Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-02-06

Che ,kees, Choctaws, Chickasaws and C'eeks.
Schools and churches have been established
among them, and In eveIv respect their moral
cssss they have fszt OF their Wild, nonadic ha6-
its, and five by labor, many having good farms
There are numSs, Of good d,s % ;::a among
Whers m Indian forms u friendship for DER.
son, time doe. not eface i let years elapse from
the time Of forming such friendship, and the
parties be separated thousands Of miles, ret
should IN occasion present itself, by which one
of these parttesfs in distress, the Indian would
soon come % his friends relief He never hears
his friend abused, much more under the gaise Of
friendship to seek his own advancement ct the
cost Of his friend. In this respect hesets peble
example 70 the white man: The introduction
ardent spirits into the Indian country by white
men has done more to demoralize them than any
thing else-Keep that pernicious drug away
from them, and by education, Christianity, and
manual labor schools, they will become useful
citizens of the country.
1t is not the the writer to enter into
long argument Of the merits or dement's Of the
made, by saying that an Indian is net savage
and inferior being, and In my opinion does repay
efforts made to civilize him. Much could be said
| on this subject, and proofs brought forward to
| substantiate it. But enough at present. We do
not like to hear the poor Indian run down and
not allowed one good trait, as Is continually
done. J. J. =.
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| issued General Orders No. 1, in the follow
ing Courts Martial cases The decision of the
Court Martial held at Santa Fe, in September
last by which Brevet Major VIM. H. Gordon,
was found guilty of drunkenness and insubor-
| dination, and sentenced to be cashiered is con-
| frmed, but the sentence is committed to "sus-
pension from rank and pay, and confinement
| to the post for six months -
The decision Of the Court Martial held at
Fort Arbuckle, Choctaw nation, finding Private
John Hollins guilty of an attempt to kill Cor
poral Sullivan, and of desertion, and sentencing
him to be shot, is also confirmed but, in con-
| sideration Of the provocation, the sentence is
committed to forfeiture of all pay and allowance
now and hereafter due, and confinement at hard
lebor, with ball and chain, until December LIST,
1859 This sentence is to be carried into effect
at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.
OFFICERS OF THE NIAGARA-The following
is list Of the officers detailed for the q. S.
steam frigate Niagara, which is expected to
leave New York about the 1st of March, on her
return to England to assist in the renewed at
tempt to lay the Atlantic cable:
Captain, VIM. S. Hudson; Lieutenants J.
II. N orth, Joshua D. Todd, John Guest, VIM
A. Webb, Edward Y. McCauley, and B. Che
rardi Surgeon, D. S. Green Passed ASS t
| do. Francis NJ. Gunnell; Asst do, w. G.
| Hay; Purser, j. q. Eldredge; Engineers
| Chief, Joshua Follsnsbee First Ass'ts, John
Farron and VIM. S. Stamm Second do, Geo.
r. Johnston and Mortimer kellogg; Third
do, Jackson McElmell, Geo. r. Kertz, Jos. H.
Bailey, and VIM. Buehler; Boatswain, Rob-
Dixon; Gunner, John Weber; Carpenter, H.
| P. Leslie; and Sailmaker, VIM. B. Fugitt.
PENSION BUREAU.-The following is an alb
stract of the business of the Pension Bureau
for the last month, January,) under the act OF
| March 3, 1856:
Number of applications for bounty land
| fcCclNcu W.
| Number OF warrants or certificates issued 02i
Total number of applications received. .2sI 975
| Total number OF warrants or certificates
| '''"S" XIV 100
1t will require q, 493, 800 acres of the public
| lands to Safi sfy hos c>Il