The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1878-12-12
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lnE CONDUCT W TIM INDIANS,
Generally has been orderly ana their relations
with their nelghbors friendly and peaceful, two
local Disturbances have occurred, which were N.
confined to u comparatively small number Of In.
dens, The discomfort among the bannoCks, which
led first to some acts Of violence on the part OF
some members Of the tribe aud finally TO the out.
break, appearsto have been caused by an ihsuli-
cheney Of food on the re- ervation, and thir insuin
cheney to have been owing 10 the inadequacy Of the
appi OpriatiOns made by Congress To the wants Of
the Indians, ut ~ time whc" the Indians were pre-
yenteI from supply ng the deficiency by hunting,
After an arduous pursuit 10y the troops II the Uni.
ted states aud several engagements the hostile In
dians were reduced 20 snlgoction, and the larger
part Of them surrendered as prisoners In this con.
IL, elton | desire TO call attention TO the recon-
mendution made by, the Secretary the Interior
INA RxScn ty to t he gSed Win proper acCot
ability, at discretion, In sudden emergencies Of the
THE OTHER CASE,
or disturbance was that ola hand Of Northern
Cheyennes who suddenly left their reservation N
the Indian Territory and marched rapidly through
The States u Kansas and Nebraska ~ the direction
of their old hunting grounds, committing murders
A nj other crimes on their way, From documents
ACCOMPANY ing the report Of the secretary ~ the
Into 0r, it appears that this disoTdcry band WAS
NS fully supplied with the necoEsaries OF lie ~ the
4, 700 other Indians who remained quietly on the
reservation, and that the disturbance was can,cd
by men OF "A restless ana mlhCnlhNunh ulhpoHltlOn
among the Indians, themselves. Almost the who'll"
of the band have surrendered to the military au-
thoritcs and II IL gratifying fact that, Win! some
of them had taken refuge in the camp OF the Red
Cloud Sioux, with whom they hid been in friendly
relations, the Sioux held them ns prisoners aud
readily gave them up to the officers of the United
States thur giving new proof VI the loyal spirit
which, alarming rumors to the contrary notWith'
standing, they have uniformly shown ever sine" the
wishes thoy pressed at tn" torncl of Septcmh r,
lsTT, hNd been compiled with. Both tue Secretary
Of the Int ror and the Secretary of War unit"in the
recommendation that provision be made by Congress
for the organization of
CORPS OF MOUNTED "INplAN AurrLIARrEs,"
To he under the control Of the army, and to be use
for the purpose of k'rpng the Indians ON their
reservations aud presenting or REFRESHING disturb
ancc ON their part, ] earnestly concur IN this
recommendation. II IL believed that the orpaui2i-
tiun &C such a body of Indian cavalry, receiving u
moderate nay from the GOyrrnmunt, would CON
sidprably weaken the restless element among the
Indians N Withdrawing from It number of Young
men and giving them cungrnnl emnloymcnt under
the Government It being matter utcXpcricuCc that
Indians IN our service almost without exception ore
faithful in the performance of the duties assigned
10 them. Such an organization would materially
aid he army in the accomplishment OF task Tor
which ts numerical strength il sOm"tlmes found
insufficient. But while the employ mcnt of force
for
THE PREVENTION or IMPRESSION or INDIAN TROU-
Is of occasional necessity, and wise preparations
should he made to that end, greater reliance must be
placed ON humane and ciylHing agencies Tor the
ultimate ISOLATION of what If called the Indian prob
lem. II may be- very difficult and require much
patient EFFORT to curb the unruy spirit Of the savage
lhhihh 10 tie r,H!.",h,r ~ u.,l'lh, u.
tribes which are now quiet and orderly ana self
,lnH Nr,I W. ,,irs n In III" nGuuinin" az tLc
far West and were then considered Inaccessible to
ciyili2ing influences i may be i'm ossible to raise
mem iuy up TO inc rt', " w." T",' ",
they are the aborIgines Of the country, and called
the SOL tholr own on Wnloh VWI pooPie INV Rl"Wh
r %y n h AIN them in attaining at least tint
degree oi 'iNluGliHn WI'lnn IVY my W. anur 10
reach not oE ",a IVY IN az J""i n,ot'Ss
TO DO So lnhlnhs VINO nav ,roo." nr
hetn-nch, anu ie", u" rIiu Al MN, MI
element, 1t il asoe well authenticated iact that
Indians sre apr !" o1 anI nam "
nav rom IN" exrressions Of Indians themselves
cro ,arv ranrnIring renortu that tb,re ia n
"tn,diiy incTcasing desire, even among Indians e..
Iin, ~, ,',, rTntiysiy ,ri 4 # Ines
""h''h w ~
TouAyE THEIR CHILDREN EDUCATED.
