, 1870-03-22
CIVILIZATION OF THE INDIANS.
Visit OF the Qunker Delegation to the
President. Etcc pIc>IdcIlt, md Sec
FcsnFy Coa--Thcir Policy Heartily
AuurnTed.

AEYEo&SUs
From he Easht,.,spa Republican, A1rth Ii.
4 delegation Ut twenty of the Socisty OF
Friends, from New York Philadelphia, Balh-
more, and Richmond, Indiana, headed By SUI
perintendcnt $. u. Janney, Of the Northern
s;urerintendency, called upon Vice President
Col{ax yesterday morning. and presented tho
following. which was subsequently, offered hy
him for The consideration Of the Senate:
III the Senate an! }fyuse of Representatives. Of hd
s'Your memorialists. representing the Com
tnittee OF the 1n1ian Concern OF nie S1sastJ OF
Friends, IL so1nc Of wLuee members has been
assiRneA by tic Government the care Of the
Indians IN tie Northern ,sureransendency.
in the spring Of last year : Superintendent
mud eix agents, members OF the society, en-
tered upon their autics in that slperinten-
deIcy They found the Indians rlaced in
ed and degraded condition but th; snpesin-
tentlcnt and agents entered upon their artlnous
labore With cheerfnlnees and earneslnets. The
Frit nds III tho East rent out supply OF medi-
eincs and clothing for those who needed them,
ard marked improvement il already obseEEa-
tle Eut, With :he. means At their disposal.
the Superintendent aud agents cau accomplish
Little for the permanent improvement OF these
people. The Earne CAUSES, in their crowded
/ aud unhealthy 1oJges, ope1atc to reproduce
| disease, aud although allotments Of land in
| B.ycralty have been completed on some Of the
| reservations, yet, unless thsy llave houses on
| them and mems Of c,1ltivatiug the laud, these
aI!ot1ueuts avail them nothing, aud the Indians
| merely exist without the Possibility OF further
| improvement.
whist il needed, and what our petition aska
Of Congress ie, All immediate appropriation to
build houses. to work their landH, and raise
the provisions necessary Tor their subststance.
From tho estimates that have been made, w1
believe that appropriation Of the following
amounts will he required for wagons, teaIa,
.oole, Agricultural implements, ise stock,
scets, DC, and to erect suitahla houses on
some Of the allotmcuts. viz: For the Minne-
bagoes, S10 900 for the 0uahaa. sc, 600; for
the Iawuees, $50 D00; for the Sautee Sioux,
s25, ,0tN !; for the Ottoes and Missouris, EI5.001;
for the 1ovas, sacs, and Foxes, Sl0,o ,o00- Total,
! S1sO,Oe0.
1.-The time to commence their agricultural
iahoss IL nov near at hand. and, unless these
appropriations arc made for tle1n at once, tho
lnaiatls will have to spend another year in Idle
uess end poverty.
and fayvzal le consideration VI this petition.
''BESsAM1s HLLowE1l-
| - DILLw1S PARRISH.
\ '1onS SACSpERs,
\ hSANtEL TpHSsESp.'
A meeting ct the friends OF the Indians VAS
held also at the room of tho board Of Indian
Commissioners in the morning. There wers
present tie Hon. J. .. Cox: Secretary ot the
Affairs Fcli1 T. Branot, Chairman, and Vim
cent Colyer Secretary Of the Board Of Special
1p,iian commissioners, and the following in
uuential members ef Hicksite, Qnakefs:
Moore, Of Hnyland Samuel Wilsts, Ed
mund Willets, Henrr T. Willcts, William Il
Macy, Charles A. Macy, Jhonas Foulke,
Stephen R. Hicks. Franklin Haines. and Daniel
JOHN SAunderr, Deborah F. Wharton, aud
suaannA D. Wharton, Of Pennsylvania and
William pzrrr. benjamin St1zttou, and Jon
atLan ". pIummer, Of Indiana
as er!s;s in the af.irs u tie Indians he Oh
! ject Of the meeting Was for the purpose Of
consultation On the situation The most
cordial harmony existed between all the
! prospect Of other religious bodice taking up
I The work Of civilization ct the Indians VIII re-
! ported. .-....-.
1t vaa agreed that If only portion Of the
/ I money vtsicl, Is now annually expended for
; I military purposes WAS used for educstiEg and
) Christianizing the Indians, it would be much
G 1rore to the advantage Of the II Western Tenn.
: to1ier in encouraging immigration, md moro
I satisfactory 70 tie whole country.
e SecretaJv CpI Assufel the delegation that
be would give the matter his attention, and
8 Go whatever was in his power to promote the
! | peace policy
c Tie commi isioner Of Indian Anaiss also
: united his approval with that Of tho Sec.
9 rets1y, and promised them his encouragement
4 AT s p: n. they visited the Executive Man
I sion, and after Inspecting the parlo1s wern It.
= ceived bE the President In his private Office
E and introduced by Superintendent Janney, vhs
l explained briefly ths purpose they had Is .iew
e snd tbs wish to pay their respects to the P1eai
dent.
Tha President receiTed them with his uBua
eoraiality, a9a, in replyto the solieit.t.on Of hi
spptnyal, said their policy waa the ooe which
g he bad long since apprpved, md he shoul
;, ! continue to advocata their c1sirns- Khatave
sld he could e1tendA either officially Of person
ally, they could alNays regard him a. fzient
= Of the society. He valued the motives 1hicl
d prompted their Titit to Washington, aud trast
I'd the mission would be successful Altar ahzk
ID king hands with the delegation they retired
of + highly pleased with their reception and th
:, ! promised encouragement
~ ~ Most Of tLs delegates left hare yesterday ii
81 te1noou fo1 .heir respective h1u.ea.
"a The SatsaA Touan's srnrsge Association vi
~ hosd It's regular annual meeting IN 1t,1ng Hui
= .sew York, beginning On Wednesday, the nth O.
"f May ne1t, and continuing through Thurxtn
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