The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-05-23
[From the Chicago Times.l
Tho TRdian Policy.

The IRdian Policy.
The Times correspondent had an in
terv ew to-day May 81 with Felix T
Brunot, chairman Of tie Board Of IN
dian Commissions, i'll regard to Indian
affairs in general, aud in particular III
relation to the present policy Of the gov
ernment toward She Indians and rlHnors
OF Indian preparations for wa in the
Southwest. As will be seen, Mr.. Bru-
not supports Grants Indian policy Mr..
! Bruuot remarked: Whatever [ may
say is not to be considered official many
manner, and whatever opinions / may
I expItss are to be considered my own in
dividUalh aud not these Of the Board
Of Indian Commissioners - In reply
/ to a question as to whether he consid-
cred the peace policy of the President
had tended to the Ao,ioc outbreak, Mr.
| Brunot said: THE Presidents Indian
peace pelicg is in no way responsible
! Tor tie Modoc war. The war originated
/ in an attempt to drive the Indians from
/ their lands, which were coveted by the
I whites, This policy would have given
/ them the small reservation in their own
country, which they were justly entitled
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rpdian +,i,esY
m. p,,,,,t Rrnn,-s from tho yVact
IF . threatening General Indian war are
sensational and qroundl-ss A leagpe
far afs, 50 .,rnnt.g the I,dian tribes is
imrose;bla NeaTly an fine late rImors
of T-7is, crf,aoes and tl,aatarrl hos
,irfii,. in tba yTest I.ava no Foundation
IN fact
(4.,..s,,.o,.7ent What do vo,, ,ons;d-
81. a,.o tl,n o,,ierts IF h.. s..,s.,t ior.l and
o,orr,lIass rero,ssy
III. 5,,y,,gt Rnf mon interested IN
tl.o .,,o,-t. og ,,,a,a and srao,,,, o,.s -,,sa,l,
fof indian lands-an attemut to ircite (
Wal, AGAINST ppacornl tribes far fte,r
own selfish erds-aDd tbav will ci,c,-
late any reports to inirIre the Indians
under cover ef the RJodoc and DnlIic
indiqnation arai,ist that t,rba It is
However 10 he Lored that the ETodoc
lesson will not he lost mon the nation
and ali snch a+tamnts win mo f,rs+,aead
II is a common thing in some market
less regions of the West to Get up an
Indian excitement SO that troops NAV
be sent to eat up and pay for the set /
tiers surplus products. In some eases
actual war is made for this and similar
purposes. In proof of this I will say
that a letter from the commanding Off /
Ger of the mill airy post where the IN
dams have long been harmless. lately
receivd. saws: Il am daily in fear thai
some of these rutfians will Kill an Indian
on purpose to bring on war;
CORRESPONDENT. Can YOU give me anv
instance Of such wanton and criminal
outrages bv the whites2
lfr, Brunot Yes. A short time ago
Whistler and another Sioux chief were
killed in cold blood bv the side of their
camp-fres by a desperate. who publicly /
boasted of having committed this mur-
der. Murderers like these 90 unbuna
and the deed excites no horror The |
public do not hear of them. They are
only known in official circles. But
when as will surely happen. the saw
aces av4noa tbe Hood Of their chiefs
the whole press opposed to the peace
policv viii riag with cries for their ax-
termination
p,,,.rls,,oo5sat Mr. Prpnot u.bo+
do Won mini, Of = yirorops canonai,rn
ap,inst the hostile t,ihesg VonId i
NOT have 4 beneficial effect mon other
tribes 5isnosed to he uafriendiv and ha
the cheanest way Of establislino comma