New-York tribune., 1879-11-01

cIvuIzING TlIE INDIANS.
rHE LATEST ArrEMrr Win The sioux AT CARLISLE

rHK LATEST ArIEMpr WITH The sioux AT CARLISLE
BARRaCKs--EScoCRAGiS SIGNS.
rome Rdffor or The rtoane.
SIR: While the newspapers have been filed
with recital Indian airOciies. has
been with theAe Wild people. For several
months past the brains Of ablcst and best
men have been az upon the Indian pr0bem aDi
have brought hight 10 bear upOn II. From the re-
suits frs abfa ned Augustine. Florida, tesoh-
ing aud cvizng he Indian PRISONERS by ths
Government. aud suDseq aeffly bY HaDp
ton, Va Secretary 5churz and Commissioner Hayt do
ternned r. try II upon a extended plan. The
General OF the Army and fb Secretary War responded
cordially. The unoccilpied Carlisle Barracks
granted for the purpose Of abshing udian Tram
10 pool aud Captain Pratt orered 10 VISIT vari
Indsn agencies aud Obtain children OF both
Happily. Secretary -churz, N his visit Terri
tories. preceded Captain Pratt and while there. had
several interviews with The Chiefs pOin them
the advantages OF an education. The Impression ne
made upon their minds insured spotted Tail
and White under. two principal chiefs or tho
Sioux Nation. felt honOred by cal from tne secre-
tary at their tcpees. IheT got up great dance,
pumed themselves IN their finest feathers, aud 5000
people assembled do 70 heir nev friend.
Major Newell orders having been previously received
and collected all the prominent chei-. The
floor was covered with them. several long pipes
lighted aud passed around from Que 10 another.
A desthke silence prevailed for some time. which was
last broken by old spotted Tail. who listened TO
with profound attention.
The interpreter by his sde aud in short
tences the following:
We want our children 70 earn white mans ways, and
education is good thing. hut we love our cul'
dIen. aui nate give them We want o. know where
you are goinx 70 take them-ye iust yOu would
feel n going YOURS know 10 TOR
good know tte Great Fath'r Sili not avsys
support u and want our young 10 20 thr bush
ness the waite men do az this agency and W. know tney
must 20 TO school, ana we are glad 70 .fna our boys
This speech fnished. the Captain clearly and simply
stated that did wish TO send their
children he synpathzed wi'h them IN their dislike 70
part with tnem but when ie told them or sending hs
own children away tp school TOR tner good they gave
hearty hu pa =. and sad that would
many bows would fakc. Then C4ptain Prntt told
them ry for tne girls 10 Dc educated is
for tine AT last spotted Tai spoke: We tbink
great deal Of girls sud can't let them away
had purpose take Of them, ana would %
mother 20 thrm Inry ,ook good survey OF tne Oli
lady, aud asked Il SHE would not stay among them ana
teach them
girls as had been ordered by the De0artmen1
These principally from the families OF
forward his fon BOYS ana one daughter tb wife OF the
interpreter White Thunder brought his son and
daughter. but the latrer was afterwsrd Withdrawn.
Black Crow brought his and daughters his children
the first that were entered. Arrangements were
their own Wagons distance OF nnefv miles The
next morning 1000 or 5000 fndians-many Of them
old WOmen-issenIbcd Ia witness The departure.
The scene beegafs descrpioni the air was hed Win
their erie OF Distress, aud according 70 Their custom
when moved by great event. the giving away pro-
began scores ponies We're given TO poor Old
women, calico quantities, e,eic. ere dis
tributed among TIE crowd. The last treat now
brought fnrth IN large black kettlcs, and, fearful
lest should invited 10 partakess Aad never eaten
dog sOuD-I retired 10 another group
The wagons all ready aud tie rations provided,
after usual letye-iaking the Iidren we're
pneked aud started the river. We NAMED uat
the next day. nut o dO-iul nzhf passed. From
distant nils the cries aad moan, from the be-
reaved parents which, iutermineed vith those nearer
quarters, made the nlgDt long and gloomy. Does
ans doubt their love FOR the children II 50, let
hiu witness such a
The arreugemenis tnlGe for travelling and feeding the
Indians ne Journey We're promptly carried out
detention clas hug tne way. aud
reached Carlisle Barracks ia nue hca IN ana spirits
Monday morning OrtOher 9. M O'Clock where
busIly engaged IN getting things Ia working
order.
The great oniect of this movement Is 70 tram these
youths the industrial pursuits Of fe as rast
as possible that wAen they return their bones IN
West be u-rd rnmenfs In clylliz-
ChrstianzinR the thousands who reach
for the white mans life. Z
Carlisle Barracks, Oct TO- 1879