New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-01-14

population can read. The twelve bo,,,,.-
schools above reported are OF an adv,,.S
grade, correspond ng with academies and -
schools In the adjoining States. These tribes have -
schools for about sixty years Missionaries Of the r.
list, Congregational Methodist, Morayan, and Prpsh.
terrain denominations have labored among them du,'
that entire period So far from missionary effort and -
terest their behalf having ceased, IT Is active to
ever ard IL smaller amount Of money Is expeaaea
IN their behalf by mission boards. IL is simply bee
less Is needed. Their disposition and ability 70 sustain,
schools and churches inferior to those OF thai.
neighbors.
1t may not be generally known that the schools ay,.
established among these tribes NJ their own so
ttOn, and that they very soon began 70 contribute =,
their support For than fifty years the Chocav.
devoted $4,000 year OF their annuites 10 the su,,o
OF schools under the auspices Of the American Doa,s
besides making liberal individual contributions
Fifty-two years ago the Choetw Academy was e.,,A
shed in Kentucky, and maintained sbou. seventeen
years by the joint contributions OF the Choetaw.
Creeks Chickasaws, SemlnOles, and other tribes a, a
cost from first 70 last OF about S475 900. II was wen
man aged and bore a high reputation.
To return TO the report OF TIC Indian Committee
notwithstanding tho large fund derived ,ro,
the United States. this Nation (Cherosea
has Incurred debt Of several hundred thousand
dollars whose evidences In different shapes A..
sold from % to so cents the dollar" Now II hi,
debt has really been contracted by the Nation no matter
In what different shapes" the evidences appear II
viii bo paid, for tAo Cherokee Nation Is not among tls
governments that repudiate readus" their ndeSt
edness
The repor. continues: There can be no dOubtY.
territorial form OF government is organized the expen
itures could be very largely reduced, and tha, yery
much better application of trust iun's coud be made
aud that proper educational systems could be devised
which would be FOR the permanent benefit OF tie hesp
the fountainhosd, and il Is diiout how thess
Indians are going to administer ther own interests.
better under one SYSTEM OF sc!l-gOyegnmon. than
another. The report continues
II seems almost q se!i-3vi1cnt proposition that
GT sixty thuus snd Indians own ~ common twenty 70
thirty million OF land. inclOsed Ia wall o. ars
s rom al ort'iie irfnencrs they caa1ot imcrayss
at n left g. themselves tAey must and will continas
~ III = ee, aot thS lind In seyeray and or;~i1s
= better government whore each man Oyn bis oRa
homestead AMI halo Involvement TO LABOR. Ias
Indian invested Win tho indIYdul ownership Of prop
oIty, needs to bC guarded, lest wicked waite men
wBeedi hm out 0f hls possessions almost Dclofe he Jas
entered Oh them.
Now what doe, Mr. CrayeAs, OF AransH propo@i
His bin provides, fret temporary government or
gan!zcd ike that OF any other Territory second 1t
makes member OF any tribe in the Territory which has
adopted the customs OF civilized llfe citizen Of the
United States third it gives TO each head Of family
and single porson tWenty-0uc years Of axe. 100
acres OF land (Which already bclong siC fee simple
IN alenabc for ten years, except VIII the consent u
tie Secretary OF the lnteT-or, and exempt noE
judicial sale debts for the QCTi0 fourth
tons IS and SO are reserved Tor schools; NTH,
The residue shall be held Ike other public lar sixth
all money nOw due tlat may hereafter uecOme due
any OF the said hdan tribes nom TIE Cntti states
and from sales OF any OF the lands Ok ans ch gbe
sIn invested Ia the same manner .at otnr luncs u
tbs respective riD.s now invested, ant tie ntssL
arising tncrefrOm shall be applied u tie same Us and
purposes; that il 30 these moneys SHAH DC pad 10
tribes which have ceased 10 exist.
IL j. provided In the treaties tGt tric she'll enjoy IT,
property 90 long only IL preserves IT. tA calater
and Orgaui"atlon IhI5 bI ana OthtF Oio ot go aabe
uurpvse propose to destroy al tg.lGi OgtAkdluGlt -
peal all tribal laws gate al tribal CONS u 0a, Ia
TACT t. dclolish Is single blow AL .hcsr loAiai coz.
puratJls whose formation encouraged, ana whose
f.ci py me United States. Every ~ Theses r0c- hes
adopted and ~ pea"caDiy lNlng unurr q cnn-NuuOlM
fsi OF yernGcnt. IL1 ChcfOh.-s cyan 10 ie ule.
written laws IN 1905 and tier present CONSTITUTION,
WuI compare r.'piauJ win mot o. "y sta IN the
Union Tic - tllo II tro lArs enacted DID icc0ic.
aUc. VIII IT, and which are - well enforced a- tilse VI
the adjoining 0thte.
1le r.l OBJECT Of the present ccrs - break mp The
tribal Organ.1uOus IN TIE inaan Terlio.y Is pam
enough. II jry succeed -3,,vOOOD arrrs OF TIE rest
land IN The territory /. Is estimated, VI" pass mo We
hands 81 three falrDdG corporal Jus Endless conlusoh
LITIGATION ..8d disorder W1l cBsut and me iEuahs
Viii % de,irOyed. Their trends should .un.r
stand the facts These indians have something
IAoy own tem o. tribes by Yir1uc OI payI
=, gllary Issued by TIE United st.te+ They cJnuut 90
lawfully or rout,bly d, prlyed or thtm without iEelr
con sent, ana JLoy ur.ilLoIs!y protest against tAs
lliz.tion. in numbers ard IN wealth. fho GOycTmop5
c-nnOt ahoid break iith WIN tAcm auG the lnend'
az tho Iud.;s ought EOt 30 cOlcAaAee these eno!ts ia
tlat direction by tIer silence.