The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-07-31


The New York Express states that. work en-
Titled "a Peasfor sthe Indians, wth-facts and fea-
lures of the late war In Oregon" from the pen of
Mr. John Beeson Of that territory, has been eircu-
lated pretty widely in New York and has attracted
good deal of attention amongst those interested
Ia the welfare Of the and daughters OF the
forest The result has been meeting, composed
Of number Of phlanthropic citizens, without dis
tnction of party Sect TO consult as to ways and
means TO carry ont the suggestions OF Mr. Beesoi''
respecting plan of ameliorstiOn. II took place in
a quet and unpretending manner, the notices having
been circulated privately.
The result OF the deliberations at this meeting
after listening 20 an interesting statement by MT
Beeson Of his views Of the necessities of the case
Was the appointment Of Provisional Committee OF
thirteen. To their hands the whole matter was
consigned, with instructions to prepare pan =,
operations, and TO issue circular 70 tue
Justice and humanity setting forth the same an"
tnx,,in. ,ho,, "a coopcrative sympathy with
,bn r,oyapent These laborers arc to have III view.
- ,h.tr mora immediate fruit the assemblage OF a
,,bi;. p,.st;n0 for the consideration and further
-. ~ n, Re.sons object, which public meeting,
a, \. sypected. will effectually arouse public sym
,sv as 10 ensure participation of the friends of
III. Indians in sufficient numbers and strength, to
secure early success.
We are not appraised Of the particular wrongs
which the particular Indians in question have suf
fered But we are pleased to see II diversion Of
public sympathy from black to red. Not that We
think the red deserves 1t at ALL but for the sake of
variety. II, instead Of sbolishing negroes, the
Free Sellers will 90 in for abolishing Indians, we
will give three cheers.
The Indians, doubt not, both Of Oregon and
all America, have some wrongs to complain Of
They have been plundered and bamboozled out Of
8 continent, which, however, they not fit to
occupy, and beaten at every game they have played
with the pale faces from battle field to the trade
Of jack-knife. Even when they gave up their
possessions on the Atlantic. and turned their red
physiognomies towards the red sun in the West
they were followed by white loafers and specula-
tors, enticing them to become very drunk with
abominable Iiqnor, and then cheating them out of
such remnant Of their lands goods and chattels as
we're of the slightest value. Under these circun,-
stances, ii is natural that the savages however
smiable their natural dispositions, should kick up
n little, take some dozens of scalps burn down a
few dwellings with the inmates in them, and then
be In condition to demand meeting for sympa-
thy and cooperation among the philanthropists of
New York.
On the whole, however, We do not regret the
prospect of speedy extinction of the Indian race
in North America. They had some qualities no
doubt which are found among civilized men, such
as revenge, lying, stealing, drunkenness, &C. hut
they did not cultivate the SOIL and wear tho fig
leaves of civilization over their nakedness. As the
pale faces do. An Indian is good for nothing hut
to propagate other Indians, and, as you cannot by
force or persuasion induce them to become slaves,
TO work for themselves anybody else, it follows
that an Indian is of no to a white man
than shark to fisherman. Moreover when the
ysrlets got the upper hand. as they sometimes did
IN old times, they showed so little sympathy for
others that it Is rather audacious in them to ex-
pect any sympathy at present for themselves. They
may not have intended to transcend the limits Of
moderation, hut they had way in their better
days of dashing out the brains Of children, and
roasting grown people to death, that has material
ly damaged their character among white men.