The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-09-02
RED cIorDINDI.N COMMISSION,
Interview of u ''Tribune" Reporter
Wt.h Governor Fletcher.

] / rom INC I'llNNA llIbulA''
The Iudiun Investigating Committee
arrived, last night from Cheyenne. 1t is
composed of Governor Thomas c.
I Fletcher, OF Missouri, chairman, Sena-
tor Howe Of Wisconsin, Hon. G. j.
/ Faulkner, of West Virginia, Hon B. W.
/ Harris, OF Massachusetts, and Prof Ath-
crlon of New Jersey, a Tri6'"c re-
porter called upon the chairman at his
room, at the tcr-Occan, and tie fol-
I lowing conversation occurred:
Rcporter-Governor, has your COM
mission concluded 1t. labors?
Gov. F.-No We have considerable
work vet to do to become possessed of all
the facts we desire, and are here for the
purpose of taking further testimony. 1t
is the purpose of the commission to leave
no effort uutfied to obtain all the facts in
reference to the subject of their inquiry.
R.-So far as you have progressed
have yoU reached any conclusions which
YOU could give me? The public takes a
deep interes' in your labors and | would
be- glad IT, give any information you iaay
be disposed To- communicate.
G.-l would, with pleasure, give you
all the information | have, if it was in
my judgment proper to do so, but por-
tion OF the press would seize upon 1t and
di>tort. and miscOnstrue, and miSrcprc-
sent it to answer their partisan purposes,
or to support their conceived theories.
We have been at work in this matter for
forty days, travelling among the Indians,
hunting for and taking testimony, fire..
quently working until midnight,
and intent only on getting at
the truth. On our return
to Cheyenne, We found newspa-
prrs there. for the first time for three
weeks. and We found in them editorials
conceived in Il spirit, and written in Ian
cuage such rs must be disgusting to all
tair-mindcd men, many OF them evident
~ designed To intlmidate the commission
from the performance of It's duty IN II
conscientious manner. Our motives are
impugncd, and our relations to the parties
interested grossly miSreprcsented, and
in short there is cvinced on the part OF Il
number OF newspapers, u determination
to prejudice the public mind in advance
against the commission, unless 1t shall
find to suit their peculiar prciudiccs.
Now Tor one and speak the feelings
! of all the members of the Commission, |
am not going to be dragooned or black
guarded. or abused into shaping my find
ing to suit either the wishes of the press,
or Of any party, or any combination Of
mon.nor will be ntimidated by the press
in to dong anything that my judgment
does not approve rs right, or into doing
ANYTHING that my iudgmentupo the facts
pron, unces unjust. When we shall have
exhausted all means CT information then
We Will make up our judgment upon the
facts. and the country shall have that
Judgment fearlcs,iy without regard to
whom it may effect. We want, and will
have. the facts and no amount OF
howl and vague accusations, and
personal abuse, and misrePsenta-
ton Elm the press, or out
of it, will be sufficient to shape or
warp our finding. We have q vast
amount of evidence, and will be com
PEELED to take several days to arrange
and analyzc it. We 80 to Washington
to complete our report after we snail
have examined the Commissioner OF IN
dian Affairs, and the Secretary OF the
Interior and others.
We have been sleeping on the ground
in tents for twenty-five days.