, 1870-05-21

!'ardon me 1oE saying 1nat me response
hearty M as ' We though. We had = rtehs to cxpcet.
Wc hoped 'or concentration Of benesoirnt enort,
rcctl0n which would Ut least equal what we arr
doing for foreign henthens- Tie Friends have
shown !raisewotthy Interest t9 tas agencies under
hai committees Ut their own to visit them, aud to
give them both moral and material atd: hut whnt
have others tlone7 With the bright exception OF |
the Santee Sioux ntsslon, We hare heard Of but
liz own theory IS that every agency. with Its
agents, Its missionary teacher It's farmer, its In
terprtter, Its smith, should be one mlssIon-famEly,
win unity Of purpose, OF sentiment, ant Of char
Christian community to Ertns th!s about The
cll;ca1 part the government mag 40 IS small! II It
sands alone; Int with the assistance Of the vol
was wiling to show In Tic Sanitary Commission,
We eau do much, Without ns, you Will be the
you. we shall run back in the old regime when
agencies were given as political prices to par \
u>anF. VIII yuu permit that 10 happcn7 think
lisat question nust be answered very soon. Ne |
arr now III the second year Of this administration
But have no Intention 81 reading !ou Lecture
9e one r'asca! n tGinE haze To- ssy Is a III e
The government, and In fehaii Of the President,
ask 1c organized help Of the good people Of tic
ou scale cntisely bcyoul anything hrretofure at |
tempted In this direction, thu doom Of tho Indian
T. s.a1ea an The 4ucs cSse5,nln'oa tS WIZ a fhe
Euencc ofDur civilization Ne have now some hope
af aycrtinE War this season. Red Cloud and other
frontier, have promised to come 10 Washington;
Ind IT, willie they arc here. they can Receive rrac
sa1 n ts,n syere s; "i ~ ~ 1aftn nap s sr :.
Hclnay reasonably EXPECT rntnl results from ths
i impression made unon them By the power and
regret that nm unable to hc at your convention,
A'Ths Tie following M lug letter from Genera sherman
created no little 1egrct among the leaders in
| convention
llEAporAK7KRs ARMY OF 7nE EsIKp s1A1Es,l
| NAsHtSITpS, d. G., May, 1870. J
DEAR sin: have your note Of May Is. and re-
It Ses aoae IL M
mis- meeting, but It does seem to me taat
trey accomplish little or no good. The Indian
question Is a practical one. AMI noi one of nlerr
feeling; and 20 far as my observation extends.
ne wild ludians are rather .lanage. than trnr
rtel hy the connict Ut extreme opinions which
these public meetings enEcnlcr. The real qucs-
lion can ou!y be discussed fairly where thu In
Fori Sul!s, Fort flcc, OF Fort Fettr11nan, where
sou can see the In,lians themselves, vii! feel
W penf sensn ts ssspa # tse tss nnea
truly rourr, ". 7. SnEKMAS, Gcneral
Wendell Philips wrote, severely comment
sES on the policy SO long pursued bE the gov
errmcnt- His letter was warmly appiaude.i, let
DEAR sra: deeply regret shat cannot n. with
you On Wednesday, reganllns ths meeting. Us !
| 10, of PARAMOUNT importance. Efcry American
lue ht to blush At this nattons treatment Of the In
: ! dian.. Reckless, false. treachetuus anu blood
-rarfare which xe charge ihc 1oiians With using.
ftcn with unjust charge, only to ind ourselves
.oe,l after alI, At our owl game. The i.u!ets ct
>asstns, who acted unez his orless and received
! It's nprToya.- II he nicned success
. ha hid snt,cd something. hut. after dragging the
rag through this Infamr. he ts Whipped
! ly his numerically coutemptibe foe. sun. he is
! | mandt5s have shown themselves mlscrcaots, AMI
, worste4l, out-Eeneraled mlacreantE, at that We
olse sites all 'ns ,a, saas sy LOAD
swords rue,ei with Innocent hlood, failed to Sc
ture. ol course. brave men are always Just. saiE,
en sn;, nfssi0i ssa pes.nan aespse f. Of our H.
