New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-15
APPEALS FOR THE PONCAS.
MEETING II THE CHURCH OF THE TNcARNArIoS-
ADDRESSES BY DIR. BROOKS, SIR. uBBLss AND
STANDING BEAR.

MEETING IL THE CHURCH OF THE INcARNArIoS-
ADDRESSES BY DIR. BROOKS, SIR. uBBLss AND
STANDING BEAR.
A meeting in behalf of the POnca Indians
now in this city. soliciting aid Tor the purpose
carrying the Supr Court the claim of their tribe
for land formerly occupied by them. held at the
Church of the Incarnation. Tnrtynthst and Madison
ye last evening. The services conducted by the
rec,or the Rev. Arthur Brooks, d. d. There wee
present Standing Bear, WOOd-WorKer, T. II. Tibbles,
George W smith, Of this city, who is acting
for the Poncas and ". a. Lincoln, who nas charge
the On account of illness Bright Eyes not
present. Dir. Brooks, IN his opening remarks, IN part
said
This closely connected with all Christian
interests that glad to DO able 10 allow these
people have their meetings in the mouse or the Lord
nave the deepest ympashy Win those engaged N TINS
work Tie reason these Indians ar, her, ana able
20 come here that they witnesses OF Christian
eduea ion and Christian training Only lew months
ago churches were opened Tor movement
20 establish better homes ior the poor Now
our churches are opened for those seek
ing 10 have their homes Restored 10 them. am
sectional preiudices Before II Gun become subject
to passions of mem it should be settled. aud
lated that TINS hesonly Governmental quesuounai Is
not connected WIN our politics In Eylns 70 .n.s csuse
pocket at present time, by doing In
the uiure suffering and death of brave soldiers
IN Indian Our Government is prteminenly the
government OF pbllan lropy-Our people are generous
people. VIII you not do your snare In aiding this cause
aud maintaining thls high reputation OF our Govern
mentf
DIR. Brooks then read letters Bishop Huntington
and President seeye, OF Amherst College. expressing
their symoaty with the of the Poneas In Bishop
Huntington's letter there this passage do not
know a Christian trait which tn Indians do nos
possess nor Christian virtue which they do prac
tice No one who has them here say but that
they OF the privileges which accorded to
all civilized people"
ADDRESS OF MR.. TIBBLEs
lad rhaT Ind
Omaha, gave account Of the wrongs Of the Poncas
and stated their object coming Eastward, necessarily
repeating much OF his address delivered at stenWay
Hail Friday night and reported in THE TRIBUNE Of Sat
u1dny. In addition he said: The that We have
many Indian Is thai the Indian is not regarded
as equal with other human beings before the law Thrre
IN tribe IN the north OF Nebraska which
mad 1000 h0rses stolen from them So serious
was the that General Crook went there and
examined ihr case personally tic found man in
session of 12o " these ordered his But
the DistricAttorney teesphed General Crook hat
ese was no holding the man, he was released.
One Of the chiefs came 700 miles 20 me, a short
ago: 10 tell me- that II the stealing was stopped Cue
Young mrn of the tribe would begin Tie Sioux
war OF 1853 brought about IN the way. rhe
sioux enasnt on credit IS 600 worth Of goods
Of trEisrs, AMI wnen tne latter lenrurd that the
Government wa- 70 pay the Sioux 100000. they sent
~ rhr Pnocas are Gully Indians who have a bud
IN title t. theiI land They under tn Protestant
Enscopa Church. II has BEEN cal I'd thai
Indians have not appealed 10 tue pa0ne before But the
reason il that they cannO. cave ther ydtuuthey
are arrested 4 they do. W0od-Worker, who VITA
tonight Is disoDeying the Law by being here ana Is Table
10 arrest az any moment There Is flu
OF $780, imprisonment. Tor white man
wh sells anything the Indianz buys anything Of
them Yet of "a trader who bought their wheat
40 cents busne and gave IN rrtdrn Tea ana eonee al
ms own prices Daiers paying 90 cents for wheat
AZ me tne Indian couldn not take advantage
open sale The Secretary OF the Interior said the other
dav that this mstatrment. But IL In Not, for saw
fhe Transaction myself They slaves and
appeal he authorities Their chiefs protest agaiast
Tr an OF giving them ratOns for IL makes them Idle
what they need agricultural Imprmsnts and aids 20
sueaiiou The whole system IL bill IL before
Congress 70 remove other tribes who have Quilt school
nou es ana churches and ARE doing vel. disturbing
none Thousands of dollars invested among these
Indians belonging 20 the Episcopal aud other
oenaminstions This viii AL De destroyed the Dill De
the tribes themselves The only remedy 70 sat Do