, 1876-04-15
THE OMAHA INDIANS ANp THE PEACE POLICY.

thE QMAtiA INQIANo AHU WE FCAIE EU-ttts
10 tAt Ei.eo5 n 7hs Chicago 7r,tu's:
Cu1oAao, April i2.--I am In receipt Of pri-
vase lotter from 4. T. Gillingha,h, Agent Of tho
Omaha Indians, whoae reservation il In No
braBka, 80 lusIss south from Sioux City, 10.
which lotto. contains statement that will DO
of interest to all Of your roaaers who arc dis
posed to DO favorable to tile peace policy to-
ward tho Indiana. In tbis tribo aro about 1000
poruous, Including al agca. Thor prcsont
Agent has been among them ~ teacher, md
atterward ~ Agent, fur about fvo and n half
yrars, aud IL fully competent 10 Judge Of their
capacity md progress. ...
In tho summer OF 1871, ten or twelva Of tue
tribs, accompanied by thcis Agent. vislsed WASH
Department At tho Capital In rotation to their
!Ands (of which they havo, believe. over l50,-
QUO acres). During that journey theY rasted
day or two ut Chicago, aud few honrs. at my
seemed quite appreciatire Of tho garden;
grounds. aud shrubbofy, aud much interested
In such crops as they saw growing.
Thia spring. by the hand OF their Agent. hent
to ono Of them, for his experiment, two large
potntoos Of tho pooslosB variety. Of tia delivery
and recolpt OF which tho ASous writes:
gsse Eaho,noA tho potatoes day befosa ycsterday
I1u was much pleased lhas he vas remembered, and
Obliged .nl would try nnd raise a ho can from thet
o also desires mo tossy hat hs 91Pects to rev Is
8Cf66 OIL WAQ2Ls 4AN El4Nt Will
of potatosn. liz has cows, hot,es q very good
ouc.). 10 logs and u rtas 1 bushets Of poAsoes, 10
| bushc1s Of whust. and plenty Of hay and corn.
Thd 'Go7erutusnt furnlhhod the tribo, last
year, sitL l0o wagons, aud AZ many plous bo-
aides largo number Ut other itpplemeuts, all Of
| Which were put to llss aud carofuliy taken caro-
| Of whom out Ut use; aud tho Agent informs
| me TINT half as many moro could be proGtatfy
bestowed. Please keep In mind that tho uura-
Der OF these PERSONS who can use such 'mp!e-
ments docs NOT exceed Ut to fact It reaohes} 900
md YOU will Aeo that productive induatry II bo-
coming rootol aud established. 4 largo proper
uon oil tie children from IL to ~ years OF sge
| Cali read and write; and laVo myself recaiTod
. TOW 1etscrs from tls children tha! we1e very
| oralitnble iuleed, and we'll written. Tho Agent
further informs me that, during his two years Of
| cinoss ID tbs tribe aud boi0ve TINT Waa Tho
act Of q hslf.breod. misguided, shoull say. by
the vices Of civilization.
What will be tho result Of this virtuous, tenn
| rofato, impresaible tribe OF harmless people II
| our Hroas Government shall sena it, Holtliera
aulong them. with tho!r ability to teach vice mud
crime ln all tllolr d!strosatn9 branches 1know-
aud yon know, Dir. Editor-wbAt tue eud will
Washington (now, by thotr gleat respect for thu
| Govsrntnont, very great) ana their latge hops
for tho future, viii, within yeAr, bs turned to
hate aud covert treasol, and other arguments
| ward Tor tho total e1tsrnuat!on OF the Whole
| Tsco.
say this with no unktntlly feeling 10 tha mill
tary amid Tho gank-and'ilo ale many noblo,
generous, and cAnaIlc gentlemen but the army
Ii made Tor destruction. and 1t gaeus d II all Of
tue eiolnents OF devastation, physical and moral,
were OF its native instincts, aud tho barracks Are
tho most perfect Bchoois Of yico possible <
imaRpo. HlalI such a1ucst,on ~ tlo army ai,
foris be forced upon such tribe ~ hayo de,
scsinsd, Againut thcir wish aud all OF theil
natural instinctse
I srust the Government will larry long II ti,t
a1gunout bcfoss tboy reach such conclusion
hayo Aald IL sincerely. for tie interest OF hu
manity. Very respectfully, ]. G. NoBlasoa.