, 1879-07-10

t4d1 p1!nf nnth(nT toward tic civilization NJ tie
rt.d man You must lo4k a. ni,ot'er m a an,ds y,
understand how one and tho aao1e person can
Instruct lin In the laws a'M punish hinl Ior
their tnfractiot,. Let tle innrcss this strongly
on your 'nl"tl. ils loks upon tesensE Sr a.
mn cncmY. No matter how Intt the p'n,st'-
tuent,-to matter t!at he recognizes Tint tllhlicn
tile in1cto1' must cotnc from source othcr
than tiIc Instruction. lie Will feel that tic tutor
has an iutcrcat In him. but ho can
NEVER HE MADE 70 BELIEVE
tin, tho puntshef itas any,"
"I3nt sltc, Ftate ot asfairs WILL neccssttnto
two Indian f},1reaslt,-0nc Tor tN. education OF
tllc tnvngc. md the other 10 spank him when i'e
vintatch t1lc stntuscs."
strnction Of the Agent. Let, thu Agent )ag
down 10 him lIIc nws just as they nre laid AGun
to white fncn. Let him po!,lt out tic reAllt Of
.lisohetEtcnce; md t'r', II the inllhn diso,cys,
You emit make two uovcrnfncnsA-one for The
Indinn alil tIte otllrr for ile white man. fnu
tlon't ncetl them. rrrat tl,r Indian like white
man FRAN the stast. Show him that You rccog-
,a "1fi LIN M rsst s e: o ne r. ns afe eae @ Sa o S as
the white mans rights md llss arH klrs;seIl.
Tlen SLOW him that he will bc protected In bis
rights, au tlmf lie WILL be punished i ln IT.
tr'nses on sc rights Of others. md The business
Il Erttleu.h
'..llIat is another elegant theory, but -"
"YeF. nnl one w1,se prhrticnhfltty has hcc'i
demonstrated. Wher the 2oMx first crosacl
The iinc inso the Northwest Tertttory, went
into their camp n1nl told slHm What they might
expect. | told turn what thu laws OF t,c Ter.
ritnry Were. ] showed them how tlley were
binding IN the red and white fnnn nike. Agar,
uni again wcnt orcr lin laws to thctu.-for II
Is impossible for III Indian to understand ab.
stract pruuosttons from, t.e start. ! illustrated!
tlls. statutes, until at last tler said W. uutlcr-
stn1d II nav. ,,',s! VIC will nDoy.' Not long at-
tcrwards llaa an opportunity OF
SHOWING THEM WHAT icsT'cE WAS,
and brnEsug 1t clearly before thcIr eyes. a
white nlafl rntnc over irom Montana and said
a Young bilrk had stolen his hurfc. sent
over 10 the camp md ilIe buck brought tic
horse 10 mc, claiming That hG Ind purchased
Tic horse for .}ftecu rnbcs, atrl bringing his
muller onts,, int he failed tu identify The horse
rs lis, uni | gave /, turk to the Indian. III
This transaction showed him what trtHl was;
and ahowe,! h',n that, when rights were tsia!;rs-
.tot,, al, impartial Investigation would sec TINT
Justice WAS done IL MI. From that day ia this
have never sent !l,to tEcir camp for horse hr
n man hut what It or ae was stralgltway forth-
rulnIss. They got the idea: They, saw that
their interests were s9ic aiu ~, 1neE ,caFnen 10
Young buck brought IN q lotac III my re-
quest, hut rcl,,srd 70 give II Up, dcnvtns that
lie stnc II, Int clnlrlnc tat r found 1t ami wns
entltet 10 IT, reasoned ,r,, with pr, h pnt s @
MID asked Inn how lle would l'&n to bu g.
nrtycts u hts propcrty by Il misfortune. 'My
cycs wrrr blind, Cola said he, but .yon l,nre
opened tl,cm. 1akc the horse ;; n,lu ,ic rave Il
ncn tn their seusr Of Justice, tlerc IL no Esttl-
ruIty: mn, Il is m thls experience With them
tut base the ornot hare giveu To1t. " Is
MI absolute inc. sint, where IL. in.l'ail nndcr-
ttu,ltss thcro IL no nian nlOr1 willing to ntey.'
uNu,s. this Is all very well IN tue Northwest
Territory; but It won't work th the United
States.h
"Bcrai,se tllr hostcs won't ~ hack there.
sltt{r hull wns emphatic .t his statement that
under l.o circumstances would he 80 on a rcscr-
yAtiom.h .......
"Sut us he understands reservations now;
but did y0a not say he told you sllat hn had no
objections II hts people waited to cot"
''lle told tne son
s.rllat is i, remarkable admission from him,
md shows that his mind Is
uspEuaoiSa 4 woSnEnrCl CHANGE"
"Do you thtak lie would 70 on rr'crva-
III will not say lint slttIng-lauil will ever ron
sent to st1cls Il thing. but think that In t!Mc
hls people, Of rho most OF thcm could be in
"W1!at Inducements should be held out TO
| tlemi"
"rlcy ef,onld be aso,trcd that they will not
| be held nn1er tho restraint ilMt now character
izea ts,u Agencies. Tloy should bn assured Of
| food aud clothing. anil that feUd nnd clothing
there el!,,.,ld io no opportunItf far complaint.
They should mol be tttsartned or dtsMounted.
| Thu otser Indians uEo pcrmttto1 to retnin their
horses and arms, nrll the Sioux WILL mot car,scnt
| to any suc! instdIuus distinction. Then they
sf,oull lsayc Il thoroughly y.tompctcnt man over
tlIcu.-nne In whom tllry can linre confidence.
| AL this done. think sou would hayc no trouble
wlutrvcr with them"
"Whcrc would you suggest Tint they be To-
catcd!' -.
4 Hror the present, on tho Missouri Rfrcr, rs
| close to the l'nitalo'tountTY as EIsstble. III
| fact, think there should be an arrangement tr-
tween the United States mud the DoM!nfon Toy
| rrlltnsnt relative to itctr respective resrrya"
t'u,Is. EarlI shuu!d Withdraw It's Indians from
The ltno aNl
SEND THEM ls7o THE INTERIOR.
This would let settlers Into the Missouri Valley
M YOUR en Of tie line, mud Into Turtle Mount
ain, WOod MDuntaln. Cypress Mountain, md
As Il stal,ta HOW. ahe fegAn Agency is t,l ist
Immediate vicinity Of Fort Macleod; ilIc uppc'
A:stntpolncs. firos Ncntres, hhl ls!y.r Crows,
are in front q .hn Cypress Mountain, n'le III The
IrlNye Wunl and Turtle Mountains. Now
every one OF The Indians thoroughly under
stu,mIs That, III tho event Of any trouble, NJ liz
l.a3 10 iln Ia to cr0sa ihe linn into tue neghhoy
u IN. ruuntry, all he escapes the consequence o.
II uavo you ever talked With the Indians
alout ts,str rctugn to Tic tn!tc,l Stntcs9"
~ l.avc. repeat sdly. have pointed out t.
them that .lle bniFalo aro hecomls. moro alh
murr scnrec every year. have told ttlem tin
they lad nothing to EXPECT oil this side nf til
linc u hen the !,urao were gouc. 0yrr an'
ucalr tsayc described to them thn stitlcsr,sc
urtwcrn te It,tlfn1 s'tlirics Of tho twu nations
ghDWn ;Ir,i HAT tllI day must cotne whcs' tlse
viii have tu fhrin IN order to support thc1
families. I hare told them Tint, II l,le Whit
Atoll.rr docs a,ythus, she WI! o'!1y set aPart
lit.la land fur tlel,, give them u few sn'pe
mrH, md then leave tflrM 10 tetr uwtl dc
vices; willie tlie Americans Tnn|l break Thu
ground fur trnl, AMI tcael, them low to plan
anu raiso tI!ctr crops. Ili short. have ilsyc
missed un opportunity to impress Upon th
Iulf;t.,'s mini il,At he will ho lmppier IN III
uwl, cu,,ntry than he can he here. ! lar
laborrt, to CONVINCE him thnt The white ina
does mt erek bis extcrtiiinalton. but woul'
rutl,rr help him 10 llyu md rniuy his life; A.l
have to him oftcu that II was fur ibis that It,
Americans wanted to pfnvo him on rcscrya
| tl0N."
"Wnt hnB been The effect Of this tatk1t
"tust tits: II llaa III u mcasuru trru,lttel
crrnt many ui them tu the tfCa nf reservation
hut ,l.u ono Thing tllat etaggers thHn ID fh
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