, 1870-12-26
THE INDIAN COUNCIL.

The Specch of Comta1i*stoner FArKet
-gop4tttutsoN to he Adopted bt a@o
Counctl-R. port Of the Committee
ON observation-disclosures scnont
Statistics. -.
Oea,dats, C1frk Nation (Der, 1s). cor7e:panderese
Lt< Laurence Journal
Quite / sensation waa created, yesterday.
aropE tho delegates and peopla Asaem5' -
the place, bg the unexpected arrival q SeE'
Ike pspefa had announced that he would n.
tend the council, but On the Appearance Of
the pre4fle,.t'e Commissioners without hlms |
they had reluctantly Gisea nim up. >
The great erect OF the co1ncsl. to-oAs, y
routine Of tile rnornisg, in meeting o. shls
character, the honorable Couamls .lonef ap"
peared. and. on invitation, proceeded TO de-
liver IN interesting address. as began %
giving = histo1y CT ths causes tbs. Indasea
lie eoye1uue ent to incorporate IN the treaues
nf 1SS6 lie autleriiy 10 call the General
Council nov in eeeaion. He expla'ned at cot.
fiderable lerE1h and with great clearneaa oil
e1pYt ssion. the wishes and hopes OF The gov.
er; uent OF the benefits thst would result
from the present mceting. He saaa thAs tae
1rcsident md his cabinet, ana tnelf tl"e
friends in C9nsr.ss. waited tham to framo
coma tttutlcn 9hich should be Republican IL
fo,p,, aud tt1i,tly conform to the laws o.
Congress aud the constisution. .,x
TWAS hoped and expected That they would
Of Ill the Tribes now resident Ia tho Indian
Territory. aat OF those Who may lessAftef ID
! removed here to live among tletn- thus gov.
| t1nment should be composed exclusively Of
1odians, with Legislative, executive, aa1 IN.
| cicj,l Department. 4 delegate shonld be
tiec.cd 10 Cong1cse. and. at the earliest prae,
! tscable moment, \ STATE Government saoo!a
! be crested and application made for admission
| 40 one Of the States Of tho Union.
He urged thlA coutce as meknsot stfcu6tn-
ttxh
Of ::zhsts men. who are now pressing upon
them from the North, Eaat aud South, de-
cooke OF the poEsrtul combination Of railroad
| meg, land spectators and Adventuress Eho
were seeking to open up the country 10 "Mte
immigration, through the PROVISIONS OF tef,
At the last session Of Congress-, and admitted
that they almost succeeded, noteithst andinE
they were opposed By the Preaideut.. bis ad-
yircrs aud their tsue friends In Congress-.
| Tlss il TO be an Indian country-the exclu-
.iyc home Of The Indian forever.
Ths form os government proposed was MOI
10 interfere with tribal organization or theis
lava ard cs,etons. Something muat be CON
ceded By all for the general good Of ~. Con
time in the petcefnl pursuits OF sgtlcultuEe
cultivate the arts and eciences OF cislltzanon
encourage and fotter your tchools, practist
, | Temperance and virtue among your people
| build yourselves neat and comfortable houses
I spread abroad AMONG Eou1selvea the ele'nent'
, | of practical Christianity, and you Will rece'V
, ! the aid and encouragement Of the govern
/ mept, tho support and sympathy of all goo
j mcs, and the eNn1ts for eelf-governucnt IL
= rroeEet will become tsiumphsnt snrcsas.
, Several members OF the Council made con
: eratulatory speeches In reply, expressing To
: qualification they exneHeoced IN mhetans WI
. the Commissioner 10 their own country. At t1
!. CONNER cement OF shelE experiment at , una7
Of II! the trites.
TIT COMMITTEES on Permanent 0rsau,zatio
i made report Yesterday, and : committee {
e twe]so Of the zbleet men Of the Council, VII
g Hou. Vim. T. Rore - Chairman, was aPpoui
J., ID to draft constitution. This work Will o.
n cupy the committee the next teu days. II
q viii t,e care fully prepared. and rhen Euomi
ii led will 10 sdopteh by the Council. rs
u vitinn wiI he i1,se1ted il il to submit It to t
b. co,,Ic for ratification. What this fate OF Il
y measure will be before That tslnunal Is {
r. ceedips1r protlematical.
~ An interesting report was also made Tn
~ tho Committee on Agriculture. Tins fept
u pjyns iptesestinE Statistics relating to tlls
~ ,ipuItural resources Of tha InciAu TeIKlto
~ ~. it4 aaapt.tion to the growth Of sll kiads
y cereals and f11its, and resisin- the last II
n :he tlvc principal irabss OF the intaiatl fo1
Ia, tory, together Ri.h tue QuapAws, Sehec
~, I PCCtias, ", su1ottss, SlANntes, AID otla"
Al live .pt;rejy BY cuItiva lug the s.l AID rAts
au stock. wf.ila tho Sue md Fox And Os1Ses ~
~ ~ madc comn,cniabte rroeteas il that dIecti
Aterrtt frrm the Committee on stho
&C. will bo preet ntetl tomorrow. Ihia report
nd- cuptA.n al interesting exhibit OF tic ptosf
Of education during the past hva years. L"
IT.; ~ ner cent uf all tho fnnda Of the Indian:
1H' tiir country is devoted to school purpo
Lrec ard 4 larger ter cent CT cllildren attend II
schools ttlan in any Of the Western States.