New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-05-19
LOCAL MISCELLANY.

GREELEl,
A Convention of ladies and gentlemen met
in Room No. "a Cooper Institute, yesterday To advocate
Christian policy toward the Indians Tho room was
well filed and there seemed to be unanmity OF scnti
ment regarding the vcxed question Among the audi
ence wero two full boOded Cherokee Indians Delegates
we're present from the Methodist Episcopal Church
of New-York from Poughkeepsic, Philadelphia, and Da-
kota Territory. The Convention called to order by
Peter Cooper esq.,. and Benz latham elected Chair
man, and +. Cromwell. Secretary. The President Of
Griswold College sent communication recommending
that the right Of suffrage be conferred the Indians
the only by which they will BIO able to protect
themselves.
The following letter from tho Secretary Of tho Interior
OF Washington was)stened to with attention
LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF INTERIOR.
10 EDy.nD CnoxxrII, eq SEW 2 Indian {ommt,'so. MI
attend the Convention Of the United states Indian
indian vii o%y ln M. ss e ON thai % that
so n a %s S being 5 s . ss %
with the 9s n a, of sf '''
The Presidents Puo's Of appointing The wa a
Offices Of Indian service and those citizens their
,% W. e P one s 81 c Su nos what ~ are DOING
and our doing and ls' We should have the oni ss
subordinate should under inspection which the people
The appointment smother the
direction designed to proclaim to those who are
monae their instead Of thTaing y.
ns ~ h tr ,n,s close and more Intimate
physical and moral original land
%, that IL Ia. s W BEEN sss Prompt =.
III.
h,lep The Friends have sSc.n interest in the agencies
Of ,hir own 70 visit them and to give them
b.. what have oh with the bright exception Of the sAnee
Nv own beory IL that sery aseny with ,s agents h missionary
s as its e @ sai .. BE one We %:
whole Christian so%m@y to bring as. about hut
with the 7osntsy people such
without Us. yos vii be- the Sanitary
S regime ,s;P ,sSSs; ss Tsn ,s
ha answered very soon We are no" in the second
But have reading lecture The practical
cdesr Of the GcvrnDsa and behalf Psiea d.
help h,y Of tie sl sn h n bs1 sma sa
attempted in this the doom q the Indian and the the
@aeues of our s1a.s. .ss
arr here ,hy can receive practical evidence Of
to keep faith instead Of Ipaaung solemn treaties we may reasonably
s &c Hs 4:is M % s that % G SSae'
The foowpa letter from Gen Sherman created no lit
tie regret among the leaders in the Convention:
wA.HrsGTos b. G, May, 1870. ;
EDWARD CROMWELL, Secretary, No l2J Broadst ~ y
meeting Of tie Indian Peace Commission the
does seem to me that they accomplish Little no good The Indian
question practical one ana not one % mere iess ara 80 hs,
y e IO1ne a dn % n s were the nans n
Il you will adjourn your meeting to Fort suy Rice
cne to end the adjourned meeting With sentiments OF The utmost
respect am 'Iu FT g1g FROM WENDELL rnIIfs
oTe m rnp @i hy f Gayernment Ill Letter
po as ~ ,pHs sppIa"ded ny inc '
No. o. ,, 1880. a.. - =, - pD',on' may ~ ~ noa.
regarding the meeting 49, Of paramount M hs ss1 EVER S
false and bohsy we descend to all the cruel methods
Of warfare which we charge Indians using unjust
charge dni ourselves e AFTER ALL at game The
asy. Of sheridan are i0g VII, a h Ssa ' he y ss S
by such base9es' Ish' might b ny We smu S il xip@i
By bis aSmshcaiy contemplate still, he is worse
themselves mi.ersant' and wGrsts out generated at
that We have been OBLIGED asr AL the saas s nSassD h
Ia 1r entire e sn fn aI ar un pT
MI them ~ns hold them rsuonsh 10 our civil Inv secure 10
them its protection only
asperate like justice ipec.
receive Show them civilization before you expect them to copy it.
We as only mtas The example; you have set US for hundred
Col Col s. F. Tappan ~ ' WENDELL paLr,rs
LETTER PROM THE coMMlssIoS n or INDIAN MfAiiaS'
WsM.ss I.s D. g. May H. $50 I6S
mn IN, mum v norJny ~ yonr hind Invitation bey boreer 10
yeRtion and hope may fully
ps6c mind on the as our an aoe
Very respe,tfSly your obeiien' servant t. D. fAHAkh
~ 0aonSe n,tior from, Gamma, NJ Jonnev ono NJ
the quaker agents at O' was rs d
sara tnat mus lar tnc in ,t az T TIL
on GSe wav to cWen the Observation-Disclosures of the Indians il
to place them on "a, and to protect THEM inf from
.he @ % y, 'ao INV Ia moe hvo .'' ST.
i peculiarly adapted to the work Of siy lh the In
arr tine best si ,ney R' I ts
The r S"autv and eScelense of the Christian religion
nrcen 70 " uc money viii he rSoured to carry on the
work and it will necessarily extend through many gen
moved The lands of the Indians been sold by
Ialr sale, ana Ill manner when ho nonest poTsUh "ou