New-York tribune., 1876-08-11

You cannot mako bad bank note good by changing
pockets My own conviction is that the Indian Bureau
ought be Independents department of civilization,
with OF the best men in the na ton at is head III
this done aud then gave to the Indians the pro-
lection of aw personal rights of property place where
they can live by the cultivation Of the SOIL II required to
labor provided with necessary aid in the work OF CIV
ilizatiOn II Christian schools and missions were p'o-
tccted and plgbtcd faith kept sacred we shoun suNe
the Indian problem ana Dlng down upon 80, ,nq
blessing of God. sometimes almost despair ana thch
Eete are two pictures on side Of the line nation
has spent SJO0.0GOOO0 in Indian war: people VINO
have not 100 miles between the Atlantic ana me acc
which has not been the OF Indian massacre:
government which has not passed 20 years without a
Christian civilization and which celebrates NJ cehen-
NAL year by another bloody indian war On ,ie @ other
side tho line there j. the greedy dominant AS''
Saxon and thc same heathe lhcl nave no, TdsI @
one dollar m in'na1 war S hano nr nfv nI ri these
men the Indian subjects of her Majesty. Nnen i u,nii
i1ation approaches them they are placed on ample
reservations they receive aid in cyization they nave
personal rights Of property; ihcy are @iyliDi :" @ ~"
tan people delight to give Them their hest men To teicn
them the religion of CHRIST. We cNirHd more 'n"n
800 10 their one IN caring FOR Indian wards 800.
Will you pardon II suggest a plan which may
0bviai6 some of he evils until Congress provides "a
remedy doubt whether Congress wiil hdoF' a3 @ vT @
systcm appoint commission to devise one Ihe GU
may reached by slmple method: FiIs' Coh9ehtt"!o
the Indian rnIcs, VIZ; PlacG al ni lhc li',,'
Minnesota the White Earth Reservation; lhc lnuidns
of Ncw-MeNco Colorado, aud SolN on tle m nun. ,i
Territory the Indians on me racine p"a' l ulo Ia
reserves Tho Sioux cannot b. removed al once "a,
bands would consent Ia 20 al once
irosp.rfv IN their new homes would GrdW others IL ihr
Government adopt the plan the ond can De lc'ch,u
second Whenever indian ~ good tati gives up NJ
wild iic and live by labor, nm an honest
title by patent go acres of land, and make II lhaeh
all, long rs the reserve is held bY tie tribe, n oifs
n rrruium 10 tie greed of white men. The ccrincdtcS
OF occupancy are NOT titles, worth tue paper upon
which they are printed. Third, Provide government ior
every luiiau tribe placed upon r',cfvdlpd tul@,t7
might authorize the President - appoint anF lni,du
agent cr Offc0 United States Commissioner, Win IuI
powers 10 administer law on the rcs ryitl"n.. luo
United states Marshal. in who's" district TIC l'ScfNdt"
Is, IN ght be authorized % apIOnt tht requisite l''I
OF CIVILIZED Indians Of mixed blood, 10 d't "H
cuusi.Uilnty force. Tnc United states Judge InIht D'
required mold session oi ius court On tc 4c'''o
ctrH year. , ....,.....
There aie 10 reservations where the plan c"5'N d,
iu4u.u,Itcd AZ once. As 70 3, now, tho tNill'i hh"
Christian llaiau Is ptaby helpless. rive years dsH
a htl;C killed an Indian woman on thc Nhl' I'dI,h
Tc.cry, Il, opcu dav THc Indians arrested iuin. lie
.gs taIcu a. Font Ripley. After two months tlc
secretary of War ordered him 10 be- dlscIrccd o'au-c
thrrr WA, 10 l4N 20 punish Indian. hctNr can
rpuut one hundred murder, by Indians wnich nave a"t
place IN Minnesota IN IN" past i years y" one i'A'
ANY .t!or, any more than IL they Wcrr vine Ihcy
have almost uniformly been committee! "hi.f un'eI lh'
influence uf hrcwacr" furnished IN 'I"idli"f ol Ia"
I, As hit. men. When Indian has become u l'Il'''
l.iln4,ll.c we dWcily allow h'm 20 JOIN some h''lic
SOY. r,-n. lie sitting Bull, 80 murder onr soldiers
Pardon this long letter You have ui'n hldci .' III -
yu.L and n YOU can aid In I'm, simple remedy ,A1 d.
dr.Yiy rra' ,iu DO lIryr tlL' . lu'i dtl HNhhh'
innr Indian wards. ana bring upUn Va ne blessing nl
i.3d. Assuring you ot my Eiud regard an lo"'
'''''' H. T. WmIrrIE Bishop OF Minnesota.