The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1879-02-20


without a stray white one to relieve its
raven hue. The face is strong, massive,
with lines Of humor about the eyes and
mouth. He speaks dis inctly; enunciates
his words clearly. His manner is very
good aud when he wishes to suit 1t to
the grave or gay parts of his speech he
does 30 with admirable taste,
There were many good points in his
speech today, but 1t was not 30 irreeisti'
bly, funny as was his speech on Louisi-
ana affairs several years ago. His des-
cription in that speech of the voyage OF
the revenue cutter Wilderness, with Il
number of the State Senators on board,
who were eyading Warmoth's Sergeant
alarms to prevent quorum, was the
best bit of humor and the best piece of
aching ever saw.
His satire and humor to day at the ex'
pense Of the Indian Agents and their
sponsors, the religious denominations.
who are responsible for their selection,
was pointed and apt, and provoked much
laughter. The close of the speech was
short reCital of the wrongs of Nez PerCe
Joseph, and the trials to which his peo-
pie lad beeu subjected in the Indian
Territory. 1t was as fine bit OF pathet.
ic rhetoric rs the Senate has ever heard
Mr.. McCreery (Dem., Ky.) addressed
the Senate at length upon the bill TO
transfer the Indian Bureau to the War
Department. He said it was not worth
while to tell the Senate that this question
was entitled to grave consideration. II
was not worth While to urge the fact that
the time had come when action should
be taken. Causes which were well un
derstood by every refscling man have
given to the Indian question a vastly in
creased importance. He mentioned the
fayurite pursuits of the misunderstanding
and fishing-and said if the world could |
have been made about twice as large as
it was, and 30 much Of its surface could |
have been spared for such purposes, it
would have been pity to disturb them
in the sports of fishing and hunting, with |
an occasional interneCine war to purify |
their moral atmosphere, just as thun- |
der cloud cleared the air of it's impurity. |
He referred to the discovery of precious !
metals in the Western States and Terri
tories and the rapid increase of popula-
ton of those States, and said thirty years
ago there were large bands living in Cal
ifornia. Where were they now? Perhaps |
couple of agencies held nearly all, with
a few vagrants wandering, while charity
hesitated whether it was more merCiful to
feed them or let them die,
He next referred to attempts to Christ
ianize the Indians, and said some men
seemed to be Conyinced that the cause of
Christianity could be advanced by driv.
ing out heathen and substituting
Christian in his place. We had failed to
convert the Indian to our faith, but had
converted him into a wanderer. Merit
or demerit would have little weight in
the determination of this Indian ques-
ton. Right or wrong, the Indian would
lose the case. There were men who be-
lieved that honesty and strength were
necessary elements for the successful ad.
of Indian affairs, and they
believed that hosts of Indian agents cod
be dispensed with and their duties per-
formed as perfectly by men already in
the service of the Government.
He then spoke of the love in mankind
for patronage and power, and said the
TO add another amendment
to our Constitution showed that woman
had fixed upon her rights, and showed
that she was anxious to WELD her share
Of power and enjoy the patronage of Gov.
ernment He had heard ladies declare
that they would not vote eyenif the priv
lege WAS accorded to them. He did not
believe they would, except in Gaze of I
and he thought The elnergen-
~ would ariae at every election. He next !
'efarred to the appointment Of ministers
Is Indian agents, and said there was an
I'D authentic eCClesiaGtlc diCtum which !
declared one could not serve two masters
1t the same time The devil had been
VI work, and if the eloquent DR., Talmage 7
Who had recently made a reconnaissance .
;ould bs believed, the adversary was !
leeply intrenChed in very formidable
position. Gen. Grant, unaided and alone,
lppealed to the seven evangelical ortho' t
lox denominations, and actually persuad 6
ID them to take control of our whole In
lian frontier. The elders and deaCons of t
hese orthodox denominations may be 3
minent in theology, but there was doubt y
whether they have been, or ever will be,
cry successful in the administration of
indian affairs, For the last ten years
ten. Grant had rarely met with an OBJ
taCle he could not surmount. Let him
ersuade the churches to give up the gov s
rnment and management of the Indians 0
nd if he succeeded in having them do h
0, then skepticism would have to admit i
hat he was a great man Of wonderful in $
uenCe. 1t was a great mistake and !
reat misfortune that ever a preacher "
,as called into the Indian service. Prior b
} their being called into that service, a
lany of them led useful lives in visiting :
le sick and aiding the poor. Since en- g,
,ring the Indian service, many had fall. q
n who might have gone to honored re
raves had they remained in charge Of d
leir little congregations, instead of 60 &
lg into the Indian service. f.
He next referred to the testimony be. Sc
ire the select committee of which he y
as a member to consider the expediency Il
transferring the Indian Bureau from a, ~
le Interior to the War Department, and p
i'd it was a sublime spectacle to see the 3,
,olness and Composure Of the Indian >,
gents in giving their testimony. The i
,ligious element in charge of the con- m
lCt of our Indian affairs may have been de
little less prudent and more aggressive g.
ian they should have been They we're ppl
e selfConstituted guardians of female f.
rtue, and it filled them with anguish to al
,ntemplate the licentiousness which h.
ould follow their withdrawal All such as
orrors were to follow the transfer of the .,
ldian Bnrean from the Interior to the sp