The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-05

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industI PIONEER and frontier protect
him frrr another class whose influence has al vays
exerted to confirm the Indian In his sid aud savage
habits.
wrhout fixed, permanent aud settled home, in my
sk rgiDs will, hereafter they heretofore
prove If but little beteft sdvantage n my thiox
that with all the efforts aud means That may be put
be prevented that IL must decay aod die
away; and this view Is strengthened BY the experience
charge the government OF The United Staes s citi
gems en- the Per!or OF their duty and every effort
kind Many OF the Incians are i'm pressed with the Lea
that they belong to race III It ehsl become exn and
tins sEanon produces sauh gloom aui
th-ir aspirations
With all these drawbacks believe that the Indian
may be completely and thoroughly civt lied aad ada
useful element Of population. Blu. ne must have
gard 1t fortunate for him, that cicumstance init
mstely connected with our owo preset plan Of enga
United States although marked BY great irregn-
sries and cruelty and death to both races, rapidly
Fastening condition Of things which w.u a,cord w''h
the indians This wonderful and the exo.n
sion Of our population into every portion OF terri
the white settlers either side OF and far beyond
homes of the lndans and the settlements thus made
expand and grow, they will 50 have sdu.ed themselves
as to forbid the renewal OF the man. There will,
therefore soon be pretext for change there wu
no place to the Indian pnpu Ia The psy
and It will soon be confirmed by Inevitable sessty
and it should be understood at tnst those Indians
who have had reservations set apart and assigned hem
as well those who may hereafter, oy treA y,
have, are not to be interferei with In the
peaceabe possession and un6sturbed 0n
land that trespasses Will be committed upon their
territory Or their rights that the and guar
anees OF their treaty grants are as sacred aad binding
the covenants In the settlers patents AID that ths
government will not only circumference all attempts to
trespass their lands and them from their homes
butir all cases whore necessary will exert its strong
to indicate It's faith with and sustain them ia
their rights. Let combinations, whether formed to
and contracts in its removal or other causes be resist
ed and let IT DO understood that the Indians no Is
Indian will it is believed soon experieucs the a"d
effects that will result to both. The former will then
regard the latter as his heighoor and friend and viii
6eat him with the consideration due to .his relat
And the Indian i'll look upon his abitation perns
rent end his reservation his home, ard will
dtrust which has been dsastr to his comfort aud
peace, and fatal to his civilization and mp rovemeot
ted States occupy under the liberal land policy of the
government the pusnc domain, should uucerstand dis
tincty that they are to occupy and cldvAe he aud
which the nolan title is exiting ai.hec, and tn alone
that the ibes to be protected aud rem.n undls
turbed within the limits Of IL cir reservations and
this policy will be innexiby adhered to by tina ,vern-
nent The condition aud interests of the white border
population would thus be improved and promoted and
the main cause for strife dsordsry outbreak and
DER common between the frontier settler and Ia
dian being thus removed, these atrocities would
but selicm.
cept OF sums OF money in consideration OF ther
cessoNs Of territory. With the exception of q few
tribes in The southwest who have regular organized go
ver1 ments, and wto by their legislative IS
appropriate good portion of their funds for educatiooa
and national purposes, the payment Of mony annaitie
to the Indians entail Upon them evils which, ia
cases, far outweigh the good resulting therefcsna
large proportion Of the individuals Of the tribes wom
these sanutes payab to rely upon their per
calda for support and disg miserable existence
fom pay ment to payment, depending sctey upon il:
and the notice for the Indians assemble to resolve
ernat tn he III afch to
the paw ground miserable class Of men deal 10
spiriuous liquors. games and other vies and who, in
despite Of the vigilance Of the officers enabled to
carry off large Of the funds Of the Indians OBJ
tanned by the most shameful dhonorable and unlawful
Combinations of men, too, as powerful az they are
interruptions, keep constantly foot systematic and
organized plans to deceive and corrupt the chiefs and
principal men, and thus they often obtain the gnatures
OF hese ignorant deluded and corrupted people, pow
ers Of attorney and other instruments, approprsng
and assigning to them and their conderses in
farious practices large amounts Of the funds of thu In
dams, without valid censiderau therefor. These
last named parties have frequently been enabled VITA
Instruments and powers attorney obtained BY means
as degrading to then ipjnrous demorslizng and
rup:iDg e The Indians to obtain the sanction and ap
thus the government instead Of protecting has in
instances been the oppessors wards On this SUBJ
lest report induce to repeat the sugge stions
.that al executory contracts, OF every kind and
agents. attorneys ta6erl other persons, should be
declared BY law null ar void and agsnt Interpreter
or S Other ~. employed in or in way connected
sacons Of the kind referred TO- should be instantly dis
missed and exl sied from the Inciau country aud all
such attempts to njure aud defraud the Indians, by
whomsoever made and participated in should be penal
offences, punishable BY fine and Imprisonment I do
tan wards be y met .nd %
without the aid Of penal statutes to protect them from
the evils refer ed to; and un6er full conviction of the
necessity that exists, and deep OF duty recon-
mend that the subject be brought to the attention of
Congress-
refer you to the correspondence with the Memonses
aud Pottowatomies, which will be found smcng the
cuments hen ewith virdicatng the beness
engaged In these dsreputabie attempts ob.ain the
teen heretofore alluded to and re listed by this Office
Such espondenee is In my judgment in direct viola
The appetite of the Indian the Of ardent spirits
ms to be entirely rncontrollabe and all periods
of intercourse with him the evil eec aud Injurious
arising ON the indulgence of the habit
are Enthusiastically seen. 1t has been the creates bar
ler to his Improvement in the past and viii continue
to be in the future IL be adopted
mhibit its use. Humanity demands and bigations
to this unfortunate race requires thai every legal prov
sion be adopted by the national State and Territorial
Iegislatues 20 protect the ed man from this
ing fire. This Ii necessary IT the foundation Of all
permanent and substantial Improvement
AL the and efforts heretofore adopted TO amelic
rate the condition OF the red have not must
admitted, produced results with the labor
ard money expended ar the sacrifices that have
made. We cannot recall what has been done, and it
would be rs de useless TO discuss the past We have
~ deal with the present and cvide future
We viii have only Oh cha ged a simple but ia perative
duty when shall have settled the Indian per
Dent home and him its peaceabe possess
sion and une lsturbed enjoyment adopted the most
vigol Gus spd Efficient to guard and protect
bis annuiues, ard made them available for his moral
and physical development and brought into requion
all .ega and Other appropriate excudef-om him
the curse and scourge Of his race-ardent spirits He
viii hen be placed 10 position where the Efforts Of the
government ard tie tenev client unembarrassed BY o.
posing forces and influence would be lett adopt and
prosecute the NEST efficient for the elevation of
his H. tellecual end physical powers, the culture of the
better feelings and syrpat les of bis nature and de-
veop ment OF his capacity to improve n2the arts
seerees He has noble impulses nd possesses in high
degree he fper feelings and affections and there Is
ck Of evidence that he be eevate ami highly civil
lied Erroneous opinions and prejudices in relation 10
the disposition, capscy and intellectual
powers ~ the have ain ost excluded the Indian from
the public sympathy. statesmen ana pbi'anthropsts
bot slightly regard him. The pubic enactmeI Ia buf
eeby tect him. and 10 the discussions which ABOUND
ID The political and religious weird, in relation to the
condition OF within confederation but few
regard II as among heir duties to mako any Elf 1T
dkiQned for The Ter eft OF the red such cold indf