Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-20
WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP
Report of the Commission err of 1ndian
Afiairs-Rather a Bad ShOWing-NO
Official AdvIceS from Paraguay
Resignation Accepted.

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e WASHINGTON, Nov lS-The commits
sioner of Indian Affairs has submitted hi
preliminary annual report to the Score
.. tary of the Interior The total popula
ton Of Indians he puts down at 300, 900
, which is rapidly decreasing, on accoun
, of disease in troduced By depraved whites
and whisky. He thinks large portion
of the wilder tribes manifest disposition
to emerge from the savage state. lie
urges ameloration of the pitable condition
of the savages, and thinks they deserve
greater sympathy, and also notes that
there is less interest taken in them by
Christian organizations than in former
years
Many tribes are without schools, and
altogether without religious institutions
lie has information from the Governor of
Idaho that the Indian war is virtually
ended. Our military operations have
been successful Many were captured
and the rest compelled TO sue for peace
During the year the Indian commission
had made treaty with the Northern
Arapahoes and Cheyennes, Baulls, Sioux
and OgOliOla, Navajoe and ShOshOnes
| Inc LHtlu features VI tIlt lIGdLlcS Dluu
the Indians to keep peace and provide
for them suitable reservations and means
for education and civilization.
In accordance with the provisions of
the treaty with the Sioux, the military
! posts, L. F. Smith Phil Kearney and
Reno, in the Powder river country, have
been abandoned, and on this point the
Indians are satisfied
The treaties made in 1867, with the
| tribes in Kansas, have not been ratified,
with the exception of that with the Pot
tawatamies. Others yet await the action
of the President, the concurrence of the
Indians thereto having only been recently
received
The principal feature of the treaties
made by Commissioner Taylor and the
Governor of Colorado with the savages of
that region is the removal of the latter
from New Mexico and Colorado to re-
servation in the latter country and the
establishment Of agencies there Some
of the bands have accepted the terms, and
probably all will accept In May last
treaty was made with the Usage Indians
by which that tribe agrees to sell about
eight millions of acres of land in kanses,
for sixteen millions of dollars, to the
Leavenworth and Galveston Railroad
Company, and they agree to remove to
the Indian country South of Kansas.
A treaty was made in July at Washs
ingeOn with the Cherokees, supplement
tai to that made two years ago, and in
explanation thereto. 1t has not yet been
acted on by the Senate. A treaty made
lately with the Montana Indians pro.
vides for the extinguishment of their title
to a large extent of country, and for their
location in districts suitable to their
needs
The Commissioner recommends that
treaties be made with the StOckbridge
Indians in Wisconsin and Ohio, and Mis-
sourians in Nebraska Both tribes are
destitute, and occupy valuable lands
which are of little use to them BIZ the |
sale of these lands they can be made com,
Portable
No report has yet been made by the
recent peace commission held at Chicago |
Commissioner Taylor, of the Bureau, dis
sented from the views of the majority, |
who think the Indian Bureau should be |
controlled by the War Department The |
Commissioner recommends Congress to |
make liberal provision for the destitute |
Indians. He also believes it better pol |
icy to feed than to fight them. He enter,
tains the opinion that the stoppage of |
supplies TO the Indians, which had been |
agreed on In the treaty, was the cause of |
hostillties on the part of the savages in
their attacks on settlers and emigrant |
trains
The responsibility of these troubles, he
says, does not rest on the Bureau, which |
has faithfully and earnestly represented |
to Congress the means to avoid them |
The report also recommends legislation |
to protect the people of Texas from inVa-
sion by Indians north of the Red river,
and from eastward which the Commits
sioner thinks can be secured BY the Loo
cation Of several military posts on the
North and West border of the State.
He thinks the section of the law con-
corning the barter, SALE or giving Of /
spirituOus liquors to Indians should be |
amended so as to include cider and beer, |
in which Indians Indulge to a great ex-
tent In some instances breweries have |
been located near Indian reservations
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.
Clark, long Superintendent of the
Printing Bureau, has at last been dis,
posed of, Secretary McCu)loch having |
accepted his resignation. The RetrenchS |
ment Committee refused to proceed with |
their business in the Treasury Depart
ment until Clark had no longer connec- |
ton with The retention of this nOtO~ |
riously corrupt man has been a great |
scandal
PARAGAUYAE AFFAIRS |
Hon. E. d. Washburne called upon
Secretary Seward this morning to ascer-
tain the truth in regard to certain states
nents recently published relative to the
official conduct This brother c. A. WASH |
burne, in not protecting the rights Of GER.
tain American citizens in Paraguay, to
which government Mr.. Washburne is our
accredited Minister The Department. of |
State has received no advices Whatever on
the subject.
FALSE REPORTS.
The attention of Secretary Seward was
called to-day to tclegraphic dispatch
from Washington, New York, Cincinnati
and other papers, in which it is asserted
that the British Government had receded
from its position in regard to the joint
occupation of the island of San Juan,
which Secretary Seward pronounced
destitute of foundation. He also pros
nOunced the various statements recently
emanating from the same source, relative
to our alleged settlement of the Alaba ma
claims, as simply the merest cOnjectures,
and devoid of any truth.
THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER
To day promises Grant earnest and gen,
crous support in whatever he may pros
iect for the restoration of peace to our
distracted country.
THE PUBLICATION OF REPORTS
The Secretary of War has begun to
put in operation a different system from
that heretofore generally pursued in the
various departments in regard to the pub
LEGATION Of the report of heads of Bu
reaus
His course is to give to the press all
such reports of military commanders and
subordinate officers as soon as the briefs
for use in the preparation Of his own re-
ports have been made, acting on the the-
DRY that the public have a right to the
information therein contained, when its
publication is not preIudicial to the SER
vice la this plan it is well understood
he has Gen. Grants concurrence Sec
rotary McCulloch holds to n different the
and hos ,nuob liSso tic