New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-03

Wa pursuant 10 law advertised 10 DO cod sc Ets
Instant Every precea's0o has ben adopted ~ 90. "'
fhp'es nLo imparu4lhy 10 toe sale. IL ntTussea,
according 10 the requnemehts Of the Law TO the Il, a.
lapd officers. uLder the supefintendog coutrd OF q
Commissioner Of high standing, aud tia aseat Of the
DeHsre indians wss objected TO be preseot, order
to advice with tic Conniissioner and guard and pro-
ee The ireIests of the tnbe. II The instructions give
which were minute end al the same tine liberal, have
been strictly adhered Ia, Of which we entertaio no
DOUBT ali nteIested will be protectec bat where tnore
Is % much dN eIsy Of feeiiOg AID interest," is almost
| lIDpOss bic 10 satisfy every Que.
In my last report / stated that it would be adv To
tageOus 10 The Indians aud the Gover1ment ~ provide
Tor all officer to be attached 10 the Bureau whose duty
should be TO visit the euperjnteGdeuts agents and
tribes, famine into all their affairs and make such
general and detailed reports, and submit sugge,
tons as would enable the lndian Office adopt
uies which might correct many OF tie abuses that pre-
vail, and have tencetcy to IDoorato the 'ndtiod OF
The lndiaLs Further reflection has strengthened this
view. When IL Is Considered that of the agents
TO great extent beyond the reach Of the Bureau
cid that II rs often impossible 10 communicate with
receive Information from them for months that they
are frequently situated TO defy invest CATION and
70 fear 10 exposure I'll less by the adoption OF
such MEASURE as is proposed il seems TO me that its
policy and expediency cannot be doubted.
During your administration there have been nego-
tiated fry-t Indian treaties; Of these, thity-two
have been ratified by the Senate and twenty ,in
yet to be acted BY these treaties the Indian title
has been exrguished to and reacquisItions made Of
lands Gtg In the aggregate ~ ia S 40 acres
Of which about So coo 0J are included Ia the ratified
reaiies aid about 10 900 acres are secured by
those before the Senate beside 49, 3i3 800 acres
which have been reserved for IGdian purposes. The
s Ss ST. money consideration involved '''
Thee treaties ore of three classes: Of pesce and
friendship Of acquisition with view to the colombia
ton of the Indians reservations for prOvdiag for
the permanent settlement of individual Indians upon
separate tracts Of aud hOmesteads and extingu,h
ing at paving the way to the nal abandonment
OF the tribal character.
he mo pnfe rlpd inn IN hn
Of the title the and value of ae
try obtained, and the relnquishment Of all claims
supposed claims, against the United States; the last
beng oeened essential 10 The quetude OF the Indians,
protect the ibtcrtss Of the Government and promote
harmony between it and the respective tribes.
Beside the actual money consideration other i'm.
portaDt bentf guaranteed at times ADD in the
indicated in tie treaties, which cannot be esti
mated accurately in money
The object throughout has been to do ample justice
TO the Indians, ana leave room for the complaint,
sometimes heretofore made, that they had been
reached ~ tie white man. Whether such complaiGt
just NOT there doubt the Indians believed,
persuaded by other, that just grounds existed
for its Indulgence 1t must be admitted that in some
cases, tho talks with the Indians, upon which
Treaties based did not correspond with the treste,
the mselvos and that the In6isns generally relied
these talks" which they recollected and understood
and not On the treaties Is reduced TO writing, which
they seldom correctly coDprehended
Great difficulty has heretofore existed aud still ex-
ists, in Dakicg an approximate estimate Of the
borders but from The most reliable information they
supposed to number come 800 900 souls. AS
We become familiar with remote thbes We find
the repre- enatCns mado as TO their numbers generally
exaggerated The aggreg ate number however of the
whole is very large, and although it will not probably
increase yet il shows the immense responsibility rest
ing upon this Government, to which is ntfusted their
welfare and happiness.
The average amount annually expended by the
General Government for the past six years. for Iadian
PURPOSES has been about $2625, 932 g. and The az
eregate amount for the entire period $lj 1913 81
policy has been adopted of making remit
TO tie oisbursing officers of this bureau qlsr
ierly and semi annually instead of the custom of draw
ipg the entire appropriations from the Treasury aud
placing them in the hands of the dsbursing agents,
officers and supeript. ndents in advance of necessity
tCr the money. Officers required to transmit,
promptly and regularly correct statement, verified
by oath, showing the amount OF public money on haod
al the expiration of each quarter the object "hich
applicable, where kept deposited and the description
Of funds. This serves to prevent difficulty and to &C.
cure greater and watchfulness.
The amount of socks held by this Department in |
trust fol tie various Indian tribes is $22S,66 Some
Of The sto Ks have Daturcd and been redeemed aud
Tenvestnep cannot be made because the law confines
the Department to stocks Of the United States which
cannot be ob.aDed except high premium. In con-
eeauence Of this estimates have been ANNUALLY made |
for appropriations for five per centum on the tru
fapds held by and drawn from the Treasury to
which Congress has responded favoraby ahd thereby,
a policy been initiated. If bot established, which,
probably should Lot be disturbed.
During the present calendar year there will have
been expended and RENTED for payment Of lldiau
apnuities the sum Of 1907 9G2 o. in money 500 1872 80
in goods and $50 166 G. in provisions. This shows
that notwithstanding the unlemtting endeavors OF the
Department, very large portion of the payments IL
still made upon the cash system and this to certa'n
exelt paraiyZes the efforts made Tor the permanent
Improvement of the tribes.
III act Of 1851 requires that all negotiations with
the Indian tribes ha be conducted by regular officers
of the Indl6n Bureau THE has largely increased its
burdens al added 10 tho iabors of its officers Tnese
lave been greatly augmented by the extended opera
tols in the Territories of Washington, Oregon, Utah.
exico Kansas and Nebraska, and the States OF
Texas and California; by attenh IN TO milan claims
for bounty lands enrolment of Choctaws In Mississippi
sale of Creek in Alabama enrol meut Of Sioux
half breeds on the Lake Pepin Reservations examna-
ton of tho claims of traders against several Ut the
tribes; Getting of and surveying various Indian reser-
nont of lands in evelay TO Indians; classifying and
ap raisng Indian trust lands ia Kansas and other du
ties devoly ed on the Bureau. TIE actual labor has
been doubled within the last four years and is exhibit
ed by the leading and most accurate data OF the ONCE
uansacrt MS and yet tie number Of permanent clerks
is the sane.
Since entered upon my duties in this department,
II iuIsdicon Of the Indi Bureau and the operation
OF lis agents have been extended over an additional
slea of from 400 0U0 to eco 900 square miles, aud THU
tel new agencies and nine subagenes have beea es-
tablsbed by law. -
ready been attended with the happest results, and
gives promise OF seaoy progtess III The meiloraon oi
their ply iscal snd moral condition.
IL is the universal testimony of those who from long
Intercourse with thCm the most competent 10 form
an accurate Judgment of their characteristics that as
race in mental and moral capacity they inferior to
10 oIher destitute they are OF The means and cppor
tuptes of higher culture. Their passions unsabdued
Nv u mild Influences of Christianity, frequently hurry
them into the widest excuses sometimes acc 'mpaned