New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-30
TOPICS OF THE TIME.


rvDTAN TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT.
CoI q Roudinot of the Indian Nation is
,earnest advocate Of policy OF gradually Pacifylng
,hs Indiana and establish ng them IN separate territorial
governments In recent speech uoi'eleu III Oh Lous'
% nreseued bis views on this suoleOt AZ great length
IA asked the following earnest questions;
-, on va statesmen, philosophers, Christians,
& 90 wears have elapsed out Of the poor, feeble
remaining gu, ~ @ ST "S mace TSe
tct that one fourth the Indians OF this country can
hs rrcsent day Ne considered civilized is sufficient
81 tns fbsr declaration OFTEN made that In
n s by nature incapable OF civilizations and the fact
Also nv one that there Is some serous defect i'm the
ScV heretofore pursued IN relation to them. Why - II
that me CseUh - 1 a nt Hd @< I've
ACKNOWLEDGED pioneers Of Indian cvizationi Why is It
that the Sioux the Crow, the Pavnee. and Cheyenne
with all the natural capacity and traotabty OF the first
named to-day the savages they were 100 years ago
of the United States. They have introduced the
aud customs u civilized lie, and tho Indians
have gradually adopted them.
The answer 20 these queries is not forthcoming; but
led infer that Col BOudinot proposes terri
Corral government as a remedy. The steps when
lead up to this however, not described IAe
objections to such bill thUt drawn for the organiza
Con OF Oklohoma are thus specited
/ It ia in violation with the treaties with the CIVIL ,
szed Indians consequently would be an act OF Dau
1uth on the part OF the Juited states - ..,so,,
2 The Indians are opposed 70 IL, anu theH O0A''N'
s. The railroads to the Territory have large prospee-
3i Is passed thus taking the lands from the INDIANS
and giving 1t TO sOuless corporations
Col BOudinot answered these objections IN the Ioi-
lowing language:
II those obieetous were founded on fact they would
deserve great weight but they are not Whatever may
Zoe found in the Indian treaties made half century ago;
the last treaties made with these Indian tribes IN 1866
expressly stpulate for the organization OF civil gov
rIfrrent over Them while the eighth article OF tue
oetaw and Chokasaw treaty provides that 1t shall be
called the Territory OF OklOhOma. The United states
A. romtsrd i'm te treaties of Is6 TO give us civil gov
two
courts United states Marshal delegate In Congress,
and al other necessary ollosrs II ~, We eau nao az ~
territorial government, IL the name OF eiyiizaon'
and progress, ana good faith, give them 10 US zap
plausel The trouble with these fluent champions OF
Indian treaties Is that they waste their energies IN me
examination Of old and obsolete treaties TO the entire
exclusion OF the latest treaties OF 1885, which alone nave
any bearing upon the subject II the Government o.
the United states would act IN good fah let Congress
give Us territorial government such as IS guaranteed
by treaties and such President Grant has recon-
uended in his two last annual messages.
But it is urged that the consent Indians should
FIRST be obtained In conversation with hgh OlhclA
few weeks ago, he cordially Endorsed ms COl. Bond
n0tsl Yews bat preferred 10 wait until the Indian
tribes should consent. he replied that eve have al
ready gwen Our consent IN our latest treaty and II seems
childish 70 wait tor 20 give u again. Most or JhaJ
class OF Indians who DO not speak the Indian language
bitterly opposed 20 the scheme, because ~ Is man
rlously represented % them by demagogues, many OF
whom white men who have become citizens of the
tribes by marriage and who are too wise TO XIII the
goose which lays for them golden eggs. he would Sc
for his people their property rights for they are OF
greater Importance tnan ther pOhucal nights espeeAy
D. they had OF the latter worth mentioning. Inc
Government Of the uited states has extended the rev
laws this Indian Territory and IN violation OF
the treaties too. II cOmpes US " pay taxes Tor It's sup
port the you do here IN Missouri 30 lar we are
your equals But political rights are inferior 70
yours, Tor you demand jury from your own state
while the Indian Territory subject 10 the Jurlh
UctiOn OF United States Court IN Arkansas, and have
10 representation Oh the grand OF pent Jurles.
an Of this may be excellent logic for the people Of the
INDIAN Territory but there 10000 Indians who are
set Of the reach the remedy here discussed
ANOTHER VIEW OF THE SALARY GRAB.
Plain-speaIdng people still persist in calling
the Congressional baekpay grab d" steal" Thus The
CLe,ef0nd pLoi1dsnler nuts forth