New-York tribune., 1870-05-31

| The Kickapoos. numbering 325, were living upon
and were selfsustaining, many OF them having farms
They had made treaty with the Central Branch Union
Pacific Railroad for the sale OF their lands, not yet
ratified, and which they did not wish TO be ratified The
PgttaTatomies over 700 IN p number 9sd c one good
largely attended and well managed. IL received from
the S for each scholar lar p Per G s1nqm mum no fo
citizens the United States The tribe self
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| Indians, about $40 In number, were poor and
valley Of the Seosho River said reserve being abou Is
for several years The sacs and Foxes about 100 in
number. had one Mission school and were sefsustanng
The Shawnees coo IN number, sefsustalnng. They
would to the Cherokee country and dsband
their tribal organization. The Kiowas, comanches, and
fed with their present treaty with the Government The
been much negeced Their agent residing far from them
They had school supported by the Roman Catholic
well, had one school, and were Improving
| their farms. The Ottawas and Wyandottes
exceeny. II the Committees opinion that all the
efforts the Friends should harmonic with that OF the
United states in the advancement Of the prosperity OF
the Indian tribes The importance OF education the
Indians could not be too highly estimated. without
Indian Christianity must be imperfect They thought
all Schools for the Indians should be system
attic thorough PLAN and for the purpose OF drawing up
such plan they had elected Friend Harvey Wright
superintendent Of schools at salary Of s6O0
The Kickapoo Indians had two day schools and school
fund OF 800 per aunum. Ihe PottaWattQmles had
school fund Of e 900 per annum The Friends had estab
llshed school for the teaching OF the Indian women
hOuusehold duties. The Indians preferred boarding
schools to all others for their children, then they
were separated from Their homes and soon forgot
their n0madic life. The Friends have furnished during
the past teachers for every new school as
established and hoped III this way to do great good The
more the Committee had become acquainted with the
Indians and become aware Of the with which they
could be governed when treated with honesty and kind
ness the more responsibility they felt rested upon
Christian community for the cruel manner in which the
Indians had been governed. The Committee had ap-
pointed Dr. VIM Nicholson, at salary Of e coo per
nun, az General superintendent Tor the Indians The
Committee had felt the necessity greatly during the past
year that no officer should be appointed to post among
was not in complete sympathy with the pocy OF peace
pursued by the Friends society Also, they
excluding all persons from the Indian Territory vino
not necessarily there Agents for the Indians.
OF 10000 for immediate use and 100000 for the next
fiscal year. which had not yet been granted although
there pressing demand for It's Use in supplying
the indians with farming utensils and seeds. The
crOachment upon Usage lands by squatters sub
ect Of great Importance which had not yet been attended
by the Government Upon the conclusion Of the Com
mittees report speeches were made by many OF the
Friends expressing their sasfactOnn the work done by
the Agent- and the hope that they would press on with
upou Indian lands without even the form of law m tine
Indians landed at Castle Garden they would be better of
than in the possession Of their present lands Men
eager 10 annihiae them from the face Of the earth,
Twenty thousand families today had settled upon tie
Usage lands who had not shadow OF legal light % their
out all the money 20 keep the Indians AT peace and had
asked Congress FOR appropriation accordingly And
that 1t was likely 10 De refused, ana had
indeed thought that, II the money not
granted Of Withdrawing from the Indian country II the
money not granted il would b. construed az an ndi
OF showing that Congress had confidence in
the Friends society The FRIENDS had afeady by Their
action prevented Indian wars which would have cost the
country millions The Friends confident that the
Indians could be subdued by peaceful means They con
sdered IL matter OF public economy 10 thus deal with
the Indians. The Convention then adjourned.