, 1870-06-02

In1nchea, and Apaches weze very difficult /
deal with, being dissatisfied with their presen
treaty NTH the government. The Usage In
sians were in very deplorable condition, ha
been much neglected, their agent residing IL
By the Roman Catholic Church. The Mismi.
aud senecaa we're doing well, had one school
and we're improving their farms. The Ottav7t
and Wyandottes, and other smau remnants oI
tribes were doing exce1lently. It was the com.
mittee'e opinion that al a1orts Of the
Friends should harmonize with that Of the
United States in the advancement Of the pros-
peHty OF the Indian tribes. The Importance
Of education to the Indians could not be too
h1Ehly estimated. Without it, Indiau{C Christian
ity must be imperfect. They thought that all
schools for the Indians shou1d bo on sEstem-
atlc, thorough plan, and for the pu1poss Of
drawing up such plan they had elected
Fr1ena Harvey Wright as = Superintendent OF
Schools 1t q salary Of $500 per annuun. The
Kckapoo.. Indians bad two day schools and a
school fund OF e, 1000 per annum. The Potts.
wnttomies had school fund OF 90, 1000 per an
num- The Friends had established a school
household duties. Tho Indians preferred
boarding schools to all others for their CHI
dfen. as then they we're separated from their
homes, and soon forgot their nomadic life, The
Friends has furnished during the past year
teachers for every new school a. eoon a. eetab-
The more the committee had become acqnaint-
cd With the Indians, and become aware ct the
ease with which they could be governed when
treated with honesty and kindness. the mora
responsibility they felt rested upon i Christian
community fot the cruel manner in which the
Indians had been governed The committee
had appointed DR.. Vim. Nicholson, at SALARY
ct 81, 600 per annum, as General Superinten-
dent foE the Indians. The committee had felt
TIC necessity greatly during the past wear that
no officer should be appointed to post among
the Indian tribes under the committees con-
t5ol, who was not in complete sympathy with
Society Also, they feIt the oeesasiIy IT. of nxnos sos
general law excluding all persons from the
lndlan Territory who were not NECESSARILY
there "a agents for the Indians. The commit
tee bad asked Congress for an appropriation
Ct $40, 600 for immediate use and $10G0O0 for
the next fiscal yeaE, which had not as yet been
granted, although there WAS = pressing de-
mand for its use in supplying the Indians With
farming utensils and reeds The encroach-
ment upon the Osage lands by equatters was
subject Of great importance which had not yet
been attended to BY the government. Upon
speeches were made By many ID he
Friends, expressing their Satisfaction in ths
Mofk done By the agents, and the hope that
they would press on with it for yet smother
year. Den1nciatorJ remarks were msde
concerning the righteousness Of emigants
Who seized upon Indian lands without even
the form Of law. II the Indians landed at
Castle Garden they would be better OF than
IN the possession Of their present lands. Men
were eager to annihilate them from the face OF
the earth, 80 that they could obtain possession
OF tho indiana land. Twenty Thousand fanni-
Ass to-day had settled upon the Usage 1ands
claims. The Friends had lelt thAf they ought
not 10 pay out al tbs money to- keep the In
diano at peace, and had asked Con-
Eress foE IN appropriation accordingly, And
they bad felt discouraged when they had heard
that it was likely to be refused, and hsd indeed
thought that il the money WAS not granted Of
Withdrawing from the Indian country II the
money was not granted it would be construed
a. N indirect way Of showing that Congress
had no confidence in the Friends Society. The
Friends had Already, BY their xction, preyent-
ed Indian wars which would hAve cost the
country millions. The Friends we're confident
that the Indians could not be snbdued BY
peaceful means. They considered it mattar
Of public economy to thus deal with the Indi-
AIS. The convention then adjourned.
PostsKe ssa1ist1ca.
Postmaster General Creswell has a1f7resaa7
the following letter to Vice President Colfa1.
