The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1877-12-07
!. coNDITIoN OF THE INDIANS

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r,s I, ooNDlfIoN OF THE INDIANS 7, 80 "a !.
the present condition Of the Indian
tribes on the territory OF the United States,
fo fort IL the reports OF the seoretary Of the
Interior and Tho Commissioner OF 4ndtan
E sr.ss Of %sss
which, white rejecting honor on the brave
soldiers who accom- plished @ II. cannot
ara now w a. peace With ali the Indtsn
tribes 10 our borders. 10 preserve that
by jn: S,s,tsy VIII e
ever may be said OF their character and
savaEe propensitiess Of tho dimculty OF
iNzed life, and oi The obstacles they have
offered to the progress Of settiement and
enterprise In certain parts OF the Q 'untry,
sympathy, and to sonscienttona respect
our part for their They were
been driven from place to place;
the purchase money paid 70 them In some
when they had settled down on land as
sap nsa y ts hens By sheir own TABOR,
they were rudely jostled on aud thrusti into
the wilderness again. Many, Il not most,
in broken promises and acts OF injury sad
Of iniustic upon our part; and the ad-
bsS n0v slow because the tressmsns shey re-
mors general. We cannot expsot them to
inaprove and to follow our guidance unless
we keep faith with them. p T9-[, g : zee
- 1ol1cx TOWARD TIE INDIANS. -'.g
,Ioordiaily .perovs sns policy seSa1d.ng
tsrtor. and Of the Commissionsf Of indian,
Affairs. The faithful performance OF our
promises is the n Mr. condition 2a,, Of good
p 19o aaa sssa, made
monts entered into by the Government
with Indian tribes. see NO reason why
Indian. who can give satissactnry proof
their famiiies for years, ana who are win.
ing TO detach themselves from their tribal
bsnsn Sns 8. 'I the Homestead Ass and the 3
privileges Of citizenship. and reoommend
the pnsssge OF Q law 20 that effect. .Eern-
IndiAn service 80 that every dollar appIo-
prt0ted by Copgress snail rodound to the
sSorss win have my irm suppprs. With an
Improved service and every possible en-
ooaragement held out TO the Indians TO
eSivos, We may hope 20 accomplish At the
same time good work for tsem and for
ourselves. Es sugea.yE 5-cr. -1r3- -
aprrREpAT1oNs ON rn1Dxn LANDS.
Invite the attention OF Congress- TO the
faoRpe maae the inseEos
s sss aei e is oeitsvea sass he %essuTs.
taken n pursuance q the exts , lay, t.
successful, II Congress, by an appropria.
ton for that purpose, render tho continued
enforcement possibfe. The experience on
not beptripped OF its forests With tmpcnt
ty,' An6 we shAil expose ourselves TO the
gIAvtst consequences uniess the wasteI0'
and lhaprov1dent manner In which the for.
efx6StpAl y checked. earnestly recon
mend thxk the measures suggested ~ the
Secretary OF the Interior tor tho suppres-
sion Of depredations on the public tiin6eI
OF the United States, for the selling OF tim
bef from the public lanas, and Tor the
= law, and tha, cohaidoring;the urgent ne;
cessity of enabling tho people of certain
states and territories 60 purchase timber
from the public lands in p legal nanneri
which, at present, they cannot Do. such
law be ,pAsoed without unavoidable delay
iwouid also cali thu .attention Of Con,
gross to the.stesements maae by the. soc.
s 5ssaryd ..p % ss.s might cssaiSis
frraxebic.U west OF the hnndredth me-
sS;Sebie under existing laws. and the aug.
1oatfon 10 worthy OF Confederation That
= oystem OF lease would make them =
e tSs same time legalizing the buainese Q!
attle.raising, which Is At present carried
ON upon them. sr.t g1s.e., 81 = vtVt. CO
oniture contains the gratlfytng announces:
Hone OF the success which has rewardsd
fhe agricultural indnstry OF the country
tor the p.st year: We % s GSnna az ~
resources for the revival Of the depressed