The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-22
THE QuagERS AND THE INDIANS.
Operations of Commissioner s.. III. Janncy-
An Indian War Averted-Letter from Friend


tOnaha (Ith no., l5thD correspondence Of the Will
mngton DELL Commercially
and deserves the sympat6y OF ali well wshers of the
prosecuted and wronged race OF red men for his
noble devotion to then good. He has much 10 con-
tend WI h. He has had O most trying case recently,
but think he has managed 1t to the satisfaction OF
all paites. Last winter before he came Out, white
turned. HIS friends tracked him to their settlement,
but could ind nothing OF him, and as no evidence
could be found of mis- having been killed the matter
was, Tor the time dropped. A little more than q
week ago. however, his body was found sunk IN
lake pierced with bullets and an Ilaian arrow
sticking In his mouth. His friends eXasperated ut
this made up strong party, well armed, ana
started out to execute vengeance on the indians.
Samuel heard Of 1t aud started TOO and induced the
party to return aud let han Try first to find the
Offenders and bring them to justice according to
law.
stated the case to them, and told them that If an
Indian was wronged he would 90 all in hIs power to
OBTAIN justice, and now that the white man mad
been killed he was obliged 10 do the same, and
that lie had been instructed to withhold any moro
supplies from their tribe until they should give up
the men who committed me murder fney made
speeches, and IN Justification said that their men
had been Killed and no notice taken Of IT, but Samuel
assured them that II should not be While he was
superintendent. 10 his great satisfaction, they no.
tilted him by messenger the next day that there
were eight men implicated and that they were pre-
pared 10 give them up The officers were sent up
and the men brought down and lodged in lail. They
had tner hearing yesterday, and were rcmanded for
trial at next court.
Immediately after they were given up Samuel had
their goods, amounting TO some thirteen hundred
dollars worth, distributed among them. The goods
were received from Washington packed In boxes,
aud the custom OF the superintendent heretofore
had been to unpack the boxes here and replace their
contents with an inferior article anu sell the original
goods Ior twice the amount required to replace them,
anI POCKET the balance Samuel took the goods un-
opened 10 the reservations. called the chiefs together
and opened them IN their presence ana had them
distributed Just as they were received. IL gave the
indians great satisfaction. They said 1t had never
| been done before.
| The treatment OF the murder case has given much
Satisfaction TO the whites and gycn qaIte an coat TO
Samuels administration, While the just distribution
OF the goods has delighted the Indians, and thus
much good has already been done by SIMPLE Justice
by some II Is Thought war has been ayerted; for
had the whites retaliaed by killing the Indians, the
Indians would have resented, aud who can tell how
| many lives would have been lost
ii Is great Satisfaction 10 see nan like Samuel
M Janney thus devong his life 10 the good OF men.
| "Blessed are the peace makersn In one OF the
agencies under his charge they have large school,
| where they board ana teach ssycaty-iiye Indian
| children. They propose TO make this high school
ton to prepare scholars fof t6is tIie foyernnsnt
approprstes $4,000 year for It's support. samuel
| has provided The men with poughs and hoes and
! they are breaking ap the ground PREPARATORY to a
| wheat crop. lie says She men are Wiling to work
has given the right TO establish individual ownership
LETTER PROM FRIEND JAvsgy.
| letter from Samuel M. Janney IL published
| In the Friends Haeitgericer OF q recent date IL
| was written from Omaha on the 18th OF June.
| Al tnat tilne nc hau visited Dut three OF the
| agencIes--those for the Winnebagoes the Oma-
| has and the Pawnees WITH each Of these tribes
| he had held council, and found them much pleased
| at having the Friends for their caretakers They
| call the agent Father, the superintendent Grand
father and the President OF the United states Great
Father, or Observation-Disclosures. OF these three tribes
the Winnebagoes are Friend Janney thinks, the
best informed but the most demoralil ed; the Oma
has the most orderly and vlrtuous and the Pawnees
| the most warike. The last mentioned are less civil
| ICED than the others but they have one redeeming
chafacterlsc-they DO not drink ardent spirlts and
l Will all n q IN fhor
| male beauty, but s0rrowfully records IL have moi
yet seen n handsome Indian woman Nor does he
| hold out hopes Of immediate good results from his
| iabors among the Indians, though no IL condden,
l that py right treatment and Iudtcous appllancel
J they may In time pe civilized and ChrS'isnlzed,