, 1870-10-06
MISSIONARIES AMONG THE IN
DlANS.

visit OF VIM. Welsh to sioux In r., !
Aotu Nl,d Northern S~bFsh>kn-F
crcsx Of Missionary Work-Htgllfy
Encouraging Prospects Speeches |
by swift Hessr nnd Spotted Tail.
[fao:s oCg SPECIAL coREE.ruSpESr] |
YAsKToS, D. r. Sept. 20.
William Welsh. Esq.. OF lhiladelphia, &c !
ccmlariel by Rev. n. II. Vibbest, Of Connec-
ticut, has just returned TO this p.ac3 from y
trip to sosae Of the Indian Agencies weat Of
here, which vas taken in tho interest OF
the missionary enterprises OF the Eris-
copal Church among tbs red men. The
original purpose Of Mr. Welsh was to visit
only the Sautee aud Ianktou Sioux, hut al tho
solicitation OF Governor Burbank, who accom-
ranied lin portion Of the way, lie 90 extend
ed iis trip as to include the pouc1 and
MILESTONE Agencies, holding council at tho
'attcs place with ..Svotted Tail and ''swift
Bear"
Al the rcsslf of t!:is trip. which occupied an
| entire week. air. Welsh, whose influence an1
! whose success in this good work arc well
known, returus LiehIy encouraged wlth what
has already Lceu done, and the prospect
| for tue future. The first visit wA4 to the
:santee Sioux AGencr, which is on tho
Nebraska eide Of tho Missouri River. about
| thirty miles west Of hsre. Although this 1.az
been one OF the mort w4.like OF tho various
branches Of the Sioux family, they having
been engaged in the Minnesota massacre, they
give the most positive Indications that thcr
| will soon become civilized aud self-sustaiuing.
They arc successtnl agriculturists. will all f,e
provided with good houses within another
Scas, and it would be difficult, il not im2o=si-
b1e, to find community Of tho came number,
about 1,O00 OF white persona, whero an equal
| number may be foa1d not only rsofss:el but
practical Christians. THIS piostcss has been,
in the main. duo to the di!iGeat lalo.s Q! Rev.
Samuel i. Hian,an. in teAaif of tAa Eri=eo-
| pal Church, arI Iesy. John r. WIiaaaaoa, q
missionary Of the 4. Il. G. +. u.
Uuder their direction and charge, missions
and schools haze been cetahlshed within tho
triba uumberihE about 2,o05, living, on the
west sido OF tbs Missouri layer. notth Ct tbs
Santccs, and IL this Territory. This has been
done at the earnest solicitation OF tho In
diass themselves, aud tho result lrs
eeafax1's sssa s' w. wclss s'at:s thst lat tesr or
years sgo, when he inst yieised
these Itdssas, he could noshaye go: one q t!en
to band him tlrsck OF water, 20 iaaolcut aud
aud head men, ;n wishing lie san,ee., were
struck, however, VITA lhr great stange takiug
rlace there, AID. aft-r frequent visits aud lu-
vesieatioiis. tlies cano to tho coa.lasion ih II
:, ! Tie $sa,,tccs were getting a different kind Of
:. ! t:er aiune Sa.c tl4c1,. Thy characterized ii
a. In. ..civ.liIa,io,. If the Great Snr:, and
earnestly II sruSflt :l.s missionaries for solus
| thing &s tia. eainc >ort.
Tie Episcopal s1is>io. At that point il in
Charge ef Rev. Jese1,iI ". Goake. with sever
y al assir.As,ss. The 11.ia hcisdsng .. tla ase,-
0 I ey las recent: bec, completed. ut cost OF
:, over s3c0F, The Indians themselves siyiaG
: ', valuable saeistarer. \ smaller mission has
been established 1t another point Oh tho res r
y building il IN co1rre Ct erection. At Zach III
: these laccs the Ii,t1!ans have given evcr7 AS
sisttnce and encouragement Possible, ai:d are
asking for still! OILERS.
: Mr. Williamson. Of 1,,a \. T. C. F. n, La:
u ret c school III successful! operation Mig.
IL las 1ios over eighty schnlars enrolled. and in
l. Which the Indian themselves are much i::ter
'e est.i, a'tl ough thei. notions were vcry crtls
when he first vent there. One man wantcit &c
y llIow ltGN nucl 10 Tunld pnv tho children Il
+ con,s. i larSe delegation waitel on hun sool
b after his arrival. and wanted TO know w!sel
l4ir rations AID clntl.:pe would cone, n,,tl sait
II il he Nae not 6oins to feed AMI clotle thct,1
= tlsey would HOT coy1c. l:s suscsss IL now Wei
II sixteen miles 1iataAt, wtcrr there a1o 1s-ea'
.. sixty sc!:otar. collected This prclimiua. a.
oi aching III nll tLese SCHOOLS j. night III tn
ii Sioux language. leaving The higher hranche
Us II bt taught III EpE4tEt+
by The II lscorali,is and IEesbyteriau1 sces
re to LaSo carried OF j cou-i0erate rivalry i
or these enterprise, and to have worked ha1nlc
ne niorsly tegctlle.. Ny imrre4sion i, that Ill
in former have been most successful in first 81
Sc tracting. and altcrwards retaining, tho alto.
co known love for symbols a1l ceru1uGzlita 11a1l
Oh tho Episcopal scrSce particularly attractive
10 them. ILu moods allsi notlol1a OF the 1nta:,
aet d;tfcr, however. al they do with white pcor!t
ar aud it is uncertain which will accomplish IL
most real scod il the end.
Of AIr. Welsh in teha,f OF his branch. Is di=
Y Poecu to look after the recreztioas OF the II
his d.ars, as we'll as their spiritual coutfor
CEonuct b2h been successfully IntIolucc
amcng the santeee aud now he proaossa
~ Try tl" eTect Of base bail u!>un them lie il
- tends 10 Lave clubs organized aubuG bot
The S.utees and ianasens. and fusaisil tie
with uniforms. to ;pa vera only wAiic II syial
-. 1.le.e. he believes may H. oGta1ae.l iEl
~ s"r.e E-s>-zn eluss. wlio may 1--we cas-: sh=
~ oIr Wilde still III GuEl condition. Ioa M
soou expect to hes. OF tHa.ta Taue htsWec
the .>satees aua tlts Yankt.ns. ss'.1 i :.
- White Stosk,ng. viii cas. tltsis oye- ores =,
~ ~ lroal prairics. in the ,,irect,eu OF tho "...
'ua , II ti. nalp:.-,' try :n,s ovan NM '',.t1
~. - their pos-ibl. ilestiny-t'l,t CT being slit
M 'ne "a.Ltl, AMI. ptIlsai', sralael after sas.l.
ar- tl!eir 1e.l bletliran q tho bail a1ist hat.
Aa4- A Writ VISA raid. At the solicitation Of Il
= Governor. by Nj. Wr;.lA, 10 The l.,,.ea |. :
1 - :lalsl, they weru suEirwi.1. away Ir,ln, t.
\: direct Ills. h.twes-' til: tSo srihes. Yht-
ttp tie tc;nusut ri ono u: It's Auult:st :1.acs
4" Tic Nrsi. Formerly. lla!t c:A:.Ay :" Ii .
- a:o. they Weld thI ~ts. I'D. a. 5l,: stlssi
~ ripli. tcioH. -. Luais. Tse:iee tluy lsl,s
-rI e.,oss 70 tic Led I:iv:r. an1 s.A.1.H. tus7
io' the Northwest. u7si! they lo.c!,r.1 t:;s II
~. srara. l,uaa this sliey 1'1-ss3: a':;t asics
s:s sca:e nse were il, what i. now Nebraska. Ell,
~. .M sic Sienx City. At letISt:: .hry ve7u !o:4,
sas ~. on reservation nea1 ths n,an,l CT III: ii
IL ' hrara. aiuut t.ftv 1ntsee Nert IT here IL W.
=. fare sl,ey used tl:t. etune Eatct4et and -to
~ atruwiea'ir, 4nsd long at.. they rairtsi eot
~ ;G' from particular b4.t,v iakeu from tur blya
.. ~ They now lumber a!oI. :loG-anJ. .
