New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-16
HOW INDIAN MAssACRES ARE BROUGHT
ABOUT

MRS swlSsHELN TELLS HOW Az INDIAN PANMAsIER
DELAYS PAYMENTS TO TIE CHIprEwAs IN WIS
CoNsIN-rHEm IMPORTATION AND THREATS
FEARS or AZ OUTBREAK.
To me razor Of The TribHhe.
Sir: The one panacea for all or Indian
troubles has been honest men" Elstern people lns't
that an would be well under feeding policy, If ony
we sent honest TO deal cut the 1tious Accepting
tins view Of the case, each new Administrations or
rather each new President the past 90 years, has
honestly, Think tired 10 improve upon bis predecessor
IN selecting more upright than those VINO hda pre-
ceded them in the Indian service The friends OF each
believed bOdt ted that he had reformed TINS braheh
of the Government, or was about To reform II but
President Grant and his supporters have exceeded all
others in TIE ouduess and persistence OF their claim TO
the establishment Of new order OF things Govern
mcn has said that the salaries paid to Indian agents
would not the Of hrstcass men, and To
This trouble have accepted the oHe Oi the Ane-
can Missionary Association TO select the agents, and
supplement their salary necessary so as to secure the
lOnes0ught honest man, who should carry out the
Natioua policy oI exterminalng Indians with white
mans beef"
Well among the selections to this post of honor was
that of a man and his wife, whom I have long known
and believe to be nearly iucOrrupu0e a. any Other
They always have been troubled with a missionary
spirit and the look out Tor chance TO sacrifice them
selves for the good OF the some portion OF 1t;
The lady is a 1rstclass teachcr-ooe who would com
maud position the schools of ans city, and be likely
10 be made Principal preference to a thousand. Her
husband had been nearly worn out in sanitary Com
mission work and being unable to do heavy labor they
took an Indian appointment from the Missionary Asso
citation az the enormous salary OF 81 POO per annnm for
both olS 80 cach and out TO the northern wds of
Wisconsin, to Lac Court DOrces. to small tribe OF
Cnlupcwas Some time the Government sold the
timber on "a large tract of land belonging to this tribe
+ for $4,000 The Indians rebeed and said this was not
the value OF the TIMBER and so much was said ABOUT IL
that the bargain canceed when the same parties
agreed TO pay $4,000 and it sold 10 them Tor TINS
sum- but tine Indians still claim that this Is not half the
value Acting under the peace policy ana fOrcIDle l-
provemont pau the Government concluded 10 pay the
money. in the ordinary way Of annues, but to ex-
pend IL in improvements for the ben fit OF the Indians
induce possible Of them 10 work on these
improvements and pay them 81 per day for their labor
They rebeed against ths said they did not want TO he
compelled work for themselves and he pald out OF
their own money; so last Fall Summer deputaton
of them went Washington and presented their grew
ance when the Bureau agreed to part as annui-
ties and In October the first lnstalment was 10 DE
paid. A day set for the payment; but Dr. Mahan'
the AGENT had other business TO attend to, and
came before the time set. Some of the Indians, TOO
had come before the time Tlcsc he paid, and left.
When the others arrived on the appointed day. ana
found the payment and the agent gone. there were
putura threats and oahs abund Ince Oh the bank OF
lac Court DOseilles. Our resident agent and wife,
Leiug persons OF great frmness well az genteness
succeeded in Queting them, and Dr. Mdhan set another
time. but not a definite one, when he would
br ,bcre That is he wrote under date OF Nov. q that
he woud start in 10 days and meet the Indians Jan J.
end bv a second message they were led to expect him
abOut Dee ]. o. the word passed quickly, ana
tbe trha collected fast possible each one fearing
he might Ice too late, so many had Deen before niu
With them collected swarm OF gamblers, WHISKY
sellers other sEarpeTS, most OF whOm eau tdlK Cnl
newa and all OF whom want get rid OF the man and
his wife who oppose their eNtOrtlOns ana pecuatos
and labor faithfully teach the Indians habits OF IN
drstrv. the wrnngfuness of selling their wives ana
daughters 10 white men Tor whisky, ammunition ana
heads and similar practices which flourish apace under
ALI the policies yet tried These harpes ttach the IN
dams to throw the blame OF everything wrong on he
resi,icnt agents and, under the evaporation OF Dr.
bic delays, the want OF tOOd ana the
nueaslucs idenesS they becoming very nsoleht
terrible things have The particulars IN
| letter from a gentleman who was IN the immediate
mission station few days BEFORE MY informant
understands the Indian language ana signs ana THINKS
ne IN the Tease the symptoms that peceueu
the Minnesota of Ca The resident agent mas
beeu so worn by constant anxiety and hard mental
labor that he subject TO ainting hs every few hours
ana his wife has Just recovered from serious illness Oi
weeks Se ches the school aud has OFTEN hunufeu
scboars The policy which takes honest men out into
sch places and there leaves them SUBJECT 10 he ven
gcanca which savages wreak the vidnies OF scoun-
drels who are safely baskng in the light OF chaneers
MAY be peaceable but IL certainly Is not pure Honest
ueI are not plentiful in THIS country tltt we eau
afnrd 10 sacrifice of them in such WORK as ts ana
mill they can honestly Sustained by the authorizes
~ Wosiugtou tley certainly should be kept at home.
| !" "'9'' JANE GREY SWIssHELM.
| Ghic00o. H.. Ian. %, 1874.