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encouragement, we now mention that, by turn-ing their attention to the cultivation of the earth, instead of the plumb tree, they soon had orchards of many kinds of good fruits- instead of wild game, they soon had large numbers of cattle, horses, sheep, hogs, and other valuable animals,- and in many places, instead of their forests, they had large fields of corn and other grain, as also many other valuable productions of the earth. Brothers: We hope your eyes will be open to see clearly, the things which are best for you, and that you will desire to pursue them. We believe, brothers, that it is in the heart of your father, the President of the United States, to assist his red children in the cultivation of the earth, and to render them services which will be greatly for their benefit and welfare. We hope that your exertions to change your present mode of living will be so plain to him, that he will see them. This will encourage him to continue to aid you, in your endeavors. Brothers, we have spoken plainly; we de-sire to speak plainly. We will now tell you that we have not come merely to talk to you. We have come prepared to render you a little assistance. Our beloved brother, Philip Dennis, who is now present, has come along with us. His desire is to cultivate for you a field of corn; also, to show you how to raise some of the other productions of the earth. He knows how to use