New-York daily tribune., 1859-06-03
APPEAL OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN AID
ASSOCIATION FOR HELP.

that little eeems much when the means is has had g.
command are considered. Theee have been chieny
the zeal and efforts Of few individuals, sustained
mostly from their own resources Still, our cause ha'
prospered Several other Associations, ou'growths Of
thi-, have been established in different States, the
most recent one Of which il that formed under most "a
vorab,e auspices in q sister city, called The Phiis-
"dephia Association for the Protection and Eiuea-
"tion of the Indian Tribes In addition 20 this the
public journals at first 90 lukewarm because they
considered our cause hopeless one, are coming into
the work particularly the press both secular and re-
hgious, Of w-York, Phiadelphis and Warrington
influential persons in various parts OF the Union, In
GLIDING eminent statesmen, have pledged US their co
operaon and the existence OF our institution and us
objects are becoming known in the remotest settle
ments, and the various Indian Agents aud border
whites are becoming aware that the public eye Is on
tben ard ths, their treatment of the Indians Is liable
10 come for Judgment before the American people.
The first aim OF this Association is 10 bring a
moral influence 10 bear on the coun,ry-its Govern
ent its agents borerors and border settlements
which shall compel respect for the rights and lycoi
the Indian. Dees anyone doub, that such work sneed
ed as much as any other charity At home or abroad
or which money Is spent much as that the starving
man should be fed or tina. the woman beset by ruf-
fans in our streets should be defended God help Us
TO understand. Let us consider, calmly, We can.
The California news published in the morning papers
nj
Indian w,r IN Humbod, County has been finished,
co.; 20 the State Of s35 cca .,
The Petaiand Journal says more 'hsn 20 many
.sssr. Il Round Valley Hendocino C5snty Ta< Tease
Gazette speaking about Indian troubles the eIS P'sdsf o
"a plan h.s been adopeA by nehbor opposite re
.se the Indians for their many dePreda,Ons during
BY receiving much r each scalp other
satisfactory evidence hat they have beea Killed The money has
There v very little need Of Iriian reservations in Cali
fornia IN 1857
This las. paragraph mean nothing else than
that according to the expectations of the writer, all
the native inhabitants of California viii be ermina.
ted in some five six years More than 3eJ Indians,
mainly males, killed in locality in single month
possibly majority of the fathers, husbands and
brothers Of tribe. And in another locality they are
hiring men 10 hunt the pa'ves Ike wild beasts for 80
fnuci seaipi It does not appser that Government,
State or National has anything to do with this. II IS
"Our neghbors who are doing 1t, and the bounty Is
+" made up by subscription"
Letter advices from Round Valley-arrival of May
20-fsnished by the same Telama Gazette, estimate
the Slaughter of Indians within the three weeks last
past at nearly 400, including bucks women and
children. = .,
Nor are these atrocities confined TO the Pacific side
Of our country The city papers Of May le contain the
following paragraph:
Austin e1as advices the ll,hinr state that Capt Bsyer
entered The ge On ss I w,n ns aaas aes ano
him There excitement. and the Indians IN The Lower
Reserve had left their farms Tor tSpt
Here il appears, the United States troops inter-
fred for the preservation of the Indians and went in
pursuit of Capt. Bayer who s probably the leader OF
some volunteer company raised among our neigh
bors.'
This Association begs to the public that these
barberities these wholesale murders, often perpera
ted on the innocent and noensve, are not ereepf,on
but are fair specimens Of what is constantly occurring
on our extensive frontiers both east and west of the
Rocky Mountains; and that every day delay IN mag
haart
dian and of mourning to all good people.
Our Government is not wifully vicious in its tres
men, of the indians; but where there is no pubic
voice to sustain in the defense OF this oppressed
il is naturally overborne by the camor OF the selfish
and ayaricous, intent on making plunder oi the IN
dams lands. When New-MeIico was annexed to the
United States the Navaoes within its borders were
comparatively civilized and hourishing people. They
and other vegetables, and had extensive hooks and
herds. What is their condition to-day! Recent &C,
counts state that they broken up, scattered and
diving by scores of famine. Last Fall, under various
prete1ts growing ont of claim TO some portion of their
Iands-a claim originating in sale made 6y some
chief which the people refused to rathy-this tnoe
was attacked by our troops, their villages burned,
their crops destroyed their country devastated, and
large numbers Of them massacred or dispersed. We
have seen it stated in the public prints that ,OOo
horses 5000 sheep and 500 head OF cattle belonging
10 these poor people were either driven away by oui
troops, or slaughtered on the ground because they
could not drive them away and that the little chill
dren too small TO escape made subject OF trade
and barter by our people, sometimes bringing *iVo
piece
TO call attention to these enormes and TO labor foI
their suppression Who can answer " No J" And
on the other hand, who will answer Yes" and re-
spond to this appeal with material aid we have
appealed to the churches, but they occupied with
other benevolent and worthy objects and have failed
fully 10 appreciate the Importance Of this Besides
some Of fthem little jealous Of U.S. They fear we
shall interfere in some manner with their missionary
work among the Indians. Not at all except sor then
advantage in producing state of things, by shutting
avav the whisky dealer and the ruffan, wh090unter.
act and the missionary by their presence and
their threats which will enable them 10 make then
labors efficient. With our objects, il is needfu that
we occupy ground on which all sects and parties
unite; but war on none, and desire 10 cooperate
With all In order to success must move the
nation. especially the humane and religious portion Of
H. WHO hold the moral destiny of the country in thei
Shall we then have help1 A few of the clergymen
of New York have preached to their congregations on
the subject Of the wrongs Of the Indians and taken ur
collections for our benefit. We thank them for i.
few persons have also given us donations. VIII oth
ers ministers and ctzens here or in other places, fol
low the example The efficiency of our labOrs will BE-
| Ia proportion TO means. II small, We can print lit
tie and make voices but family heard; and the
process of arousng and com bning public sentiment by
the establishment Of branch associations through ou
large country, will go on but slowly; and the barbarl
ties on our frontiers of which complain must be lef
10 correspondingly gradual suppression. But with
mears at our disposal commensurate with the impor
tance Of the object, and the blessing of the Father
WHO cannot delight in the butchery Of his Red Chill
dr.p we feel assured Of the early accomplishment o
our rt aim-the cessation Of bloodshed on our from
tiers-vifh the rich promise in the future OF securing
tLe remnants Of the aboriginal tribes from exterina
tioa Of inaugurstng the reign " Peace and Good
Will between them and the whites aud gradually, with
he aid Of other helpers Of introducing them into th'
| higher blessings and enjoyments Of Christian civil
| izsiiop.
| By order Of the Board. .
| MYRoS X. CLARK President
| l. z. OKros Secretary.
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