, 1881-05-27
INDIAN MANAGEMENT.

SUCAted thrse many Years. We
have brfore now repeatedly shawn
the very superior system pursued la
Canada, especially iu British Colum
bia, whrre Ihere are un troops. nn
thir"ing Indian ag"nts,. and Ia" pres
ents given to lndIsus as annuii.-s 6"
encourage .heGi in idlrness. The
whnle.Of the c"asI tribes are kep, in
order hy he rf6cirut. II:,iian TIN
missioner, DIR. J"ha. W. Powell, "f
Victoria. vita the .pimI.i- aid "f
single gunbnat which cnuVrls him
annually to risit every Tribe and
band nn ihe coast Of BritiAh Cul0In-
bis. DIR. Powell is sansi .esei-atiy
Eided and assisted bv the r.issinns q,
M-tluhs:is, under Rev. Mr.. Dunrnn,
aud at f"rt Simps"n, d. C., nnd. r
Rev. BE. Crosby, sad several ap nor
sOissiehs SeInsnsting from ihese two
eources. -
We take frou, the n. T. Her
AID" Of a recent date, the fnIl"~ing
which We cnmHend to the careful
attention Of our EeadrTr:
CANADIAN INDIAS MANAGEMENT.
=, The annual report "f the Csnadian
snoust~d p"l:ce fnrms an interesting
ald Instructive chapter in Indian
government. From the very begin
ming the Canadian auihnrilias have
pursued = P"iiey in d-ahng with the
40 'riginrs tha very "ppnsi;- "f ",sr
ow /. aud thr sad and shame fol sinry
O1 our lndian history only too plain
~ and painfully trsrifrs TO the alb
Suidiit aud inbrciliiy of ih. svs
lem which has SIS lnng obtained nj
Washington. WHSLE the tendency
OF all "ar Legislation under succ-ss-
Ave adninistratinus has been in Der
petuaie the tribal tliStinctiuns-in
oih"r ~"sds, {" preserve sarag-,inm
- lac aisa "( the Canadian govern
saent has been ." bFeak sp th"sr re-
1atiOnA aud deal With the H.
dians indi- ilu.lly, precisely the
same ~ white men are dealt With.
INSTEAD "f making treaties With the
Ihdians, breaking them as soon a.
saahe and ihrn going to war As u
preliminary {" an" her treaty ia b..
again hr''kan, the Canadians adopted
the plan "f placing pnlc4n.en amunp
th-m. establishing cnuI,s, semi mill
tary iH character, aud furnishing
crime ~ 81 Is punish-d i'm riviiiz.,l
ca niaunities. This plan has worked
ad .'irsbiy. In she rrp"r, which ha.
u I heen Dad- the rec, rd of Ind,an
Srrn- and punishment, is what might
n' "raliv h. expected In frnniirr sgt
ilensns. The principal E.ns.s are
Stealing horses, shnntiny govern
L..r"' eattlr, 6rinR the prslrI-s .nd
heing IN posse ssi"n "f . cl-n pm,.is,
f"r all of wh CHI 6nr or imIIrisnm
m-ni VAS impns.i. Th. most sig
niticant part Of ihr r-Inri. hrwevrr.
is thai which shows the extrnt "a
which these courts are used by In
d'ans sh-mssives in "b,aining redress
against white men. There are mum.
-r"ss su 6 in hirh the rri uan MD
pears As plaintG axains, = white
"eigb"E with e"mplaint of ASSAULT,
disputed wages scrnunr ar unlaw- =
fal irespsss. a sy yst-m that produce.
sich sstisfsesnry results is worthy
th- Ee'i"as attention and study al
our lndian philanihi"pists.
iNhIANs As SCHOLARS.
Ths rfi"ri that is now being made
tn raise fund for The purIrsr nf -u
larRiRg aud increasing the .s-fnI.
ness of the sch,Ol for Indian girls NJ
Hampton College. in Virginia. il
worthy al encouragement aud sup
port. a large amtvnt has been sub
seTIhed IN this c1sy. and st = i-rrring
IA Bosinn abort time since smbsian
s'ai nr''9rass WAS made toward the
accomplishment of the eud in view.
A. the meeting Ia question SrHaral
Miles, President Elliot and other
gentlemen bore their testimony tn
the intelligence, industry aud ,incili-
~ Of the Indian scholars. The, ac>
qnire the English laaeuag rea.iil, :;
at the end uf two years the, ar. able
." read supple b".ks and NJ the end
OF three rars ars bW"k they need
tn read. Thr IDEA governing the
Hampton school is not ,ha, the Ia
dian pupils sA"uld be given ~hA, is
called = higher -dueaIinn, hut thai
they sh".!'l he instructed ,n ,h,- rud
iHnents, so that when they return tn
their tribes they may slip easily int.
ths VANS nf Indian iIfr and h.en,n.
Instructors ef and H"rai missionaries
60 iheir people. The results thus
far achieved shnnsianrll Justify thu
Vsis'lsm cf this policy, and there can
be. hIii. doubt that " IL Is given a
fair chance We shall in COMPARE
nv-ly few wars have done gnnd
DIAL toward the snluiinn al ih.. In-
dian problem. Th,. blond and ir.n
policy IS SO conspicuous n failure
.hai il is time we tried sumething
else.