, 1881-02-05

practicu Of nil nations tn afrogato . treaty
whenever i saw good rcasnn for tlolng 40;
ilo word forever" Il 1ern teel'ical t,'i, nini
brosas G's afnrefs" na a an a s 5ssi,Ss ~; @
ttlerD would lave, been. to.tlny no whIte set
Elements west Of the ohio River.
Mrs. .JncksOn'a bDDk Is iii tic nntstro q
tfSts sesnhe Ct hf bdaMas sssy Of tic % g s %
1ebag0rs, ind thc Chcrokccs--wlt m atIdt,t
cllnpter giving her conclusions drawn frnn
lst1tles Of teso ifere't at'nms Az ap
d, account of tlla Sand Greek. ,1'assacrc; the
p0tca cnso I'm which si!a takes tho i'ostnM
sitle): testimonies 70 lhdIAn
sIons; sIa'asi ws 't q liz i Del"sfe nato III &C:
count Of tile numbers, location, afd social
and iuiluatrtal condition of eacti important
tribe nrtl baud Of Indians within tl,e United
on Stat's re- oS ws @ Fl Fiji ai' o fas hsssfy ct Sf ny n
OF tt,cso Indian communities, of Its forcc'l
volume BY Itself. 'rlio writer lias con
denscd her material and facts rs much az
It's. a rather curious fact, In connection
with the De!awares, TINT IN tho first treaty
tnnao with tlle1n IN 177o they wert cOnstt.
tnted tho head Of cnnfetlerntinn which
should be entitled to send representative Il?
CONgressl The CltcyGntcs were pursued alld
slain for ventnrtnE to leave refcryatto'1
which WIS not their reservation Mt nll and 10
which they 1lal no legal right Ut tho Nc1
pcrccs (tllose who Rr4 M lhG Lapwni 1sescrva.
er's report OF is7o-slIe says that tloy 'sllp-
port Themselves entirely without subsistence
from TIC Government; procnra OF their own
accord, nl,4 at their own expense, 'vaGofs,
y"n ts ? aSo%"t frnshad ] i'S"tHs by tSe ose4s n:
easincss is nanltest aGoat s.oirfes i sst at'oat @
by renegade whites in relation 10 their trent.
Jay t. TIT II aye taEe to Stt sttcs sSer nSi I'D
they will whit patiently To SEQ tho actlui, Dn
the pnrt Of tho Government They are well
clvlli1:d; but otlo mistake on the part Of tlle
GHsS1'n eSc ~ o % b f 1tS S We yea ss3cGY sacss tbs
Give them tt!ao mud attention; they viii
astn'ltsh their most zcalous, frlcni!s IN
their progress toward civilization" "
ts TIC Sioux, with WHOM n tle yftar lslS
inoyed @ cIght tnes simec iss. " II there r wcro S
absolutely no other record written of tho
management Of Indian aflatrs by tho Interior
OF these two balds of Tho Sioux tribe, this
alone would bp enough to show the urgent
need Of nm entErgly l,ew, System. SO many
nnd such hasty, lll.consfdered, untntornne't,
power couftl hardly. bo f0linl IN scvcil
yenrs' record of any known tyrant: and there
Is no tyrnnt whose throno would mot llavo
been rocked + not upset by the revolutions
sos Ts w3'a e rose nss SsTs sss 2 e s af ssRs SRRfs
and somewhat mixed. Mrs. Jackson takes
tho Boston side Md advocates 1t very strong
". Sho cites from Agent l!oWarPs rcportt63
With the Or REMOVAL Of thls tr!be % and tic ssiier.
Jugs endured by them on ta!o'r, Journey frasr
Dakota, md Is yery severe fn her tlc,tuncIa-
tion of tho conduct Of tho Secretary Of the H.
ennctnsnts lnatte before lie came Into Office.
IaSss1 6ack . naksta. ~ iii. IT, IT," E and l,ep
friends would compel them to 80 tllat Which
do not want to do. As President Hayes says
1T his message to Congress- OIL the subject:
"Iiapp'y, however, tho evidence reported by
tho Commission. md their recommendations.
po1nt out g eSeIusise!y ely! the true neafrs ! of
IN its conclusions omits to stats an in
lorata'!t fact rs to tic present cColldi-
"s o4, q 5t e eho fs eSsce !" sy ' have pef1. r.
ported shows, clearly, anil c0nclnsiyely TINT
the Poncas NOW residing in tnnt Territory,
5.l IN niimber, nro sattsitn!t with their nnw
, omes; that they aro be hes9!tl'y C. eoEmto1rtabs Eo1
firmly decided to adhere TO tho clt0fce nn-
notnced In tho letter Of Oct 225, 1850, and tho
declaration Of lee. II, 1880 to remain En tho
Ints'a1a Territory. md not to return tn Dakota
that o fragment Of tue ronea trlbe: perl,aps
150, which is Rttt1 In Dakota and Nchraskn;
prefCr to remain on their OLD reservation. III
Wow Of talcsc fncts mn confident thy recon-.
tho declaration .nf the Chiefs Of. December
last substantially followed, will nirurd a
solution Of the P0nca question which Is coil.
slsteMt with tho wishes al.1 Interest 9t both
policy Of tic Government, and as nearly as
practicable With lie demands OF JUSTICE"
Ills lnngnnge Is. clear and uimlstakablc
and the Commission was, it anything,
eitned 70 the Toneas and ti!elr rotnrl
tn Dakota. than to Secretary. ,ScIlurx. We
mny aid right hero, that everything prnctlcal
that tho friends Of the. 1ntllatl have lie
nosdns ss {es aonaee 5 s S9ed w m y esasS ha fsson r.
ferred to. Says tho President: "Our gell'
eral Indian policy for. thB future should etll
brace the following itlens: ]. The ln.linns
should be prcpared for cltizcnsl,lp by Eiytns
to their young Of botl, sexcs that industrial
and gonpral education which ls rell1!sft tt
| enable tl1Dln to bD sglf-suppnrtnE Alll c1pn
bic OF so!f.protccstoh ln civilized communl
ties. .. Land should bo allotted to. Indians
IN soyeralty, ,inal[cnable for q certain perlotl
D. Indians Should have fnlr COMPENSATION
for their lands not required for individual al
lotnlents. tic nlnonnt to % Invested With
snltable safeguards for thclr be,teilt. j. WIN
these prerequisite secured, tile Indians stlOuit
be ttlasle citizens, a1ld Invested with the right
and charged with tho RESPONSIBILITIES OF citl
zensllap.n
Passing now to the Cherokees we tlnti tlat
they have adyanecd faster fn' civilized Gus
portty than other tribes. Tho question herr
ls wliethsr the Goyernment will Or wiil no
tion. II they 10, bishop Nhinplo saya tic
Gherokees Will !lElt to tho ss dsatli against l.
present condition uf tho cherokee Mutton
from d lator date than VII. IT," gives. ii OK
htblts Cherokee ard mixed population o
%, ,8,8, and an aetunl population fl the cotln
tn ct 81, DOL. Tile cattle Of tie Nation mum
bor q, ,4o1: tho hogs. l03. .55s; ard the horses
1868. Ont Of q population OF 5,lD0 male
over is years OF aye, 3,5AD aro farmers. A
single district last yoar exported 1900 bale
OF cotton, which Is q new crop In tint c0a,l
try. About one.half tho ,pcnplc. call speal
tho English Language. Liquor ts excludpt
from Tic Territory BY the intercourse laws
md the Nation also Inns stringent nrohlel!or!
laws Of Its own. Property IL not l!elA II