! inVieatt"htlnn u lhc reports "l the, secretary
OF tho lntrLior ann ,r "i ,nnnan ~
M tmnrmtiR I Il rn t d it fr
~ taking MY lhhltn chiuloh nNS anu SiI,s, iluI
dlneTent 'ilnrH, 10 w Hnnp,TTl N".I'n' ~, w.
tnral INSTITUTE, ~ NnIli..h, VIII " nif Wv, w
c"lye AN el'u'nthIS cunVht"n nnu ''nlhInE VI "frl
Culturnl ana other nEtiul NnrIH To be returned u
their tribe aiter the ,ompctsu course, nv lhtn'h'
tHS, "" WI, va .Isc,nn If ,hoso XII
dfen mlgh' nhNe nnh hnuFdngs "l yonnE .ui ii'
sent with nm hnd u n"n' Irs',e 10 ,h' prINisi"u
for them. | agree WIN INC secretary OF the ih'
terror in saying that mo result OF thls inl'rcE ing
experiment, u ih'ur * Whs on urs In.u !" n',1h
an important ACTOR ID tHe nTnVanvenent o. L,,lh",
tloh among the inUlahH. ih,' qu'hunl, HH'th'l
change in the control OF inc lnllhh service 'h"ul'
he made, was NJ tne inSi t"is,on I' o"nR'eT i re-
fcrIed TO committee ipI inquiry ana report Win
out desiring tnhnti iphte Inn' lepolt' Nehtnro 70
express the nope Una! IN INV nec,son OF 80
my uu'TL,"ii w ~, ,ha ioigi.u oh oy.r I,
may be, will arrest further ~ itaion Of this subject
s su he acrvr nv wrI ne on The InT"ng them
soIvrs in tho onroImrnt of the bii making arpro
i ~ Tnmgra.s I'M pnrtnn which nroydel for
,h. ,,,r ,i,, ~, Ian Of
-
a., .,.,, a., l ,,,,,ii, bad ,o,,Io,oJ
WAS ontt@I. A. Wv , m",
the WORK ui thklhH lr'tiiohS On w. nn'i conn.,
ing ci ms, the ~ ,.r,r noi' w.
terminus tNH rights ui oIHlnnn,s 'nirs''ll' ~.
time, to "mharrass the interests, NOT "nlI OF th'
SoNcrnmcht' hut nlHn o. hi"IE' hHin,rI 81
hehH "l 10y SprltS' W." ~ ,,',i' az
loh on their yH'iLiS ni"n' 'E,un!ii P N,
improvements IN plucI ~ PI'Nyl' H.ti"nI VI" ~.
clios, "hl'h "eiehPP'noh'l'"' Nh " w sun in
t4n % ma l'nHH I.lmuhS W. ~ , ~ ,h
DINERS l.leIt1 ~ ~ Nv w ,I ~, a,
secretary OF Tue h"IloI WIS nu,",iHcu y" y, .
tue me-, "lnlIn lunoin " mr. arr ~
records OF thr,r PROF." aIliH, MI ~ p''",n VIZ
work hH Coulu pt"InI} nc uou ny lncn' uh!'l tnu
crcnm7!hnees TO h.ta,g ,h' ,u,"t' jr, ,ha
ni inc Cih,,nh ~ ~ VI S. ~ i ;h, ho
s s oi tnc The iate Tommissioners COM
1. aud tI,nt thn
plled WIN tnat rriuost' 'it Iopu. .n"' wv
meny IN az ihe cases mas .oon wien ~, ON; an
lheh btiele,l, w" ~ "n va I ~
eIry settiemcnt Wncn nu,i it ~ Wy ,an, ao
recohnrnlo N. ~ w., w all; % ',sihia ,nJ tbnt !,
~ NJ enrlN ut ~ w" 80 !, IL = -, ~ vs. nv, "a,
hlrC"mpehrhl9n ue WI w W. - ~
iur the eApthte "' Luz '"'"' H.
them since ne zlIn 1l 'nnr nSe' wa "i
,tntlon OF ta Luz III reuapd ~, th"
ny INV uIlt'', ~ ~ wv '"'''''' WV" '''"' W "
Preservation VI INV
,n,ovp nv ruv prpItc t.nna
'''h" '' I'M
Oh tn" United States The protection OF the public
property il one OF the hrHt tul'S 81 the "HNeri>
meut The Department % the Interior sholll,
therefore, be ena hloi by sufficient appropriations TO
enforce the laws in that respect But thiS matter
appe still more important rs question ol pans
lie economy The rnnid destruction OF our forests
il an evil fraught with inc graycst consequences,
HpeCnlly in the muuntainous districts, where the
rocky slopes, once d,nuded OF their trees viii re-
ain 80 forever. There the injury, once done, can
not be repaired, inlly concur with the Secretary
Of the Interior ~ the opinion mat Tor this reason
legislation touching the public timber N the noun
aineus states and Territories OF the West should he
especially well considered and that existing laws,
in which destructi OF the forests u not sullcehty
guarded again I, should he speedily modified.
ganfraI law concerning thi4 inn rtHnt subject