Daily national Democrat., 1860-04-14
Our Indian Pollcy-A Plan Proposed.


tut It has not so resulted. Tie mnin Propo-
silion Is undoubtedly true. The Reservation
System has failed. hut it has failed from mis-
munngeme t. and too niSgardly outl"y Of
money Ly the General Government We
think that the appointment of a cehpetent
Superintendent and competent Sub agents
with appropriations 10y the General Govern
meut large enough to eos er the necessary eX
penses OF putting aU the Indians ia The coun'
fry uuon the Reservations. aud keeping them
there with ,he privilege of tilling the soil or
doing without eating, not starving them
when they have no tools to work with or in
I .tructors to teach them how-would secure
he perfect success of ia system which is in
itself humane, just and wise one
In lieu Of the present system. there was one
advocated by John Bigler. we believe, in 1858
or 4, in one Of his messages as Governor,
to-wit: the removal of the eutre Indian popu
lution from the State But, there was one
very important point lacking in his recon-
mendaton-he indicated no locality to which
they could 60, and nobody, at that time,
seemed to know of any. This omission has
been supplied by the Humboldt correspon-
dent of the Standard He says:
The plan propose is this: Let the Gen
eral Government remove the entire Indian
population from the bounds of the State and
colouize them with suitable provision for their
support as has been heretofore done in sm
lar cases, in some tract of country adapted to
their wants and modes of life, and capable Of
their support. Such II locati N, | am credi-
hlv Informed. is to he found in Oregon temi-
tory. lying east Of the State Of Oregon, and
south of The Wallu Walh, al out 500 miles ia
extent north aud south. aud of sufficient
breadth to amply sustain all the Indians in
this State and in Oregon The face Of the
country is level we'll watrred and fertile
producing alundautiy of grasses and escGleni
roots and well wooded The climate is TEN
perate and game is abundant, aud in every
respect it would seem to hc peculiarly ndap-
ted Tor such purpose while. us yet it has
not. 10 amy sensible degree been arpropria-
te 10y white settlers II such locnily cx
lists IN that region rs | am led TO eieye,
! tnnd brief exploration will determine the
act. ITS character and exact AiixS) before the
tide of white settlement h IS reached it, let t.
two years from the present time every Indian
in this state can be located upon it under
such auspices and guarantees us will insure
hi~ future quiet aud support with ample
scope to follow his natural pursuits. and make
| such advances In civilization rs his native
taculties are susceptible Of IT may he urged
1 That the expense Of such scheme. will prove
! bnr to ils adoption. In reply to that OBJ
/ jrcli"n, | answer, that the sum annuity ex
ended in sustaining the Indian reservations
in this state. aud the various military posts
scattered through the interior the necessity
for further maintaining which would thu be
lone away with. would pay the entire cost
of removal aud sustain the new colony for Al
least a year. This system has been adopted
in the eastern States, in the instances of the
treeks. the Cherukees, the Choeta vs. the
Chickasaws and the Seminoes, with marked
success, and We know of no good reason why
its operation should he less beneficial here
We have precedent in Cur favor; our necessi
" for such policy is cInl hatically urgent,
and there Is no ui ircjion. that ! can perceive
"t sufficient force To- outweigh the benefits To
be derived from its adoption.
Let The eE stature, then, before it adjourn.
IT this sugge tion cOu.mcnds itSelf to their Hp
proyal. adopt strong resolutions. urgiug upon
.
and we shall soon cet,e to hear of Indian
wars. with all their exl euses and revolving
c"nconIitants."
The removal and location ofthe Choctaws.
Cherokees and other tribes above cited is moi
precisely case in point, for they o,cned the
! lands from which they were removed and re-
cei,ed other lands west of the Mississippi in
H. tl La, g.
the soil, mecha les, lawyers, editors, mer-
chants, tradeSmen, aud many Of them gentle.
men Of more than ordinary intellect, educa-
ton and refinement They are self sustaining
Nations. The money which they have re-
ceived from the Government was 10 charita-
be donation, but the q,id pro quo for those
lands which they had held for time immemo-
rial and the title to which they had main
tained with their blood. They live under
written forms of government, and know how
to live. Many Of them are wealthy enough
to buy some Of the gold mines of California
and have large plantations stocked with hum
dreds of slaves 1t is, therefore, idle to be
drawing a parallel between such Nations and
the piggers of California.
Still, it is immaterial to the question under
consideration, whether the parallel holds
good or not, and we merely mention the
thing as an incidental matter.
There can be no doubt that, if there be
such "a tract Of land as the Standards CORES
pondent mentions, it " ould greatly benefit
California to have the Indians removed to IT,
for it would throw open to settlement many
thousands of acres Of fertile land now inclu-
ded in the Reservations and occupied 10y the
Indians. The expense to the General Gov
eminent (aitrr the outlay for removal, which
would be heavy would be about the same as
keeping the Indians at this time on the Re
serN"tions, according to the existing system.
And it would have one advantage Of no iu-
considerable importance, and that is, that il
would locate the Indians all in one place, and
enable the Government TO exercise much
better and more uniform supervision over
them than if they were scattered.
The plan is not \ ithout some sense and
feasibility, and is worth the attention of the
Legislature.
Is the Tehama Court Of Sessions, E. Strick
land found guilty Of horse stealing, has been
sentenced to one years Imprisonment in the
State Prison.