The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1881-12-16

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fhe spnaliinr TT that. though thousands q
Hvee have 6een sacrihoed and hundreds g
millions Of dO1lnn expended In the asecmge
e scsve the and ian psoDs s:;emed - sc.rcsIv
nearer solution than Is ves ha1 century
ago; but the Governments has g lafe been
ceutiSusly but sseadny tse1nS asI ~ 20 n sne
Judgement, q Congress ;S and the Exec9tive e.
cord In its support Rr4niSsss % vSsch nave
i For tSe Mcce - Of the eaorss now making to
introduce among the Indian, NJ. the customs ann.
ally TO absorb them into the masses
Of our citizens, having their nights
and higgins them g t ,masr,, e;
nessd for ss;:,asiv see se.on. Ny
In that respect win be chiefly such q have
been already called 70 the attention OF Con.
I. I recommend the passage Of an act max
ing the laws Of the various States and Terri
within their borders, and extending the laws
| Of the State OF Arkansas to that portion Of the
Indian Territory not occupied by the i've civ
iized tribes. The Indian should receive tho
protection of the Law he should be allowed
to maintain in court his rights OF person and
property. He has repeatedly begged for thu
BE 70 him in his progress toward civilization.
| 9. OF even greater importance 70 the meas.
ure which has been frequently recommended
| ance Of which several bills have been from
time to time introduced In both houses OF
Congress. The enactment OF general law
permitting the allotment In soveralty, to such
| Indians at least IS desire It, Of reasonable
quantity of land, secured to them by patent
and for their own protection made tnahena-
manded for their present welfare and their
permanent advancement. In return for such
Considerable action on the part Of the Govern
ans in large numbers would be persuaded 20
sever their tribal relations and to engage al
once in agricultural pursuits. and II u now
ners Of life to the new order Of things By no
greater inducements than the assurance OF
permanent title to the soil can they be led to
engage in the occupation OF nling u: the
terest in husbandry justify the hope ana oe:
lief that the enactment of such q statute a.
recommend would be at once attended With
system would have q direct and powerful I'm.
fuence I'm dissolving the tribal bond which
is . prominent feature OF savage lie
petuate It there. advise q liberal APP
preparation for the support Of Indian
schools, because Of my confident belief thae
| such q course is consistent with the wtsese
economy. Even among the most uncultured
Indian tribes there Is reported TO be q general
| and urgent desire on the part OF the chiefs
children. It IS unfortunate, In view OF this
| fact. that during the past year the means
which have been at the command OF the In
instruction. have proved to be utterly fnade-
Quate. The success of the schools which are
| in operation at Hampton, Carlisle and Foress
erous provision for the support OF those in
stitutiOns but should prompt the establish
ment of others of q similar character. They
than the day schools upon the reservation. az
| the pupils are altogether separated from the
surroundings of savage life and brought
There are many other phases of this subiecs
which are of great interest, but which can not
be included within the becoming limits Of this
the reports of the Secretary Of the Interior
and of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
POLYGAMY.
For many years the Executive. in his annu.
! al message to Congress, has urged the neceS.
sity of strigent legislation for the suppression
Utah. The existing statute for the punish
ment of this odious crime, so revolving to the
moral and religious sense of the community.
i nsS e eesc indeed. in spite Of com.
mendable efforts on the part of the au.
| thorities who represent the United States In
ana or
| which reference will presently be made, Is
practically q dead letter. The fact that ad-
herents OF the Mormon church c1 Whcn rests
Gently been peopling in large numbers
| Idaho, Arizona, and other of our western
iiveliest interest and apprehension. It inn
poses upon Congress and the Executive the
duty of exercising against this barbarous sys.
tenn all the powers when, under !he Consti ~
/ structiOn.
staces which the United states omSeTs nave ave
lation of law. Prominent among the obsta.
cles the difficulty of procuring legal evidence
sufficient to warrant conviction, even In the
| case of the most notorious offenders. Your
| attention Is called to the decision OF the Su.
preme Court of the United States, explaining
| its judgment of reversal in the case of Miles,
who had been convicted OF bigamy In Utah.
| The Court refers TO the fact that the secresy
| attending the celebration OF marriages In that
Territory makes proof of polygamy very
%oSyins a that sn Law 81 Evidence xicS now
makes the wife incompetent TO testify against
her husband. This suggestion Is approved.
providing that in the Territories Of the United
States the fact that woman has been
| married to q person charged with bigamy
trial for that ofense. 1 further recommend
aSarriase IN amy Of the territories shall Be
eject or refusal, to file q certificate Of such
marriage in the Supreme Court of the Terri
tory, unless Congress makes or devises other
/ Dr8cClC8l MEASURES ODVlotlu& tOc OlluCuAs
ties which have hitherto attended the ef-
forts to suppress this iniquity. i assure yOu
of my determined purpose to cooperate with
you in any lawful and discreet measures
which may be proposed to that end.
EDUCATION.
Although our system of Government does
not contemplate that the nation shOnld pro.
vide or support q system for the education Of
our people, no measures calculated TO promote
that general Intelligence and virtue upon
which the perpetuity of our institutions 50
greatly depends, have ever been regarded
with indifference by Congress or the Execu-
tive. A large portion of the public domain
has been from time to time devoted to the
promotion of education. There Is now spe-
cial reason why, by setting apart the pro-
ceeds of of It's sales of public lands. or by
some other course, the Government should
aid the work of education. Many who now
exercise the right of suffrage are unable to
read the ballot which they cast, and upon
many who had just emerged from q condition
Of slavery were suddenly devolved the re-
sponsibilities Of citizenship. In that portion
Of the country most impoverished by war
have been pleased to learn from the report Of
the Commissioner of Education that there has
been lately q commendable increase Of inter.
est and effort for their instruction, but all
that can be done by local legislation
\ and private generosity should be supple.
mented by such aid as can be constitutional
ly afforded by the National Government.
II any fund be dedicated to this business II
may be wisely distributed I'm tho different