that thereir ears or those of their children will no more be
saluted with a call to remove from their lands then if they
do not show forth a spirit of improvement then cast them
off as not worthy of your support or attention but untill then
you are not justifyed yur garments are not clear

The spirit of the age & times demands that Congress should take
immediate action upon theis matter.

1^st The Indians cannot retain
their lands. Emigration of the white men are already surround-
ing them & in their midst and the richness & fertility of the
Indians lands are a temptation to the white man and invite
him to settle thereon.

2nd The Indians have two much land
more than what they need to till and cultivate for their support
Let there be a Territory set off on the North west of Ioway North
of Council Bluffs on the Missouri on which there is now no
white settlement And let the Indians east of the Rocky moun-
tains and in the United States be gatherd upon it. Then let other
Territories in the west be appropriated And let all the Indians on
the North American continant be collected together & learned
to cultivate the earth. They will soon associate themselves
together, and cease their wors among themselves also with
the white man. If there is not sumthing of this kind done
the vast emigration through all the Indians lands will soon
destroy the game & then want & starvation will ensue & this
will bring on war between the white & Red men.

If my Proposition is excepted by the American government
And they will carry it out it will be of vast benefit both to
the Indians And the people of the United States

1^st The Benefit to the Indians will be it will give them a perman[en]t
home, whare schools can be esstablished among them and
their children taught the English language. Farms can also be
opened among them and when they see they have a permanent
home for themselves and their children and they have no game
to depend upon for food they will immediately go to work & cultivate
the earth like white men. The gospel can then be introduced
among them to a good effect and they will recieve it with
Thankfulness when they can be made to believe that that
the hand that deals out the gospel to them is not laying a plan
to take the advantage of them and preparing a way to drive them
from their home & country. It will also unite not ownly their
interest & attachment towards each other but their regard & interest
with that of the United States

The benefit to the Government is less expenses

1^st Buying theire lands and paying them yearly annuities whis
is costing the Government immens sums of money

2nd The contiunual transporting of Indians from place to place
there has already been 96000 indians removed by the govern-
ment

3rd The keeping of many Indian Agents at great
expens to Government could then be dispensed with

4^th Fortifications have now to be erected ion the borders of all India[n]
tribes with the Intention of keeping the Indians in subjection
these would not be needed of [if] the Indians were in a Territory
of their own for by having their trail clear & no encroachments of
the white man upon their borders there would be no cause of war
or fortifications.

that their ears or those of their children will no more be saluted with a call to remove from their lands then if they do not show forth a spirit of improvement then cast them off as not worthy of your support or attention but untill then you are not justifyed yur garments are not clear

The spirit of the age & times demands that Congress should take immediate action upon this matter.

1st The Indians cannot retain their lands. Emigration of the white men are already surrounding them & in their midst and the richness & fertility of the Indians lands are a temptation to the white man and invite him to settle thereon.

2nd The Indians have two much land more than what they need to till and cultivate for their support Let there be a Territory set off on the North west of Ioway North of Council Bluffs on the Missouri on which there is now no white settlement And let the Indians East of the Rocky mountains And in the United States be gatherd upon it. Then let other Territories in the west be appropriated And let all the Indians on the North American Continant be collected together & learned to cultivate the Earth. They will soon associate themselves together, and cease their wors among themselves also with the white man. If there is not sumthing of this kind done the vast Emigration through all the Indians lands will soon destroy the game & then want & starvation will ensue & this will bring on war between the white & Red men.

If my Proposition is excepted by the American government And they will carry it out it will be of vast benefit both to the Indians And the people of the United States

1st The Benefit to the Indians will be it will give them a permanent home, whare schools can be esstablished among them and their children taught the English language. Farms can also be opened among them and when they see they have a permanent home for themselves and their children and they have no game to depend upon for food they will immediately go to work & cultivate the Earth like white men. The gospel can then be introduced among them to a good Effect and they will recieve it with Thankfulness when they can be made to believe that then the hand that deals out the gospel to them is not laying a plan to take the advantage of them and preparing a way to drive them from their home & country. It will also unite not ownly their interest & attachment towards each other but their regard & interest with that of the United States

The benefit to the Government is less expenses

1st Buying theire lands and Paying them yearly annuities whis is costing the Government immens sums of money

2nd The continual transporting of Indians from place to place there has already been 96000 indians removed by the government

3rd The keeping of many Indian Agents at great expens to Government could then be dispensed with

4on the borders of all Indian tribes with the Intention of keeping the Indians in subjection these would not be needed of if the Indians were in a Territory of their own for by having their trail clear & no encroachments of the white man upon their borders there would be no cause of war or fortifications.