"an policy. Make them citizens. nola thcm
,ss Is rfo,eeson % a home the Cheats an cnt
thrrats who only cxaspt1ste md abuse them
trent them Ike men. DO Justice, sou expect L
0 ,cct tht III to cory Il. Were they to-ay the brute
e.1ne snen fHnry them, they con! fairly gay. "W'
only mtat.a The exames s9a lsyS IT.. set a,,
rethcr. Yours, WENDELL PHtLilPS-
2 Colonel S. +. Tapran. = - :.
d DEPARTMENT OF I,1E INTERIOR, OFFICE orr
INDIAN AFFAIRS,
= WAsu1SG7oE, u. T.. May Il, ls;0- J
! SIR: Ny public dulles, which are exccetttnEl
cncrtus and pressing, will prevent my FcsHon'itn
II rrrss to you my earnest md hearty approva! q
c the objects Of the. convention, and hule that
1uay hc The means OF more fully enlighseninG tn
u rubNe mind on the subject OF our 1nian rrlattanl
nr.l thereby permanently ASSURE the estahitsh1ner
n ii thr peace policy Of President Grant fcty II
~ spccttu!ly, -FOUR obedle;t servant,
IN Ed. Cromwell, Secretary.
y- 4 long communication from Samuel ". Jan
Ar Icy; one Of the Quaker agents At Omaha, wa
EfInfal Il hat &T,.,af T. /,
i. 1ndinne have had intercourse with thoes white
Id WHO arc little superior 10 themselves. tt
,ts cn}y way to nrevent tho determination OF tt
he Indiana ia to place them On reservations, a1
llt to protect them from tho encroaehsueIts Of Il
Ids | lawless whites. Too little Intention has bce
10 given to the influence Of woman. She is r
oot t1l1iasly adapted to the work Of civilizng u
led their fa~niIics, arc the best missionaries, pE
ion viaing thcv Put their hearta in tho work, u
In frequently visit among the mdlana,
to The beauty and excellence OF the Christi
nd religion needs to be taught the red men BY c
led amnle as we'll as By prccept. Much mon
md will he required to carry on the work, and
tbe viii NECESSARILY extend through many geue1
hat tions before the last tsint OF barbarlsn can
pse removed. The lands Of the Indians have be
sold b unfair sale sna N oe wsh ss
ads ! hrncst person Woulo approve ~ Io.s -
an, Indians are wards Of the government II
n. Lornd by homer and duty to see that they
ed protected.
OF Letters we're read from Horace Greeley. I
Of sander S. Richards, President of the Pea
nci snciety. Boston; J. Hammond Cromwell,
seir sargent, II. c.; John Hill, y. e; sena @
, to buckingham, John 4. Logan. Senator Morr
3rM William Lloyd Garrison. 4. Il. Love, prc13d
INST OF the Universal Peace Union; Senator u nu
her insi,am, Of Connecticut and the i'e'' H.
San The Chairman Of the convention sever
inst commented on General ShcEman'a letter,
bby ,irs Mary F. Davis asked that it bo r
ate. again. When this was done shc arose: 4
.de- with great earuestncss and cleaners, s4lu
,ore | tho criticisms were not severe enough.
hat have been accustomed to sing OF " "shcrm,
,src Grand Marcl, to the Sea-" hut facts must
ID 10 ignored. General Sherman has pro
me himse false to humanity 1s{,o1 By aene
lsto convention. lie has disErnced him
,edy in TIC ewes Of th. civilized world. The Ind
the Layc been driven from Que epot 70 anot!
rson and shot down ike wild boAsts. Their vi
,our aud children have boen slaughtered lot
:rrs fcndinc their homes. There shonld be 81
AN, sirnnc rebukc sent to Generals Sherman
need Sheridan by the people OF this lano. u
III" Il" ftoIopel van, Of the chcrokees, said thai
rive pcople asked for justice, not mercy nor
mce ! The following named persons werc app
That cd committee to draw up and present 70 !.
III 10 rrefs a specific plan for the treatmens o. !
bic : entire Indian question: Peter Cooper,
rego- yiIlp Weeks, Cornelius UuDoss, 1c"4o
why sueyicr. s, F. TappAn, and Colouel sAns "
luton Cherokee DELEGATION.
o this rnnono;tfcn copnrosed OF the fo!!o
Aliens p.mad Tart ms .res nDuoipted to prcp,H
pos- address, IN tl,a nnon1o ar the United State
= It "a Tenf,n,n co,n,,ai Van Mr, Dzil
der in the f;ar ~ Waadl So'o1 NJ Wev r. D
10 vic and ,ha ~. renAn, =, u cee-af.1r al
by its NetkoSi,si F,;s AZ. Hq!oi'e ,;.e;an.Esex
nah 1t The a1d1es. 'Al e ao.ne aan5en.o1 8
Eopoaal rt.,t OF far,s W contain q eonuT
from Peter Coonnr ~ 11s on ina1An aaaue %,
neither present onir f,e.. enAs the eo1nns s 74
3 down rcrsonal;ties. ~ suo Pc cafciuA "
which In tho end re 1x;,i,,anu.a uu.a stlck 70 p1'u
aselsea al our Injustice md ",.py ~ Ply ho I,eu3A
nation | NAV be. ~1"cA1y, 1o"ese1 el'