The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1868-12-12

ey are promised food whist tbeyI
are learning TO cultivate the earth
and rear talneist6elt , WI NR03
INDIAN RRIpE. ava Az
To, labor With theiEewn hand s,or
even to remain In one place. mill tates
with all the hereditary pride,of the
Indian. And who must be nsssdAo
accomplish this ,result!sgIt vas for
this reason that the peace com mis-
sion, az its Chicago session. Id Oetos
Der, after the evils sbefofe desoa-iRed
had occurred aud were, kh6wzll tO
them was forcedstOs the conell sion
that's the management 0e India "A ai.'
fairs should be t'ansierred baf K t0
the War department $whetf1L eb4-
l0nged prior to 1913. ? - I - .' !"
INDIAN AFFAIRslAN THE WAFE Nv
I qsF5 ls PARTMENT. ~. aaI
7 phat-department- Of-oHr~goS- erns
ment Is the only one that can use
force without thecircdmloeution now
necessary, and no otIief depafttaleht.
Of the government can act with Che.
pf0mptnesS and vigor necessary To
give any hope thai The plans and
purposes Of the peace eamnlisiou lltrs
will be carried out, Even then Il here
are doubts dhatthe Indiansil n en-.
selves will make the necessary per
sonal efforts to succeed, RndT1Sflow
that they will, al least, fall t5ack
upon our hands 4 mere mass fl u elR.
less paupers, s.''.ls ~ ~, h
sENPIMENTALITlI2sss slalF sAsliizs.iyD,
| am fnllEiawafe that many of the
good people far removed from con.
tact with these Indians, and d dNEel-
ling with a painful interest on che
past events, such. as are described to
have occurred in Minnesota In u 86S,
and at the Chivington massacre Of
1854, believe that the whites are all
ways in the wrong, and that the In
dians have been, .foreeds.to waz- in
self-defense by actuaf want ofby Fea-
son of their selfishpess -yv
NECESSITY on FoRcINdlINBnNs soN
! RESERVATIONS.
| am more than, con vinced asue % is
not the case in the present instance
and hope / have made it ceTtzain
Ifnrther believe that the only IN ope
Of saving any part Of these Ind ans
from utter humiliation is BY fair
and prompt execution of the scheme
presented by the peace cOmmissi on,
which can be done at once BY Con
gress with the concurrence Of The In.
dians themselves, and even theza it
viii require mueh1patienee andhz ard
labor on thepaIt Of the Officers who
execute the plan, whieh-vI Do not
wish TO assume naysel { nor ihu0sR 0n
otherarnag officers. ~. Az ~ 1AA-- ~,
TRANSFER THE BUSINESS 10 F-HR
WAR,nEPARTMENTaq
But this is certain chat the 0 Elly
hope TO find an end to this eter nal
Indian war ishy The transfefof the
entire business TO the War depart-
ment, aud for Congress % enact The
laws and provide the necessary m-on-
ey at least a'YPar befoEesrequifsd to
De expended. .ng glp
Plan To. CARRY ouT TIRE sGHEHIE
General Sheridan then details Ehe
expenditures Of money approprla Eed
by Congress, and concludes as Fol,
Iowa; VI u AEqRaaft t4errt'Mffa puEsuF
protect the Missouri river traffic = nd
the Union Pacific road with zealOus
care and so gathertin all watlderE 1lg
bands of Sioux to the reservata on
north of Nebraska. Is I fG7' L
Glen. w. s. Harney is prepared TO
feed and protect them to- the extent
Of Che Iieans subject to bis control,
and to destroy or punish The host lie
Indians .0fIhis department until N eg
Of their own vblftion win 20 toF ort
Cobb, andIehaaih there Oh the feso eIS
vation assigned them under the esafe
of General W. B, Kasef, who. y ia 4so
prepared to a limited extent 10 pro
vide for their necessities ThisdOUab'
le process of peaeeIwithiH theirres er.
vations, and war without, must Sc on
bring 'thisniatter 10 some eonelusiofi
With great respect, your obedienl
servant, g '.e W.T., SHERMAN, /
Lieut.. General commandRgz- 4