New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-05-20
TIE INDIAN QUESTION.

A public meeting was held IN the large hall
OF the Cooper Institute Monday evening for the CON
sderaon Of the present condition OF the Indians IN the
States and Terrtores and may best be done for
their elevation protection The meeting having been
called order Mr. Peter Cooper was chosen to preside
Mr. Cooper gave the object OF tho meeting The rights
OF the Indians have been violated and outraged Tor cen
turies That meeting would be surprised when the tes
mony TO tins long Of abuse would be read 70 ten
that had been to by trustworthy men before Con
gress As the appointment OF secretary Mas a.
lie proposed Mr. Vincent Colyer. Mr.. Coyer, VINO Was
elected, then read the following preamble ana reSoiu
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cruelty Indians chef Of tb. which -
e9eesy d;iure The nss SETTLED porSs o. Ssf eosaI ,Aa ar
the shois which unpraePiea asn circulate 70 hs
% si .,o..o9 ,. ss.i :r the gIs;', s .'s s:y,
TIE eHOrs mailing 10 Prs'sa' ds'00A and ~A on the
The Chairman said that the horrors practced the
Indians earliest settlement OF the country were
hardly TO DO described On the island ON when we now
live and formerly the seat Of Indians the first settler
after few years residence could speak OF them as having
occurred When lac had nrst come to Manhattan Island
an Indian chief rOwed out 20 tho ship, welcomed the
strangers and invited them 10 hts house aud treated
then kindly 1t was but few years sr iSs snst sSS
the next morning they should sAily ioI,h' ana 20
use the words OF The Governor himself make
Mr.. Kbourne sad that Is % years ago since he le
the Misssspp now he State Of Iowa then known as
part OF the Territory OF Michigan The Indians when nc
now thai number has OF coarse decreased The idisn
war commonly knows as the Black Hawk War would be
oa sG az sss s a s'ss
Drunk S T ss c n and rssi h Let him. iho
savage retsliate. ana me s rSssa SaSs ,Se ON Ia
TO whom Their side Of tho story may be told The emil
grants crossing the Plains illreat the Indiana mem
one morning, eoolly shot Indian sqaaw The family
escaped instant death by giving up the murderer VINO
not have done the samoi The Indians have always done
better without Government annutes Ihe presence OF
they learn immortality from the whites swearing In tho
put In the storehouse cheat the red and whether
the Indian really in for goods bought or the re
sending out Trustworthy men, with goods. provisions
etc, ~ be portloned out among them -, 60,
Mr. Buckley said that IL was strange with the prom-
nenee usually given 20 all public questions. and the pur
tSans that nearly every one had found that no one had
the nOtorety 1t would have been worth do 80. The
Roman Catholics have taught tho Proestants lesson
where the Indians they live amioaby with
the whites proving that there has been radical defects IN
our administration. The list OF names chosen Com
lutee the subject OF considering the Indian question
read aud approved The following the names OF the
General Committee Peter Cooper. yonathan sturges.
James A. Roosevelt, Henry lbergh, Edwatu Cromwell
lie Grand b. Cannon Rev. Henry Ward Beeeher. the
Rev. u. IL. Chaplin, the Rev Samuel 0sgood, the Rev
stephen H. Tying r the Reyi Howard Crosby, the Rev.
Thomas Armtagc, the Rev. James NJ Buckley, the Roy
Marcus Is. Hutton.
Mr. Geeson of oregon made lengthy and interesting
speech in the OF which he declared that the keep
ing Of forts and soldiers In the Territories was need
less, and what Is 10 day costing millions might cost
nothing. Among the Peace Commission who went 10 the
Northwest last year Gems sherman, Harvey and
Others particularly hostile 10 tho Indians, but after
being brought in friendly contact with them. they
learned the Indians desired peace Why the treaties
Kept because the supported by stong
party In the Government TO whom they are profitable
Presdent Lincoln said TO tho speaker "When this Is
over the Indian question shall have my first attention."
but his death had prevented his Intention being carried
INTO execution With the aid Of tho Association tho In
dians should have their four territories and their repre-
sentatves at washington from Their own people
read by the Secretary FROM the report made
gress the Indian question which the Association think
proof that the Indians not bameable is
generally supposed