New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-02-17

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decision. They aereedupou dispatch. The pledge
that they should be protected in their property was
made in the most solemn manner by the agent, for
he had the highest Of all authority the President OF
the United States. This pledge was repeated by
officers of the army. When the Sioux Commission
was sent to make treaty for the Black Hills, Judge
Gaylord, the Assistant Attorney General went with
them their legal adviser Before he left Washing
ton be called upOn the President to Learn his views
The President told him TO all friendly Indians
that they would be protected in their persons ana
property The commission made the same pe'iae
In violation Of these pledges 1000 ponies were
taken from cheyenne and Standing Rock Agencies.
They shared the fate of all property taken without
color Of law. No inventory kept of individual
property. OF 100 ponies taken at Standing Rock,
only S74 left Bismark for Saint Paul. No
provision was made to feed them on the way The
grass had burned the pralrie and there
were several inches of Snow on the ground. The
small streams were frozen, and no water was to be
had until they reached the James River. There
was no grass, ard hay could he purchased until
they reached the Cheyenne River, more than ten
days travel, and then nothing until they reached
Fort Abererombie. No wonder that there were only
loo ponies out of 1900 til left Abercumbie,
and that of these only about 500 reached st. Paul.
The wrctched, dying brutes were made tile subject
of jest the war horses of the Dakota. Many
died on the way many were stolen, and the remnant
we're sold in vt. Paul 1t was worse than the erdl-
nary seizure of property without color OF law. IL
was not merely robbery of cur friends-in viO-
lation of the plightcd word Of the President, In
violation Of the organic law of the nation, IN
violation of Justice. 1t cruel The In
dials are compelled TO camp from 10 to 40 miles
away from the agency to find fuel They have
to this distance i'll the coolest weather to OBJ
tain their ratGns, aud without ponies they must
cross on foot, and some Of them may perish
A LASTING PEACE POSSIBLE.
So the war goes and lust God looks down
from Heaven ard sees IT all and will reward US ac-
cording to our work. There is an old-fashioned
book which some of ms believe. and it tells MS that
nations reap what they SOW; just that, nothing but
that. We talk about Observation-Disclosures in politics.
mistakes in business-but the real mistake Is in
forgetting Sod Business is at a stand-stil
in the East, the West is desolated by the locusts
whom an old prophet calls the Lords great amy
Is il not time to hear His voice, What it, o man.
the Lord doth require Of thee to deal justly to love
mercy and to walk humbly with God ~ Why may
we not make an honorable and lasting peace with
these poor Gutlawed Sioux 1t can be done. 1t only
needs uStice government protection of the innocent
and punishment of the guilty policy worthy OF a
great Christian people. There are men who can
settle this whole question Justly. We are not deal
ing with few poor savages. We are dealing with
God These poor red men are men for whom Christ
died Our reHaaon is a sham and a snare if it does
not embrace in it's love the heather at our doors.
Years ago visited Washington TO plead for the
Door red men, Secretary Stanton said to friend OF
mine " What does the Bishop wantW " If he has
come here to tell us that this government is guilty
of gross crimes in its dealings with the Indians tell
him that we all know that this is true" Tell him
that the United States Government never redresses
any wrong until the the people demand II, and
when he can reach the heart OF the people these
WRONGS Will end"
The whole COUNTY, knows that these Sioux Indians
cannot become civilized where they are. They can
rot subsist there by the chase. We can build vass
almshouses and gather around them mass of saw
AGES under every bad influence, certain that the IT.
ritaions of our Indian system the failure to make
appronriations OF SOME laundering crime, will in
time bring us oft recurring Indian We can
perpesle our present policy of raising and training
wild Indians. We can raise sayages to murder our
people and spend millions Of treasure in repeating
our stupid policy. Is there 10 better way In the
Southwest there is a. beautiful a country as the
sun ever shOne upon. Ii has been sOemny set apart
as the future home of the Indians. There is more
d
pact which forever dedicated that territory TO the
Indians was made TO atone for one OF the darkest
crimes AGAINST the Cherokees and others. One-half
of that territory is absolutely at disposal Any
Indian tribes can be located upon it at the good
pleasure of the Government Indians may be settled
on other unoccupied portions of the territory with
the consent of the owners and by just payment of
IFS value small fragment of the Sioux wish to
90 there They can be made the pioneers for others,
and the whole Sioux nation ultimately find a home
there AS fast as they prepared TO live by the cul-
tivatien of the soil
If the Sioux remain on the Missouri permanently
there is but one way in which they can become a
self supporting people 1t is to make them herds
men, 1t is a life peculiarly fitted for a n0madic
people.
1t could only become a success under careful
and well devised system. A considerable appropra-
tion must be made to buy American cattle wise
plan of distribution be adopted to give them to the
most reliable They must be protected by the strong
arm of the law from lawless Indians and whites 1t
Will require greater care, because the vast emlgra
ton to the Black Hills will Lead hundreds of whites
TO engage in the avocation, and there will be
great danger of conflict. There Sioux who
will never willingly leave Dakota, and
these should be allowed to remain, and
mnst be made stock raisers. There are
those who wish to become farmers, and these must
be given country where agriculture is possible. 1t
is said that if few hundred friendly Sioux are sent
to the Indian Territory it win endanger tbe safety
of the WHITE settlers in the neighboring States. The
Sioux Indian has no superior among the wild red
men of America He can be influenced by kindness.
No Wild man has greater respect for law. After the
awful massacre of Minnesota, which stands without
4 parallel in American history, and which was the
result of our robbery fourteen hundred OF the worst
of These Sioux fed to Canada They were given