New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-01
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WAsHrNGToM. D. c., E0vembeS 26-Th
report OF the Commissioner of Indian A
| fairs is an elaborate and ingenious defens
of the present Indian policy. 1t disclose
| some degree Of ReRsitiveness at the striC
lures passed upon it by tho neWspape
| press, on the 8core of inconsistency, an
| endeaYOrs to prove that these criticisms ar
| unjust. It is urged that the policy adopted
| toward hostile and friendly Indians mus
| be different and that the former elias
| should be fed, as 1t would require 10000
I troops, at least, to guard the frontier settle
| menbs. The syet'm now pursued require
| the occasional use of tho military arm, am
| il Is maintained, and constitutes no aban
| donment Of The peace policy. The object il
/ to make the condition Of the Indians OF
| reservations as comfortable as possible
! to discourage those who commit depre
/ dations. Ii Is conceded that the gov
| eminent has been tardy in Furnishing
| tribes who quit their reservation but ii
was necessary 30 use much f0rhearanee, and
| the great body Of the rowing Indians have
submitted to the reservation system.
The number of the hostile bands does not
exceed eight thousand. Among these are
| several bands OF Apaches in ArEon8, the
QuAhapa Comanches and their eonfedprates
on the Staked plains west of the Indian
| country, and tho greater portion 81 the kio
| wa nation The policy of tamporizing with
what is called by the commissioner "a
gradually diminishing evil" is justified; and
The commissioner believes that three more
years will see the end of Indian wars, and
the most hostile tribe at the mercy Of the
government. The completion of the North
ern Pacific railroad is relied on to effect this
result with the ninety Thousand indians to
be enclosed by it and the Union Pacific.
while the Texas Pacific will effect like re-
suit at the South. The commissioner urges
that submission is the only hope Of the In
diana md that they have strong claims up
on the bounty of the government.
just as soon as tho tribes ceaas 70 be
formidable they should be- brought dis
tiuctly to the realization of the law that
if they would eat they must aiso work
The government should extond over them
rigid reformatOry discipline to save them
from pauperism and petty crime. The
as, 600 Indiana west of the Mississippi have
the elements Of 10 large Gypsy population,
unless the government provides for their
Instruction in kAe arts OF life. This Indian
policy is stated to be based not in sentiment,
but on the argument of eolf-inteTest For
those tribes and bands which have nc re-
servations secured to thcm by sreaty, from
which Ghey can hope, IN course of time, 50
realize q civilization and improvement fund,
provision sFiit still h9 required to be made
by law. Their right to endowment il rs
good as that Of the others, who were pro
Siaed fog by the absurd treaty system.
The Indians &ithin the limits o? fhe
United States, exclusive of fhose in Alaska,
in number approximate 800, 600, They may
be divided according to their geographical
location or FRANCE intJ tive grand divisions,
aD follows: In Minnesota and the States
east of the Ais-ieaippi river. about 1850;
in Nobraeks, Kansas and the Lndi9R Eerri-
tory, 20 go in the Territories of Dakota,
Montana, Wyoming and bdah0o 900 i'll
Nevada and tile Territories Of Colorado,
Kew Mexico, U$au and Arizona, "a 900; ana
on the Pacific hiOpep $4,000. In respect to
she three hnes OF railroads built or pro
iSte6 between tha States and the Pacific
ocean, <i2: the Northern, Central and
Southern foutes, shey may bo divided, eI-
Guiding fhose residing east of Minnesota
AID Of the Missouri EtVeT south of Dakota,
az follows: djotgecB the northern route
md the British pos3GeBlonss about $500
between abe SOrLher2 AMI central TOutos,
%. 900 . between the central and proposed
southern routes, lG00c and between the
southern route and Moxico, g., O00, making
a kotal of ia, 900. AS REGARDS their means
of support and methods of subsistence,
they may be divided as follows: Those
who support themselves on their own
reservations, aud craving nothing from the
government except interest ON their own
moneys CO Runuities granted them LII CON
sideration Of the cessiOp ST their lands
to abe United Sgatoso Hurnber about
100 600; thoBe Who are entirely subsistod
by the government about 81 900; shuse in
part subaisteds "A ,0t5, together about l5-
aHy, those who subaIst BY hunting aud fnh
inc on So0tsU nuts. berries etC.o OF by
hvggin2 esnd etealiG2, ahoug $1,000. They
quay b. divided a:AJB @EIth respect 70 their
connection V It'll Ghe government 80 i8ll0W6'
shBTe are ahouS 80 goo a,h0 may be said
so seinaus eOusrHuJIY GIS theS reserFa-
s[Qn5 4nG erS uR.eo Gn5 complete control ~
&gents appoIGtsd By tbs Cove gnmenH: 81. 600
shO at IiIuGS visit their agencies, pithey for
food or ts,S gossip Or 500 both, but isca gen
ey4Ily SuaDing either on OR of theirfeSerVts.
tson4. Engaged va bunting OF ttrhingo and
81, 600 who n3S8g %IslG 40 Ogeucyt ard ever.
whom She gave t4l0nt as y@s &2ctcta"S
practically SO ecnSgUi. but 1nOsG Uf SnOnE
iSre 5pOHeastye and SoiGiEit no acts at llGs-
tHIty U.alnsd sue : sorunGent. again, 81
may be said that Al. Siov 800 0O1 ?ndians OF
. ne country ab1us $50 G,S1 have, SreatSee wit1
tho government. tG.OJO nage no CREATES
%ith sba United Stat"so bat havs Tescryao
S.ona set apart By E1"cGJove order or other
v 1850 IOU Ghs.Ip VcG'upaE.Fe aRd are If ehPTge
81 ngents supported. by the government,
=, COS have &c gee6EVRti9nso but are more or
Iess under cuntroS 0s agents appointed tsy
thens and YeceiSG ;Guvs 80 less assistance
from the EQg"ruUisn,o !R8 EemaLnd0To GCIb-
sisting ct s0Enes So $50, already twice de-
snlbcd0 arc those s,SeU %1om Che govern
'neDt exercises practically no rCntr0ID and
tof whom share ArS go Sreaty or Ckher
provisions a. IS civilizations They may,
though with nO great degree of aGquHin
cGnoes be divided according to q standard
taken With reference to what might be
fairly expected Of q ra.,e with SUCH antaoe-