The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-08-14

We feel to be from the Great Spirit, the common
loving Father of us all. He has animated us
with desire TO thus communicate with you,
and He will, we feel, keep our affection warm
towards you, Tor His love "knoweth no distinc-
ton OF nation, tongue, or people, and extendeth
TO the remotest parts of the earth.n
In addition to this, if a delegation would visit
Washington with the protest against the present
SYSTEM and offer practical suggestions for bet.
ter one, asking for permission to cross the mill
tary lines, and that the army be kept back while
the right hand of love and peace is extended TO
the Indians, and the comforts of life given them.
1t seems very clear to me It would be success.
tul, and again realize that zone may chase
thousandn
! am well satisfied the Government way is not
our way. True, the recent act OF Congress is a
very great Improvement but the commission
appointed IS mainly military, of which General
sherman IS member. This policy is one of
extermination. A recent letter from the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs is somewhat encour-
aging He writes me on the I'd instaut:-"The
genuine spirit of the Christian philanthropy has
invariably distinguished the Society of Friends
In all its history, and the tender of the services
OF Friends In the re-establishment of peace
does honor to them, and is very gratefully ap-
preclated by me-" He goes on to speak Of the
Act of Congress and of the commission already
appointed, and says he will present these pro-
positions to the first meeting thereof.
But their plan is for reservations, and one Of
the principal objects Is to push the Pacific Rail
road throueh with the sword aud the bullet if
1t cannot be done in any other way. The rail-
road had better not be laid if it must be laid in
blood. The civilization that is opposed TO
Christianity is a failure. Then they vote
Sl50,000 to carry out such provision, aud
S3OO,OOO for the support OF such friendly In
dians as may separate from the hostile bands,
and II the Commission fail TO secure peace and
the consent of the Indians TO remove to the
selected reservations, the Secretary of War is
authorized to accept the services of mounted
volunteers, 10 the number of four thousand, for
the suppression o + hostilities. This is n species
of the old colonization plan, with the bullet
behind 1t. 1t never answered for the negro; it
will never satisfy the Indian.
But all this proves the necessity of our acting
1t is estimated that one million of dollars q
week are required to carry on The present cam
paign, and If the contemplated additions are
made Ii Will cost that much per day.
May we not ask all Friends, either men or
women, who feel sympathy In this movement,
to send their names to the Office of this paper
Thus we may find enough who will aid in form
ing the proposed delegation; and if it seem bet
ter to await the action OF the present Commits
sion-thoUgh if it go not in the spirit of love,
justice, and peace, it will surely fail-we will do
so, and perhaps merely visit Washington, or cor
respond with the proper persons prior to the
starting of the Commission, for there is as much,
if not more, TO correct at home, as there Is
abroad, and our time for action will come.
Already sincere friends have consented, who
will willingly cooperate with any persons who
are filed with the divine spirit of good, ire
spective of sect or name, and in the mysterious
the needy ard suffering, and our determination
to "break every yoke and let the oppressed
go free,n we may cement again those bonds of
brotherhood which never should have been
broken. ALFRED III. Love,
Philadelphia, Eighth month 5th, 1867.