The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1873-05-02


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soldiers II his back than Ly m agent
afraid Il his lifc--as Two many II them
Are and have reason u bc. The pres
NJ Indian agents, - class. arc very
yood men; but they lack tie fcrce. the
power. which sasaees alone respect.
rnx PEACE POLICY
The existing policy. usually called
he peace policy, il . gradually assem-
bic the wandering tribes on rescrva-
lions. with boundaries clearly defined.
md then through civilians. TO instruct
hem IN agriculture aud the rude arts,
md educate them Is far a. possible.
10 this think no army officer objects,
And further. when the Indians leave
their reservations to steal. murder and
plumber. they fall under the jurisdiction
u the army. This il the theoretical
condition Of things. but il would re-
quirc ten times our present army to
make Gordon around the reservations,
70 that murders are done. tho steal
Ing Of cattle, horses, SC, pcrpetcratetl,
and tho Indians quickly escape to their
reservations. where the troops cannot
follow them; 80 that in fact these rcscr-
vaticns help them IN their lucrative
business. am safe in saying that
half the horses aud mules now owned
BY tho Kiowas, Camanchcs. Chcycnncs
Arapahocs. Sioux. Ac.--all treaty In
dams. al u peace, with agencies and
annuitics have been stolen from tho
United States or from citizens. have
myself sccn. ut the kiowa and Canaan
che agency, and Ut several Of the Sioux
agencies, horses and mules branded u.
s.. led up to be packed with annuity
goods, and have never heard Of m =
gent demanding tho restitution Of one
for that reason; and though murders
are Of frequent occurrence, do not
hear Of the murderers being surrender
Cd ~ required hy the treaties.
TREATY INDIANS
Again. though the Sicuxs and chey-
cnncs are At peace. tho army has to
send escorts with all trains and parties
u surveyors who 60 rightfully to work
within The borders Of such States ~
Kansas aud Nebraska. as though 40
tual war existed. All l will venture
to assert IL. that the army has much
more difficult task now than IL wc were
actually II war. and could anticipate
depreda,ions and follow the perpetrator,
to their very camps, ~ l did In the
case Of the kiowas Two years ago. Theu
tho Texas people were constantly com
planning that the treaty Indians were
dcpredating on their property killing
their people aud taking refuge on their
reservations. ! would not believe il
until | went in person. and WAS actual
y ncar BY when Satanta killed pool
teamstcrs in Texas. ono Of whom wal
found burned, tied At tho wagon wheel,
and few days later he came TO the
agency = Fort Sill. Boosting Of the
decd. With tho approval Of the agent
Mr.. Tatu,n, arrested him and two
others and sent them to Texas for trial
Now an told that Satanic i to b.
turned looss again, although ! believe
b has committed 6fsy murders. and
has notoriously violated svery promiss
hitherto ma do.
CHRISTIAN AGENTS. AND sHTfLxRs.
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