~ !tave aud eeusilio peop!D al = lHIe. III
..;.,' fsieI1s G: the wh;t.s. hut SASS IN :e.sl
~: ~" mis- >io,in'ies. whom they want ba,liy. !
''s- Welsh wss r'e.sly piess@d and iatora-.cl
n, them. md hr,:e-e- ;hey will rcreiye tAfis;i
~ teaching most kindly.
~ AZ the wAets,oue Agency, they met S~
ts@ as Bear, spotted Tail. aud other Esnis Sio
~: Indians. Tie following, is the sabst anSe
~ '.ns ths fl,+ stlse. of the tws ,an4ed-
81 90 ssaifl Lar. ''Cts viii: 10 Washington -
-, ! solely GIL acttult OF 9nr rcaple. aul go
~, =" :uia th.1.l. We save moved 70 Waa;ssoiia,
cal .tcoEIsn:c With tLe rre-ldan,'s wishes, w...
=; We we.s told ws should s,c rsrel f5r.
~ n1aas have tis! lsr.. Ou. peoplt we,s iul;
.us I!tut 1t tle DELAY. Sut &c told :!lc:A it tl
ao., tiaar 10 Set Thugs ready su. FAD :ha: :
- s;iv. Tx, -atla explanation today. We il:
orce ssoSs,s 'e ,,nnn;t;ss Lc will cnn. aut;-i...
1car -. ~, ~. ,.s,,, 1,,ru s,;,1 N .n-1,v
An =. o.ts'1 ri ~, thn ...r. ri :lo ul,;,e4 !
hsa isa i,. .,.,'1 r. .-.,r,r;.,ro ~, :, :. la,
8he to i've :. rcsce w;t:: slc2l. We SPOKE ~
ire.iieut aLDG. tl,e buuats1-y OF c:: u;
he1- srl liz raid it VIVA alt right The Ya#s. }
"a al:l othe:s have ct&led lAnis WHICH b.ia.,!
ar:a IN tlic xhole sioux N.:tan. without rorsut
!ne y. the rcst OF tho Sioux, aud we c.sini par:
..a a.a the money. For yeas bark we have II
\ | ,nIf rbat3
SAP .aI& H. 1,Tt
coh- Spotted Tail II am pleased with tLa i
J.. | that we each lave something to learn I.
~ \ tac other- W.-ites axe eaeroachiny on
~ aEu land. THIS Ac1 te!naSs to tho indians.
st,.. ! know II car larls arc taken. they shoal>
F;,si paid fe-- We wEntt get aionE nrnpoth.y
s.."., l.avv the rrciec1ia. OF the lIesiGcut.
va mr lan.l. its tia,:rr anti grs,s. sal I an
,..s. Ike TO sec II taken away for nothing hy
VA wss soldier. They mast par lsr The lar1 and
Sa9 lsr ihev take Tic President said it silt
~. tc 70, and 1:n I'D 1o.n should camc :ato
eeu' 1eservt. :ol1 the PRESIDENT to lay o
-, | 1iecc OF land for The Tna1an.. and 20 take
, ~. in lcir;. ~. 20 shzl ne may ssstis 7ipo
,e,,Ii see ~" ~. N.s ss'.'. 49," IN 49,.
>o"' ard 40 to tanning. Ay eGc-ts Lave beeu
ms peoEse. Nho a-e iaisat!e.s. Il The:
their A,:z,alIy goods. 1!e, ~oaId 60 70 {
Ioau ing
r"o- '.R,the1:o onr ra:.aws alone l,aro srte
farm. t:i; hereafter ne E3eu mean 10 IT,
The ,,tc.rec: ot Ills -c>ar7e = &C: {
rit,1 Nco.! .rI gas s:c faine- Water is
sa.. il AID c,,c cluirc.. t.i.. Tt,re arc gcod p
II en- ! on this rcservc.-Eon1 mates aud til
ritter, | that vii las: for raa"y years. We va
u. rs.,x 4.