New-York tribune., 1878-03-04

FIVE HALF CIVILIZED TRIBES PROTEST AGAINsr II
IN F>GusH -sCSPiCIOUSLY ELEGANT.
In ILLLnEAIM 10 InE ILiMrNEI


In IILEGEArH 10 TIE ILiBUNE.I
WAsnlNGIoN, March 3.-Thc delegations in Wash
ingt0n representing the Cherokee, Creek. Seminole.
Choctaw and Chicka-:lw Nations of the Indian Ter
ntory, have presented a memorial 10 Congress in
opposition to the contemplated transfer OF the In
dian Bureau from the Interior to the War Depart
ncut as proposed in House BIZ No. 800. synopsis
oi which has been publisnrd in TIE TIIBUNE. The
following are extracts from the memorial:
You have once th.oUGn Al uninterrupted series of
many years tested the identical experiment now pro.
posed III The Transfer" hill = managing Indians 10y
the sword rather than by love. and moral su1-'on.
Il Ii no new experiment. The War Department for
than half century had complete control Of the
Indian question the history OF it, ageineut during
that long period has bceV written ana cannot ho cnAccd
may HID il IN thr records of your War OiHcr. Our
people have it Impressed Tie tablet, OF Their memory
aud upon their hearts also The verdict o Congress and
ol pubic opinion passed upon the history Of that
manacemcni. And what III FAILURE, failure
Lvcrywlcrc IN t'at history. whether viewed In the
hight oi economy or IN tho Nght o morality, i.nuJ
prorl you VIII ma TIE Neidict u be the same
rnc n,c ci,ilizcd nations were most unfortunate In
loss oi n.c' iuH'.n ana j, .""u PoP "nnr ~ ue
rauI. g.. army, r4u Ir attai'd hY NFtIs Wit
n,s.cs. Large plumbers Of the men, young ana Old In
ther i"ic'4 IchoNH'' So t.'} hi',"k ,"" 'I'rAH'
were ..ZeG ia iIcIg hncs, Ldidcuud ana ordered 10
march without mom.n NJ n'i.o oI pi"ihflli'n thrir
8it- ami c ldfrh i"i'od '' Io'"" g." 4ov' "ha A1i
ci o. yIug furniture bedding. clothing. hotst-. cat
IOutI}. comfort tIu tiff --aI ttlt ~
earthly pN-.r--ui5 h''I" i' ''f " '.' 'l. -" i 'h
cya, officer ad hs aquii"", forgetting thai ihcy.
',',t tb.In on ,.,th HA,l bayouci, To so-r.ll,i
camp. Of I,uG,L,ous "ud cubfoauon,' whore tnoy
vrr. more securely managed arranged IN long cham
y,n.. and ut upon the nr " tin march rur tie tcu
w-.t,iu wIid, ol AlL4na"s iAo-c removal cost the
Clc.n.as by atatas Unc-hirG ot thcir cDire poodI-
non ana los OF uts assrc -'tlnt from El1.OOOOpO
10 80 UUOOOJ besides personal lr"pciy amounting ~"
mauy millions more, ahd none oi "h'h is over been
r.,,tuf,td TIE Lu'd states GOfeIt"It, a.tIUu-
rrnr.tcdiy bioIgat 10 the notice Of her orc.r'.
i.r, tbs ,ouuI IKE ncuoni Probably Seyerthc-
les il is ituc aGd Viii app'r Win equal fnirr i y'ur
u,I, intercourse VITA and MAJ grm'nt of tire Tribes u
=, yrr,t pslus and Of jnc Pacific coast.
some of ns were clt enough 10 comprehend and feel
, to f "i,, ncop,e iu the removals frf,rcd to My
Goo .Dare us and from even thr possibility al
| - Do yOn desire to save fr.ln further
| Gc-ifIIciion your Indian Iopulationi IL II your
m p tlcn, cycutuIy c,;.z n,hpi Tlen In
The name c'ihzl;!Dn CHRISTIANITY adh humanity. We
general n"ilsrn d. t' % ~ 80 ,'1 m @ In,i I 'u
| 'trInsfer" Inc moral sentiment Of thiIsicnd"m l.
AGAINST It, TAc deliberate ismrht "i your A"e7 niil-
unwc. uu!e-s Il b. y"uF io.l TO '-ahoh dioh series
f. me oicct uf transferring tho Indian Bureau
th. Iui,Gr 10 tne War Department Lc - Coroci csc
abuses "e comics, ~ ~ @ 80, w., = '1 , ~ -, ia q" q.
fer accomplished the war tHan IN the !A,ror Dcl
nrut IL Is certainly a. expensive" Judging from
.rr veotlv appropriations. TO admit mat there 10
mnre wisdom integrity aud cinciony ~ your little
NM ~aV "t 1000 souls rank and file, than III your
an 900 900 OF civilians. is sad, ANA. We hiH. unjust
r,rciou upou the people Of lis great Government. To
ciai IN that tue military better payiuascr> and
,.u. In the handling OF Indian funds, and therefore
out tn cont all Indian Incr sts ~ not sustained
80 nor y tiic records O the MdT Oico ntcallng the
,,usf,r IN 1919, when IT was crmsstb" to keep no
scruut. wnatcscr OF certain Indian moneys received
| isiursed or keep such accounts 20 loosely that
uscr mo head oI office or hi sub0rdlnaes
couI make an intelligent statement OF The Same when
called upon 70 10 40: - =.
View IN Whatever Hight you may tho passage Of the
h or of any other similar measure. II VIII br received
M in com try nt large declaration Oi abandonment
nj ic pc:.ce policy. Oiicia announcement that
y, ma bren tiled and failed Whether intended not
ihr rcytablc consequence OF the transfer wllIbe
= vhnlrsale breaking up Oi the work OF ciyilzng and
Cn,i.uuiLuL is organized ana prosecuted among
IA, indian. by the cbuIchc5 OF The country. IL means
rgrafiun and dissolution OF the working force
~, thc agency Office, In tho nsslOn school and
cI,nr upnu the and ia the shops at every Indian
np.ncy Dissatisfaction ana endless confusion must fol-
I,,y resulting III dscJUragcuicni aud hopeless despair
in ir Indians their f1cnds aud 10 tie abatcmt NJ
and eventual abandonment Of all organized, Wrl-di-
rrrcd ,fr IRIS at Indian civilization. We 30 not tBluK
Iucnt aud earliest dc lrc O the millions ol good Ecn of
M. rouutry eyes are now turned tO Washington
and ~ o,c voices heard everywhere, IA caHCst pro
irsi against the rclcoa iu OF Indian mana cement 10 tAo
War Department.