New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-02-25
N4yIGEMENT or TIE INDIANS.

VARIOUS SECRETARIES DF WAR DECIDEDLY Favor
RETURNING THE IN. IAN BUREAU To THE DE-
PARINENT.
lFKoM THE REGULAR CoRREsPoSDENr OF THE TRIBUSEl
WA,HNGToN. Feb 21.-The Secretary OF War in
a recent letter addressed to senator Boutwell,, Chair
man of tho Committee OH the Reorganization OF tie
Executive Departments, advocates the transfer OF
the Indian Bureau 10 the War Department, and says;
have the honor inform yOu that the subject Of blS
transfer rather tnc roui 0i tue conO Oi Ihdiah al
fans O. the Wa Department., from whcn - WAS tt"Oh on
the gInlon OF the ID pArtment OF tic interior, as
,tcrrta eirs War. ary War la Ais alnua!
upor. 1860 feel 10 aesiition now III hfi'--
u the Congress the importance oi ic0iofh
tue War Department tue supciuien.enc0 ana cOtIoi
Of tue In hans 10 l. quite Ia. Ossb.c 10 impress upon
hOso saygcs the idrl III obedience ~ any otner rls
than mi .aIy power; tncy RESPECT hUtns but slug
nilary foie proximity them Is thereto esscu-
a'i Iis" =; ~ m NJ tI Dr',itins,t l., kno,,
now and where dispo,o tOO To s,Cuo quiet Oh
tAc art Tribes scattered over tirl ef-
t.ry KAowius nothing IN this apartment Of In
dlau, IA sttc OF a. ull hortlty II often,
indeed. happens that Important h1icea a.c ho'-ss'y ~
90 sId i,nD made 10 ONcIa"o or chdSdse Taos gum! Oi
tAr.a enIu mJrt'r, AMI cons qu,ItJ tIcs movements
a., 80 r. s,. lima. nn,y,i,i,bIr IL ,,on,d In. yer,
easy pan Of Iesuia us tic Indian tribes %
,ury IL, sIs Inc officers vi the army IN ul,cDaTSin-
OF Compensation For ,io.cncy ami o,ououiy tno.o
Indians under tno onaIge OF tho IL, l.,rtncnt"
Secretary Bclknap continues:
l., erinlce lao convinced that Secretary Floyd
"a the opinion ui tue greater art o. tne army,
rie trat the Ia 'iai' respect n"uhg hut s.Ile
ih.y Iorco. ana as p,oNIJ Ia trih Is therefore =
A. matter Oi tdct 1he army west ol u" Nile
sss.pI II stationed IA ptVAIty - tue Indian IcsoF'a-
tom. Drcu,c 1t h., daily called a. on l. project lie cNl
agents ANA tner pioJ ana u keep OH tiSptSs rs
AMI we've not t.cre uOub. II any indian 1-tu.
"OuId Do .n,Tc: tAe pres ace q" troops - abH"idts
ANNUALLY required Tor iOOl, cio nnS traii-p0!titO Tor
cioy aud gcnoIui or1iuaIy supplies nee SslrlY ia
.., Co. m, a .Sl.,nI .or i,s I,,l.
y. sca. Economy would tt...LJ I"i1N cOnsOlIaiiOn
,,J r.,,.. t,y,ils,,,rI. M ..lli,,, and ISSUING
t.,n an. cane. IN u, Uc.o,c t. transfer
eohdatn Is naIe, toe Mar Drpatnrn. cA. AID wili de-
lor DO, troops AID iii.s a. u iiec reduction
Ohrcis OF me HrnN, lao cnd Oi ~nUsc pro
ZION II preserve ana mailman peace, could act
,,ts sIltis mt, 1 iisI eioIs ur IN, various uiJro
place IAc r.si.us nos engaged AMI 'c NJ sdO-
Irct o. .t,aIy mw cOula 10 sdnih"ry rllnlSaed Tor
,io.irou oI L. en- tlist Pymste.s could pay
ties, quarlorii. trss i oU.nui,ssrcs COuid pdIcnHs,
,.U- O hh hihia. ANA est to"id Dc Transported "h'
l,,ard utucf iuio5 i.G stoSit as our
lound supply, .ssing and Hcoo"n'AO'Hy Ior arni!
a. under the War Department. de arturnt nd
cis cu4.d supctenat ne, hnd clccrr Win tcops
,OIId act ats augC1uii.s adi Nouns lOt M p"i'
cnlses anu isS1's could De p"dr on tue same Di'i -.
perhaps siishy altered aud tne examination AN ihdt
.n,m would mtOive Ddt h'Iie mo'o ccr cal i.ooi.
"ied'tti om'"ia "''H 'hr troops 'o"" S"PtJ "t''I1 "
not ad .Ilod m s.nacs, AID &c Inspector
generals Department. cOd Ca.i nLy Inspect tIC whole
i"isc1h'h@ IA" lcAeu ia S'.'h Oi iSS'i, ai'l' 'nl
ton, IciIiIs 70 taDo, "uu s.1cs 81 iIuo, &, ui4
more tUtiCCty ldhiec' .ht' -cuiiilJ ~! h'it t'v
tuyculun1 would rId srii Oi go cNAS OF tlc Iesent
Il ~ mama gcEcn.. \ system wnIrh WO.id IONA To ia"
civilization Indians, by LIVING tUl. u.Eiu-
tucr ttlOu relations, HiuCus them a.
u suits !Or t-.if o"h .upport k'ih5 f"t"c-
,un Iu,aosolOu Ol properly inUy t5 ACCUMULATE,
education 10 tue yotIi-, ANA st,i,y is.iiS
away Irol tnrr Mid, unsettled h'D"s - m"on 90
, uusilrd. hat do not DtI.otc tlat am steps IA tus
direction viii lee OF amy uas unless back - nc CAL
btiun Of n power WncA VIA Dr Ieaij, w,Dn occasion
fl durrs the guilt an project InnO, cn
20 aiiy Oli,Cr Inc Idst person wnO do ics dii
Indian wal; us ~hoe inter 81 Is Asalhst Al. ohDie""'
A., pAprrIeuce anon, lDuiius ,I,d us ma
la. buru sanitary. Ills pUity unlu >t.ne,i, aud IN
.ta.Is cuntid,G lu..dn afaIs al be honestly
administered. lac sentiment u no county seems u De
II idea uI,Un THIS suur, dAd Mnaio Ia may not bt on
sirfo islbie 10 IocualuunG in lii, 'iic ciaI So
,lil in rciy lu,trr "a thU tOmm.tct gave tue
Iuoyo rs tho statement ay views on tnc SUBJECT