, 1876-02-19

tory nofoto1Otc tho lctr0r or the eurtonnfnR
conntty, have this voar, remained upon thor
reservations. sont their chlldren to school, aud
cohfDrMed to tho regulations of tho Agcnt.
It Is tho aim Of tie Government no. to malo
tie condition Of tho Indians IN Indifferent aud
nogatlvo stand-still, but to reclaim them from
their rudc, wild state; to It'd and cdnoato thom,
aud to throw about them all tho Influences thni
tend to civilization aud Cbrstlan c!ttzonsAip.
THERE Are MASr OBSTACLES,
however, tn tho WAY Of Guch progress. II
Southern Ca!lfornta, shc lauda-whEeh wore
codol 10 us from Mexico by a treaty, III which
tho United States sofonnly promised to protect
tue lndtaus Ia thotr persona anil thor homes-
have boon surveyed and ool4, aud their unhappy
people m elected as fng'tives aud yegabonds.
tion, In Novada saw the Centsai paeiilo nai!road
como dAshing through their reservation. taking
a lasKe part Of their arabic land, md tls With.
out asking consent Or tonderins compensation.
III ono instance, at least, tho lines Of rcserva.
tiou have boon suddenly changcd, 30 that Isrga
traets OF beautiful aud fertile lind ha7o boon
taken away from tile Indians, aud wild mouutain-
}ands havo been sdo1 iu exchange.
Tho only rnmedy for ench grievances lien In
wise and unobsnging loEalatiou. The roady
cootldouco Which tGeso children Of tho fotc4,
put IN the Government OF tho Union mnat moi
ha misplaced. II is tho only basis for their fu
tura soIf-snpport and civilization.
supERy1S!oN OF EXPENDITURES.
since itB organization, tho board lna, through
Its pu1chneinE Committee, exa.n1uod all accounts
aud Vouchers presented for payment During
tho past yoar, accounts to the amount OF IS, $780,,
332.74 have bseu roviuwed. nnd chtnnp to the
annonnt Of 1876. .209.s9 have boon rejected.
It's members have. from time to ttmo, visited
aud ilmpoctcd tho Agencies. Foscr Wits havo
boen MAIDS in 1876 than In years provlons nut
more tinlo has bocn givou To tho purchase and
delivery Of goods, and great pains have boon
tn1en to nucertain Whothtr any ensngo had beon
made in tho articles during tho transportation.
Ihero III abundant opportunity for
FRAUDULENT TRANSACTIONS
III ehe administration Of the Indian Departments
aud, owing to tho extreme distance aud isolation
of many of The roHnryatous, Investigations Of
real or imaginary wrongs must often bo tatuy.
statements Of Prof. Marsh, charging tho mnn-
ayers OF tho Rod. Cloud Agency With tho grayast
Irregularities aud hsserts that, 10 tho inyestga-
futod; bos!dca which, much information was
gained. ana many valuable suggestions ucza
ulado.
Tho question Of tho
REMOVAL or rHE SIOUX
ia A troublesome problem. Tho 1n1san countr,
ID overrun with miners snd adveutnrorb, and
threaded by railroads, both OF which aro de-
etructive 70 tho ollnao. aud thus take from tho
rod men, their principal mems Of support,
their invaders, the whole hrrny would scarcely
be AHA to kaep the poaco hotuoou tue border
settlors and tho Indians thlratng for rovongs.
conviction that it Ii cheaper and better to tcsd
Iudlana titan to fight them; and that whilo
thoir bodily wants arc being partially supplied.
instruction in !ettora and the arts can bo Rtvou.
But, with the powerful banda Of the aioux, tribal
authority il yery strong, and the Chiefs believe
that 1t wilt bo imperiied By tho coming among
item Of teachers and ptcachcrs. Thus II Il
t1at agriculture and civilizing arts make but
coz psrstlvely SLOW progross among thom.
Agencies- Cloud and spotted Tail-to bet
tef lands On tho Missouri 1sivor, haa bson sug-
gested. ,'
rho objections 10 this plan aro: tho Indiana
gold" wLiol, thoy claim 81 their own and
Tsa saa thy GsRo''o sRr ots! 70 guard to ' n,s
sollers aud other corruptlng induoncea ineidoni
to tho uelghborhood Of white sottlers, 10 which
| they would be annjoot in u.sir now quarters
and tho uneasy feoling OF tho bofdor-aettlers
themselves Ahould these powerful b8uda he l4-
| Gated nnar them.
The Board think that Tho gradual disutsgss-
ton Of the tribes, nnd their slow consolidation
into structure Of ci4ilizod society, Ia tho only
way III which tho difficulty can ba removed.
| Increased md small bands, or even families,
encouraged to mako settlements in Dakota OF
the Ipdiau Territory, under tbs otrsss OF homo
Tho Indian haa strong local attachments. that
should not 10 ruthossly tom up aud soyesed,
but fobtefed and trained.
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