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that he and the Attorney General have directed that further proceedings against them be stoppedfor the present, and the probability is, that thechiefs may address the Legislature, requesting alaw to permit them to remain. We are part of a committee of our society, appoint-ed for the purpose of promoting, among the Indians,a disposition of improvement in agriculture, and gene-rally to meliorate their condition; and we have al-ways found, that they have been exceedingly injuredin their morals, &;c. by the whites getting on theirlands, and mixing with them. From the conferences which some of us have hadwith thee, relative to the Indians, we have been in-duced to believe thou feel an interest in the welfareof that people, and disposed to exert, not only thyprivate influence, as an individual, but thy officialpowers, as chief magistrate of the state, in promotinga redress of any grievances they may labour under—aswell as co-operating with the well meant endeavoursof others, so that every proper step may be takenwhich justice and humanity may dictate in the premises. We have a confidence that every thing on thy parthas, and will be done, for the welfare of the Indians;but, as an application may be made by the whitepeople to the Legislature, for some law to be passed,by which they may unjustly get an advantage overthe Indians, and as thou art, likely, very much occu-pied at this time, it is possible the subject may escapethy memory; and we, therefore, take the liberty tomake the present communication, and respectfully tosolicit a continuation of thy friendly regard, to a de-scription of our fellow men, who seem incapable oftaking care of their own interest, and whose peculiarsituation and circumstances seem to demand oursympathy, and require our assistance. THOMAS EDDY.To Governor TOMPKINS.