beyond the liberal salary allowed thee, being
influenced in thy conduct,
solely by a desire to promote their
comfort and welfare- To relieve the wants
and be instrumental in promoting the comfort of
so many thousands of our fellow creatures
must of itself administer sufficient reward
to a feeling mind. Thou art not uninformed
that much injury and great injustice have been
done these people, the present government of
the United States, shows every disposition to
conduct itself with Humanity and justice
towards them, and we do believe is disposed, to
do every thing in its power to discharge the
obligations due from our country to them-
Thy duty will be faithfully to carry into exe
cution its views

The work unavoidably must be
gradual in its progress early
prejudices and fixed habits are not easily era
dicated, every nation being strongly attached
to the manners and customs of its ancestors
we therefore find that great national changes
have always been effected slowly, and thou
must not expect, that the Indians will gene
rally fall in with thy views until they become
fully convinced, that the change proposed