MARSHPEE INDIANS.

    MR. EDITOR,

William Apes, Deacon Coombs, and Daniel Amos, are now in Boston, where they are much caressed, by the good citizens, and are styled the “Marshpee Deputation;” and we see in the Boston papers notices that the “Marshpee Deputation will be present at the Tremont Theatre, by invitation."[10] That the Marshpee Deputation will address the public upon the subject of their grievances, in the “Representative Hall,” “in Boylston Hall,” &c.  And we learn at their “talk,” in the Representative Hall, they drew a large audience, and that audience was so indiscreet, (not to say indecorous or riotous,) as to cheer and applaud Apes in his ribaldry, misrepresentation and nonsense.  Really, it looks to us, as if there was much misunderstanding upon the subject of the Marshpee difficulties.  If there is any thing wrong we would have it put right; but how does the case appear.  At the time of Apes’ coming among them, they were quiet and peaceable, and their condition, mentally, morally and pecuniarily improving.  At this time, and when this is the condition and situation of the Indians, comes this intruder, this disturber, this riotous and mischief-making Indian, from the Pequot tribe, in Connecticut.  He goes among the inhabitants of Marshpee, and by all the arts of a talented, educated, wily, unprincipled Indian, professing with all, to be an apostle of Christianity; he stirs them up to sedition, riot, treason!  Instigates them to declare their independence of the laws of Massachusetts, and to arm themselves to defend it.

We need not follow, minutely, the transactions which rapidly succeeded this state of things.  We will merely remark that, in that time of rebellion, prompt, efficient, but mild measures were taken by the Executive, to quell the disturbances, and restore good faith.  An agent was sent by the Governor, to inquire into the cause, and if possible, to remove it.  That agent found it to be his duty to arrest Apes, (that pious interloper,) as a riotous and seditious person, and bind him over for trial, at the Common Pleas Court.  He was there tried; and, in our opinion, never was there a fairer trial.  He was convicted; and, in our opinion, never was there a more just conviction, or a milder sentence.  After the performance of his sentence, Apes is again at work stirring up new movements.  And having strung together a list of imaginary grievances, and false allegations, and affixed a great number of names, without the knowledge or consent of many of the individuals, he goes to the Legislature, with two of his ignorant, deluded followers, pretending to be “the Marshpee Deputation,” and asks redress and relief.

We would be the last to object to their receiving redress and relief; and we doubt not they will obtain, at the hands of the Legislature, all they ought to have.  But who is the “Marshpee