New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-03-07
THE INDIANS-7HEIR FUTURE
To he Editor Of The N. Y. Tribune.

ORR VIC" Diioi oPace IN your paper 10 reojv
10 " Yarobkonehta," In reference to the rroo.s,s
organization of a Government for tie Indian ,...;
tory south Of Kanses. YarobkoneLta" Ia ev;de..,-
unacquaned with the objects and plan Of tho oro,.
izaton and to cohvince her and Others wbo.e o,,.
sition may spring from the same want Of cor,.,.
information, will give faint outline Of the uro..
| Tho proposed organic oct embraces The who'll In.
dian country south Of Kansas; provides for IL.
appointment 0y the Pre.ident Of q Gosernor. S..r.
tory Of State, Distrjct-Attomey, aud Marshal ana
for Legislature composed Of a Council and Hon,
Of Representatives, as in other Territories, in which
every tribe shall have at least representative b
| be elected by the Indians and such white men :.
have been adopted into Indian tribes. Tie powen ~
this Legislature are limited to sach matters "a O.
indians will best comprehend, and are designed "A
secure simple and efficient system Of l. w. who's
operations ehall be uniform throughout TIE Terri
,ory. OF course tits will be bnt an iuYerect in.s
ion Of he other Territorial Governments AZ Grt
bnt will improve with time and experience auliI
becomes perfect as the original froG, which il l.
copied.
The privilege Of sharing in SO important wort Al
that of establishing civil Government for numerous
people, and of making laws for an embryo STATE,
@il l,imuiate tho ambition aud bipg into active
for t will produce an emulation among themselves
which the iclmediate pre- Of The higher cyiha.
Ion Of the white man would discourage, forbs over.
shadowing superiority wolld quenea nj. Lope u
successful competition. IL is to be an exeioslgely
Indian territory, 10 90 governed oy indlanf a'2Se
upier euch restrictions ~ Cong',e IN ~; WISDOM
shall see proper to impose. lie JnRnfo Language
is to lie taught 10 all Tie schools, q "a "a, tEe iam
snd all lea. proceedings will DO In tbs langI,gs
and every rrecaa;iou taken TO nsle i. The language
If the Territory in all theie legislative business AID
socal rel ,tons Tribal organizations aud dislise.
lions are TO be gradually abolished, aii BON Seoas
people formed ont Of the hc.oro fragments thst
now are scattered over our vast country, and who
arc fast disappearing from 100 face OF tbs earth
beneath those ciyilizing infuencts Of the resYed
and cultivated society" solasc.n2inSlo the Imsgas-
ton AID susceptibility OF YarohkoLehts. TIE new
territory will Sill DO under tie protection Of III ths
laws enacted from time 10 time for tue bsIe. Il tho
Indiana, and G. free scope VII be gwen ~ .noss
better Impulse. and high aspirations 60 completely
81 offered and suhdued by the presence Of tho
dominant md douiaeeiiog whi.e Ean. i, isnos ia
human nature to ler5eyers in hoIeless contest. Il
snnot 10 sonaby te expected that ;b9 Indian civil
izarlcn Of yesterday viii, ut cne bouad, reach the
white civilization Of q Thousand yeas growth.
civilization under the most favorable circumstances
Is plant Of ,l,w gro Nth, and ELL lot house nryslOS
N only produce eiekly, unnatural, s-onlved
rnous,ro.ity lie must like tAc OAK acqOie strength
7.
Of centuries and not like the mushroom hat splnu
into existence ana maturity ur der all April saoxer.
Tic lreat misfortune with tte lrdian " that tie
white n an expects too much from nun, fnd becomes
imtatieut 1T The slow development Of t- naturally
aooi but long dormant capaciucs--nos cho9s!hgb
remember that
"Tfnc was wien G. oth.ng, sumptrous OF foT use.
Save ther osn Pante'i '1ins our 'irs' had ns''
the hardy chief upon the rugged ross
Nsslct ~ lie fea, OF on TIE IraFriiy bbf
THROWN ny 81 wintry .o'I,n;s ws,rnc .sos,
Feahess OF wrong. repos' La wear sSecs'h'
Sor Il az this time was two thousand years ago.
7 know verv well that under the fostering care Of
Christianity tie marcn OF civilization VII be ngch
more rapid now tLan at any other penOd Of tho
worlds history. But with all thee advantages rs
DO. at ell reasonable 10 .upPose that any bartaroas
,eoQle should RE 10 a high degree OF civilization
FOR rnspy pererati.ns even Under tie most esteiUi
raining. Even our mat valuable cereals Lave
b. zen brought 10 their present Ier,etiioD Trough
rnny successive crops, and that 200 viii the moSs
reful culiivG'ioni ana tie laws OF naicre sfe 40
pppEcab'e to tie pro gree OF tue human niDd rs 70
i lproyeIlents OF the traits OF me earth. II yoa
viii bat give tie Indians fair chance, wtie, tneJ
lever Vet have had, Ian confide ttey wil RE
ucre rapidly in tie scalc OF CyhLatlia toai any
o.ber barbarous people have Done Brs 20 ia' all
the aiyaniagSs resulting from ASSOCIATION WIZ 'ns
whites have been coun.erDalanced W The eiin
er.sing from tie eame source. And without IaA1aS
t,ese tAiurs into consideration the iucisn is cob
denned a. incanable Of o bigh state c. CIVILIZATION
[ have been in almost daily Intercourse VIA 100
indians Tor about eighteen YEAR,, anc isoIa ny own
cyperience end observation 4 OeieTe the lL1lsns
ca6atle OF achieving tie bigaes. rank ia all tie ~
teilec,ual sccODphs bmonts .ha. eInbeiusa csiI'
Z8iion; and tel;eye the suge low proposed iW
their amsoration is tie best one devised - pFodccs
u a. result.
Al present wo I'll know whenever tie lttisnb
surrounded by O. subjected 10 the ,ws oi TIE "hae
ta ia nj
hover around him. Let me illustrate this BY M oo'
curreace in my nei ynborhoo1; Nyardoi iaosn
was appointed guardian " dist stad sou s.oe,
the provisions Of tie treaty Ut loJ5 ard ls srel ao
received snail AMOUNT OF money. WIN "a! Tt r
bis bill for wtisky sold TO his son lcs
ialher refused 10 pay il alleging iiat ne c al" AZ!
landed the ;oncy to bic son 10 stop BIS inicnuh'
ties which have no doubt was liia. Ba' 'nS 70.
plantation was not satisfactory 10 .he hquor.lntraam
" ho sued The fItaer Tor the ni1ounl o. thr e'y''
old man paia no attention 10 the eut, aLl u .o.S
iudgnent WAS obtained, and an execution h'uIs.
Ills only yoke of oxen exempt from exc u'oa uos.
the laws Of Kaasas was sezed ne tt,'st
rgainst this outrage, bat IN vain. lie lnch ashiL,
20 lawyer lalash who succeeded Iii nF'eN!iu 4
oxen: but he lad scarcely go, them hoaie @n Sr.
vile only home ialso exempted by law irg gs sw
iionl was taken 70 satisfy The jud nent Inc ~ a 4
yer was again applied 10, and agrll saecess'", o.. I
Tie poor faipily now l.gan TO feel themselves so,s
bat tue LAWYER bad not been pIa, aud DC .stt,sb,a
oxen ana h,rse Tor his fees. ov lsrvol ", %
kno Ss ,hero are very few III indeed slnsk o.f,
the Indians ia her neshborhood who hsve ~ 80 ,sa
,rarged 10 the very brlA Of rr.a, and mosl %
,umbloi over this terrible prleipc,, b. esn ,Ssesl
process managed by the cultivated socs., ,o W.;
is now taking the place Of oniaws aud sasasTf, royi
tbelieve Yarohkonehts WI seknowielsS EEL
80 much about Indians, tts!f mature; ~. ND
wants, and conditions. M Il men, at' IT, ~
their happiness az mud at hosrt nor 40 'n,S al 81
viii accuse NE Of any sinister dsslSps ~ n,,an,ed
casy Of tie ea.aS All WY e, =, e, ai Se.a ~
with M Waties, Yho>s whole ne ny ,hs o' fa, q
voted 10 ote0s Of philanthropy ue'st 81 aI So
popumF f'sJ ''ls,;ra r,o,ives. TIE carso OF hs