Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1868-11-21
THE INDIANS.
Report sf fem Inissi,a Of Aa-
diam ) sEsEEss

Fro n the louisville Courier. .Journall
WASHINGTON, y Rembrr 1S The
C1EiUois=Iouer of Indian Affairs mas sub
mittsd bis preliminary annual report to
the Secretary Of the Interior. The total
popu alton of Indians he puts down at
300 600 which is rapidly decreasing, on
ace, ut OF dis. ase introduced by de
PRAYED whites and whisky. BE thinks
large .snrfion OF the wilder tribes mani
fest disposition 20 emerge from the say
90 state. He urges a0eliorsfiOn of the
pifiable condltIou OF the saysges, anu
| thinks they deserve greater sympathy,
and 20 mates that there Is less interest
taken in them by Christian OfgsnIza-
tioua tnap ia former Y; ar5
NJ auy TRIES are without schools, and
alt, gs her without religious iusntuuOns.
He hss Information from the Governor
of Ti2hO that the Iadisa war IS virtually
ended. Our military operations have
been successful. Many were captured
and the II ST compelled 70 sue for peace.
During the year the Indian Commission
had made 9 treaty with the Northern
Arspahoes and CbeyeDnes, Bsuils, Sioux
and Ogollola, NavsjOe and ShOsh0ues.
The main features OF these treaties bind
the Indians r. keep peace and provide
for them suitable eT0sergstions and means
for education and civilization.
In accordance with The provisions Of
| the tresty with the Sioux, the military
posts, I 4. Smith, Phil. Kesrney and
Reno, in the Powder river country, have
been abandoned, and on this point the
Indiaus are satisfied.
The treaties made in 1857, with the
| tribes IN Kansas, have not besn ratified,
with the exception Of that with the Pot
| tawatemies. Others yet await the ac-
tion 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 zsgion Is the removal OF the lat
| ter from EsW Mexico sRd Colorado to
reservation in the latter country, and the
establishment of agencies there. Some
OF the bscCc have accepted the terms,
( ard probably all will accept. In May
/ last o treaty w2s made with the Usage
/ Inlisus, by which that tribe agrees to
| sell about eight millions Of acres OF land
| in Kansas, for sixteen millions OF dollars,
/ to the Leavenworth and Galveston Rail-
| road Company, and they agree to remove
| to the Indian country South OF Kansas.
A treaty was made in July at Wash
/ lngtOn with the CheTckees, supplemental
10 thst made twn years ego, and in ex
plsnasion thereof. It has not yet teen
acted on by the Senate, A treaty made
lately with the Montana Indians pro-
vides for the eXtinguishment Of their
title 20 large sxtent of country, and for
/ their l0calioa in districts suitable to their
nesds.
The Commissioner recommends that
/ treaties be made with the Stoekbridge
Indians Ia Wisconsin and Ohio, and the
/ Miss u !aas in Nebraska. Both tribes
are destitute, and occupy valuable lands
which are OF little use to them. By the
SAFE of these lands they can be made
| @ mfortabse.
! No report has yet been made by the
! recent peace com mission helL at Chicago.
! Commissioners Faylor, of the Burasu,
dissented from the views Ofthe msjsrity,
who thiuk the Iadisn Bureau should be
/ controlled by t5e Var Department. The
/ Commissioner recommends Congress to
make liberal provision for the destiiute