Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1872-08-02

The following report Of an interview with
Greeley, and lis remarks upon LIS Indian polk
cy. whi,h We COPY from the New York Times,
wL..h ysucass for their reliability, are novel
AMI entertaining, If not instructive His views
upon his topic arc certainly better iige''ei aid
mora definite than those On civil reform. jim
Ashley explained TO M. Greeley 3; Clappsqaa,
Is follows
s.You zee. heleucrkel, when Grant frst
bean 90 turn LIZ attention toward the fuoJec-
tio9 Of the IaiianF in the West, It the close Of
tie rebellion, lie vas impoTJuned by the Neiho-
die. denomination to send cut Methods; mis-
si5rzry TO coavcrt as mary o. the red devils IS
ro.l;t.a Pfesi4ent Grant scgu.esced, and IN
shsrt time the Methodist preacher began his
ministratious. lie had teen IL business there
but a hort time before tie Presbyterisns got
wiat ri il AID sle9 wanted TO sead q missionary
Gran. gave them L chance, AID the redskins
s5CE we're Involved in the tsng.es conse-
cuC1. upou e mixture cf religious opinions
Then another sent Cut missionary, aud
smother, u.til there vas but enc denomination
Left or. in the cold s1d tina: was the Jewish sect
Grant fr..ly yielded 90 the solicitations OF the
lstter, and a jewish rabbi took the train fer the
wish 10 have some soldiers detailed for special
luty. snd without thought Gift, the request vas
GRANTED. The rabbi went out OF the plains, end
sent the s9ld.erE 70 c.tch GONE Indians and bring
In t. him They G.i 50, AMI 50 determined was
tie rabbi e convert t5e lBiisrs, which are pop
u'sr'y supposed 30 b. the los; tribes Of Israel,
that he crcumcisel them, With The assistance Of
;hc soldiers, s. i.st "a they were brought IN.
Here Mr. Greeley with his eyes opened wide
i1 ana1claut, nteFrup,el-" CircumciFe them
Why, raoulIn't thiak they could stand IT,
What did they o,'
..S;aai H." sail Nr Ashley, "HbT, they
csui AT help Themselves, aud ss fast IS they
we're oroumcissl the just got their tTsps TO-
rathcr snd LEANED toward Canada
well. | never r' said Horace; 81 tell you
what, Ashley When get 70 be President, j
eeui lot of thoEe rabbis cut there and let them
circumcise every red skin they can lag their
hands upon Do you suppose they would lean
toward Canada ,'
"Ofcoursc they would. said Ashley, :
broad smile Illuminating his features; at would
be the very best kind Of an Indian policy. What
rolicy have you had in mind before -
Horace replied that It wAg question that lad
engaged his close attention, AMI he had srrive1
8, 10 definite conclusion before The " circum-
cision " question cane up; but be hsd thought
Of boarding them at the Fifth Avenue Hotel AMI
giving them wine aud tobacco al libiirm.
Nr. Ashley replied that there would be no
reason Why they could not force them TO submit
10 the Jewish rites a. well IS board them at The
Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Horace was immensely grat;iel, And replied
thst be would shape his Indian policy to that
end, and give it lis personal supervision, as
Humanitarian.
The Indisn policy Icing settled, tie converse
ton turned Gu other topics, and Mr.. Greeley adj
vsncel various political suggestions Of an enter
tanning anl exhilarsting nature.