The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-08
Robbery Disguised ms Religion.

A general Conference OF the Methodist
Episcopal Church Is now sitting at Balti-
more. On Friday last the Rev. JAMES H.
WILBUR, or East Oregon and Washington
Territory, called up resolutions opposing
the transfer of the Indian service from the
Interior TO the War Department Mr..
WILBUR is IN Indian Agent, and very nat
urally sticks to tue power which appointed
Inn.
lie wa followed by WIN. LAWRENCE, a
member from Ohio, who has acquired no.
toricty for easy virtue in perverting his
pubic trust to personal objects. lie made
II speech from which we take the following
extract, as it is reported in the Baltimore
SIN:
"Underthc reace policy wars have ceased al
tie runGl'iou OF tbs indians greatly Improved,
bit " Il Proposed by the dominant party Ia the
House Of Neuiesent;ti v.s to abandon this policy
and Give the Clris;isniz.i!o anu civilization 81
the lucitns TO army lieuiensts. Ine dominant
.rtv. IN Congress WI sble to carry the Till
,Grgrgn ano cared very mule tor Tnu,tianty or
rtcsuse II has some regard for Cnris ,iAni,y. Tue
reside MT, who, though not Methodist, has u
Methodist wife, had inaugursted the peace
policy"
This speech provoked q good deal Of feel
ing in the Conference among the more de-
q mt cinss Of Republicans, who recognized
the improp r1ety of introducing such II sub
jet at all. Judge COOLEY of Iowa said
"hc did not think political matters ought
TO he brought into the Conference and
lac protested against its b coming politi-
cal body" d. CRAZY Of Colorado said he
"Nya. glad TO hear there were some honest
lud,pu agents, but LIS experience was diff
fc!eut. Under the peace policy IN Colcra-
do the Sioux sll hunted buffalo and Ute
scaips. and the Utos stlll hunted buffalo and
Sioux soalps. There was no peace under
the Quaker sys, eLl, rs ii was called, in Col
orJGo.' The resolutions were then re-
erred 10 a speciai committee.
When All. LAWRENCE ma G his false
statement hc knew II the ei ormous frauds
tnat had been committed under tie pres
eat system, and that Mr.. joins WELSH ard
o;l cls, WHO have taken tha dcepe, inter
81 ~ the peace POI cy, repo.t that not
more ihan twenty-five per cent, at the
oc;-idc. ft5r Molet appropriated by Com
rrt>S or tie Indians ever reaches thcil
hirds The other threc-quavters are
stolen and divided among the Indian Rims
aud their cOnfclcrates. All the nvestiga
rin.s sustain Mr.. WTLsH's statement, anc
SOW that under the disguise of "a pretend
o.. CHRISTIAN policy the greatest robberiel
ate peal Grated. Sanctmouious scoun
drth.m has been the most efficient means
a. stealing the INDIAN, money and de-
laucAl. INN through drink and othel
N.e'. HE appropriations under GRAH1
10. tLs IHd.ans have more thai doubled
tis undcr my Of hi. predece sors. Ii
the last * years fully twenty-five OF
tarty mill ons of dollars have been abso
li.ny -iolcn by iiing wlich had its hea,
ga CuL,.Murs nELANo, and its chief assist
flt IL. tie person Of the Rev. e. l.. SAITH
itc 81 thc iulial bureau.
Nr. IAWd;<CE lHes the argument of tn
Ili eve. who want the + opportunities con
G.,d. ihey put on long faces, wea
"i..' c.avats, pray with upturned eyes
1851. l.ci ihc roI-i,u, Colge, rs Brothe
lLHLA. used to o. in the Senate TO per
.de Cc,grcss thut ia more voted tia
u,rc Indians Wi ! be clllistianzed Afte
tine rlprov' utOns are granted, the di'
fn.c throw II Oft ana they organize til
Nu-ino-s of delraudiuG the Indians, as tn
va. niu-tun !,l.g dill that Of cheating tn
b nm .l.,s ~ stealing their hard earn
nS nun tag Fircdman's Bank.
Ihr tluh-ferol the Indians to the care q
the war Department is IA protection I
their riait', an Il surauce of honest dea
ing with tl.rm, aud guaranty that goo
faith will he kept on cur side and require
on Their side. GRANr himself, who is oil
ioquou,ly rc.crol to by Mr.. LAwRrNCI
and probably with an expectation OF pl
tronuge, has recon meuded this ver
change in Il message to ConGlc-s.
II is not proposed 10 Interfere in nm
way with the religious instruction Of III
Indians, orwith the various denomination
which lave been engaged in that worl
They will go on H. they have hitherto don
with the certainty of efficient coOper
ton from the officers of the army, wi
may BIT charged with the duty OF execu
ing the law Of Cougr's S., if II should pass
Mr.. LAWRENCE has assumed TO speak IL
the Senate. which, he says, will not pa
the transfer bill, "because II has some r.
gard for Christianity" Everybody know
that the Indian Ring has for years had /
stronghold In that chamber, and Is 4
weaker now than al any other tiwe, sTeeI