The daily union., 1856-01-19

bly, be traced 10 unpnncpled individuals, who hang
around Indian in order 10 take advantage OF the
Of the Indians aud fleece them
Of their money by OF gaming and drinking, or ia
order corrupt the leading men and obtain money on
fraudulent claims against the tribe. Some persons also,
more honest but still pecunarly interested have probably
Joined in these complaints and helped to SOW disirus in
the minds of the Indians The successful establishment
the policy is intimately connected with the prosperity OF
the Indians and indeed in my Judgment qnarer-yeary
pay mens would be better than semtannual ones
Opposition may be expected from the influences referred TO-
and even from other quarters but where the local agents
act with energy and fidelity, these must soon give away
and the practical effect OF the policy will quickly commend
IL 10 the Indians and il will be approved by them
From the organization OF the government IT has been
liberal in the expenditure Of money 70 cyiiize the Indian
and better his condition and the benevolent and phian
thropc have appropriated OF their means ireey for his In
suction in the principles Of Christianity Efforts have
been constant and unremttng TO reclaim him from saw
age state and induce him TO cultivate the soil and
brace the peace But how could the Indian become
cultvator of the soil without permanent and fixed
home and habitation While the government embraced
every opportunity to purchase his home and remove him
from his land t not in vain to enjon him to aban-
don his wandering hie2 How could he he expected TO
abandon his savage customs and habits and take up with
the pursuits off whose approach was only notice TO
him that he must leave the graves OF his family and friends
and surrender his home the pale faces His contact
with the white was, under circumstances like these
calculated II to me- TO cause HIM to ostrust the eli
forts of the government and the benevol en to reclaim
him. and confirm him In his snrage habits and pursuits
and the policy of throwing him back into the wilderness
beyond the outer circle of civilization as tne settlements
approached him. while it excluded him from the benefits
OF the example aud influence of the industrious pioneer and
frontier man. did not protect him from another class whose
contact has been demoalizing and whose influence has
always been exered to confirm the Indian IN his wild and
savage habits. ~
without fixed permanent, and settled home in my
opinion all efforts doescae and cvilize the abort
gipa race will hereer they have heretofore prove OF
but little benefit advantage Many think that with all
the efforts and that may be put into reqnison the
extinction of the cannot be preyenedihat II must
decay and away and this view is strengthened By
the experience of the past But If this beso il does not
discharge the OF the United States and It's cit
zns from the performance of their duty and every effort
is demanded by humanity calamity Of this kind
Many of the Indians pre- impressed with the idea that they
belong to that shall become extinct and this opn-
ion produces such gloom dependency and even despair
wither their energies and destroy their aspirations
With all these drawbacks believe that the Indian may
be domescaed improved, and elevated that he may be
completely aud thoroughly civilized and made useful
element OF onr population But he must have honiea
fixed, settled, and permanent home And regard il as
fortunate for him that circumstances intimately connected
with present plan Of emigration to and settlement with
In the Territories Of the United States although marked
by great Irregularities and cruelty and death to both
races are rapidly Fastening condition things which
will accord with the policy Of permanent homes and fixed
habations for the Indians This wonderful emigration,
and the expansion of population into every portion Of
Territories where land is found suitable for cultivation
carries the white settlers either side OF and far beyond
the homes OF the Indians and as the settlements thus
made expand and grow they will so have adjusted them
selves to forbid the removal of the red There
WILL therefore soon be no preex for change as there
will be no place TO remove the Indian population. The
policy of fixed habtations regard settled by the gov
ernmen and il will be confirmed by an inevitable
necessity and it should be understood at that those
Indians who have had reservations set apart and assigned
them well those who may hereafter by treaty have
not TO be nerered with in the peaceabe possession
and unisturbed enjoyment Of their land that no tres
passes will be permitted upon their territory or their
rights that the assurances and guarantees OF their treaty
grants sacred and binding the covenants in the
settlers patent and that the governmentw not only dis
countenance all attempts to espass on their lands and
oust them from their homes but in all cases where neces
utlln tts iron
and sustain them In their rights Let combinations,
whether formed to obtain the Indians land, TO make
profit by jobs and in his removal other causes
be resisted and let it be understood that the home
is settled fixed and permanent and the settler and the
Indian WILL IL s believed experience the good effects
that will result to both The former will then regard the
latter as bis neighbor and friend aud III him with
the consideration due TO this relation and the Indian will
look upon bis habitatn permanent and bis reservation
his home and will to regard the white man with
that restless doubt aud dsrust which has been dsas-
rous to his comfort and peace and SO ata TO his ciSa-
ton and improvement
All persons who emgrate to the territories Of the United
States occupy under the liberal land policy OF the gov
ernment the public domain, should understand distinctly
that they occupy and cultivate the land TO which the
Indian title is eKngushed and that alone that the tribes
TO be protected and remain undistuTbed within the
limits Of their reservations and that this policy viii be in
fexiby adhered 10 by the government The condition aud
interests of the white border population would thus lie i'm
proved and promoted and the main cause for strife dsor
der outbreak, and murder common between the from
tier settler and the Indian being thus removed these atroc
tiles would occur but seldom.
Many of the Indian tribes In the annual receipt
Of large OF money in consideration of their cessons
OF territory. With the exception Of few OF the tribes
in the Southwest who have regular organized governments
and who by their legislative enactmeuts, appropriate
good portion OF their funds for educational and national
purposes the payment Of money annues 10 the Indnns
entails upon thcm evils which, IN far outweigh
the good resulting hereirom. large proportion oil the
individuals OF the tribes 20 whom these annuiues are pay
able TO rely upon their per capita for support and
drag out miserable existence from payment TO payment
depending solely it and the notice for the Indians TO
assemble 20 recve their annuites 10 be the watch
word TO summon to the playground miserable class Of
men who deal In spiruons liquors games and other Vces
and who In despite OF the vigilance Of the officers are en-.
abed TO carry of large amounts OF the funds Of the In
dians obtained by the most shameful dshonorabe and
unlawful means. Combinations OF men, too as powerful
they unscrppulous keep constantly foot system
attic and organized pans to deceive and corrupt the chief
and principal and thus they often obtain the sigma
OF these ignorant deuded and corrupted people TO
powers Of attorney and other instruments npproprntng
and assigning TO them, and their conederaes in such
rous practices large Of the funds Of the Indians
without any valid consideration therefor These last
named parties have frequently been enabled, with in
struments and powers Of attorney Obtained by means
degrading 10 them injurious demorazing, and
ruptng the indiana obtain the sanction and approval
OF Congress and the executive deparmenl9, and thus
the government instead Of protecting has Ia some Ia
stances been the oppressor Of Its wards On this subject
the developments which have transprcd since the last
port induce TO repeat the suggestion hnt nl execa.
contracts, 6f every kind and description made by In
dian tribes bands with claim agents attorpeys traders
other persons should be declared BY law u and void
and agent interpreter other person, employed I'M
Ia any way connected with, the Indian service guilty Of
participation in transactions Of the kind referred to- should
be instantly dismissed and expelled from the Indian
try and all such attempts to iuurc aud defraud the In
disns by whomsoeyer made aaG participated in should