The Toledo chronicle. [volume] (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1873-1924, 1874-12-17

The foregoing report has gone the grand
rounds Of the Chicago papers, and num-
Der OF our Iowa exchanges. We presume
that copies have been expressly sent to
several OF them by the reporter On its
face the document appears to be honest.
and fair statement Of the situation Of
that branch or portion of the Sac and Fox
Indians who are now located on reserva-
ton in Tama County, Iowa. The circum-
stances have been such that we could not
give It room in our columns until now, al
though it can be seen that the report was
transmitted from Washington full two
weeks ago. We clipped it from the col.
umns of the Chicago Journal, and pre-.
sumo it to be correct as maze by the in.
dividual whose name appears at the bot
tom thereof. In commenting on this piece
Of government literature we wish it parti.
cularly understood that We desire to do
but simple justice in the premises, and no
more.
We venture to say that there never was
. report made by any agent Of these In.
.sdisns since, their permanent location in
llama county, which was SO fraught with
fslsehood IS the above report by the
:ehristian gentleman whose name is ap.
pended thereto This man A. r. How
bert claims to be minister of the gospel
snd we presume that he is, in practice
externally, but his course in this Indian
agency affair is not very we'll calculated
to impressany one in. or about this baili-
wick that his heart is in the work of chris.
tianizing tho world, or any portion Of it
whatever. We remember. seeing this man
Howbert when he first came to Toledo to
rofficiate as Indian agent We noted then
his Byronic locks, his priestly garb, and
cant, phrase, his loud professions publicly
made of what he intended to do towards
'cixlizing these red skins, and We then set
him down a. base hypocrite. Recent
developments have not caused US to
change our mind. This may sound harsh
to many Of our readers, but we haye not
yet done. An explanation is due, with
whicliAwe lure willing.to rest all our asser-
tons herein made. The interstate Indian
Agency is now, and has been controlled
for some time by the church missionaries
Through the Secretary of the Interior.
: Columbus Delano. This state Of things
was brought about we understand by the
. Efforts OF . number Of self constituted
peace commissioners, for the ostensible
purpose OF making mighty effort to
christianize. and civilizc the remaining
.aborigincs of the states, and in the ap
portionment of the pap, the Tama County
Agency was given to the Lutheran church.
This arrangement threw the appointing
power into the hands of the Secretary of
the Interior. The worthy Secretary being
from the State Of Ohio, Of course would
only select men from his own State for
such places, hence he must needs send
this man Howbert from that State to look
SITTER, cfviiize, and christianize the Indians
In the State of Iowa. At last ye deluded
Ausquskie is to be educated, civilized, and
christainized, by the representative OF the
great spirit from Ohio. But short time
and this rowing band Of Indians Will be
filling the sob, and carrying on the many
avocations Of the work shop. They will
support . good school amongst them
selves and cast aside their old notions,
and ideas of religion, and embrace the
christian doctrine with the Holy Bible for
their creed. In fact they will become 20 d
and usefulscitizcns Of our noble State and
County and their presence in our midst
/. will be blessing instead Of vsxation.
All these things were to be the result Of
.Sshc missionary work Vt Mr.. 4. h. How