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to labor In the neld, for they look upon this al
Inc occup%Aon OF WON n and slaves and degi aiding
The present generation may pass away before
they WIN appreciate the benefits OF agriculture OF
INTERCOURSE WITH THE WHITES
mas heretofore been confined to the traders ana IN.
elreSers tn an whom as sn eTis ruc' more
No missionaries have as yet undertaken tne
rather hazardous experiment OF going among tnelr
tribes and, by sharing the privatlons ana vclsSs
tudes OF their vagrant life, gained their confidence
or learned their languages
THE CURE FOR THE DISEASE.
In view OF these facts 1t is not likely that the In
dians Will for some time to come respect or nave
confidence in our friendship, and, as remarked
before, the only way to make them obey the laws
and prevent the continued recurrence Of such
denominations as have been described 49, whenever
h 70 w h upon een e s a se
remembered, thus showing them that we are mas
ters OF the situation.
Such course may be regarded by some as I'M
necessarily severe, but In my Judgment 1t WIN oe
far more eectual and lasting In its effects than the
purchase OF their goOd will with presents and in
the end will prove the most humane solution OF the
problem as, for the reasons before stated, any
more conciliatory policy must result In the total an
initiation OF the tribes as well as greatly retard the
advance OF the pioneer settlements. l am abso-
utely certain tnat these views will meet the hearty
concurrence OF the inhabitants of the new Terrific
ries OF Generals Sherman and Sheridan, as
well as the great mass OF army officers
than those OF Eastern pnianthrOpists, who may,
perhaps, respond that army Officers are interested
exponents upon this question, the tendencies OF
their professional aspirations inciining them to
prefer war to peace.
aln unable, however, to conceive OF any pos
sible motive they could have Tor desiring 10 bring
ABOUT an Indian war, which necessarily involves
great privatlons, exposure and hard work to say
nothing OF the hazard OF life; and all this, no
matter how signal the service rendered, Is with
out single compromising equivalent, If we ex-
cept the commentators OF the military author
tiles and the CRATE III recognition OF their services
by the border citizens. But this would in a
measure be counteracted by the ertaipty OIL the
preponderating censures, II not the vltuperatve
maledictions OF the cOmmserating sympathiZers
OIL the poor, prosecuted red man."
However willing the officers OF the army may be
to participate in campaigns against civilized enc
miles, whe rein d.stingu,s ed services afford rea-
sonabe guarantee for advancement or other re-
qmta. yet, iancy, but lew desire to engage in
THANK LESS Indian wars, where they have every
thing to risk and nothing to gain.
Instead OF this, the army. az well as the author
tiles at Washington are fully as anxious as the
stanchest champions OF the peace movement to
nave friendly relations maintained with the
prairie tribes, and this has been conclusively
shown by the readiness with which a trial OF the
experiment advocated by these people was con-
Sented to and carried out. X. Il. NJ.