, 1862-12-06
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Report of Commissioner Dole.

After recommending that the various tribes
OF Indians be placed on reservations, to be
followed up BY teaching them the arts OF
peace md civilization, with the purpose Of
ultimately dividing the lands among them,
the Commissioner proceeds to State the con
ditl01 OF The tribes in the various Territories,
With the Indians Of Dacotah--the Pancas,
Grosvente1s, Mandous, Aricarees, Assinna-
b0lnE, Blackteet, Grows a1d Sioux-our re.a-
tons ara all friendly, save with the Sioux.
Territorial treaties have been made only with
few Of the tribes, and the Commissioners
recommends that steus pe at once taken to
locate tie Indians upon reservations IL ex-
presses great fea5s Of attacks FROG, The Sjoux
Of Dacoia5, who nunter Il, 600, in the spring
they having already commenced h.stlities
against some OF the smaller tribes. all par-
ties IL the Territory asrce Us to The danger Of
an outbreak.
The Commissioner gives sketch of the
lntrlgucs Of the rebel leaders with tho South
cra Indians, by which large numbers Of IT,
dllns wrist OF Arkansas had beea iirlYu iato =
SUPP tort Of ii: rebellion; lie allules also to
the nnilinching loyalty Of some SeIinoie5,
Greeks and Others, rho fought fer the Unioa
With suceefs until oycrborae By largely supe-
rior numbers Of rebel troops from Texas Br
reason OF this, from GU00 to 5000 loyal n
dams Lad been driven from their homes aud
were then in state Of great destitu.Iou o.,
the southern boraers OF Kansas, waere for q
time they were ted by Ge:- Hunter until the
AAAeA'N VI @RAAhA4 A1ott TlEA LIE
had 1urbiEhed provisions. In another ex Jedi
tion since, 2, Goo OF the Indi:ns had par iciua-
tsd, and had proven themselves splendid SOL
dierE. TIE Commissioner asks generous
appropriation for the lo5M Indians now il
karsae.
In Arizona, the Piasos, Papagos, aud Mnri-
copa6-Eeui-liriiizei ifibes-are loYal Arms
ana ammunition llad bsen furnished them,
ind further supplies are recommended to en-
allie them to be = successful blrtier against
the wild tribes.
In New Mexico, the Apaches ard Nayaio5
have become troublesome aud dangerous
owing to the iItrlgpe5 Of the rebels, and au
Increase of our force is reco nmended to eua.
ole our troop; to fully chastlse them i,r their
ac:s OF murder aud raplre. Being il cou-
slant communication with the Sioux Of the
North, edangeEous combinations 1aaY result
unless tie Sioux arc reduced to su2jsctica
The Indians uf California hare been badly
treated by reason Of the encroachlnents OF the
THl'e5, :na it IS recommended that reserVa-
tIons be secured fnr those remaining.
The Commissioner then proceed to give q
eucclEct history of the rise and progTess of
the Indian atrocities ia Minnesota. Refer
rug to the 500 Sioux who had surrendered
Themselves, row sentenced to death by iudr-
meDt Of the court:martial. the Commissioner
thinks that ths1r execution would partai ie
more OF the character Of revenge than pun-
fsh.nent, and he thinks that upon leaders OF
thsec sayages, punishment SO se7ere should
ISL.
The Chlppewas OF Like Superior are friend.
II, though inducements were held out to them
| to join in the schemes OF uole-in-the D4y. the
| Chief OF the Minnesota Chtppewas.
The Commissioner is satisfied that travel is
no longer safe through the country Of the
| CbippeWas Of Penlhina and Red Lake
| He ia convinced also that though few OF
| the Winnetagoes may have participated in
/ the atrocities COMMITTED by the Siouxs, ret tue
tribe is in no way responsible for their acts.
/ Yet the people Of Minnesota are exnsperatea
| against them a6 much as AGAINST the Siouxs,
i and demand their removal beyond the limits
/ Of the State. The tribe are unwilling to 20.
| So exasperated are the people that the trf1e
| Only leave tEeir reservation at the iuuliuen5
peril OF their lives. The lands which, under
! their treaty, are to BE- eoid to procure means
to supply agricultural implements, b I'VE been
withheld from the market on account Of tho
| GEancial difficulties Of the country.
Hence. they have not been supplied with
the necessary implements, aud have not been
able to engage i'll agricultural pursuits, aud
to very great extent must rely upon caance
for food Game !upon their reservation is
we'll nigh exhausted. Tceir arms have becu
taken from tben, and urle IS their wants are
supplied they must suffer for food. The laast
depreciation on TIE part Of any Of their nuln-
ber, it is ieered, would expose the whole tsi DC
| to an assault from the whites, which would
inevitably be attended with dep1orabie results,
| Under these circumstances, measures must ba
taken to provide for their subsistence unti|
ec1nc line Of policy can ba adopted which
will be alike just 20 them and to the whites.
In conclusion the Commissioner says:
It would have been fortunate if some terri.
tory had been reserved in the NorthFes as
is the case in the Southwest, upon which
these and all other tribes Of that State could
be coDgrs gattd. There is, no Heyer, no unor.
feared that the RENEWAL Of The Indians to any
Of the organized territories viii only serve to
| postpone difficulty which must at last be
met, and Will entail upon some future State
the same troubles now existing in Minnesota
1 trust that when the TINA SHALL have
snhject, some policy Till &c devised whereby
all conflicting interests llay be rocpncile1
and she'll always be found ready 10 cooperate
in any measures which promise to secure rhs
peace and prosperity Of our fellow citizens o
Minnesota, and are jn:t to ward the Ia3isns.
I should be direllct of duty it tailed tt
close this part OF uay report without urzIus
the immediate necessity for action on the par
OF those persons who have suffered In conze
qre2ce OF the depredations committed BY tst
darents, children, husbands, wives, AMI
friends, the breaking up Of happy homes, ans
the instant deEtructien of lifelong hopes aus
aspirations, but the little rsuaining in gu
power should, therefore, be the more prompt
An investigation Ct tho claims Of the sur
vivlpg: sufferers should ba instituted wit
The least possible delay. Many Of them ha1
, been 1edvced from circumstances OF comfo1
AID plenty to ahject want. To all Of thl
Cess, dsley in paving their jnss demands
c:uel Injustice. That the Sioux have cle3rl
= io.ieit: q ell claims upon the Government III
: der their treaties, Is u1questionable.
therefore recommend that their ayailahl
! snnnities. Ell faz as spplicable, after the PSI
ment Of tie legitimate claims Of tue agency
sfa1l be devoted to the payment Of thss
= eiaine. This fund ~il1, however, be who'll
: inadequate, and in beaslf of the sufferers
= desire to make an EARNEST appeal to Congre:
fer prompt appropriation Of al amou.
a sufficient TO ccmpeasate all pecuniary losst
+, AlE sas mede OF Warfare.
n The battle fought BY Gen. Blunt aud Il
| Eridof IA