Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1859-12-07

one of their chiefs; that they were divided IN
opinion-a part only being willing to emf
CRATE. recommend that small apprepria.
ton be made to pay the travelling expenses of
two or three of the head men, who desire TO
90 on visit to examine the country, and re.
port to the tribe on their return. This report
may induce them all to co. and | have no
doubt, upon application to the General
Government, On appropriation would readily
be made for t. .eir removal. An Appropriation
of five thousand dollars was made y Congress
in the year 1855, to remove the Calawba In
dfans, but lapsed into the general treasury in
July, 1851, as it was not called for and, there
fore, cannot be used without q re-appropria-
ton bv Congress. Information received from
the " the Superintendent of Indian affairs of
the Southern Supcritendcncy," satisfies me
that the Choctaws have On abundance of ter
ritory both for themselves and the Catawbas /;
but they expect compensation for furnishing
the Catawbas with land, and allow them to
come among them. Tie money appropriated
by Congress could only be used 70 their remo-
val but about five thousand dollars could be
ob4ained for their lands in York District, and
this, together with the balance due them by
the State in exiting ishing their title to what
is called the Indian Land, would, in all pro.
liability, be sufficient to effect the desired
arrangement with the Choctaws. In the
event of failure to induce them to remove, it
is evident we should not compel them to 20,
but endeavor to make them useful citizens,
extending to them the benefits of education
'and religion. \ plain bu lding might be
erected on their land, which would answer
the double purpose Ut II school house and
house Of worship and u teacher employed to
educate their children, allowing them, also,
the privilege to invite u minister, Of whatever
denomination they may choose, to preach to
them on Sundays, or such other days as may
suit his convenience The cheitinforned me
that they wauld like to have preaching, and
that there were about eighteen children,
many of whom, if not all, would be sent to
scho.l if they had an opportunity. l am
aware that many persons, who know the In.
dans well, think their habits cannot be chang.
ed by education, and one instance is given
Of an educated Indian lapsing into his former
habits but the cost will be small, and the
experiment is we'll worth u fair trial
TIE LuNATIc AsYLuM.-It affords me great
satisfaction to say that this Institution has
exceeded in usefulness the most sanguine ex-
pectutions of its founders. Our own State
was among the first in the Republic to set
tile exam pic of providing for that class of nn-
fortunate beings deprived Of their reasoning
faculties. And it has bcun followed all over
the Continent, diSpen.ing innumerablc bies-
sings broadcast over the land. From COIN
paratively small beginning, the number Of
patients has increased to two hundred and
forty.seven under treatment this year-one
hundred and twenty-five males and one hum
tlrcd and twenty-five females. The males
occupy the new building, Containing fiity.one
available sleeping apartments, and in some in
stances five patients have been made to oc.