, 1873-12-01
INDIAN PROBLEMS.

ND1AN EnODAENiOs
Report Of tho Secretary Of tho
interior.
EnCouFngtHE Results OF tho Peace
r0licy-.Thn Payment OF Anlauatfcs
in Money DianpprOvcds-EloNv to pr0-
n,oto Agriculture Among sho In
tlinns-.Iho lkcaeryatio1a Srhtcsia--
Pttnia1lncnt OF tho MoNoca--Dis-
orders In INDIAN Torr1tory.
WASHINGTON, Nov. II, 1s71.<
Tho Secretary OF tho Interior, III hts annual
report, regart]n the situation In tho Indian sor-
vicc ~ favorable, and ns 4 vnlcntfon Of tho pro-
prioty and tho practioability OF tho humnno pol
dent Grnnt's executive torn. aud whie1l has
governed tho Department In tho transaction Of
al business matters pertaining to the conduct Of
1ntiiau atraira. That policy Ina for its main Oh
wild triboH OF tho frontier through firm but kind
tseatn,eut. Thnt progreae 1aa heaa n,ado in the
establishment Of tho policy, and in The improve
mont OF tho condition OF tho. Indiana
interest IN educational mattors. q growing
Willingness on tho part Of tho 1uaiana
to engage In industrial pursuits, doairo for tho
division Of landn, and an tncroaso OF 6tock and
peace policy was originally, intonlod to accom-
p1is this result, and says It was not Of course to
DO expected that so radioa1 ohange in tho man,
agomont OF widely scattered bands Of rowing In
atnns. vhoao only reatriotion hitherto haa boon
at will over vaat regions OF country, could bo Of
feotod without resistance on their part md o
show Of forco on tho part Of tho Government.
such result was never anticipated, even by tho
tho various iuspedimonts Which havo from
tmo to timo Intercepted aud obstruct-
cd the cperationa of the Indian Bu-
soan have not therefore, 10 dlacon1- s.',
its aotiyo frionda havo nlwayB entertained:
satisfactory progress toward tho accomplishment
OF tho ends sought to bo attained by this policy
has already been mado, fully tustifying the hope
that 1t will eventually achieve tho end in VleW.
MONEY ANNu1r1Es coNDENHED.
As tho Department advances in securing tho
adoption Of this policy tho i,npediments aro de-
Veloped, aud In detail arc suggoBtod
as necessary to give 3 i = groator efficiency and
impodimenta is tho practice which has obtained
for many Yoars Of paying annuitios to cortnin
tribes In money, in accordance with troaty atipu-
lations, III lieu ofgoods nndsuba(atcnco stores. It
Bee1na to bo an Invarylng result Of suoh pny-
mentB IN money that tho Indians are In u worso
condition IN evorY respect thau II they received
payment in goods and in aupplieb and 1t ap-
poars, in many casoa. TINT those rccolving tho
aeems to brutalizo instead Of cyiizing, as thoy
arc ignorant Of its valuo and unablo to uso It
with my discretion. Tho result is that in u
short TING after the receipt Of the cash annlites
they arc found in state Of great doatitution.
1ndan Affairs, that such payments bo hereafter
made in goods and supplies, cyon 1t 1t DO found
necessary to modify tho treaties to onabo tho
change to be made. moots, says tho Commits.
approval. desire hero to refer particularly to
certain moneys due to tin prairio band Of Potta-
watonlioB, as vol as certain aums which are OK
pected coon to bo to tho credit Of tho Kansas
Indians, which under oxiHting treaty stipulationn
md laws aro required to bo paid to said bnnda
of Indians respectively. It Is worry desirable, in
my opinion, that tho Gums hero referlod to
should be held and regarded by tho Government
as funds for the civilization. Of thoso soyeral
bands Of Indians, as IL would bo lemoralizIng
and therefore inp!o oper to pay snd auIns over to
tho Indians to be aquautered. shall, therefore,
pragont to tlie proper committee Of each House
Of Congress during the present session bills pro.
viding Chat tue sunni OF money horo referred to
bo invcBted III Government bonds aud placod
to the credit of uaid Indians respectively for tho
purpose Of their civilization, to bo uaoa BY tho
Commissioners of Indian Affairs for that object,
both interest and principal at s,ch tiinos and III
| Huch manner rs tho P1eai0ent Of tho Unitol
States may direct.
1t is Likewise detrimental to tho substantial
improvement of tho race that they nro compelled
OF interost oporates as premium upon indo]onco
aud unthrft. aud places a dlscouraging burden
upon those who arc willing, to wo1k ana who Do
niro to acquire property. Aa fast as practicable,
Indian to improve q separate, tract Of lnnd
| and secure tho comforts Of permanent
home, d farm Of auttablo aroa shonld
| DO aot apart aud Becurod to him for bis
Hhould DO aided by donations OF stock aud farm
| implements out OF the annual appropriations for
! lia tribe.
THE RESERVATION sYsFEM.
| Tho first steps toward tho permanent settle-
| mout OF Indians in fixed homes is tho establish
| ment and rigid enforcement Of rogulations to
| keep them all upon reservations. This can only
| DO done at preaout upon sonle OF tho roHeryn-
lions by display Of sufficient military force
ali such requirements. It il belioved that many
Indians. WHO aro aubs1stcd by the Government
poraist In making forays upon white settlements
and upon nelghboring tribos, and thon
retreat to the refuge OF thotr reservations,
| be fed aud roouporatol for frosh outrngos. II
will be found to DO a measure Of mercy 10 all IL
Indians eau bo punished as they deserve. The
onoroachmont BY the wllitog upon the reaerya.
Indian ia one prolific source OF trouble In the
| management OF the reservation Indians, aud
therefore measures should bo adopted to prevent
s',oh trospasses in the future, or very sor1ous
|
has two-fold object in combining tho Indians to
their rcaoryations-to prevent thoir encroach-
meats upon whito settlers, and to iBolate thou1
as far as poHHlblo from associations With white
| peopic. TAs cannot be accomplished if Whites
are allowed to trespass at will upon tho res
ervatlous. ThoBe remarks -npply with
greatest force to tho so.oaled Indian Territory,
south Of Kansas, Tho Secretary aayH the Sioux
nation ia almost completely surrounded by tribsa
that arc really friendly to tic Governn.ont, and
| Mt the Baulo tino bitterly hOBtile to tho Sioux,
Il these friendly tribes could be lberally sup
piled withimproyod tirsarlns and ammunition, tho
present supremacy Of tho Sioux might, in fow
army, and quiet would prevail over tho vast OK.
tent OF country now roamed by that powerful
nation. Attention ID invited to tho eleventh
article OF the treaty Of 1868 with tile Sioux na-
tion, granting them certain hunting rriyilogoa
| within tie Btate of Nebraska and without tho
bounds Of their reservation On account OF the vio-
laion OF the othor provisions Of TINT treaty by tic
Sioux, md tho scarcity Of gamo in tho country
rotorred to, tho Government will, tho Secretary
fhaf