5/50 Eine Studie_, von Theodor Waitz, p. This opinion was also that of the visiting committee of the Society of Friends who reported on the Indian Tribes in 1842; see the _Report of a Visit to Some of the Tribes of Indians West of the Mississippi River_, by John D.Lang and Samuel Taylor, Jr. The language of this Report is calm, but positive as to the increased moral degradation of the tribes, as the, direct result of contact with the whites.] It may be objected to this that it was not Christianity, but its accompaniments, the greedy horde of adventurers, the profligate traders, the selfish priests, and the unscrupulous officials, that wrought the degradation of the native race. |