, 1876-08-14
TILE INDIAN POLICY.
LITTER r]s0M nlYuor WAFFLE ~ PnKsibEwl
ultiNT.

WASHINGTON, Aug. l0.-1hc following letter
has been sent to tl.c Pres!dcnt:
esrs %;'Sssss IL 10y ~ 'tmI? gs,d a:, a. % 3sa
IT, ~ ia Tss @ US ps!sy s H. s"s1 e'f ben zen
understood By ,s pso's Ty capp,s ~.
With ss is!ts.. Z % !hs iea!s.: ; r.t 7
T' !ss hose.t w. m1a ' to M ai, ~ thu osesslss.
ss:, sSs .,s Who y Ind Il tss t1o, sf e :. ,e
iher uissiunarJ md ehartable wus!:. II you
viii nominate 70 NJ : man ful int 1ndlsn Agency.
VIII appoint him." Y"u provides. Tor the hone.i
mi,taEet. 1n = few i''sianera i ii. toness ami in.
rsre thrfs t , .cofe ae se oa W .y.te,n o
look in vain fur tbs eha,ae!c*s rr,bterle. which
CT sosS Sse poea III as Asa' @s
VIM sts H. fDur yesr, uon G Ihs,s
Of llnnkcts ,uKdn out ~ el.oady and gtar;
sp,des .1 W % mssls out Ut shheet.irun. rhsre : ass
thr entTs!i. md lseafsd meal y dead cattle, no
q cavalry l!orss. 70 81 hait:dssstea kSrae,. Il
policy did not fail It was SUCCESS until o;sr faith
wAa trokrn. It WIS htnienlt " ind the men at.cl
% a.; sa,tS wS # hG ' &C. sat nn, y is'
MEN in liz lani have llons this wofk and been ru-
wsrdsd w leading i"any Ut tic Indians to chEls'
ii have fenseJ 10 havu tue sn,llan Duttau changed
e The War Department, hesalso I would bc con.
@ nos G ~ ~s. sy i II. T.. I'D sa;s sys
tim III anothsr olEte. ioa can,lat mako Lad
bunk .nofe gool by chaut:ns poekcts.
ought to he IN independent department uf civilian
head. 1fkhls was done: aud WI thrn gave the III.
t6rf{N nj t,a fEFf
prnpefy, place 1yaei. thoy can live BY the cul,l;
xaion q ts soil + required Y labor; Il p.?vdeal
Christian schools md mfss!ons were. protected.
and ptghte1 Gaith keIt saarsd. we would sDlvc tho
indian psoticm and bring down upon ourselves she
and then think It iaso plain the people might
Here arc Two pictures: On ono rida ot thu l!nc n
War peopa @ wno M havo nos one "adse lies b.
Tween the Atlanttc md The Pnciac which haH not
been thu scrnc Of On indian massacre; II Govern:
IN Indian sar: not one lndiun tribe II whsn it asas
given Chritt!sa civilization. and which celebrates
aaT ut Sy " M ,fs q a
greedy dominant Anglo. Saxon tace and the Ha!oe
heathcn. They hare not srcnt QUO doltar In i,'
dian TsaF; they have Ind no Indian nssaacFcs'
IN Canada tic Indian treaty. calls thcse men
''the Indian subjects Of lie het Majesty" When
tion. they lave Personal rights :, piepsr,y: fay
they have rehoola, and Christian people delight 10
s1rss ns;s sas sAa 5 s5
pardon nc il f'auEgest p!an wl,lcl, may obviate
sumo Of the evils mill Congress ,pfoy!des i
o,lc fhc end may lc reached by simple method.
F1,st-cunerntrase the lnl!antslhes, yiz. placs
MI Of the Indians IN Mtnncsota on the White Earth
aio. and Sioux IN The lnaan Territory: the indian
e.nnot al m 10 removed Il once. but probably twsnl,
ban.s would consent Ia 20 NJ onca, aud theft pros,
rcrliy ip thelr new homes wonld dtAw othpFA II
thu Guscra.aeps ndops tho paD, the end can a'
M = IND, Indian f. II ssea se fs!ta ; gi,s
tnsliensLle. 81 LONG ~ the reserve IL held by ~
men. mem Tie eestiaea.e. II occupancy arc not, !
rllcs, worth tho papsf upun which they as'
3aT5-povidc government for oyery Indian
tribe placed upon d reservation Congress m!Eh
au,rtze M pfesi,sn. to aepoi1: suy lnaia'
viii viii faii powers 10 sdsainlstvr law nu tie Fcser
vatIun. The United s.ales Marsial Ia w'ruae dls
I'll X. nnss i sst n eH
force: ..as Unitcl states Judge m'sht bc require!
year. II t1equ,rea no new machinery. ITO Erca. es
pense. There arc forty reservations where th
plhn could Ie inAu.rFateu a. uhce.
"A Il IL now, Tho civilized uud Christinn India
Is p,tlably helpless. Two years ago \ orut
killed au fndlasi woman Oil tl!d White Earth 70
serve In open dsJ. Tho Indians arrested him
liz was taken 70 Fart NIploy. Alter two montl,
tho secretary o. warerie.ed him 70 b. discharge
believe Eau count 100 murders By Indians wilic
hsvo taken p|nes In MinnesntA In Tho past seyen
tton years. No Aska any questions any more taa
Icen committed whl!e n,der tho influence nf =" dr.
water."', furnished IN sioia!ion Of Inv by Will
n,a1ite We quietly allow hin, lo Join rn.o ilosttt
sovereign like Sitting bull to unrdsf our soldier
Pardon this long letter. You hare often atdrd u
ln this work, sna lf you call lid ln this simple rem
| edy shall BE- deeply grateful. do be1!eve that
1att aud humane pulley wasthy OF great chfi4ta
nation will savc ous i,oAt lndtaI wards, aul bt!n
, upon 10 tas blessing VI t3nd.
Assuring yuu " MY kud regard, I'M ypus obi
dttnt ssttxlt, II. h. WHtfFLE,
| nIshun nf MtHnp ah{t