, 1866-12-07

wonld respectfully suggest for the couetdera.
tion of Congress The propsiety Of transferring The
lp0ian bureau ffom the iutef1or to tue war De-
pa: :tueni, and The abolition of Indtan AGENCIES,
tors The rrsson for ibis cbauee seems to me
both obvious and satisfactory. II wonlI resntt in
cteoter economy Of cxpcnd lure. aud, as think,
willie 5aSe. '~A NS'4'' A"A
Rave The honor to be, very respectfully, your
obsdirn4 servant, 2: :: GnASE; General.
rrronz OF 1r1r1sSAsT GENERAL W. :. easnxAx.
llnehs' arts ss!os Mo Spremhsr Sp Missps
GENERAL: or nv retain 9i fFom ia : mo opb,,
,oiI On lie rlains' had lie honof to S.caiye the
!Fsm yea5 # oste1S5
81 ,ea ~ rs be 81
IaS no pe oenn ea 70 ~ n ad
nv jrrarturr t,5.mnrrow' am fsrSprs - .I,rh.
IA ih1s snsls NNNe ''D'o" ILL 'A~e~ ~ s'sn'
linn 1nne Is 1 tc,s,,rv - ~ ~ tnc iii.
TED ts1es vs.. 5iylde into dyc .-reaf ,ni,fary H.
SIsicns. of Witch hss eat!ted ths aiiiialy bi1- II
e1"n o. 5oe @ sbs nnno;tnt ~ 70 ~ sna,c ae vas
1;ens,a' o;d eommand,n.; ,ls M benn 1nent Of
ns msrd;ng: a:' md tse Dena1tmcnf 1no Of eon
Ma}oh IT, 4, hsrcss ,at eJhv,as c, .,a eo o
thst Nd besr fnrme IN thc VA and ths r,.inc'
lion lion OF lsc depots Of accumula,ed Stores. Ills
G;1fie;Ssd I S,a sss, ;sriify H'as5 t.; !s eIae5
Octob r, ISIS. there in % service Isl com.
sss r ana s snsisd en e ,s THY 1S
srn,y sna ~ Hatn,.ierr. xkn b.a heen en.sI
far ihe wsr and shn ciainca thc1r aisch,rrc hnt
they Wcrs stationed il remote districts whsfe taey
conti nnf he ,anisrer dmI,n0 fne srintn- sc,Sn,3
aud ,sc ba, M 5erniar 1rnnha nv,,fah,n ~ ,ba:
nns,ose w stili Tbr rcaucfian oi III itTacnias Ma
nnns ,.ae n1s,aI t -. ~ ~, ~ M s;t
iha, H.. the ~, ~ nctno " M 80
troons in Ihe military di:ision wss rcnGI,e,i IL
-, sns,si e,5sra ~ 1ho IT,. eIsG nn,nt nSu.
sn1usy 1s,ts m entIre rharre +, thr ,nrrtint,oi
s, ~ 1e,d III. sfnrr ~ ~
cemn ;hat ~ sha Wfssr,-f 1hn .or.+-, ~ - ~
9h3n a taEen L. nnt ent;rciv M ,a y soe
;%r Me4t r te a1n auo ' Isl e u
Kes No1Rs a1s Hss i n1o o1s sDa1
General Terry cornmandipe; Department Of iue
Platte, Major General Cooke commanding: De
crommandipr. and Dcuar,incn, Of tho the arkansss.
| Major q. neral Ord commandinr. This remains
fhe caee al Ills lime, and as ali irregular Troops
njsr troons as foIi6ws >'~ AeS
Department Of Dakota: tho Tenth, Thistecuth,
s.gd e iS3,n :na nhst ssal regiments Of in
t,jieTys Second Regiment cayaIry' lie Et.hteenah ~
infan,sy and iwo 1 hundred indan see1n en's o'
Ariile1y I Third and sesepsh ResincSte ot ear.
I nlry eitsht rnnnanfts Tenth Cavalry fentotrd1
lie Thrill Fifth. Jhfry-Scyenth. TRtEty irhth
fcoloreil Regiments Of Infantry. a1d Isl inl,sa
esIas Denattmeut Of The Arkansas: Ba,,erv n. r1nb
Artillery. four companies Tenth l:ayairS fcoi.
oredl. Nfnctceutl, aud Twenty- y-Eirnth Keriment
ot I Iaia,iIy, snd M ~ Indian ssoais. - ..s.,.
e saaa e eoaa
uota .! nHaHs, ane "nen taese lcEimen!s asS lnl'y
r M n1ea az ~ ,nssfMeed and ns tIsS
ard haSna! 10 so
W HessE, ana ~ ~ ~ ~ lug
se psosd ha.ey
to ae resdy thiS yesli nai as much lrostess has
ne aar Ic;nens ~ n ~ cnn 1nn hav hss h.c
per peetrd. Id" ''DeA'' as s'a'' DA'' Aa's ''SA *
IN ,t ofas, ~ aa la o, taS greg. m:.'
