New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-05

use Of carry with them when they travel, even In
the Indian country the very article made contrioand
by tie laws they are bound 10 en'orce-tnelr en-
ployers drinking it even in the pay -bouses.
Agents rot unfrequently sppoint interpreter
clerks mechanics, farmers and l,borers, TO reside
among ard do busness with tie 1odlans who carry
into and drink freely 1t The agency, whisky, anu
his is the way laws for the improvement Of inc
Indians are executed. ,
Promises of great benefits are often made to the
Indlsns by Commissioners at the time OF making
treaiies, which are left out OF the treaties When
written or printed. The who system Oh deiiih8
with The Indians, from the Governments oIhsiais 70
tie iradcra has been usually not only tainted Dut
rotten with fraud and robbery.
In proof Of this, will state few Of the many i-
stances which have been fully established Large
quantities of pork have been delivered them under
contract to furnish pork the Government pay
ing for that quality which was composed e1eiu-
svey of the tops OF hogs heads and their legs below
tile iams, and rotten at that. Large quantities OF
flour are furnished, spoiled TO such degree that
they had TO knock of the hoops end stav,s, aud thus
il stood like rock ard had TO b. ent TO pieces WIN
hstchets And axes. When the Indians complained
TO their sgeLt whom they called father, they were
told by him II is none OF my busuess; the super
ibtendent furnished the -four and tie pork
Now, Us to The Sioux, who have taken many Lives
of the innocent women children Oh our frontier,
they have been grievously wTonged and outraged,
aud have Thousand grievances or csnies OF COM
plant against us 20 one which our fathers had at the
comm encement Of the Revolution. Their women
have been sedu,ed by white meu, have lad children
by them and these unnatural fathers have left their
offspring to starve or be taken care Of ty tho poor
Indian mother and Der friends. The Indians never,
as they told tie writer IN council, fOrsaas their
offspring.
Their annuity goods have been sold by Govern
ment agent, to purshass IL dian wives, 70 the num-
b, of five Six for single agent. This com
plant was made 10 Government, but It Has dise-
garded.
Their cattle were converted to the use Of the
agent, who caueed them to be driven away aud
never returned thus adding robbery TO fraud.
At tie council Of Traverse. des-Sioux, tho Chiefs
refused to make treaty until all tie traders lwbo
always dictate treatie. agreed that II they could
lave certain sun o. money, they would never ask
any back of that time.
The treaty Was mai, the money paid, and yet
the old claims wero uDsstisiied and tpraDg up
again ut the next treaty.
Where payment is made Of Ell coo or more, the
traders league 10 divide the Indians among them
selves, and persuade OF force The Indians TO give
them all or nearly all the money they get ut pay
ment. The traders grab the Indian by the hand
arm, shoulder gnd by sheer force compel bin TO
81 en- lis baud, or even mouth for sometimes, to
.eep the money from the rapaciOus trader, he puts
the gold in his mouth. Tie Agent and Snperintend-
en', as though in league with the merciless trader
say 10 the Indians: "Fsy your debts; pay the
tiader" SO, the poor Indian is practically roDted
The Sioux made a treaty some three Years since
cediug all their lands cast south Of he Minnesota
River 10 he United States, supposIpg they should
recs We the money therefor. But, alas for the poor
Iudisn, the inevitable traders pied up ciaimsgoing
far back OF the 1ravese-des Sioux eaiy--and got
$40 coo Of their money in 1871, and have already
swelled their claims enough 10 grab or ongulf the
whole sum.
This il Of the chief causes Of disafecson, ad
Ged the Usual frauds prse,iced upon then before
tie presch, Administration. The present agent, Ma
ior talbraith, having removed most Of the old EN-
poyees many Of whom received large pay for little
or no iervice, they, together with the traders
have D.g eeted no opportunity ~ poison tie
minds II tho Indians, and inhame them against the
presen, gent and the Government. The traders
have been sboring 10 prevent the Indians from send
their ell ldren 10 school, and ON listening TO or
believing tie missionaries who have been laboring
among them.
Univer-a ~, the trader is opposed to dollar being
expeufe1 among them except II be paid III cash, 30
ia At thoy clutch II with their greedy hands The
traders. tho I'D dynasty Of trsors, have done more
than eli 80 other Rebels 10 Cause this outbreak,
these INDIAN murders; and il the pre.eu, forces
marching into TIE Indian country would drive oat
The r.0,r. not already extermiDaed by the Indians
when they have 90 abused and robbed, they would
do more ior -, country than by Strengthening d
us.nd Inclsus.
There II no emedy for these evils. No permanent
be Effected but change OF tie entire sys-
ten. ktOy he cash or money annuites; drive out
tie traders; stop the whisky trade; appoint super
ntendenls, agents, and Others, who will neither rob
the Indians themselves nor permit Others TO DO ii.
aud who Will not select drul ksrds for their inter
prefers employees such the Indians cannot say
Of a. the Chip ewas said, If whisky good for our
father, Why 10. good his children I" CHIPPEWA.