The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-04

The council Of September, 1877, had been
compiled with.
sas MOUNTED INDIAN AUxILIARIEs.-r---v.s~- :
Doth secretary Of the interior and the SECRETARY
of in the Recommendation that pryisibn be
made BY Congress for the organization OF scorps Of
mounted ssIndian auxaries,' to be under the eon-
troll Of the army and 10 be used for tho purpose OF
keeping the Indians on their reseryattna, snd pre-
venting and REFRESHING disturbance on their part.
earnestly concur IN this Recommendation. 1t is be-
lteved that the organization OF such body of In
dian cavalry receiving moderate pay from the gov
ernlnent would considerably weaken the restless ele
,nent among the Indians by withdrawing from
1t q number Of young men and giving them
congenial employment under the government,
sdinns In onr service, sllnost without exception,
are faithful in the performance OF duties assigned to
them Such an organization would q materially sil
its numerical strength is sometimes found INSULT
Gent. But while the employment OF force for the
prevention or repression OF Indian troubles is Of
occasional nece6gity, wise preparation should bS
made to that end greater reliance must be placed on
humane and ciyizing agencies for the ultimate So
luton OF what Is called tho Indian problem.
II may be very difficult and require much patient
effort to curb the unfuly spiit OF the savage Indian
to the restraints Of civilized life, but experience
shows that 1t is not impossible Many Of the tribes
which are now quiet and orderly and sell. supporting
were once as savage as any that at present roam over
tho plans or In tho mountains OF the far West, and
then considered inaccessible to civizlng infiu-
ence. IT may be impossible to raise
them fully mp to the livel OF the white
population OF the United States, but We should not
forget that they are the abongines OF the country
and called the soil their own en- which our people
have grown rich, powerful and happy. We owe il to
them - . moraldnty to help them in attaining at
least that degree Of civilization which they may be
able to reach 1t s not only duty 1t is also our
interest to do 40. Indians who have become aeri-
cturists or herdsinen and feel interest in prop
erty viii thenceforth cease to be warlke and Dis
tuIbing clement. So $1,000 ~ az
INDIAN EDUCATION. 4#.
It LIZ also well authenticated fact that Indians are
apt to be peace able and qnie when their children are
at school, and am gratifed TO know from the ex-
curing reports, that there is steadily increasing
sire even among Indians belonging to comparatively
Wild tribes to have their children educated. invite
attention to the reports Of the secretary Of the in
terror and the commissioner Of Indian affairs touch
ing the experiment recently inaugurated Ia taking
nifty Indian children, boys and girls, from different
in Virginia, where they are to receive
an elementary English education and training in
agriculture and other useful work. to be returned to
their tribes after the completed course, as inter-
prefers, instructors and examples. It is reported
that the officer, charged with the selection OF those
children, might have had thousands of young In
provision for them. agree with the secretary OF
the interior in saying that she result Of this inter
esting experiment. If favorable, may be destined to
become an important factor in the advancement OF
civilization among the Indians,
INDIAN TRANSFER. g.
! The question whether chance in the control Of
the Indian service should be made was. ut the last
session OF Congress-, referred to committee for in
that report venture to express the hope that in the
| decision Of SO important question, the views ex
pressed above may not be lost sight of and that the
decision, whatever it may be- will arrest further agt
taion Of this subject, such agitation beng apt tt
produce disturbing effect upon the service as well
/ as on the Indians themselves. .-sas
| 5glt ,.s7 HOT SPRINGS COMMISSION. -'.-
In the enrolment Of the bill making appropriations
for sundry civil expenses at tel asst session Of Con
gress that portion which provided for the continue
| ton of the Hot Springs commission was omitted
AS the commission had completed the work OF taking
| testimony on the many conflicting claims, the sus
pension OF their abors before determining the rght
OF Claimants threatened for time to embarrass thu
interests not only of the government but also OF
u large number Of the citizens of Hot Springs wht
were waiting for final action on their claims before
making contemplated improvements. In order t.
j unprecedented, and, at the 4 solicitation
Of many leading citizens of Hot Springs. ant
others nterestedi the welfare of the town, the sec
rotary Of the interior authorized to request the
late commissioners to take charge of the records
their proceedings, and to perform such work as
could properly be done by them under such crcum
stances to facilitate the further adjudication of TIL
claims at an early day. and to procure the status
the claimants, until their right should be fina,
determined. The late commissioners compiled
with that request, and report that the testi
mony in all the cases has been written, lou
examined. briefed and 80 arranged to faclitateas
early settlement as authorized by law It is recon
early date in the session as possible and tsta fai
compensation be allowed the late commissioners 70
the expense incurred and labor performed by then
since the 25th Of June last.
| TIMBER THIEVES. ga. ~ -; 81
| invite the attention of Congress to the recon-
mendation made by the secretary OF the interior viii
lands Of the United States. The protection Of sth
public property is of the first duties Of the gov
eminent. The department of the interior should
therefore, be enabled by sufficient appropriations
enforce the laws in that respect. But tn
matter appears still more important as
question Of public economy. The rapid destruction
of our forests is an evil fraught with the graves
consequences especially in the mountainous district
where the rocky steppes once denuded of their tree
will remain go forever There, the injury once DON
cannot pc repaired. fully concur with the secre
legislation touching public timber in the mouutainou
il States and Territories Of the West should be es
pecislly vel considered, and that existing laws i
guarded against should be speedily modified. =!
pears to me to be matter of urgent necessity.
Il AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONS.
+ From the organizations of the government the i'm
portances Of encotlraging by all possible ms'ans tn
increase OF our agricultural productions has beer
acknowledged and urged upon the attention Of Con
gress and the people, as the surest and readies
means Of increasing our substantial and enduring
prosperity. The words Of " ashlngton arc as up
picable to-day when, in his eighth annual mes
sage, he said sit is not to be doubted, that witt
reference, either to individual national welfare, ag
riculture is Of primary In proporio
as nations advance in population md other citcum
stances of maturity, this truth bec6mes more ap
parent, and renders the cultivation Of the NOR
and more an object of public patronage. Institu
tons for promoting it grow up. supported bysth
public purse. and to what object can it be dedicate
with greater propricty? Among the means wluch hav
been employed to y this 8 end nome hav
been attended with greater success than the estat
Ashn,ent Of boards composed of proper characters
charged with collecting and dfusing information an
enabled by premiums and small pecu1iAry aids,
encourage and assist the spirit Of discovery and In
provement, this species Of establishment, contnt
, uting doubly to the increase Sof improvement B
. stimulating to enterprise and experiment, end
drawing to common centre the results oyerywher
Of individual skill and observation and spreadin
them thence over the whole nation. Experience az
cordingly hath shown that they are very cheap il
j struments Of immense national benefit
, The great preponderance of the agricultural owe
any other interest in the United States entities it
Il all the consideration claimed forit by Washington
About one half of the populatonof the United State
engaged apricnlhure. the apricu