The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-28

tsans and laborers instructors in the arts of life
and in the principles and practice OF agriculture.
The Pawnees are 10 place certain number OF the
young men of their nation as apprentices under
these white instructors, to make them far
mers blacksmiths gunsmths, millers and
so FORTH There are to be not less than two manual
labor schools for the children from the age of eight
| to sixteen, at which they must attend for nine
months in the year. to teach them habits of industry
at the same time they may be acquiring a common
provisions Of treaty to civize these primitive in
| habitants of America. Had such a policy been in
augurated in the early ages of our history how much
misery might have been spared an. an interesting race
brance of deep stain on the character Of our fore
| fathers
The territory of the Pawnees embraces a tract of
country between the Platte and NiObrarah rivers,
bounded On the east by lands heretofore ceded by
| the Omahas, and on the west by line running pa
ralle with the forks of the Platte embracing about
| ten millions Of acres. The Indians reserve tract
thirty miles long by, fifteen miles wide-2ss 900
acres-on the Loup fork Of the Platte In reference
to this selection OF in that part of their
country, Mr.. Denver, the Commissioner, asked the
chief OF the Pawnees where they would like to make
| their permanent home. Pe-ta-na-sharo, the prn-
| cipal chief, said As my great father has
| given the privilege to select our new home, my
heart feels big" Quitting his hand on his breast)
and all ask is that we may go to our old home
on the Loup fork from where we were driven by the
| Sioux" Et~ 4
| The Pawnees are located while in Washington at
Jimmy Maher's," the usual abode Of Indians while
in this city; and his house is the "Indian Queen
Jimmy Maher, known az the friend and associate of
Gen. Jackson, as gardener, has peculiar affinity
for the Indian. 1t may be that this springs from
the temporal advantages arising from his business
but philosophers in the science of physiology main
tain that the affinity is natural and dates from
period antecedent to Columbus discovery of Anne
rica-that, in fact they are of the same race. You
| are aware, Mr.. HERALD, that learned Celts have
| claimed the American Indians as their own. Many
traits Of character are adduced as evidences part
cularly those of bravery and impulsiveness. If the
American Indians came from Ireland Gas indeed all
creation is said to have come by of its patriotic
philosophers, then the weighty question is solved
| without further argument.
There are certain traits of character of these in
| teresting lndians-the Pawnees-now present in
Washington to their memory and affection which
| would notice. Mr.. White, of the Indian
Bureau, whom they had seen but for a
short time in their country, was recog
nized and embraced with all the fullness of
heart with which one dear friend meets another.
The daughter of Major Dennison-a young lady Of
the age of thirteen, who has been among them and
travelled with them-has so won their affections by
association and by her childlike kindness and atten
| ton, that they are unhappy unless they see her
every day. She first went with them to a railroad
car truck in Missouri on their arrival there, and
induced them to ride on it. This was before the
| train started in which they were to travel. They
were SO astonished and delighted that they named
her, after serious consultation, in their Indian
1
l may give you an account of my dinner with Mr..
Pe-ta-na share, the head chief and other chiefs and
| gentlemen Of the Indian Bureau.
| WASHINGTON Dec. 26, 1857
The Foreign Appointments--DuG Green and the Iron In
| Irresistible "Cdrds are out" from Cor. Brouns-Gen
Walkers Prospects, dc
| 1t is understood that the foreign appointments
| will be considered and action taken upon them in
the course of a few days. The open detection Of
| some and the incipient detection of others among
the leading men of the democratic party in the
Northern States, the President to be more de-
sirous of rewarding those who are ''strong in the
faith in that section Of the country 1t is believed
at the State Department that Gov. Price, of New
Jersey, will be offered an important foreign mission
| The Jerseys" are considered Sound in the faith"
General Duff Green is in the field again. VOL
| and No. OF the american Statesman is out, and
will be continued if it receive sufficient patronage
to deray the cost of publication" 1t ia intended to
| be the "organ" of a movement to relieve the
| railroad and iron interests of the country. The
/ object Of the movement, connected with which
there is to be Convention of those interested in
railroads and the manufacture of iron, in Washing
ton on the LIST of January is to induce the govern
ment to capitalize the pay for mail service by rail
| roads, which amounts To $2,50O,000 year for
twenty years, and to issue the amount 900 900,
4
| on the revenues Of the department and payable at
| the pleasure of the government. There are many
| details, but this is the basis of the scheme Should
| the movement amount TO anything worth notice, |
| will inform you as il makes progress
Cards of invitation have been issued for a grand
| entertainment at the Postmaster Generals for the
| 10Th of December. From the well known liberality
and wealth Of Governor Brown, people anticipate
great Affair." The season il to be decidedly gay"
| The ladies are making great preparations for 1t.
They say periodically they will endeavor this winter
10 soften down sectional and political asperities by
festive reunions. They deem this and wisely, not
only conducive to the union of the sexes but to the
perpetuation Of the Union. Apropos to this, occa
| sonay hear men speak of dissolution of the
| Union, but l never heard an American lady speak
80; the contrary heard last evening a charming
girl, daughter of a Senator, check with sort
| of shudder certain gentlemen who were dis
| cussing in certain contingencies the probability
| Of such an event, remarking that such thought
ought not TO be entertained, and that "should the
Union be dissolved she would no longer have a coun
| try here" How Enthusiastically expressive are
| these simple words of the pure American affection
for our whole country which lies beneath sectional
agitation and political strife.
1 General Walkers prospects are considered, even
| by his friends here, hopeless. The President IL
determined to prevent him, II possible, receiving re-
/ Inducements from the United States, and without
these his most sangune friends do not expect he
| be successful. The President looks upon him "a a
| cold.hearted, selfish adventurer, calculated 10 do
much mischief, and not having the power or nature
TO do any good in the distracted countries Of Central
America. The President II IL understood, IL not OPP
posed to the AUGMENTATION Of the Isthmus routes,
provided II be done in proper manner, but he Is OPP
posed to Walker and his movement
Letter. IN other .vourunIs.