Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1857-02-27
The India.

Inc annual report oGN,,, =
the Commissioner of the I, =. :,
contains some interesting -. n
regard to the Indian ponn,. q
the jurisdiction Of the Uaa@ S
During the last four years sa, 5
ties with Indian tribes have /. ?
into, embracing treaties 4 :,
friendship, treaties Of acpp;... ,
view to colOnizing the Indi,.
vations, and treaties Of acopi..
in provisions was made for n.
of the individuals Of The Trim. f..
ate tracts of land, or homes, I
the gradual abolition of the "a, .
ter. The quantity oflaD3 !.
these treaties is about one l.. .
Ilse
sevonty-four millions Of
former equal period of GU, ... ,
50 many treaties been forns
vast accessions ofland beeDg.. Z
Mr.. Nanypenny urges
earnestness the need of new |
stringent statutes for the p,-.
the persons and property q
wards Of the government n
existing are sadly defective.
for speculation and the inle.s
obtain choice lands, which S.
sess so many ofthose who "a.
new territories, causes them ni
entirely the rights Of the or:s
itants. The most dislonoaa.
erts have in many cases bsas
Of to dispossesS the Indian, a5
lizing means employed to o5.
perty. The department is os
perplexed because inabiliybs
D act these frauds upon the Intsn
!, The commissioner declarsb
S is unmistakable evidence d
. among the Indians towards dr
2 and that the red men can be liz
in his habits, dome5licatel aa5,
$ and made a useful element hs
/. He warmly defends the IaIz
S ter, and says that erroneou
!. concerning it very generalIT
q lie IS regarded as the iracla
: rible savage delighting in ialu
cities, which are chronicleli-
i year but the history Of rs
:. has never been written-i5,z.
It wrongs has never been Tvs
y Commissioner:
:. As a man, he has lis j@
!. sorrows. His love for lis q
e intense. In his friendship
d fast and true, and will neyGH
a to break faith. His coQras. 81
a ed, his perception quick, and 4a
|. of the highest order. His
n defective, but by proper a
?. discipline his intellectual Pogai
Il ceptible of culture, and caa be
; to a fair standard. He aa
Il the arts of peace, and is byma
: apt in learning to handle
o and mechanical implements,
1t ing them to their appropa
With these qualities, althOu!
, er, he is eninentIy emitted
re consideration of the stronger
III The wonderful emigraiiosa
st y acquired States aud ts--
n have a most important efsa
4 destiny Of the Indian triba
1t are our settlements rapii.T
b westward from from the Bis
ID ward the Pacific, and from u
IL the Pacific eastward towards
-e sippi, but large settlements
ID made between the two, in NJ
n and Utah. Already the
IN Texas are extending up mol
r and spreading into the 0s
chase, and those of Gallons
al ed into the valley Of ibe tol'
he the settlers Of Minnesota
10 cities and towns at the rs
or Lake Superior. Railroad
he tending into these areas i'
a. rection. and it is impossoa Z
D conclusion that in a few va
he roads Of the East, from A''
Lake Superior, will be s1
lis wardly up toward the RoeA
er as far as good lands can be
e Ike manner. roads from il'
r in both cases an actire
he keep Up with the Advance
opening farms, ereeuDs
be building towns and el',
:" Commissioner:
ct " When that time arfH',
+. n our yer ~, doors--ign yean,i.'
At is favored with peace 80
y, viii witness the most o
or be the habitation ana W.