New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-10-11
ADDRESS OF THE HON. FELIX R. BRUNoT.

ADDhESS VI lhE Hun. fEJiA IL. DhONO''
After apologizing for the lack of preparation,
the speaker SAID that when spoke OF TURKS or Span
iars the mind instantly forms some definite conception
OF the habits and conditions Of the people spoken OIL as
q nation. Every ia apt to think OF the Indians In
the same way From those have read about OF seen
we form conception Of all. But they now e1is
there are great dverstes between the various tribes
between the nations mentioned above. They are dis
ibuted through II States and eight Territories upon w
reservations and counting tribes speaking so differ
eut languages Many OF the tribes have no more know
edge OF or intercourse with each other than the anu
the MeXicans. Some are hereditary enemies. nome
like the 0neidas In HewYork, have agricultural falrs
and eachers institutes. Those upon the plains arc sf
ages. The CherOkees, Choctaws, and Seminoles nave
Baptist Presbyterian and Methodist Churches, Leg
isature and common schools OF their own Inc SanGec
SIOUX IN Dakota have Episcopal and PfeSDy .esn
by the Anglo 5a1ons, had rail- ed melons ana ohe.
fruits, and had invented loom and made ponchos anu
blankets successfully that they have not been inl-
tated by the whites The whole number OF Indians -
iized partially civilized. Not less than 1900 OF tnen
members OF Christian churches. In view OF al
these diyersies aud facts, IL Is unchatabe auu ss
TO say that they are not susceptible To cVizaun W
should be entirely exterminated. There are MANY
people in this country and every other who are rs
bad than any of the Indians but no one woua
counsel the determination OF whole nation Oh .nao
account The right conclusion appears TO be tna Win
proper teaching. the Indians can be made an lnast
GUS and lnOfenslye people, with enough OF s'
ment has been In recognition OF their rights put, pi
doXlcal IL seem, the whites have been inc cle
obstacle III JI6 way OF luclT "
their interests % elevate them. tnuk
could find plenty of reasons for the present
condition OF the Indians Tue facts of the case are al
that il Is necessary present 1t makes no dineTence
that an Indian is idle dirty ia the condition ne should
should receive from Christian people Tue tiue was
not many centuries ago when even our Anglo-Saxon
race was little above tile degradation OF the American
Indian The present administration OF the Government
L mean the President, was led 10 think that
an entire change in tine mode OF ciVllzlng
the Indians would be judcious. HIS pan
was TO take away the appointment OF Indian agents
from politics, and place then with the different
Christian associations. This policy has already SHOWN
good results The Indians have religion which has no
idolatry In it, they worship their Great Spirit can
not conceive anything better for Christians thah 10
spread the religion OF Jesus among these people who
have "a religion which is simple and childhke Ana
cannot see how any one can counsel determination
The Hon. Nathan Bishop, LID, OF New-fork, also
read paper upon the same subject TIE last paper
OF the day and which was listened to with great
deal OF interest that by the Rev Moses d. Hoge,
DID, of Richmond, Va, upon The Mission Field OF the
South" The paper is given in full below: