The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-12-25

Much care and attention has been devotea
10 the enlargement of educational facllltles
for the Indians The means avallaOlc IOr s,.ss
A few additional boarding. schools ut lndian
agencies have been established, anu the cIsc;,
ton of buildings has been begun LOT seveIaa
more, but an increase Of the apPropl,a.o,nS.s
for this interesting undert"knk ',,,Se,,,"r -
needed to uct On,modate the large NUMBER VI
Indian children of school. age. The nutn .se
offered BY their parents from all parts OF tne
country for education In the GOvernnlcn'
schools s much larger tha,(an be accoMi9 10.
dated with the means near a. Prssefpii indian PUPILS
At the Normal School ut Hampton. virgn.s'
under the direction OF Gen. ArlnstrOnks
has been considerably increased IL, ana 1 tnelr
progress Is highly encouraging. inc lnu."t
in 1879, at Carlisle, PENNSYLVANIA, under tho
direction Of Capt. Pratt. has been equally sue
cessful. 1t has now nearly two nun
dred pupils Of both sexes ., rSprese east
Ing great "cky ya' McySutSns n' The pupils
in both these institutions receive not only an
elementary English education. but are Also
instructed in house. work, agricu!turc, unT
useful mechanical pursuits. A similar scmoOA
was established this year at Forest Grove.
oregon tor the education Of Indian youth On
the Pacific coast. In addition to this, thirty SIX
| Indian boys and girls were selected from THO
Eastern CherOkees and placed in DOafulhs'
schools in North Carolina wh"tH snry "' and
training in industrial pursuits. Inc lntetcss
| SHOWN Nv Indian parents, even among the SO.
called wild tribes, in the education OF tner
children. is very gratifying, ana gives pioM.
efforts now making will be OF lasting beneht.
The expenses IF Indian education have SO
far been drawn from the permanent clvllizA.
tiOn.tund ut the disposal OF the DepartMtht
Of the Interior; but the fund Is now 80 nut"
reduced, that the continuance OF this behen'
cial work will in the future depend on sIecl'
tic appropriations by Congress for the pur.
pose, and venture to express the nope tnat
Congress will not permit institutions 80 lrut
tut of good results, to perish Tor want ol
means for their support. On the contrary
: MN increase OF the number of such schools ap'
pears to me highly advisable. a.,
Tho past year has been uhusuanE iico
from disturbances among the INDIAN
tribes. An0urecmeut has been made with the
Ctcs by which they surrender their large res.
+ eryntjon in Colorado in consideration u IN
annuity to be paid to them, anu agree u sct
tic in scvcralty on certain lands aesl2m ~"
for hat purpose as farmers holding lndi!lu'
! ual title 10 their land in ee.siMpic, In;ilcn.
able Tor q certain period. In this way q costly
! Indian war has been avoided. which at one
; time seemed imminent, and for the first time
in the history OF the country: an nn n. na
settled in sevcralty and to live as llvlduaiss
! under the common protection Of the laws OK
I the country. The conduct OF the Indians
I throughout the country during the past year,
), wit. but tcw noteworthy executions. mus peem
y carried on for two years by NictOrio anu ms
: band Of southern Apaches has virtually come
TO nm end, by the death of that chief and most
G Of his followers. Oh Mexican soil. the uis'
G turbaMces caused on our northern frontier Dy
Q sitting Bull and his men, who had taken rel
uue in the British dOIlliIiOns, are also likely tt
cease 4 large majority Of his followers nave
~ surr, n,'ered 10 our military fore IS. ana tlls
# remainder are apparently IN progress OF dis
&c icgrasiun.
h Iconcur with the Secretary of the interior
q in expressing the earnest hope that Congress
IS will at this session take favorable action o.
>. the bill providing for the allotment OF ianu
X on the different reservations in scveraity u
IT the Indians. with patents comforting fee. sim
- plc ute inaienab!c for certain period. ;ln'
!, The eventual disposition Of the residue Of tn
~ reservations, for general settlement, WIN wv
ID consent and tor the bencf, o: the Indians
/. placing the later under the equal plOtectio
Dc of the laws OF the country. ms measure, ~
gether with avis-prOns pa 0srcutlOn OF Oureu'
cutiOnal efforts, viz muik :ic most 'l!lortan
and effective adv lMcc toward the soIutlon
!! the Indian probci2, III preparing oi VI!
u. gradual merging OF our Indian population
~ The great body Uf American citizenship.
al PUBLIC LANDS. E g.
AZ N large ucftUSc - III CAC usSl'vSt
p. OF publc lands tor settlement during tie pa
d. year, which marks the prosperous CROWN
~ ;;rayricuitural industry ,:ndu viyorouslnOvt
d. mcnt Of population toward our nnoccGple
he lands. As this movement proceeds, the COO
70, tication of our land laws, AS well rs propt
legislation to regulate the disposition Of pull
of lie lands, become of more pressing NECESSITY
IS. and 1 therefore invite the consideration
mt Congress to the report and the accOlnpanyl'l
At draft of a bill, made by the Public Lands con
lOnNi
is Congress ut the last session. Early actio
cs upon this important subject is highly dcsi
~ able -
ut, The attention of Congress is again asked
Ia the wascful depredatlOns commttcu On i,I =;
Ter criminate destruction OF our forests ~
,th urgent necessity for legislation to this enc.
es now generally recognized; In view OF VI
IN lawless character OF tho depredations ccl
The which will inevitably follow their cont'n
ry, unce. legislation has again and again be
Or recommended to arrest the eva, anu 70 y!
Sc. serve for the people Of our Western states a.
Territories the timber needed IOr 0olncs
and other essential uses.
ex. The reportof the Director OF the Geologic
ate Survey is n document Of unusual 1ntere
IN. The consolidation Of tho various geologic
mt, aud geographical surveys ana exploring G
the terprises, each of which has heretofore OPT
8 atcd upon an independent plan, without CO
ere cert can not fail to be of great benefit to
Is. those Industries of the country which dope
are upon the development OF our lnihcral
ing sources. The labors OF the selentiilc men:
tch recognized merit, who compose the corps
'er. the Geological Survey, during the first seas
d of Their field operations and inquiries.
tng pear to have been very comrrehensi
,,$i and will SOON he communicated
nd; Congress IN NUMBER nn s,r o, n r'r"
lual Tie director OF the survey IT,
we. mcnds TINT the Investigations. carried
ear by lie bureau, which, SO far. have been Ct
ex. fined to the so. called public. land states
ncy Territories, be extended over the entire co.
y s1d a. a r., tn, n21s.s TS: p%s g.
the ticminriv beneficial to the iron, coal and Ot
col. mining interests Of the Mississippi Valley
lied of the Eastern and Southern states. Inc 9
ctCd iect Is commended to tho careful conSl0e
now ton OF Congress.
hus @ BUREAU OF AGRICULTURE.
IN, .me The Commissioner Of Agriculture expires
pur the confident belief that his efforts In bel
,ri6 Of tile production OF our own sugar anu
' '.,'es have been cncOuragingly rewarded. the
~, DOrtance of the results attained have Attra
eNic cd marked attention Mt home, ana nave
: liz NY, nations. The successful cultivation OF
~ own ten. and the manufacture of our own sal
""A' would make difference Of many million
,er., dollars annually in the wealth Of the Natio
nro The report Of the Commssioett asxS ~,
~ -. Of an infectious and contagious cattle 'css.
n ST., 20 known and dreaded in Europe and Asis
, a. cattle. plague, or pleuro pneumonia. A y
o. q type OF this disease in cefain 80 lions OF
- y ~ country, Is the occasion Of great loss to
:" " farmers, and Of serious disturbance 20
to ra"e w -. ,rnst ~ nnr i've stock and DIRE
Il I'm "o.ts The value of neat cattle expo
from the United States for the eight MOI
ended August 81, 1850. was more than tw
N, 70 million dollars, and nearly double tne Y
4 the for the sumo perl0o IN lo'S W. uns s; y.
G ap. increase OF export t1ue. lUuI sy ~
Ourt. ton IL solicited 10 tnss 'u'pot'""'
mum. RELOCATION,
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