The Dillon tribune., 1881-08-20

"a Esrrexvopdstre.
WASHINGTON LETTER
tFrom Our regular Corr.srnndtnt.l
WASllNGTOS, August IA, 1881.

While the dizziness ofsmiei. summer has
lately pervaded the Nationaia Capital 'thete
has been rather more to occupy the atten-
ton .han usual at this season. The, ankle.
ty over the condition of the President has
overshadowed everything else tor six
weeks, and though Government business
has not been at "A standstill, it has, never
theless, been considerably lost sight of ex.
cept to those directly Interested. But with
all their watching and the absence Of Gus.
tomary consultations, the Cabinet officers
have found time to attend to their duties
as well as tn take a few breathing spells
between bulletins, and the current business
has not fallen behind. In the Post Office
Department there Is about as-,nucl, activ.
itv as ever and the proceedings in room
50 are said to be as mysterious II not as in.
teresting as ever. The preparation of the
star route cases to tH presented to the
Grand Jury next month will be very elal,.
oratc. These cases promise to furnish a
series of State trials more important, and
interesting than ANYTHING of the kind since
the arraignment Of Brlknap for selling post
traderships.
Some Of the accused ,yofess ID believe
that there will be no tri3is. and their .sor-
gans here are very spiteful, hut It is difficult
to see upon what ground they base any
such expectation. There will be trials and
there win bc strong evidence. y, o<luced.
Every unbiased man, woman and child will
he convinced that there is undoubtedly
guilt; yet there may b. no conviction.
Ex-senator Dorsey appears to have van.
ished from public 1 1t 1sa4 hrNlbowsl
a desire to do u and lT Ans u tieSSn in
to New Mexico OF son,cwhcrc III tkat df
rection. Poor Dorsey! What Il fall w:s
there! Is it not a warming. From being
feted and feasted US the hero OF campaign
and the saviour Of Indiana, 10 hunted
outcast accused OF THEFT and robbery. A
friend who knows Dorsey well. told me
when the exposure first came that the EA.
Senator's skin was very thick; that he
would not feel much hurt provived he es-
capped But from all can learn he does
feel It and is completely broken and
wrecked. Brady shows much the greater
thickness Of skin, for he stays here, buys
newspapers to argue HIM into, an honest,
man while they abuse the administration
AND every one connected Will, the persc.
cution.
Secretary Kirkwood'> big Indian now.
vow sasse,nhlcs here in = few days. It. will
he a reeuiias3t tnterGetng gathering Of the
noble rcd men. I'heap 'ct of the co,,hcii
is to investigate and discuss charges that
have been made at various times that un-
authorized persons. Americans and foreign
ers, have been enxagtai in furnishing sever.
al ot the Western tnbes With n.its. and
ammunition. In the event OF the charges
l@ing sustained, and the indications are
that they will b.. the Government will take
immediate steps to secure indemnity tor all
who have suffered by such action. =. DR."
]. $. Cannon, Chief guide and Interpreter
tor the United States has been engaged in
working this matter up for more than a
year past and has coatectcda large .a,nopnt
Of evidence. Dsick cations trshm sfhine
u.ots, representing about ninety thousand
Indians, have been summoned to attend
the big council and some Of the most
prominent chiefs are expected. Spotted
Tail was to have been among them had
not Grow Dogs bullet intcrtcred with his
plans. The twelve hundred Indian chill
tlrcn ut the Carlisle School viii! also b.
here. 1t will be tl,e biy,cSt ?oA WOW ever
held here. tt.s
At this season Of the year when hens are
off thei, reservations, invading the gardens
of peaceful people in order to hunt the
wild earlh.worm and timid grub, the
amount Of injury inflicted upon the vegc-
tables and temPers OF men probably ex.
cceds that caused hy Indians on the tKQns,
tier. And 1afSFt dH "a us Y
the Governhenfs kaXA ~ 1rolcy. I'd
simply ignefse tts,GcNk,n( Rhenns 40
turns a esax IN t9.ft6 Yi 4r-whaos,s1
aud the Indignant language of their vic.
Tins While We have an Agricultural
Bureau where mu, h brain and money
has been expended upon experiments in
raising boiled potatoes and GROWN. yrunu-
lated sugar, why should we not have a
Hen Department that would give attention
to producing Il breed oi hens capable "rf
LAYING soft boiled or scrambled eggs. We
have, too, an lndian policy. which Is .:he
pride of our civilization. ii, the winter the.
Indians, like the hens, must remain in
their wigwam, and be led The Indian
Bureau feeds them aud keeps them war,n,
and iii the Spring when, like the hen, they
go forth upon the war path to prey upon
the settler and DESTROY his substance, they
are furnished with guns and mildly invited
to come back next winter ana get some
more rations.
This lack Of hen policy 10 unquc>tion.
ably due to want Of pere ''tion on ahe
part of the Government OF one OF the finest
ever offered to entcrpri>in.
politicians. Ii we had a lien Bureau wllat
u wealth of new offices would he opened to
earnest "worktr," and what splendid for
tunes would be placed within the reach OF
true statesmen: Suppose the Government
were to assume the management oi all the
hen tribes. There would be room for
thO, sands of hen AGENTS whose duty it