New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-10


conviction on The mind. Of ome, that they ra!ly sap-
POSE that nothing be done bui b. ck On vhis he
tribes peri.h by whisky ard war or by nulrsl d.
cay. To demon>,ra,e that this II miSt>ke, AM tb",
tie affirmative Of The above question :. he t,nib,
srpend the following from the poI,s os the Ioian
p.psrtm, nj fr 1873
The Monoinhees of the Northern SupeTn,cndsncy
cultivated last yesr SEQ aers OF grain aai vegetables
and the agent SAYS that they make COOL tanners ~
the reople of any other ns;on They used mp during
tie wear 2s 600 feet Of lumber for the following pns
poses: For flooring, Ac., Of 100 los hosses. 1900
feet: for builiug church, S,VV'' Tor collins AMI
graveyard f.rces loC0 for feu~cS on the central
farm 6OCO for two stores 25Ose, for bakilng houses
for S,oC oCkbrtge Indians, - ,eo.
TIE above wss louc BY Indians. Joseph Ostrcph.
Tie school teacher, reports that their chuft'n MAKE
good progress IN writing and Arithmetic, that many oi
them possess good talent for music, snJ solve the
rc,es = easy they would say the 4 &c.
The agent of the Winnehsgces reports that THIS
tribe cultivated last year 30 acres Of wheat; ico
acres of oats llS of corn; l03 ot turnps;
acres II peas, beans ard buckwheat, beside uuuier
ous gardens. They have also cut 10 tuns Of hsy and
made oCo eco brick for chimneys and ovens In tho
school forty girls made during TIE year SSo garments
in addition 10 their studies. Fifty boys in the sam,
school made no rods NJ fence, dug wcu, and Guilt
waited three ard ahalf in good oner 40 gareu,
beside cutting hay enough 10 wister span OF horses
Ii. Mr.. Editor il is borne in mind that thsse people
have labored under Encouraging circuuvtsaees hsv-
rg been moved from four different Ststes, aud even
row not sure but they may b. driven away again, !
think it must be admitted that, II they die out, VIII
be- because they either starved or killed, and not
because they are unable or unwilling TO "o'k Tor
subsistence.
There are several other tribes rs the Cherokee,
Choctaws and Serekss and some others who in rgart
10 schools and public improvements and the scqu'-,
tou of wealth going ahead On st least par with
their pae-faced nsghbors.
Of the Pueblo Indians, the Agent reports that they
far in on to he pAllsi Indiana
in the ordinary acceptaton ot n at term.
The Pimaes, euother trbe who occupy IN the G'la
Valley, district about twenty miles in length and
four IN breadth. live IN villages and raise hue srvps NJ
corn, wheat milct, melons and pumpkins, and aso
cotton of excellent quality which they SPIN AMI weave
into blankets OF beautiful texture. They number
about eight thousand souls.
The shoshonees. who occupy the great basin east
of Utah are line race, being industrious temperate
and c, arly all their habits. They estiIns~d to
number 5000, and as yet have M white men "ns"g
/ them.
The Apache Indians On the Gadsien Purchas', about
/ the sayagen,ss II whom mach has been written,
expressed wgne-s to cultivate the soil on toe or-t
request OF the Agent To DO -. AM With lte instros
ton soon had 20 prepared and planted With corn
and pumpkins.
Ava even the Wild Conanchc- and other tribes
4 which have been N. terror ~ both MeVeans and
Americans ON the borders found "a bc docie ard
ant a. learn when treated 9th humanity and u-tiec,
they only hostile and rsvepgciul becsnse their d
mains al. invaded ani their game destroyed u snch
extent that starvation often drives them Z" desps-
ration. II l. believed that there h not now tribe
within our territories Int that would raiss sab-
siseuce from the soil could they be protected frua
Bordcrhuhan ouiTegss and have the n"seesars fs.l-
tiles In Seeds and implements. and instructors, hot
before they can De- expected a. conform o. our habits
and be firm In their allcgispce to our 0overnment,
they mu-t have ful and Impartial rrotec'ss 81 cur
laws and faithful appropriation Il ell vhIsh our
treaty stipulatons sall tor.
