New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1871-12-05
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THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
REPORT or SECRETARY DEL1a0.. :
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inc resort o. Ahs epera3s - ths Depastweos daring
tbe ,eas. n propasfnx y have comprehend y Thmn
~ naryowess limits poedh,e and have slso spb0ded
sseA aessseiens and Fesonneudaasons - NY soscfva
ten h ssuvinesd yin oondncc to The Aretcss u .e
several bqseans aaef The nsediste s.psrykn Of 'As
Department b. 70
ne hsrnane and peaceful policy which has been IN,
aaGurassd - No 0ayernDeat n ~ conduct Of Indsn
aAhsfor IL peat two yean has been preescnve OF
sfafyng resultz To BoAfd " Commisdcers authof>
lid By tie law Of April ~ ls6 composed sfcaosena
dasteenhhed for iotelbtesaoe and philanthropy, anu
serving wstssat pay, has ssstcA in witsdTswins f"n
the lslsn sssyiss naseh taa hss been heretofore re-
sarde4 - tn Of evil aad isjustses, and which IL
ssrpsseA 70 have rsvo5ted ne success n pac meas
usss Intended mssss q sivtsaon The services OF
the NV policy, and its active cid And CO.
opeFason4n carrying out I've measures Of the Govern
ent IN tha1 behalf have been valuobse shs Depart
men~ mo members Of the Board have visited many Of
the pes OF Indiana In Tie vest dusne The pest year,
nSpseuas sAer condition, AM ossefvns the progress
| s~0S ~ o0ssoossOus xucy uoV0 BoV BIvcu
tAeir personAl Alteration 10 ths swarns Of eootsaca for
IpdaA supplies - have exercised careful super.
vision The expenditures from ~ Indian n
proprisuona Their report vii afford nesu detailed
statement Of their tsansactions Tho most Noticeable
effect q the rev psey thus haa been 70 supvress
Indian wars depsedaons to unite tribes upon
vssons desgnsted for them by 0evenens authority to
Improve their edneson 10 Ietters, 10 the praece Of
agriculture and other industres 10 tho reformation Of
vices and tho generally gratifying evtsnees
of degree Of progrsss which oers good reason to hope
for the gradual social elevation and Standardization 81
the race.
AZ 10 those who believe in the capacity
of the Indian for civilization, examination OF the re-
mort of the Acting Commissioner Will show that the
various tribes have raised during the year agricultural
products the valne Of than % 100000 not incud'
Ing the products the Cherokees from whom report
has been received but whose products last year were
valued at over &0ooO0 aggregate Of about 900
worth Of farm produce It will also be seen that there
are 2S schools among the Indian tribes with $40 teachers
aud an average attendance VI s920 pupils Though this
peace policy las been generally maintained, and Dettef
of the designs OF the Government toward
them am0ng the Indiana xceptipg few nomadc
tribes IN Arizona, New-MexicO, and on tie western
borders Of Texas which have not yet been 30 fully
reached by the influence Of the new policy outrages by
those bands or tribes have been punished promptly by
tho military authorities, under the influence OF which the
disposition to make peace Ia generally manifest sone
progress being made toward inducing the more
troublesome Of those tribes to accept and enter upon
and there reasonable ground to hope that
IL will eventually he accomplished For this purpose It
IL OF importance that increased aud liberal appropria
tons for food clothing. and farming implements be
made by Congress.
On tho line of the North Pacific Railroad, IN the Terri
tory of Dakota the Sioux have also made some offensive
against the progress Of that work, but
TINS far judciOts management has prevented serious
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powerful tribe may require skilfpl treatment to avoid
hustilities In the future.
encouragement 10 afforded to the friends OF the exist
ing policy ia tho that the indians long in contact
with the whites, NewiOrk, Michigan. and Wiseon
sin Whose proximity to tho whites Is not
ofso long standing IN Kansas, Nebraska and the In
dian Territory lave made considerable progress In the
arts Of cviisAbn On tho cultivation q the sO OF IN
tine pursuit of general business, with success, well
their increased eAOrts In behalf the education of
their youth without progress in industrial pursuits,
and In cducat cannot hope for any lasting sn
results from the policy and IL should, therefore. be
the first effort Of the Government to act a. to enc0nr
age the Indian In those directions which Will induce him
to cultivate habits Of industry. and foster desire for
mental culture. Ii might be well to establish
system compulsory education 10 such an extent, at
least to withhold annntes FROM those individuals
no refuse or neglect avail themselves Of the educa-
tionai facilities offered This principle was adopted win
Pawnees in the third article OF the Treaty OF 1851
and with good results. Tho announcement VI agrcui-
ture might also he eGectuay secured by the OF
premiums for the best farm ABOVE certain
established STANDARD excellence The latter plan
would not probablybs productive Of Its legitimate
suits while the present system OF holding their lands Ia
common ais could only be successfully carried
out after the lands were di'i ded
These changes would entail additional and delicate
duties upon agents, and would require increased vig-
lance in their performance Under existing laws the
small. Thew should