, 1876-12-06

,o4ua ,o heross the fc!ueed reservation from Tho
ern 'nc of The reservation Is 10 bs changed from
the forty.slxlli parsl]c]. which ID A ,.oun,lorv.
line unlnte1ljvlhc to ,.r 1n,1,an =, 49," ] a.,..s,
'"s ."'e."x'nc '" ."o i"u'ao, 10 the natural
pounaasy OF thc ooi'th Fork of and main Cam
no1..ba,l River. ......,....
this Commissioners rrtnn,nnn',s t,..n 49, o,tn,ti.s
~ notcv ,.h,. i. 'Ue"u' .,.a"sa. .nfeo pr'us'pes
s,,I,s as~'s ".''sn "o s"ppotts oy ap'e anu con
a sms's arGainenls, e.. anu IN Which most heartily
upon fow re,eryations, accel,.anco br W them Of
Innds II, srvcralty, AMI Il. or.onslor ~" ~.
NJ N. Iyrttaa s ,',",.',s. s"el'.
1f,.aS .s" e'n'ea ~" ah" 1ul'su'ecton of
u.. SUES eoNets, at1d eohsequent d'ssola'
For several years thu number of aecnclcs llas
bcen ,erreasr,l. II n In. f,ccn fonnI ,b,t .,"tr
occupants could be removed anIl ro,.ni,iai., I.
Will oticr tribe. upon one rcscrve o. could Ge
lust four years one Observation-Disclosures and ivan. @
ty-two n9enrfrs have h""n ohotj,h% ' v,,st =
corrcspon1nr reduction of arents mi c,,, nInycs
@ an,o,ntna Mn,o To orer sasf9R n 6aaF'c' and wages
Az matter Of ecotony the rrcatcst xavtne,
coultI bn mae nv t1nitinn Il, thoe ina"s W.,
few reservations; liz fewer thn better. ~ 4
much less number of cmploycs would 10 re-. ..
| auircJ al cprrospundjurjy fess cxncnsr. mi \
greater saving would rcst from Tho rc,1,.ction nil
| Uf TRANSFORMATION. Afnnv nj thn nvcnrics nro
| almost tnaccrssibie durnr crfo,n mnrths ~ -
tho year fur tho purpose Of reaching tLcin viii
great expense. 10 reach soi1,c law Of ti,"n N,
TRANSFORMATION c0uals. II not rrrccis tio Grsa nv
cost of tliu provisions. '' WIZ '"0S
| Wcrc thcro but ayc or SIX lnrro reservations.
tioii alone would bp over $tOO, ,0O0, Wig
#. as the Con,n1issioner rcrnmmcu1s +,o
President were authorized by law tn rntnov.
whenever In ls Judgment It mirht be- ticsncI
|
ariho ur h.nI 10 the Indian Terrilarv. ar " n y
either Of two prominent rescryutjonsEnn,] Il hS
nalncs the White EARTH In Niuncsotn anfI thc
Yalsa,na In tic southern park Of Washtnptnn ts
Tcrritory-and suitable appropriation placid at
doubt that the SUCCESS OF such removals wouli d i'd
be apparent within tho next two Of tnrco years'
Many Of tho present reservations arc entirely
unit fur cllt!vatiun and the disappearance of
game, w'c|. is rapidly growing scarce, ieaycs tIcr T
occupants solely dopcn(cnE on tGe carc nj ti,c
Government for thetr support: and lila ct,n,5i. iii
tion canuot be Improved until they arc located
unon soil suitable for agriculture aud stock.
raising: ''''@@ ''0~"'
Briefly, the arguments aro p1] in fayor of ,bo
i consolidation; pxpensIyo nrenctcs wr,,itl ' In
| abolished, tho Indians themselves cat, be tnoro
easily watched over ar1d controlled, yij-tlesigu.
my men be better kent away from ti,rn,. nntl
Illicit trade and barter ii arms, ammunition, and,
whisky prevented; goods could Ic supplied at t',
great saving: the military service relieved: I'm
Indians better taught, and friendly rlrary
hasteung tic progress ot tllosc % bcIow them thcm.
md most OF tho land now occupied as reserves
revertlng to the tienerai uoycrnlucut. wu1I.l bn
open 10 entry and suic. N'1N>@ ~
The Commissioners recommendations for the
nt@atey ba eopted iIr fer o.
iy favor Its consideration. =" - "'
In my animal roport last scar took occasion
pointed during thut year to visit tho d lscd Gio
gent necessity Of laws for the protcct,on and
punishment ui lntllans, In Dreylous re,,t,rls ~
tho Department the same subject has bt.en ~
pcatclly alluded to, md tfe absnnre ~ rf INV
proper Incans for the a,]mulstrntfnn nf i,tstf"e
over Indian territory presented, Tho nrcscnt resent
law IL entirely lnadeGuate 10 Duntst nm rinIinn
for crime commtttel against auuthrr. rithrr
without tho limits OF Its rcscryation or 1,nnn #
Tue only punlsh,ncnt wiIrh rnn hc inti;"t ati
Upon white n,un for rrjtnc against an jt,Iian
Is to force him OF the reservation Tb!s in
ly cnils for correction. Ware thc i,r's.,ic,Ion
or the United States Courts cYtcudcI nvnr III
reservations, and Tho InI]Inn fn,,rht that %s
must suffer tho same penalty for s crin,c i as IN
in like marncr the is,ors ~ In Dcpnrtmsrt
would be made mich nasicr. F'4 ~''''"'
Though tho plan Of uniting all the Indians
must necessarily, Il fayorably cohaIdsrnI. h. @ =
work Ut tmo. vet tic cractmnnt Of a,,,tni,t.
laws for the rovGrnuent OF J1tiinms ahn1iI In
delayed no longer. 1 ber that YOU viii cali thIs
The necessity Of deylsjnr Sonic sinn1e and
satisfactory form Of royernnnnt Tor III i,,"n in
Territory is year1y growing tiore ur"sut. % ami
must, ere long, bs MET. H2 present tic rsstern arm
BY tho Uhorokces, Choctaws. th,rknsapws ,apua
Greeks anil Srmfnnlca nu,ni,crs,tr sr,,, athi,s..