, 1870-04-06

Placing ttac 1nt1tunx on 7kcsrvvationx
nnd Keeping Them Therc with tIsc
Help nf th~ Arzny-A Letter from
governor Harvey.
To the Eaiiar ~ the Stte York Tr,a-.+:
In your paper Of the 1Cth instant ia an edi-
torial article which, in mixing allusiou to
proposed conference between the House Com
mittec on Indian Affairs and tlc President aud
Secretary of the Interior, Says II i. init
mated that the Committee favcrs breaking up
the treaty syftem, putting the Indians on
reservations and keeping them there, u need
be- with tho help Of the army" OF this YOU
eav: ave do not like tho last i.1ca at all
and add sone observations which may do CREST
harm. by misleading those who have vague
ideas Of tho question which il now 20 pronin-
cntly tcfnrr the public.
1t ia not proposed or desired that civilized
and pcaccable tribes Like tho Cherokeca, aud
mnnv others who lave long since learned
to cam their bread by peaceful pursuits.
should be removed with the help Of the AZ
N.Y." or otherwise: but experience is fast
teaching tho American people that the preda-
tory horsacs Of HavaEos who have been for
years roaming at Will through the centre OF the
territory Of tho United States, wagins n TO-
| let,tlets war aEainet ite citi.ens, AMI rerpe-
| trsting the horrible atrocities 90 graphically
| and truthfully described 1y General Sheridan,
! must be constrained BY some yneAns to follow 4
different lfc-to change Of pursuit il not :
|
effected ty the exercise of superior force. The
savage. utterly devoid OF moral Trin,
| cir1e. viii recognize no other inhucnce until
| the force il made visi!'le and ps{rable TO his
| comprehension: then he may 10 made snaccp-
title 10 moral influences, Aad the carbnc,
lance, and sca!pinE Aifc--haviuS been taken
and kent out Of his hands s-may be rrnlset~l by
the n!ow and hoe, or heryacrs wkip And, attel
| many years Of eelf-eac9itcing labor hy roos
| men, We tnsy hope to see some Of the dea ca
dAnts Of theee Indians Hervadcd BY thai
.'deep religious feeling which has As yyi
| (ecn perce,tiblc TO no Que but Ninrcnt Coll
ver, when ho took what rou aptly called 'ts
| rusc-colo1e.l view" of tho Indians, last sum
mer, Even the good Friends, who aro agent
for the$e rowing bands Of armed maura'lcrs
admit thA. They can do nothing With them un
til they are rlaeed upon their reservations
and kept there, unaEmel, and under control
"as within the walls Of = penitentisEy, The,
only object to urine the army for the walls
TO rcxt1an The savnges because such use woul'
be incompatible with the tcnets Of Apccuiia
religious filth.
Eut yonr jonrusl. though harnpe7ed hy NJ
.ity Of placing the savaees upon reservations
co<-e :. not like at all the idea Of hAviuS then
keEt there hy tho help Of tho army. In th
name OF humanity, would ask you what b..
empty it in protecting tho lives Of our fe'lo,
] citizens and in Restraining and protecting ii
! tavaFe while he il receiving the tutelaRe neces
sa1y to make him citizen2 You ssv use,
: Tiers VII te aggressive II that were Il
,nitted, you must own tn: the eano truoy
. that restrain The savage within his rro,t
! limits could and would protect him there fru,
! aegressions by ''aetuera," or o4lcrs, 4
! much has lren said in Various journal
: concerning settlers and aggression" t
. them, it may not he amiss to state tn
: these settlers arc generally citizens
! tho United States, Of at least ave
!. Axe intelligence and p1obty, who In
left their former homes in the Eastern Stat
9 or in Europe With the laudable desire or pu
s r,oTo to makc new homes and to help to d
+ ycjon The Western States and Territories
Y doing this thoy only SAX that protection VIII
= IL accorded to their fcllow-cititena esseThe'
= II It he urged that to afford such protect
IS would involve g government in expense,
= relly, that Lad any foreign milton pefPct.at
within our rationAl boundaries hthc o. !
eutrages Of which these savaEes have ne
guilty. fearful reckoning would have oe
r.sie; no consideration As to expense Wos
1--we prevented war OF magnitude and da
tloc sufficient 10 attain ''sccunty Tor I
future and Indemnity for the past, The r.
y. y" re cf tLc West ask for "soe,1rlty II
~ fnutr, sud that in way which, while
L. would involve the least possible eKpen
nj would Afford protection both 10 TIC cit;Ee. .
- TIC eaysSe, sGl lead te l.. Gi1li-:-a!.i''