference from the foregoing Is that If
the Me bocist Conference report 10 true (which We
sball not dispaiel, morality, " civiiif ston, re-
6eion bsve nat been D. esenttd to them 10 form
thy their acceptance. Drunkenness, debauohery, des
ttoon, and prospective snnio'lson could not IN the
nature Of things be to thema Gospel of glsd Things
and great joy ard yet this has been the general ac
conpsimt Mt Of the preached Gospel" Aud In re-
gard 10 their legal protectors, there is good res
con to b. lieve The above quotation /. only
q fsir specimen Of the maj Iri,y; ana indeed how
can II be other slse when agents are appointed
destitute of the rsqnse qusts pecuniary aad party
consd-rstsODs being the cht pvsport to office ins
al Ilff. atnf-
meIt Of school teacher Who in his best desps.d the
hcisrs and openly svpwed .hey ought 70 b. killed;
end OF ply sciaD WITH bandsome salary, woo but
short tine previous 10 bis appointment. occupied many
couu OF tie Oregon press vito Arguments for their
d. sirDcticn ard in public speech deol,Ied be wosd
not leave southern Oregon but with the ast scap OF
tie red skins" Some OF the Agents whom The writer
could name, are di,iDy uhed for hchery and itJu''
tict ac e. IL must be from the reports and state
mtnts OF these tba, the Government chastise and
make war. There il much talk about destiny, des.
iiIy until il has become s,ere typed senuneat; bd,
does BOT the above 0ver the - ret OF ths nyste-
rious thing cslled "d,siby," IS applied 10 the fi1sg
,,ite. Should Il no; aner be c,Ilsd ap.'hy aod un
justifsble neglect Is . true there have been many
earnest efforts and f,er fees made by undetermined
m, D. but all have ben tber msspplied or counter
act, d by overwhelming antagonists Influences Ana,
iuds ing from The fatal and expensive ct there IS nj
here for The fu.uIe bu is entire change and appro-
p,iste 10 meet he case. We should not expect
The SEX TO recover uu1eT the rfstment OF physc an
who d ed fhey OesE blJfnhct ~ VIZ
Indian. on the NeT Reserve were dJiny by dozens
and that many OF them believed they were po'sooeo
p.ti should we expect Indians 10 progress ia
,ure OIL der he tuition ef enc who mad no eafDe' oeee
10 inport instruction mach LEI. shouid we expect
hir 6lt feelings between the when the Agents
who b, uh sustain The office OF mediao's and peace
makers ense der difficulties by their selhshness, ana
then excite and is, al the public oy one sided reports
BHg what
Noihpe lcss than O great Den,nS s'ocmt'on, inde,
repde n, ii baih The churches and the government aod
ye, uniting the ekmeD's OF oo'h 80 lar "a pecusSry
me. us AID moral power ere concerned.
Let ntelhg miEds ooUmanicaie through the Pre''
upon The sunect until the Suggestion iii fessIble Il
elaborated In detail For the present. respectfully
tuf Nit q few &c asODs for such organization:
Fy.t; Because. nc ma:;e- bow wire the plans or
snple the means app:opii.,ei by Government, II a.
wsys has and aIwsys vii be Inadequate TO the fall
pos elton of the IDoaos safety of our Owo pcope,
uI Ill ibs msgnahin,ty OF the nation Is awakened % n
practical consciousness tia, We are In fact as We are IN
nsms the GUARDIANS and PROTECTORS of the weaker
race tb- continent.
Second: Because oppression and cruelty are incom
pAbe with tine ciyiiI sticD and tend TO sefde'uuc-
ton
Third: Because it especially becomes us, asa great
and numerous people, - DC bes Ing, and not blight,
10 Sly OF the Dt,iOns OF the earth.
FVvTth: Because We have ample means AMI gene.-
Ia,nss, and there s a. tbs present mome 1t, all
, ht sb,ns = esRg nd
Fitth; Becspse the highest glory aud prosperity Of
naliOn only be- attained by the security and pro.
grtssive development Of all under It's oonuol
s, rth: Because we owe it 20 the Indian race and
a. pc unary consideration il will be vastly cheaper
to rave than 10 destroy. dozen Qoakers, with ove
sid ,rt III would conquer AID malnt sin pescs more
efe tpsly Than dozen generals with many MES.
Sersnth Because We owe j. 70 our chIidfen's ca-
d,en 10 he last generation; otherwise when they
think OF the relics OF the psst and OF The
ho raised The Pyramids and scattered monansns o;
sr,qnity. they will fee Ashamed Of their fat,e'sso
think tf not a hviss speciDeo Of the race OF Te-
cums,b Black Hask. Al Os,sol., or Logan.
Eighh and lasiy: Weose !, 10 universal humanity
and especially 10 ourselves thst b,snch OF the hu-
man family committed TO or care shall not become
extinct through Oor neglect.
To. importance OF his subject calls for the attention
Of I/girlsures Of edios OF Gle gynen, and of every
cit.zen-an sre responsible. Wl tho Pfess please
~ JOHN BEE5ON
VIM those editors approve Of the above have the kind
ness 10 and frvard the from their
,t,ctive localities and those OF other
I'd adj u c.