The Indiana State sentinel., 1879-12-03
THE sEcRkrARr OF THE INTERIOR
Msses His Aarual Report-What He Has to
Say About the Noble Reds.


Say About the Noble Reds.
:. WAsHINGroS, Nov. .27.-The secretary of the
lnterier, In his annual report 10 the president,
discusses the Indian question. He says:
Whatever Troubles and perplexitzes the pres
ence of the Indisns among may cause,
every man who loves Justice and who values
the houor,o< the American name Will admit
that Ii Is our solemn duty to leave nothing
minasior. and a better rule thar thar Of brute
force, for the original occu paats of the soil
upon which so many millions of our people
nave gF9wn prosse serous ana happy. That
all The Indians this Northern
continent have been savages, and
now rs true, but 1t is also true that many
trfees'aave risen to a promising degree OF
that tae rest, II wisely guarded, will be found
caFacis OF following tneir example. or The
Sa2,e0 Indians in the United states there has
been, since the pacifieatson OF The sioux at
nOtine more than 5,U IN hostile conflict with
tne wnltes- Neitherdoes IL appear tnat such
par1ial disturbances have been provoked by
The ABSENCE or prevented by The presence of
a military iorce- % roar disturbances that
nave occurred within thelast two years, three
broke out in the immediate presence Of such
military. force, and only one without
less than sou Utss. and ano1ner OF OF
about 150 msrauders in New Mexico, in ali
less than loo If an Indian population OF a
quarter OF raj lion are causing serious
trouble. In fact the band OF white desReradees
who were. within The last IL months banded
together in New Mexico for murder and ra-
pine, was larger t. an that of the indians re-
Gently on the war path near the southern part
OF the territory While am by no ans dis
posed to beiiLtle the deplorable nature of the
indian disturbances or the great value of the
iniltary force In suppressing thern- IL is but
the , important fact that distaIbaDSe Hts
peaceable conduct the rule. That a very arge
majority OF The Indian reservations are IN a
condition OF interrupted quiet, without the
presence of coercing force and &c uaity slp-
nlflcant experience. that the more civilized an
peaceable and orderly conduct be deuetnded
upon The secretaiy Gains 10 have an In
dian poiiey, and says the ends steadily pur-
sued by the department are the following:
1. To set the Indians to work s=agIioIi ltur-
lists, or herders, tlfds to break up their naoIts
ing. -ss-.
z. To educate their youth Of both sexes, so
as to Introduce to the growing generation CIV
uized ideas, wants anu aspirsstions.
g. To allot parcels of land TO In1ians in sew
crafty anc 70 give them indiyidpal titIe to
their farms in lee, 1naIienable fol certain pc
rfods; thus to foster the .pride individual
ownership OF property instead of their former
Qependence upon the Tribe with It's territory
In common.
4. wnen a settlement in severalty with indi-
their consent-of those lands ON their reserva-
tions which are not settled and used by them,
the proceeds TO sfotm fund for their benefit,
which will gradually relieve the Government
OF the expenses at present provided for by an
nual appropriations
.. When this is accomplished, to treat the
Indians, like other inhabitants of the United
states, unoeI The laws OF the land
ed by Congress, and carried out
with wisdom and firmness, Will
in my opinion, gradually bsing about Il
solution VI the Indian problem NIthotiJ in
justice TO the Indians, and also Without cb-
structihg the development of lhe coIint ". 1t
will raise them 10 a levei of civilization at
least equal tOthat of the Civilized trioe in the
Indian Territory, and probably higher Oh con-
s1derfng tae stimulus of lndlviduas ownership
In the iasid. 1T will not take away from them
by force what in justice and equity belongs 10
them, but induce them to part with -wha they
can't Gu Tivate aud themselves iorfsIr
compensation. 1t will open to progress and
improvement large districts now held by
Indians, which Will then b. of real advantage
to them, and are now nobody else. Refer
ring to the assertions frequently made that
the tribal relations must be broken up, aud
the reservation system must be abandoned,
Secretary Sohurz observes that an attempt TO
accom- plish three OBJECTS at once ala over the
country without intermediate stages by
mlltary force, would undoubtedly
result In many cases of Indian
wars OF magnitude and bitterness whicn
would require much larger army thar the
Govern menLat present possesses, and prove
In the end, not only most 1nbumap but IN
blood and treasure most expensive o. all meth
0ds- The secretary says the cause of the Ute
troubles can not be found in any Just COM
platnt on the part os the Utes. 1t is sex pee led
the occurrences of this trouble and.the trans
actions foiiowiEg thereupon will result In
such arrangements as viii be calculated to
prevent for the iuture oostile contact between
the whites and indians that part OF the
county.