The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-03-22
NUMBER II.

is crossed the Mississippi river anG
l. went up towards Cape. Girardean
70 where hunting party went soutl
e into Mexico. When the war witt
it Mexico came on they moved north
}, to the Washita and Canadian riy.
8 ers. where they settled and remain.
e ed until the rebellion broke out
+ Major Pike came to them and wish
Q ed them'tO join the rebels in fight.
ing the North, but they had some
doubts about the correctness of the
r course. They sant . deputation Of
{ their men to Topeka, Kansas, who
learned the correct state Of affairs,
: returned aud informed their people,
and then not having any mind, to
} join the rsbels, they had to move
north into Kansas, leaving most Of
their cattle and hogs, and all Of
their improvements, which reduced
them to poverty. Some of them
Joined the Unien army. After the
close of the war they came back to
where they are now living, between
the North Fork and Little River,
Il where they wish to remain perma-
nently. They have never received
any annuity, and had to seuffis for
themselves with bat little help from
any source. They now feel anxious
to have schools for their children to
attend. We built them q school
house 1Sx40 It. While there we
met them at several Councils, aAd
on First days had meetings with
them. The forepart Of the meet
ings were occupied in instructing
them in the contents of the Bible
and the latter part in more deVo.
tional exercises. And the two last
First days Cor Sabbaths) there were
two meetings held each day. It
was very encouraging to Us to see
their desire to improve, and their
willingness to help about the school
house, at such things IS they could
do to advantage. We had several
very interesting conversations about
their traditions. One of these ira
ditions is that the Son of God came
to them when they were living in .
poor country and took them on the
water, they walking on it across to |
this continent, and after getting
over he gave an account of the ex-
tent of the land that he had brought |
them to, and then gave them COM
mRndments to observe, and hand
down from generation to genera
ton, as the ten commandments in
the Bible are directed to be handed
down. On Joseph Newson's read
ing the ten Commandments to an
old Indian doctor, who wished them
read to him out of the Bible, he
was much pleased, and often ex-
claimed, "O-oh-saw," which means
"good" in their language, as they
were interpreted to him. Many
interesting incidents occurred while
there that 1 will omit writing
about.
On the 23d of this month, 80 years
ago, / first came amongst the Shaw
nees that moved from Ohio and
Cape Girardeau to Kansas, six miles
west of Westport, Mo-, at Friends
Mission, where my wife and ] re-
manned three and q half years, and
learned. some of their language
whilst occupying the position IS
Superintendent of the school, and
1 found that many of these
words came back to my remem-
brance on hearing them spoken, and
I could use them to our mutual
comfort and satisfaction.
These Shawnees were on pretty
good land mostly, but it was con-
fined to the bottoms. ! fear that
the Pottswotomies will try to dis
possess them of that land, IS they
claim that they have purchased 1t of
the Government for a homo for
themselves. This I learned from
the POttawotomies on my way
home, at Lawrence. We finished
up what work we could then do at
the school house, and broke up camp
on the Doth of last month and start
ed homeward. We reached the
Usage Agency on 7th day evening,
having travelled late and early in
order to spend the Sabbath with our
friends at the Agency. Here we
also met with one of the Commits
sioners who was appointed to To-
cate the Usage Indians. He and
the agent had been out near 100
miles west to call the Chiefs in to .
Council. They were expecting
them in in few days. And on my
learning that the Superintendent
was expecting to leave his Office ct
Lawrence for this place in order to
attend the Council, hurried on and
took the cars at Coffeyville for
Lawrence, where ] arrived In time
to have an interview with Superin-
tendent Hoag, and Commissioners
Tho mas Wistar, on Indian concerns,
before they left for the Council.
We feel anxious TO get the Osages
and Kaws located as soon as prac-
ticable ia the Indian Territory, on
lands that they are satisfied with.
But many of us wish to discourage
going on any of the Indian res
erves to make q settlement until they
are properly opened for settlement.
/ also feel to regret that there is
such disposition to GO into the
Indian Territory to settle or make
claims. It has been the wish Of our
Government for years to settle the
Indians in that Territory, and it |
continues to be the case. After |
they move all of the Indians there
that they can gst to Sc, then If
there should be land TO spare it
will most likely be opened for the
white settlers. From the accounts
have had from different tribes It
appears that most of them are be-
coming more DESTROYS of improving
in their manner of living, and sre
beginning 70 see how much better
It Is to be at peace with all men
than be fighting. Perhaps have
written enough for the present.
remain thy friend,
THos. 81. STANLEY.
GLOWING EoR TIE SETTLEMENT"
81 organized the Arst Sunday
school in this country and ran it
myself" said a shrewd but dissipa-
ted Wisconsin lawyer. "a few of