The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1872-09-19

Correspondence Of the New York Times.
During the discussion Of political topics at
Chappaqua on Saturday last the question of the
Indian policy then came mp, and MIR. Ashley, who
tat at Mr.. Greeley's elbow, stated his experience
while Governor Of Montana.
"YOu see," he remarked, "when Grant first be-
gan to turn his attention toward the Subsection
of the Indians in the West, at the close Of the re-
belliOn, he was impOrtuned by the Methodist de-
nomination to send out Methodist missionary
to convert as many of the red devils as possible.
President Grant acquiesced, and in short time
the Methodist preacher began his ministratiOns.
He had been in business there but short time
before the Presbyterians got wind Of it, and also
wanted to send missionary. Grant gave them
q chance, and the redskins were soon involved in
the tangles consequent upon mixture Of re-
lgiOus opinions. Then another sect sent ont a
missionary, and another, until there was but
denomination left out in the cold, and that was
the Jewish sect. Grant finally yield to the soli-
citations Of the latter, and a Jewish rabbi took
the train for the far West. So soon rs he arrived,
be expressed wish to have some soldiers de-
tailed for special duty, and without thought of
i'll, the request was granted. The rabbi went out
the plains, and sent the soldiers to catch some
Indians and bring to him. They did SO, and 50
determined was the rabbi to convert the Indians,
which are popularity supposed to he the lost
tribes Of Israel, that he circumcised them, with
the assistance Of the soldiers, as fast they
brought in"
Here Mr.. Greeley, with his eyes opened wide
in amazement, interrupted, "Circumcise them!
Why, shouldn't think. they could stand it.
What did they dot"
"stand it.' said Mr.. Ashley. "why, they
conldnt help themselves, and as fast as they were
circumcised. they just got their traps together
and leaned toward Canada"
"Wcll, l never!' said Horace; 81 tell you what,
Ashley! When get to he President, I'll send a
lot Of these rabbits ont there and let them cir
cumcise every red-skin they can lay their hands
upon. Do you suppose they would 'lean toward
Canada ~
"Of course they would" said Ashley, broad
smile Illuminating his features; sit would be the
very best kind of an Indian policy. What policy
have you had in mind beforef'
Horace replied that it was question that lad
engaged his close attention, and he had arrived
at no definite conclusion before the " crcumci-
sion' question came up; but he had Thought Of
boarding them at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, and
giving them wine and tobacco dd fbifmm.
Mr.. Ashley replied that there wonld be no rca-
son why they cOuld not force them to submit to
the Jewish rite as well as board them at the
&jffh Avenne Hotel.
Horace was immensely gratified, and replied
that he would shape his Indian policy to that
end, and give it his personal supervision, as
humanitarian.
"THE CHAPpAoUa REvEIs."
Special Dispatch to the St. Loui. Globe.
NEW YORK, July &c.
The Times, under the head of "Cbappaqua Re-
wells, has the following: Last Saturday one of
our reporters went to the Westchester Arcadia,
aud brought back narrative which alarmed Mr.
Greeley's managers. The notorious Jim Ashley
and Mr.. Greeley entered into very coarse kind
conversation about the Indians, in which great
many unfeeling and vulgar remarks were made,
and rite of Hebrew faith was brought into
ridicule.
There was great Indignation expressed among
the Hebrews when this became known, and the
Democratic managers knew that their candidate
would soon give the last blow to his fast failing
cause if this sort of thing were allowed to con-
time; SO, under pretense of fear of the Times re-
Porters, a notice was issued in the Greeley Off
cial journal, stating that there will he NO more
public wood chopping at Chappaqua.