!a.y r!hoen 10 ~ solvta musL stasa N Genesai
;ssion ION ths Gi:si.sspei RiyeF q .he noes
Aountainss y. an asetaSe .seaota teast ano ~eet
"tH tno4th LII enh9a aa 4g es ano
miiss, XXI irom m inc $. YIN horaer Q! New MeSics
10 rs baa,n TIE: ~ ts G east are the fertile and
saplS,iy improving s'atss o. MaassoIa loxa. Mis
E nd M nIaS icerta n III o
sase1n boer ie,e a. vii sdap,ea S to ee set!c ti,
meat: NJ ihe,f western par,s are r.: prairie
WIN E9od g1asses out Sens'a1y acsod Of rfess q o.
uMnelis, n IT sapFS. 10 dGous9ta, ana ale ant IN
tenae Terrf1nries of unn..na i1iah ia ~ Go,npadc
mountains, .,p e99ta'nns ~ numerals o. exify s.nd
I - t,,A, cf%k. t,~.
IT ,tirn,r 1ains ~ sna 1otc ~, ~ 1rs1en a a
t,; ,+ ~ ha ans haou *. ish9 III
oeliea, apd has Been @ pu-hed With % 90 enesss and
ncys md mo Inountsir Te1;,orics nYcarnf n nrnsi H.
aH M1s; !!
nst1,on. nat and & afe ~ my judgement worthy rue lb
BETWEEN these mountain Territories md thoss
Of the river border lie the great plain 0. Amer
Gy lie hundreds Of explorers thai h.se tsaserset
tht N frum the time Of fhe expeditions Of pis,.
and Lewis and c'a1h, as early as 1909
can never be cultivsted like Illinois, never b.
il'sd With Inhabitants capable u srlf-gorcrnmcn
ena sa e can a6sSs, 6stSe ssa Van ssa
OF horses, 1nnles, cattle and sheep. The NOM
Ing and assuming a condition Of sels-proiectiu1
aud defence, becuuse the people can acs,uirc IKE
hsfi,ations snd Their property Is generally group
mines capable Of sustaining people et~ou.
enough to Guard themselves against the preda,os,
this tine a. isojated position. prcseuting a ;Gin
settled frontier in every direction viii n.stle.
people branching ont In fesrch oi better pace
an utter fuposslbIIty aud all ne can Ia ia TO ali
The peop|e n selfdefence, until tn time tbey cs
whGc trr frsxel r hrinr th4ir s,ora, trnr
soi1a ss dae5 parts Of cur country as safe ae tho
,;on ~ tc ind;srs ,rhn II nnmadic ud " ~
h1nds tnss ,hr WV, ~bne n rnantEE a"a dpczhsJ
5n,o;m YVES ~ a,n nc ,1s. ~ SS1hss5 ih5 eesc!pso
Thnsn 1nIt,as Wv US p;e91 o ~ .aSh ~ auosues
Is fr,;a,ga 80 afe ,- ~ ne People
aar SassA naH t3, VI w isoa,so ,3,HoIies. II
Es as I1s.e as9 We; .se @ mlitaly. eharge
min a ,anE Esqer ,p 70 q sne nta ~
a@ 1aou n ast 81 a9 aa'e 70 o. 4a
tRa . nnu ~ ~ - nouRn .a3g Mese uosite Mai.
,ra ~ .Eas aHT .ue acts o! onr E3es
1s- !, I efe @ lnaans a.e eonsIaed
a aaGIc aho psGseon Q! .ne 1ren
,tnf ,ii1e. 49,, GsE axn, n.:n.an t asss- ~
VI m ~ nas p1, g neen So MY leRe1
~ y! ,hat ~ 1ppS ~ nna s U.ueas, WI au1dat
Fl tna. WI" ta, noe nsse M % rensW t1e aIseas
rant oas siH ta a. .ne fesua oa M o."
I1lt.,s nal o,euid ~ iitsn!,s5 ~ y,
~ t,,t @ T.. Ut ~ - =
~ aaL5 au.lao1t1les, .l anu .haT tnc connan1ih ~
eyel1auc Of theee 1p,ns but a's Should pn.s sps
Ino sonf9 f me 81 ,s 2. monsys aa
fn,11 e de 1oe "aqSI a q "a
hnn ~ 80 ~. ~ aha W
bey be Hhu eS
,s9r+s a. sHc Pr sn ., o4f ~ @
aae ~! ~ -, g.a Eas aGni " !ue aseu,t ,
afe 1itseIsat anu tue laaians H suemse!ses mou!
.ie MITE kf M e f4e II ,S ,fSpe annq.ss @
qnneo 70 nane me feml.annua! payments euolee