The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-10-30


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Our dsspaaeAes Yesterday eavs The con.
paniH So ~ 4esA ~ CT
msnche indiana. Thee ass 70 havs thrss
aad-a-hp1 Ailiea A@nAsfalasd, snbracing
the Southwestern half Of the present Indiaa
Tsritssy. v,slI flApGoAs fssu Tssas. 10y
s6sctnally spd for vhslt time the new arrange
nsnt may aacprs psscs With thsss tribes caaas
only b Susssd u. The Comssehss have
ever been the terror Of the Plains. And II
y the vardic. Of Indiu Agents end Conmis-
siouers tina. the natur,iIy predatory ,empers
and habits Of thess warriors. .prs given fnll
piAy By vicious whites. In bio A6ttess'srs-
por NJ. Morton, Superintendent Of In
: dian asdairs Tor New Nexieo, said
"Upoa investigation end hat the Conan
ches havs, been attracted to yhisT ssritosy By
the number. Of Naxieaa traders constantly
visiting them With donksys loaded With mar
chandise, snd il many insianoes with whisky
aud ammunition. These traders exchange
goods for cattle and horses, thereby giving I
market and encouraging the Comanchss 10
steal from the inhabitants of Texas and Ar.
kansas, which consider very unjust to The
people ofthoss States and have no doubt
that these Mexican traders, being generally
opposed to the Bosqus, have melted the CO.
maDchss to make shsss late RAIDS upon tho
herds OF the Navajoes. IN order, not only to
get their horses to sell and use, but also to
make the Nsvaioes still more dissatisfied
with their situation; and, worse than oil,
sstrsdsrs doubtiess have supplied the Co
nanches with ammunition and whisky"
The treaty just made is IN pursuance Of the
long time policy Of the Government which il
to establish the vsrious tribes upon suitable
reservations. and then protect and subsis,
them, until they can be tasght TO cultivate tn.
soil and sustain shemsslves. The plan works
slowly. Al to some Of he Western tribes
there may be found 40 entire inadsp,ibilis, to
the conditions Of pastoral and civilized life.
These, retaining their peculiar character viii
be frittered away 10 the antsgonisms of con-
tact with the whites. Az to the Others, Il IL
doubtful ~hsthss any different controlling
elements, will make the results and effects OF
The Government policy different from the ef.
fects and results it has had with the rem
nants OF the once warlike and powerful Six
Nations, which are nov in New York. Az
illustrating the measure of success, that this
policy 10 its chief success has had, W quote
thus much from the last Annual Report Of
'ls COMMISSIONS Of Indian Affairs
concerning the New York Indiana:
The people under the charge Of Agep,
Zach, whose headquarters are at Akron, Erie
comfy, New York, are the remains OF ID.
several tribes forming the ancient and now
srfal confederation known ~ the Six Ma.
nons. They have now dwindled down 10 a
population OF about 4, 600, reading mostly in
The southwest part of the State of New York,
upon certain reservations long ago Sc. apart,
but some few bands aud parties being scat.
tered about nearer the central par, of tha
State For the most part the people are ia.
dustr'ous,Ias well as intelligent, in the care Of
their farms, and succeed in obtaining = fair
hving by their labor ~ TO many of them, i,
may be sad that they are not surpassed By
The whites in the care and diligence with
which they pursue their business, or the suc>
cess which crowns their efforts, AZ NAV la
at the ANIMAL fair -, ~
sntuted among them. These Indians exhib-
IA great Interest in the education Of their
children, and - their location 10 such A. 70
give them the benefit Of the common school
system OF the State Of New York, they are
not SLOW to avail themselves Of the privilege.
there being ~ schools among them, cons
ia'ning s'2 scholars-a larger proportion Of
scholars to the total population than obtain,
In most white communities. The health Of
Tue people has generally been good during the
past year, aud in spite OF the ray.ses Of small.
po1 among the Tcnawandas, by which a
persons died, the aggregate mum Der Of births
In the agency has exceeded the deaths. The
ionswandss are very anxious for the estab,
iishmens Of manual labor boarding. school.
aud have asked the State Of New York for
Anu Tor The purpose, promising upon their
part, to provide fifty acres of land and 81.
600 from their funds for such school Iii,
10 Dc hoped that they may be successful in
their efforts. The agent returns the ;ndi-
.laaai wealth OF the New York Indians a,
$slo,ooo, but | doubt whether the white.
could buy their stock, personal property. and
Improvements to-day for . much greater
sum-
This is the peace condition to which n.
poney Oh 'ne Governments looks to bring the
Indians Says Commissioner Cooley: ~,
- no doubt the best, il not the only poI;cv
mat can be pursued to preserve them from
extinction Some will deny that even tia,
policy will save them from extinction.
Nlil deny that It is desirable that i. .bould.
an lnstinchve conviction in the heart of man
'ess 10 to him law, is remorseless. an u.
pioneer looks to determination as the .o,s
solution OF the indian problem. III. Indian
war Is 70 him an irrepressible conflict n.
'eiiows the war trail and Stays the red SKIN,
In much the same merciless spiri, in which
ths children of Israel slew The Csn.an;,e,
you cant convince him that i. isn,, God,.
Decree The demands Of mercy aud human.
ny are imperative let the Goyernm.n,r
s1s IT'S generous policy. But fate .;. lr-
DC. Mature does not cosse, -Ae1ora>
-. Avs work on to .neir, - 'o ~ pampeF.
A,,;as races UNI :, ;,sro,, luz "orio
0u!ls, 'as .' i.s roc IS a. remorsele..l,
~ it does individual, If III. Ina;.. Z
perish-wsll, ''s law then, and fate; and II,
over and ABOVE US. But love and kindness.
/" law IN US; We are to do justly to all men
TO these red msn-thats ours, and the res, i,
Heavens.
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