Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-12-01
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The reports Of the secretary of the interior
and Of the commissioner of Indian affairs set
ting forth the present state of our relations
with the Indian tribes and our territory, the
measures taken to advance their civilization
and prosperity, and the progress already
achieved by them, will be found of more than
ordinary interest. The general conduct of
our Innian population has been so satisfactory
that the occurrence of two disturbances which
resulted in bloodshed and destruction Of prop.
erty, is all the more to be lamented.
The history of the outbreak the White
River Ute reservation, Western Colorado, has
become SO familiar by elaborate report in the
public press, that its remarkable incidents
need not be stated here in detail. 1t ia ex.
pectcd that the settlement OF this difficulty
will lead to such arrangements aa vii prevent
further hostile COZ fiicls between the Indians
and the border settlements in Western Col
olado. So"
The other disturbances occurred at the Mes
celaro Agency in New Mexico, where Nelaud,
| the head of a small band of maraudere, after
committing many atrocities, being vigorously
charged by military force made his way
across the Mexican border and is nov On fog
eign soil.
While these occurrences, in which compare
lively small numbers of Indians were engaged,
| are most deplorable, vast majority of our In
dian population have fully justified the expec-
tation of those who believe that by humane
AID peaceful influences, the Indians
can be led to abandon the habits
OF savage life, and to develop
| a capacity for useful and civilized occupations
What they have already accom- plished is ehown
IF md choo min
work. The remarkable success which has at
| tended the experiment of employing as freight
| ers class of Indians hitherto counted among
| the widest and most intractable and the gen
erai and urgent desire expressed by them for
| the education Of their children, may be taken
| as sufficient proof that they will be found Ca
| pahfe of accomplishing much more if they con-
| tint to be wisely and fairly guided.
| The Indian policy, sketched in the report of
the secretary of the interior, the object Of
| which is to make liberal provisions for the
| education Of Indian youths, to settle the IN
| dianR upon farm lots in severaity, and to give
| them title in: feo on their farms inalienable
for certain number of years, and when their
| wants are thus provided, to dispose of by sale
| OF lands on their reservations not occupied
and used by them, al fund to be formed ont
| of the proceeds for the benefit Of the Indians,
which will gradually relieve the government of
the expenses now provided for by annual
appropriations, must commend itself az just
| and beneficial to the Indians and il calculated
| to remove those Instructions which the exist
ence of large reservations presents to the set
| Element and development of the country.
| therefore earnestly recommend the enrolment
of a law enabling the government to give Indi-
| ans title IN fee, inalieuable for twenty-five
! years, to the farm lands assigned to them by
| allotment. I also repeat the recommendation
in my first annual message that a law be passed
admitting Indians who can give
| *Iafr f,,y Sl.r;,
labor OF supporting their families Tor
number of years, and who are willing to de-
| tach themselves from their tribal relations, to
the beceht OF the homestead act and to grant
them patents containing the same provision of
inallenability for q certain period.
| The experiment of sending a number of In
dian children of both sexes to tie Hampton
normal and agricultural institute, in Virginia,
to receive an documentary English education
| and practical instruction in farming and other
industries, has led to results so promising that
/ 1t was thought expedient to turn over the cav
airy barracks at Carlisle, in Pennsylvania, to
! the interior department for the establishment
OF an Indian school on a larger
scale. This school has now i59
pupils, selected from various tribes
and in full operation. Arrangements are also
| made for the education Of number Of Indian
boys and girls belonging to tribes on the Pacific
slope In similar manner at Forest Grove in
| Oregon. These institutions will commend
! themselves to the iiherality Of Congress AVID to
the philanthropic munifcence of the American
people. --..
Last spring information was received of the
organization of an extensive movement in the
Western States, the object of which was the
occupation by unauthorized persons of certain
lands in the Indian country ceded by the Chero-
KEGS to the government for the purpose Of set
Element by other Indian tribes. On the
| 18th OF April l issued q proclamation warning
| oil 80.
| tempt ard by the cooperation Of military
| torce the invasion was promptly checked. 1t
is my purpose to protect the rights of the In
dian inhabitants of that Territory to the full
extent OF the executive, but 1t would be I'M
wise to ignore the fact that Territory so
| large, and with q population so sparce, and 30
great wealth ,f unused resources, will be
! found more exposed to the repetition of
| such attempts as happened this
year, when the surrounding States are more
densely settled and the westward movement
of our population look still more eagerly for
stances the difficulty of maintaining the In.
dian territory in it's present state will greatly
| Increase, and the Indian tribes inhabiting it
would do we'll to prepare for such contin-
gency. I therefore fully approve of the advice
given to them by the secretary of the interior
on recent occasion TO divide among them
selves IN severaty as large quantity of their
lands as they can cultivate, to acquire
individual title in fee instead of the present
tribal ownership in commo on, and consider in
what manner the balance of their lands may
be disposed of by the government for their
benefit. BY adopting such a policy they would
more certainly secure themselves in the value
of their possessions and at the same time pro-
mote progress in civilization and prosperity,
| than by endeavoring to perpetuate tie present
| state Of things in the Territory. .
The question whether change in the control
rs xL4 I'D, 1 I
the Forty-ffth Congress referred to a Joint
committee OF both Houses for inquiry and re-
port. In my last annual message expressed the
hope that a decision of that question, then in
prospect, would arrest further agitation of
this subject, such agitation being apt to pro-
duce dlsturbing effect upon the service as
we'll as the Indians themselves. Since then,
the committee having reported, the
questions have been decided in
the negative by Vote in the House
of Representatives.. For the reason here stated
and in view of the fact Of further uncertainty
on this point, will be calculated to obstruct
other much needed legislation, to weaken the
discipline of the service and to unsettle salu-
tary measures now in progress for the govern
| ment and Improvement of the Indians I respect
fully recommend that the decision arrived at
by Congress at its last eession be permitted to
stand.
TIMBER THEFTs.
Line cHcrts maze ny the department OF the
interior to arrest the depredations on the tim
Der lands of the United States have been con
| tinued ard have met with considerable SUCCESS
a large number of cases of trespasa have been
prosecuted in the courts of the United States.
Others have been settled, the trespassers offer
| ing TO make payment to the government for
| the value of timber taken by them. The pro-
| ceeds of prosecution and settlements, being
| turned into the treasury, will exceed the
| amount of the surus appropriated
! by Congress for the purpose. A more. i'm
portant result, however, consists in the fact
that the destruction of our public forests by
| depreciation. although such cases still occur,
has been greatly reduced in extent, and it is
possible; if the present policy is vigorously
pursued and sufficient provision to that end
made by Congress, such trespasses, at least those
on large scale, can be entirely suppressed
| except in the Territories where timber for the
daily requirements OF the population cannot
under the present state of the law be easily OBJ
tanned. therefore earnestly invite the atten-
ton Of Congress to the recommendation made
by the secretary of the interior that law be
enacted enabling the government to sell tim
Der from the public lands without conveying
the fee, where such lands are
| Drincinalty vaiuable for the timber +hereo,,