The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1861-01-30
From. The Globe.
THE INDIANS.

The report OF Hon. A. B. Greenwood, Com.
missioner Of Indian Affsirs, presents, in gen
eral, a gratifying statement Of The condition
Of the Indians in the past year. We will
make an abstract Of the interesting intOrma-
ton it contains.
The United States Government paws an.
nuities TO large number of Indians, in pur.
susnce of treaties. The annuitics paid in
the last calendar year amounted TO the sum
OF s2924 ,069 65. 1t is estimated that 80.
ll4,6S5 3S will be required for the fiscal
year 1862. The Indian trust fund, before
the late abstraction, amounted TO IS, 500, ,2il, j,
invested in stocks Of the United States and
Of several individual States, Of which the in.
terest is sl59, ,609 90.
Since March 4, 1857, land has been acqui-
red from the Indians by treaties, TO the a.
mount Of so, 232, $50 acres, at a cost Of 50.
726. $50. Certain tribes have also ceded
652, 400 acres, TO be sold for their benefit.
The Indians of New York have not deter.
GRATED from their favorable condition OF last
year. The Michigan Indians have been sue
cessful in improving their small reserv ations.
The Stockbridgcs and Munsees, in Wiscon-
sin, give no satisfactory evidences Of i'm
proyement. The Menomonces, 10 the past
year, have been insubordinate To their local
agent. an investigation Of the charges agains'
whom has cIculpated him. The Sioux, oI
Minnesota, in large numbers, have abandon
ed their savage dress, the chace, aud tn.
feasts and supcrstitions Of their fathers, ans
have become industrious farmers. The WIN
nebagoes continue to improve steadily. III,
only obstacle to their advancement being III,
traffic IN whisky. The Cappewss on Lake
Superior aud in Minnesota show desire {,
avail themselves Of treaty provisions Tor thci,
advance IN agriculture and the me, hanll
arts.
The surplus lands, amounting 70 S5i,I-t
SIS acres, remaining after the assignment .
lands 10 Indians in seyeralty, aud the conse
quent reduction Of large reservation agtrra
bly, TO treaty stipulations, have been sold lol
81 lis, ,4I6 20. OF which the greater pnstiat
"has been invested" says the Coma ssivncr
/" in safe ami profitable stocks" We Tea
that the most of those stocks have bcca NOR.
"prohtable TO spectators than they h-,,
been safe TO the Government aud th,
poor Indians
During the present Administration cGsl
Indians have had lands assigned to them. il
seyeralty, by patent.
The Munsee o. Christian Indians, VII
are confederatrd with the Chippcwas o. Kan
.as, have been provided with ccminuabl,
homes, aud, by the use oI ordinary indastt,
will soon be IN as guod condition - II.
Chippewas. The tribes in Kansas and SsIll
| Nebraska have suffered much from ips. .
crops caused by drought. The Si.uI - d.
upper Missouri agency are disallrcteti, Dr
cause Of their mistaken belief that .,i,e
tribes have been selling their lands. ani ~,
enjoying the fruits Of such sale. The Pawnce.
10 general, have conducted themselSe, peace
ably towards the whites living next 10 iheil
reservations. They have not entered tht
territories Of the neighburing tribes; but ~,
Sioux, Chrycnncs. aud Arfapahofs have ~.
yaded their soil, aud have killed thirteen u
them aud wounded many others. The Paw.
nees desire peace ~ith thrse tribes. Intro.
ders on the Cherokee neutral tract have had
TO be removed by force. There have been
similar intrusiOns on the lands Of the usases
aud Miams. Among tie CherOkees there
have been many murders and other crimes,
Which are sttri6nted 10 interference by mis-.
sionaries with slavery. The new constitu.
ton adopted by the Greeks. who are peacea.
ble aud advancing in agriculture and the art,
of civilization, divides the nation into foul
districts, pro,ides for the election Of chief,
by the people. and requires the enforcement
oi the Iaa demanding the destruction Of spi
rituous liquors brought into their country,
They have extended their laws over the Sc
uinoles, who have not oil removed TO theiI
new country.
In the central superintendency. the lndi
aus are prosperous and we'll behaved. ln u,
southern superintendencs, the drought an,
the consequent loss Of crops have causet
.euoa suferiAe II u reconnsnesd ths'