The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1878-12-07
shows ever since The wishes stzay ex-
pressed al the cehucil sof September.
1871 hAd BEEN complied wifh. ~

/ pressed al The c6nucil sef September.
1877, hAd BEEN complied wifh. 49,
Both the secretary of the interior and
khe BecretaEyaof war unitein &haxeceg-
nenaatio2 fiaS provision be maaes slE
CONGRESS- forstIle lorQanizatson of acorI>s
81 nlount8d &Ihdia1 sukiliaiie 2 to D.
under the control of the army. and to be
used afOrs heivpnrposai of keeping the
Indians on their reservations and pre-
venting r;or .repressing. disturbance on
their parhs III barAeatl cpnGlr inFFthis
recommendation 1t is believed that
the Organization Of such body of Indian
cavalty, receiving q asmoderate pay from
the govefnlnent,l would considarably
weaken the restless element among the
Indians by Withdrawing from it num-
Der of young men and giving item eoH
genial employment Under the govern
ndeft--it being matter of experience
that Indians in our service almost with
out exception are faithful id the per-
formance ofthe duties assigned to them.
Such an organization would materially
aid the army in the acconlplish ishment Of
q task for which IT'S numerical strength
is sometimes found insufficient.
But while the, employment of force
for the prevention or repression of I'M
dian troubles is of occasional necessity,
and wise preparation should be made to
that end, greater reliance must be
placed on humans and civilizing agen-
oie6for the ultimate solution of what lis
called the Indian problem. It may be
difficult and require. much patient
of,,.4 +<, <.y,,l, +I,o x,,nrr1lvz ux1ivit of f,o
savage Indian to- the restraints of, civ
ilized life, but experience shows that it
is lgtimp pessibleg May Of the tribes
which are now quiet and orderly and
self supporting were once as savage as
any that at present roam over the eplains
or in the mountains of the far West,
and were, then considered inaccessible
to civilized. Influences. SftEnay De impos-
sible to raise them fully up to the level
ofmthewhife spep pulatiansef AhA Qnited
States lstit We sh0fld not forget that
thew a1ss the ab0ri igiiissaGf theseountty,
and called the soil their own on which
our people have grown rich, powerful
and happy. We owe it to them as a
moral duty to help them in attaining at
least that degree of 1eisiliz Ation which
they my he abld dtoeeach. II ianpt only
our luty-4it II alBo oalr intssssttd do SO.
Indians who have become agriculturists
or herdsmen, and feel an interest in pro-
perty, will thenceforth cease to be war
like and disturbing element. 1t is also
"a well-autheaticated fact that Indians
are aptato be pssceable hnd quiet when
theiE children are sat sehool5 and I am
gratifed to know, from the expressions
OF Indians themselves and from many
concurring reports, that there is a
stsaail ilysinere easing desire, even among
wild tribes, to have their children Bdu-
Gated. I invite attention to the reports
Of the secretary OF the iAtefiefl and the
commissioner Of Indian Affairs, touching
the experiment recently inaSgurated, In
taking fifty Indian children, boys and
girls, from different tribes, to the
Hampton Normal Agricultural institute,
il Yigipias where they aae 10 receive
an. elementary English education and
training in agriculturH and, other useinl
work. to be returned to their tribes,
after the completed course, as interpre-
tiers, instructors and examples.
1t .isYf reportedsE that the Off
GERS charged with the selection
of those children might have had thou
sands of young Indians sent with him
had it been possible to make provision
! for them. I Iagree with the secretary OF
| the interior in saying that s the result
of this interesting experiment, If favor
able, may be destined to become an I'M
portant iacter IN the fadvanc cement soi
civilization among the Indians. az
T. The question whether q change in the
control of the Indian service should be
nlade& was, 80 tho last session Of Con
gfessy fefennsdstb Aseommitt6s for in
quiry and report. Without desiring to- an
ticipate that report I venture to express
The hope that in the decision Of 90 I'm
portant question, the views expressed
above may not be lost sight of, and that
the decisinn EIateRea # npsy be, will
arrest fnft hef aeisati 81 ief this subject;
such agitation being apt to produce q
disturbing effect ;RpDn the, e,service as
well as on the Indians themselves.
TIE HOE tsFRINas CONFESSION.
svIn the eaIOllmant; Of the bill making
APPROXIMATIONS for stiildrf civil expenses,
at the last session of Congress, that
portion which provided for the scontin-
uation Of the Hot Springs commission
was omitted, : as The c1ihnliesion had
completed the work of taking testinno-
ny on the many co1iicting' claims, the
suspension of their labors, before deter
mining the rights of claimants, threat
ened, for time, to embarrass the inter-
ests, not only Of the government, but
also of large nnmbeE OF the citizAhsso OF
HdtA Spring, mhdsafe waiting for final
aetiai ON their claims before beginning
contemplated improvementss Insorder
TO prevent serious difficulties, which
we've sapprehended, and at the solicita-
ton. of many leading citizens of Hot
Springs, i and aothers9 interested in
the welfare Of the, town, .the secretary OF
the interior was authofizedto to request the
late commissioners to take charge Of the
records of their proceedings, and to
perform such work as could properly be
done by them under such cireQmstance
to facilitate the future adj pdioati0n oi
the claims at an early day and 10 spre-
serve the status Of the claimants until
their rights should be finally deternin-
led. The late commission complied
with that request and report that The
testimony, IN rallssthe ceases has been
written out, examined, briefed and sc
arranged as to facilitate an early settle
nient when authorized by law. It il
recommended that the requisite author
ity be; gigens Of 81 early q day in the
session as possible, and that q fair com
pensation be allowed the late commits.
sioners forlthese1pe pense incurred and the
labor performed BY them since the 25th
/. q lS 'fAs 'tss. aa
I invite the attention OF Congress tc
.thel lteconfdeIdation nader BY, Che sec.
reeary of the interior with regard to the
pfeserYation of the timber On the public
lands Of the United States. The pro
lection of the public property is one oi
the first duties Of the government. sThe
department of theinterior should, there
fore, lie enaBisd by shficiens appfopria-
tjons, TO eaforce the, laws in that respect.
But this n6stter appears stilf morei
portant as question Of public economy.
ifIy,s ,,;f ekff IF o159 %nr1afe Is