Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-07-20
10 DISCUSSION.


inst. publishes an open letter from Prof.
Marsh Of Yale College to President
Grant, relative to alleged frauds and
continued dishonesty in a specified In
dian Agency. Prof. Marsh is a gentle
man Of unimpeachable integrity, fin
ished scholar and man Of high intellec-
tual attainments. This is no hearsay
evidence. He's /" been there and
knows what he is talking about. He
says in his letter that his visit to the
Sioux Indians (of which tribe he writes)
twas wholly ia the interest OF science.
with no intention or wish to investigate
Indian affairs" He promised Red
Cloud he would, upon his return to the
East, lay the Chiefs complaints before
the President in such manner that he
would be compelled to notice them
Grant is swinging to and fro at present
in an arc, of which Long Branch and
Cape May form the points OF the seq
ment, and there il no telling when h'
may deign to notice II, but the IN ,nnei
of publication will ventilate the infamou.
business pretty thoroughly. The Pro.
lessor makes nine distinct charges, COW
ering all the alleged dishonesty and
fraud, from actual cheating and theft on
the part OF J. j. Saville. the agent, down
through sad categorical list OF wrong
and cruelty exercised by the Govern
ment's representative toward its wards.
He also charges Secretary Delano with
connivance and completely in this series
Of petty iniamies and injusticos. and in
conclusion says he has to believe affairs
at other agencies are even worse than at
Red Cloud, and he calls upon the Presi.
dent to intervene, as the "only person
who has the will and power to destroy
that combination OF bad men known rs
the Indian Ring, who are debasing this
service and thwarting the efforts OF oil
who endeavor to bring to full consum-
nation your noble policy of peace.
From recent inquiries by philanthropio
individuals ii is rendered clearly appar-
ent that tho whole existing system OF In
dian management is one tremendous plan
of iobbery. The New York Herald of
the OH instant. in letter on this sub
ject, charges Orville Grant, the Presi-
dents brother, with robbing the Indians,
and prints letter received from "Sitting
Crow" another Sioux chief in Dakota
Territory. This individual is not as ac-
complished in the art Of letter writing as
his white brothers. but there is u simple
esrnestness OF expression that is elo-
quent. The letter is very long, but from il
We extract the following: my friends,
says Sitting Crow. 1.-TWO things are
needed greatly-one is food; one is am
munition and goods, that We may hunt
and eat" This Indian tells us that he
IL a chief and has been a warrior, and
now wants to live in peace. As to mis-
sionaries and holy men," there are di-
vided opinions in the crowd, but he
thinks well Of them. As to the agents
who have starved them, my tongue can.
not find the words that will express my
feelings" "The Great Spirit, says Sit
ting Grow, 'the Father of us all, will lis
ten TO this my complaint. and may he
carry it deep into your hearts. The
greatest punishment the agents can have
when they die is to be cast away from
the Great Spirit and the good Indians il
the hunting ground of the good spirits
They cannot live together. The bad
agents will be scalped by the bad Indi
ans. The little father is starving us and
he never comes to see us. With q goot
heart shake your hands" We ente
into no defense or plea for the Indian. Al
we have ever seen of him doesn't i'm
press us very iavorably, but treaty is {
treaty, and should be kept. This bust
ness is brought right home to Presiden
Grant, and that creature, who has Sc
long disgraced his high ofice-Delano
The proof is positive, and requires
prompt and eif,ctual measures to proven
recurrence Of such contemplate rascal
ity. The public sentiment demands tina
Delano should be kicked out, and tina
his Imperial Majesty, Ulysses
should pay more attention to domesti
national matters. even though in doin