Unfortunately tins ia not the case ai present ~ tho
following ffom The published reports ~ Iodsn Agents
too sadly prove. Ia the treaty With tho s'oas. made
IN lSJl, the most prominent -upuls,,"p was that
schools were 10 be established for which st thoosapf
| dollars annually was appropriated, bot Tho assst
ahrns that mp to this uoe they are without -rh"ol.
This neglect i source ~ great dsgnie Among the
Ladng men of this tribe. Who earnestly aes,fons
/ to improve, but they see the means denied h.m,
while their children are growing ~ ~ ignorance AMI
under th" hghing influence ~ th. worst examples "i
dissipation aud their Own fund.- amounting 10 teas of
tlousands of dollsrs, withheld FROM th"ir usc.
The agent Of the Mameos make n sunl1 state.
usut m relation a. that tribe lie ssys that ample
pro, ision made In the tr-aiy tr the education q
their oldup. bu, the funds are withheld, and ~pase
Quenily thclr children neglostcd and sgme Of them
1he Indians of southern Oregon ma IA treaty by
conpusion, aud gave ~ one ot th. most brautiful
valleys the continent, aud removed to the c"ss,
rnrge Of the mountains utterly uncongrnisi to their
love of home ard al the inter- sf- aud as-ocanoo IL
life. and the annual agreed h. b. paid fpS thls
beautiful valley of groves aud meadows AMI goli
aud fertile land only amounts Ia y ~ fec each
EVEN ihi, % amount I no, s paid =. sgrd' 10 the sprSg
and Sumner Of 1906, treaty vas mai. with tho
following tribes in Northern Oregon and sshinstou
Territory. Dwavursh, Sqaamlsh, Mokahs, skaIlsns.
Quanaiir, Quichuicr Fath.ads, Kootrnag-, Drs-
chuie-. Wallawaias, tayu-.s, tmailas, Molaias.
Yskimss, Poloaso, Sez Perocs. Thesc Indisn-. smn-
tering 5,n scul,, signed q treaty on the no Of
june, 1855 by which they ceded 10 the United Atats
o., 30 acres II land for which they WI. b.
ceive, In ca.h arrangement ~ o5 000 bessd. .undy
considerations tO b. IN fore. for y rrn Il twenty
years. Yet, the writer adds, tse-. treaties bav. all
been neglected; while the white settlers have been
steadily taking Possession OF III. Iniisns and-ths-
anuihatng Their game aud all their means VI rabsl,
t.nce, without giving an egsiysssi.
The lacts here pr.entsd are snfhccnf a. show that
" any people ever had cause ~ conpass the Leblanc
have, consequently this -.ndDg armies Ia ss,nga.t
aud dcriroy s Wal against asiies and every prtnct
pie Of humanity aud right. But how can ve prevent
II : By contributing your Ia the " Indian All
Association i,osIily formed IN New York, wtish has
undertaken % reyol",ionise fh. ~hoN system n the
fnfisn treatment by the employment of sgen,S and
the button n documents, and thus prono,s
rect information aud the high mora -entimsnt u ths
country, until NJ nation W. become in reality ehs,
in po,iton. th. guardians protectors ard etn-
ca ore 81 the weaker IL thi- continent AMI Ahgs
reverse the ahei.c and usi notion that Indian.
"a b. derroyed by the march Of civilization. hsch
az assumption should b. denounced NJ Tshc ~ The
dark ages utterly unworthy the nation and aye 10
whlrh We hive.
Here j. a work which csl- upoe all 10 take hobj,
and in which earnest practical Christians should esps-
o.ay take the lead. Lot thos. Who think thai ~ be
persistent IN prayer and supp Ica'ion y snciehi rest
the 1T chapter IT fsaiab, from the iltb to the lIth
Ver.s inclusive or indeed consider tb. whole hitter
ard spirit cf the religion u jesus ani then ,hsss por
people living az they do within AIMS length Of our
nh1ence aud subject 10 tho laws and Government
which -n-'ain, will -O"n have csnse to fsD,"', AMI
the Gospe of pssoe and good vii viii echo through
tie and making every heart CAD, and h.ng every
..rtl Nth s.ngs AZ han .giyitg.