The New York herald., 1872-09-29
WASHINGTON.
The President Makes a Long Speech
to the Indian Delegates.
he CoUNSELS THEM TO GO FARMING.
Financial and Miscellaneous News
from the Capital.

from the Capital.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2s, 1871
The Indian Delegates.
The delegation of Indians now here representing
Me Uncpapas, Blackfeet and Upper and Lower
fanktonians, headed by J. c. Conner, agent of the
Grand River Agency, and Assistant Secretary
Cowen, had an interview with the President to-
day. After they had shaken hands with the Presi-
dent he inquired II there was anything special
which they desired to say to him. 1.-THE Grassn
stepped to the front, and through an interpreter
sald he never had anything against the whit, men,
"YOu sent for me before, but did not like to come
You sent for me again, and came. Ihave seen
you; have been pleased. We want room at our
reservation, and don't want to be crowded. We
will mind the Great Father and do what he tells u.s.
Our people are all working, but are very poor"
The President inquired as to the nature OF the
land on which the tribe Is located, and inquired II
anything had been said to them about moving them
into the Indian country. Secretary COwen replied
in the affirmative. The President then addressing
the Indians said he would like to see them on fer
tile lands where 1t would be easy for them to make
living, and when they should be willing to go on
such lands the government would send them and
learn them to build houses. Their young especially
should be instructed. 1t was for them to think
want to make them They could go back to their
homes now, and talk the matter over this year to
their people. they would not agree to go he
would not compel them. Above all things they
should be at peace with the white people,
who outnumbered them a great many times,
and connict should come 1t would
be much worse for the Indians. He did
not want to fight them, but protect them and care
for them. Above all things, too, they should have
their young people instructed. The white people
were increasing rapidly, and In q few years it
would be much worse for the Indians than now.
Anything they wanted now could be asked OF the
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs and the Secretary
Of the Interior, who would act for him.
'The Grass said the land of his reservation was
bad, but he was raised in that country and wanted
TO stay there. He knew 1t was not good, put he
wanted to stay on it, and did not want any white
man to come on 1t. They also wanted Mr. O'Con-
nor, their agent, to remain there.
The President assured them that no change
should be made In their agent, and further that he
did not want to force them from the land. He
would do all he could to instruct them and protect
them, and hoped their young people would grow up
Instructed In all the arts OF civilization.
The Presidents Movements.
The President this morning had long interview
with General Sherman, whom he had not seen
was closeted with Secretaries Belknap and Robe
son, and later In the day he received large num-
Der Of visitors.
Appointments.
The President this morning made the following
ments:-James Wright, James s. Graham
and Hon. ]. A. Powell, Commissioners to examine
and report to the President upon the portion of the
road built by the Burlington and Missouri Rail-
road Company in Nebraska; Henry A. Newman,
Collector Of Internal Revenue for the Second dis
trict OF Arkansas; Mrs. A. POwley, Postmaster at
Huntsville Texas; Dennis Eagen, Receiver OF
Public Moneys at Tallahassee, Fla. Charles p. Bis
kett, OF Nebraska, Indian Agent for the Pouen
agency in Dakota; E. d. Payne, Receiver Of Public
Moneys at visatia, CAL; Francis G. Service, Asso-
, ciate Justice OF the Supreme Court of Montana;
George F. Anon, Receiver OF Public Moneys for the
East Florida Land district; william II. Rogers.
Collector Of Internal Revenue for the First district
Of Arkansas; E. b. Rawson, United States Marshal
for the Southern district of Florida.
The President received great number Of callers
to-day, including all the Cabinet representatives in
Washington, Judge Settle OF North Carolina, and
several other gentlemen.
False Reports.
As the result Of official inquiry instituted by the
military authorities 1t appears that the recent
newspaper reports Of threatened troubles in the
Greek Nation, in which alleged that the United
States troops from Fort Gibson were sustaining
one side, were false. Colonel Grierson, command
ing at Fort Gibson, telegraphs that the troops did
not interfere at all In the trouble in the Greek Ma
tion. He alone met the head men Of both factions
ut their special request, and succeeded In bringing
them together in friendly council, when all their
difficulties were amcaby settled by themselves.
Financial.
The receipts OF fractional currency for the week
q
Of notes, sea- O0O The Treasurer holds as security
for national bank circulation $685. s21 200 and for
public deposits SIS, 793,OOO Internal revenue re-
cepts to-day $3ol and for the fiscal year to date
$s4, sos, ,s2s outstanding national bank circulation
1888, ,995, 1856
The balances In the Treasury at the close Of bust.
ness to-day were:-
currency. ............-. $4,b21, 202
INCLUDING com certidcates. .... a5.Sa4ooo
Manufacture Statistics OF the United
States.
The tabulation Of the statistics Of manufactures
Of the United States for the year ending June /,
1870 a. returned at the ninth census has Just been
completed at the Census Ofice The number Of
establishments is 252, number OF steam engines
4o,1s1, with horse power Of l215,7l1; number OF
waterwhees 81 OF with horse power OF ,130 4l6
The average number of hands employed during the
year was 2,053,9Ss, OF whom 1,615,694 were males
above sixteen years OF age, 323,7e
females above fifteen and 114,626 children
and growth che amount Of capital invest cd was
81 lis, ,069. OF wages paid S775, 1921 593. The
value OF materials consumed was g. ASS, ,2sI s52 OF
$1so4oe44 is returned from Alabama, s1s5,4lo from
Arizona, s4,62s,2Sd from Arkansas, see, so, $50
from California, s2,s52,s2O from Colorado,
fL6I, ,O86.454 from Connecticut SI79570 from