IN compliance with resolution ct the Senate
OF the 18th ult., in relation to postage sta
tisiics;
Posi- OYF1cK DErAR1xkyE1
WAsn1sa1uA, D. C., May II.
raj inquiries made in the resolution Of the sen
ate Of the 18th inst, relative to postage sta
tistics, as follows;
l. In answer to the inquiry. "What were tha
EXPENSES and receipts of The Post Office In the
different States and Territories during The Last
year." beg to refer to the tabulated state
Eent thereof, reported by the Auditor for this
department for the 6scsl year ended June 80,
ls69, and published in the appendix OF the
112 and 113- p1o~0
.. Iregret that it is not pdsssble to state the
9se 81 eeIs 9RSe R If T. eP ths M
tera or reports made;of the numbers OF letter.
mailed. The number OF letters can only be
estimated On the amount OF let
ter postage collected in money, the amount of
postage stamps sold and Acknowledgements
Tor free matter. In a Communication which +
addressed to the President Of The Senate on
The 18th ct February last, the number Of let
le1s delivered in the United States during the
dsca yeAr 1858 WIS estimated 1t 483, ,O00. 600.
ay predecessor, in his annual report ot that
rear, estimated the whole number OF let.
iers 80 at 70 7soooo, 600, .hieh Estimate
., vas sna eonezsd ana3s t. ss By zss9s
he TACT that the number Of letters delivered
y the United Kingdom Of Great Britain and
relsnd {where the single rate Of postare IL
'nly ona penny-two cents-and the Postage
'ecepts ct, ,000, GOO per Annum greater than in
he United Stdtes), waa officially reported for
he calendar yeaf 1867 at only ~, ,ss1 900.
5. The a1mua Increase in money orders was
eporter IL tabular form in the 1.st annual r.
'ort OF this department psge 29), to which /
,,eg leave respectfully to refer. 1 summary is
hero given OF the operations and results OF
he noDey-order business from its establish I
aent, embracing penod OF dye years, from
s65 to 1869 inclusive.
4. A no separate account is taken Of regis
cred Letters, it iB impossible to state Whit il
heinnumhar or their annual increase. Ths
act Is known, however, that the number Of
eG1stered letters Ia constantly iucreasinu.
he {ecent legislation authorizing thepa7nant
! tte registration fee BY means OF postaoe
lamps increases the difficulty OF keeping
accounts Of registered n3tter, and 10
'ouid require large increase In. the cIarica1 |
Gree of the Post Office establishment,
p 1ha increase Of stamps snd stamped en-
e!opes 10 reported in each annual report Of |
ao department. respectfully refer 10 the
tatement thereof tn tho last report (page
'ght), exhibiting, IN tabular form. tho IN
rease IN issues IN 1859 Is compared With the
'sues m 1863 The number of stamps, stamp
q envelopes and newspaper wrappers, and
be value thsreof, as sisted in the last four
nnuA reports OF this department, were as
olloxs.
tur. ftrtber. Palue. |
.GS. ,.........-.. .ssa, go 3l1,a9s, ,ea25
Vi. .434, $685. sa5 1870, ,063-0o
;68. ~, st, 80 1850, 400
90. 10, $40 15,07a, ,o61.50
e. Returns Of the weight Of mail matter were
sade By different railroads for the first time
! 1867, the weight being taken only for thirty
pnRecuti7e working days, commencing on tho
1t Of April, 1867. An ana1ysis Of these re-
arns was pub1ished in tho annual report Of
s67, on pages soventy-two to eighty-nine: in
uaife, and reference waa made thereto IL the
,xt Of that report (pages ten to thirteen). The
My returns since received Capable OF compare
IN we're from the roads chiefiv in Tie Eev
rgland States and the State Of New York.
" thirty days from 1Bt March, 1859, an analy.
8 of which appears in the report OF 1853
'ages Baventy-6ve to eighty-fye), and in ref
:enee thereto IN the tsat On pagea ten and
even.
7. The number and snnual increase Of the
ttefs exchanged with foreign couutie, fa1-
uhiye Of the E1tiah North American pIo4in-
.s, Of which no account ia taken, A7e reported |
tabular form, and published IN the sppen-
L Of each annual report OF this department.
utmg the Last five years tha number aud The |
'c1esse Of foreign latters (singla rataa) have |
cen, "A follows: