, 1880-01-10

thls state Of dense Ignorance continues, It Is
impossible to establish iii understanding he
tween the Government and the Indians. So
long rs they believe themselves to be more
numerous and moro powerful than tic
whites, It is difficult to impress them with
fcnr. Why shonll they he afraid OF m tnfe-
rlor race? For all this, tho Indians nte really
not so much to blanc ns ono might at first
sight suppose. Tho policy Of the, Govern
lnont from the beginning laas been to cfvtllze
tion. Wo Talk Of improving lie Indians lip
to the standard Of ollr own white racc, and
then thrust them away off upon distant res
ervations, ant. forbid, under heavy penalties,
&sess az of S ina la Bases sya Te
N ,aor,ent @ Il IS eSaiiled. srahy of t|,eso CSC
Indians, even the wiscst Of them, hnye
sxfe is s sssn 1f' nee s san pstop asE pSsss " 4
Tlors themselves, they naturally estimate the
strength Of tho Guvernment, ami tho nut1-
bcrs Of IT. population, by tho handful Of SOL
efs s Sac @ we oaa qy qsycey esS dc Il fo9tais sE OF q
tire Ute tribe, with n few hundred of his
miserable followers. WIS enabled TO whip
Thornbnrgh md Ills little band III doing
this, the hdians thought they had
DEFEATED THE UNITED STATES
s9a sy 50 sy Hs1syq % this c
called tor by Str. scl,nrz 50 iong rs they arc
conyinccd there Is no power behind hin to
enforce Ills demand; and, III fact, they do
not bclieve there Is my sue & feree " exist
Mr.. Schurz, whom ilo believes to be con-
sclentlolsty honest md upright In Ills deal
tnEa with tho Indians, and sincere believer
III the efficacy of n method which might slic-
thinks thnt Mr.. Scl,ulZ entirely. falls to
understand tho Indian charncter. Tic lunkes
the mistake Of believing that the Chiefs have
any considerAblo power w or influence, even
over thelr followers. This Is not 10.
ouIsAY's rowEILEsNEss
In this rcgnrl has Just been shown. in II con-
tie chief nan OF the tribe, and Is endowed
with MI nni,sunl amount OF good se,,se. ilc
Is partially. civilized, speaks the English
ernfncnt, and has excftetl lis Influence ID tho
utmost lit tho direction Of peace. But to-day
4e has less real bower With Its tribe thnn
jack or D9uglhS.' They nrS M heroes; Tug one
tho other iii tho D1cckor massacre, and, III tha
eyes of the young lnc11, they are snore de-
serving Of reverence than Ouray. This rule
holds good among MI the lnrgo Tribes
RED CLOUD,
the famous Chief of the Sioux, ruled his
upon their excnrslous Of pillage and murder,
and, by Ills deeds of personal during md
prowcss, maintained mi ascendcncy 0ver hts
hraves. But GOV. Fletcher llas seen HIN sit
a,ast @ IFS eloqa'enee ii! i ;lcbates upon some
triliing matter, md lie has seer him oyorrl,'cd
BY the. younger niMl lnnre violent men pf
u! the tribe. Spotted , Tail, another of tho
fa ead h s'efhby efrby e f Ry cosa Ssssos %eS Sra1 IL
an olfetlder on the spot for some trivial dis
obedience Of orders, Tic has been known to
a9 sS w" Sw eta 9 b!nf pSnss d G 5eRGus ns GGeE
nE on thorn the Inst disgrace nl! Indian car
feel. Deprived OF his pony, llo Is sincapneitntcd
u, to bo classed with thcsquaws and children,
,lEnif!catlon OF utter degradation which We
cannot understand. 49, long rs Red Cloud
was able to maintain this severe rcgimcu, he
WIS remveIeneed m ns great CHIEF, but tic mo-
SITTING NULL,
M Hllo eamo 70 Washington few years ago n
!llo hight OF his power, shared with his tribe
lhe prevailing !letnslon III regard 10 tho nun,-
pcrs and, wealth Of the whlto people. On
leaving his homo tor the East, lie cut from
he would test tho boasts he Ind 50 often heard
nf the vast numbers Of wi,ito lodges towRrtts
ale rlsing sun by making 2 notch for eaci,,
' Il 70 e do I'll ta i ba 's s e liz 'ss 4sn y rused sRsda
Minnesota md Wisconsin,. lto became
erently disco,a1agcd, md, long before
tsnpt 9 Safea n acspa s Svs 9 s Ut It.
tue truth Of the stories he had heartl ot tho
to t4nrcss 4pon IFS pcop1c, whnt'tle had seen
anu Sus wHs ss1d a1 jeerc a as
they said, have talked with
A ClloOkEp TONGUE
TO our father, afkl ho talks to It's with q
crooked tongue. A. beautiful rlile, which the
treslMent tha hna given l!, was Thought to eo
oa lso ISq ta q5 3't s tfSsf ~ s a np 1t ultimately
5Sadlcal change ~ the Indian policy Of tho
sX aaXns saiases @ eGyaos Gy f5s ft :" ns1En s ct a r.
tile reason they have not done so is That they
haye had no opportunity. It Inns hccn held
nut 70 tnem, II Is true, and they hnvo refused
II iIerd rSopiSS ss poit to to te negroes end
scale of Intelligence brought from the centre
OF Africa, Wllero tic conditions nre far tllorD
primitive ana savage thur. any over found
Sann Sam0nE @ North A]m.Flean ] tribes. and yet they
kindly to onr mntles OF LTD; they speak our
language, they wear our cOstulne, alttt they
nrc willing to cultivate the soil ant! to engage
~ H. mechaliical arts The tnct that tlle Indian
proof TINT lncaMllot. Tlils Fl mistake. II
the SaMo 3r similar conditions were Imposed
upon tie Indians, l,e, ton, III time, would bo.
come civilized Us highly ns this negro. It
a' Was not made optional with the latter to be-
come civilized: Wa did not send ugentR to
tt,e coasts IT Guinea to tcaeh ule savagcs OF
Mnt country tue art Of agriculture, but 'r8
m1Eat rs well havo slAne 10 Us to Bciitt agents
e e. the 1ndlan country for tlle Sans purposes.
Ihe only why III Wl,lah to ciy!iize the Indian
" 70 compel him to live Within the Influences
u civilization. .!Ie IL not to lW isolated Oh
remote reno reservation. where the only wh!te
lha earth, but is to be brought into our cities
!a9,, Ma &pon farms, where ,!aily intercourse
hlM. The place to begin this reformation,
t5ov. Fletcher thinks, is III the indian Tent-
EASTERN P!IILANTIlnopLsTs
hold Hp their hands III horroE at the idea OF
but sucd Invasion Is inositabie III soiae form.
5na,sa,E het aoysEn'nsat Do It directly Eatl1er than
all the indiana. In the world, AID Is many
WANG men. II tho land were divided UP into