The Poor Indians.-DOwnfan of a
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great Tribe.--ln the proceedings OF Con-
gress few days ago, we notice the follow
ing incident: n@ z@...*.-.. ~.


"Mr. Graham Of n. c. presented the Pc
tition of James Kegg, the principal chief,
aud divers other Catawba Indians, whorep.
resentthatthey have recently removed from
South Carolina To North Carolina, Hay
wood Couniyi that they now own no land;
that the remnant OF the once powerful Ca
tawba tribe is now reduced To about eigh-
ty-two souls. They humbly ask Con-
gress TO make arrangements and adequate
appropriations To remove them to the west
OF Arkansas, and give them home in tie
woods"


This petition tells melancholy tale in
deed! A great people. sovereigns OF a
large portion of this broad land, ilourished
until they came in contact with civilized
man; and then, instead of improving and
prospering by the association, commenced
their downward career. The more enligh-
tened white men supplied them with the
a. fire water," which killed them by thou
sands, induced the survivors 10 part with
their lands for a song, and finally brought
them to the above sad slate-eighty-two
souls and no land--medicants, humbly
asking Congress to give them home in
the woods, anxious, doubtless, that that
home may be as far removed as possible
from the III ssings Of such civilization as
it has been their mi siortune to encounter.
faYeiIeUile OBS. i.