The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-04-01
VOL. 24---NO. ID.
THE NEW S.
Carl schurz at Boston.

Col. Charles r. Cadmar presided ano
speeches were made by James Free
man Clark, President Elliott, of Hazard
| Dir. Schurz and Others. In responding
to the address of welcome, Mr.. Schur7
said: 81 am sure the honorable chair.
man has not mentioned the recent con.
| troversy about the Indian question for
the purpose of continuing ii here, and
| certainly do not mean to do so. While
il may be necessary at some times to re.
pei attacks in self defense, am always
ready to give to every honest critic of
my acts the same credit for good inten-
! tions which l claim for myself. Among
those who have the public good In view
| the differences of opinion should not
be permitted easily to degenerate into
impeachment of motives. You are GER
tainly right in thinking could not pos
sibly have spent four J ears of my life in
maliciO9sly plotting the oppression Of a
poor Indian tribe. You may generally
assume no man at the head Of the In
terror department, unless he be
A CORRUPT AND DEPRAvED WRETCH,
will ever be inclined 10 wilfully maltreat
the Indians. But the management of
Indian affairs has to deal with complica-
tons of difficulties of which nobody has
any clear conception who is not person
ally conversant with its details. 1t may
easily happen that those charged with
the responsibility, and having the whole
field in view, find themselves forced to re-
sort to expedients, of which those who di-
rect their attention only to one point of
the intricate problem do not appreciate
pens that even honest criticism, while
trying to be Just to one side, may be-
the necessity and bearing, and thus it hap
come flagrantly unjust to the other. As
to my own administration of Indian af-
fairs, l am perfectly content to leave it
TO the public judgment, even the judg-
ments of lis critics, when the heat of un-
necessary controversy shall have sub
sided. / know that my conduct has
grown from Just and humane purposes,
and that my naturally kind feelings for
the Indians have, by direct intercourse
with them, ripened into personal friend
ship, and that that friendship Is recipro-
Gated by most Indians with whom l have
had personal contact, and who some
times expressed their feelings in deli
cate and tender manifestations of at
tachment and gratitude, for 1 may as
sure you the Indian is by no means
DEVOID OF SUCH IMPULSES AND FEEL
INGs
think also that the policy followed by
me during my administration, the policy
of promoting the transformation of In
dians from shiftless paupers into thrifty
and orderly workers, as agriculturists,
herders, traders and mechanics, of eX-
tending their educational facilities, to
teach them how TO learn and how to
live, of stimulating their desire to be-
come individual owners of land and
other property like white men, q policy,
in one word, of preparing them for their
ultimate absorption into the great body
of American citizenship, with all its
rights and duties, has been as success
fully carried on as four years of hard
and conscientious work in an executive
department could make il, and that the
wise and vigorous pursuit OF the same
ends will finally solve the Indian policy,
which in the past has so often proved a
trouble, and sometimes disgrace to the
American people, not as matter of
Justice, but as a matter of fact. The
rapid development of the country puts
before the Indians the stern alternative
| of civilization or extinction by conflict.
Wise and humane craftsmanship will see
to it that the Indians do not stand in
| the way of that development, but be-
come a part and so benefited by it :;
| and | do not hesitate to declare my
| firm conviction, sprung from much
| study and some practical experience,
| THAT THE INDIANS CAN BE CIVILIZED,
at least sufficiently to secure an orderly,
harmonious and prosperous neighbor-
hood with the white race but to bring
about this result all our country requires,
is not only proclamation of a general
| purpose, but steady and judicious work
| in detail. To this work | have been de-
voted for four years, and the warm in
| terest take in the Indian race will in
duce me TO aid it in whatever way can
as private citizen, as long as | live.
Mr.. SchurZ reiterated his convictions in
the belief of a thorough reform in the
| civil service, and spoke of the independ-
ents in politics, which he said in its best
sense and shape, may be defined as con-
| consisting of men who consider it more
important that the government be well
administered than what set of men shall
Administered. Concluding SchurZ said
1 do not know of any period in our re.
| cent history as propitious for the treat
ment of public questions on their own
merits and for the reformation of exist
| ing abuses as at present. There are no
| issues involving the life or death of the
| nation before us. Theirs is no decision
1 impending of such overshadowing and
| absorbing Importance as to make US for
| get everything else. Unreasoning pas
| sion is out of place. We are, on the
| whole. in: so favorable a condition We
can calmly consider the business in hand.
A fair day is the best time for repairing
| the roof of our house. trust the Amer
lcan people will be mindful of this great
opportunity. | am sure the enlightened
and patriotic citizens of Massachusetts
will not let the opportunity pass.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, March 23-SENATE-
Senator Voorhees, again submitted the
resolution he offered yesterday, and sub
| sequently withheld, declaring that the
hostile attitude of the National banks to
refunding the National debt at lower
| rate of interest, and their recent attempt
to dictate the legislation of congress, are
| contrary to the best interests of the peo-
| pie and calculated to excite their alarm
| for the future.
| Senator Morrill, raised the point of or
| der that the resolution was not in order,
/ inasmuch as it was legislative propo-
| sition.
Senator Sherman thought it would be
/ unjust to the chair to require him to de
eide the point until all the pTecedents
/ on the question had been cited. His
recollection was that propositions like
this had been debated in every executive
session ever called, and he hoped that
Senator Voorhees, would be permitted to
speak to the point of order.
Senator voorhees, argued that the prop
osition was clearly In order, cited pre-
cedenis to show that at O. special execu.
tive session of the senate any business
could be transacted which did not need
the cooperation of the house of repre-.
sentatives. He quoted from the opinions
of Chase, Seward and Douglas to the eff
feet that the senate, in special session
might do any act which it was compe
tent to do by itself, without the cooper
alton of the house, and stated that tho
theory was embodied by Seward in reso
lutions and unanimously adopted. The
proposition submitted needed no con
currence by the house. 1t was TO give
information on great, overshadowIng
question. Il was to give the department.
of the government the opinion which
the senate entertained on a great public
matter, and il might be very important
to certain branches of the government
that this expression of opinion should
be given.
Senator Morrill, Withdrew the point o
order against the resolution, which laic
over under the rules.
Senator Dawes offered resolution fol-
the election of senate officers, naming
| the candidates selected by the Republi
can caucus yesterday. Laid over.
After executive session, adjourned.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 25.-SEN
ATE-SenatoR Ingalls offered resolution
calling On the secretary of war for lis
I of all appointments other than thos'
. made in his department from the first o
December, 1879, to March, 1881; undel
; what provisions of law said appoint
ments have been made; what changes
, promotions, details and transfers hav,
been made within such period, and th'
reasons for such transfers; what reyoca
tons of appointments, and promotion
have been made: what dismissals hay
been made, and for what causes; wha
employees have been paid out of the laps
. ed fund; what clerks have been pait
. lower salaries than authorized by tn