New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-09-05
THE NAVAJO AGENCY.
DENIAI.s FROM AGENT FAsTMAN-HE ASSERTS THAT
ALL Is QUIET AND PEACEFUL-THg INDIANS
COMMENTED.
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pENIAI.s FROM AGENT FAsTMAN-HE ASSERTS THAT
QUIET AND PEACEFUL-THE INDIANS
COMMENTED.
To the Edttor or The Tribune.
SIR: The Commissioner of Indians Affairs
has called my attention a letter published in your pa
of August 3, signed Resident" dated Santa Fe
n NJ July %. upon the situation among Navajo
Indians. and also Ia copy OF your editorial comments
thereon and Endorsement OF the unnamed dstin gushed
citizen of Santa Fe whose you state iii
printed would be sufficient guarantee OF his state
ments" etc You add, 1t possible that Mr. Eastmans
services valuable that the Government may prop
ery risk Indian avail itself of them" etc Be
lieving that you can have desire either to ipjurc
Government officer lend the columns yonr paper
to msrepresent facts. respectfully request that you
will publish this my explanation and vindcation.
Your correspondent, from his own admission that he
does not know me- states what he presumably knows
nothing about, and call upon him maintain ale
cations over his name. deny that what he saws
occurred happened He makes his charges only
eyewitness could truthfully giving authority for
his information. His letter is dated at Santa Fe, which
Is about 240 miles east of this agency and / presume
that he has been this agency Santa Fe
Yet he appears to be badly frightened though my
employees have seen no cause for fear since
jos to observe the Sabbath and to refrain from
OF bis charges are untrue have never with.
held ratons az punishment, nor have these
Indians shown luminosity given me
notice, etc Nor have fed any time and have no
ali of Ss 1 se IN
with me in my attempt through argument and persun-
sion only, to stop card playing for gambling purposes
Affairs not In disturbed state, but all IL peace and
| harmony here Recently an Inspector has been here
and he believe. win confirm all say. These and other
charges have been brought against me- and
have been satisfactorily settled In confirmed my
| reinstatement. The Inspector talked with the chiefs
and they could alege nothing against my integrity OF
moral character shall hope and believe under Gods
providence that violence will be done to my person
| for trust ." old things have passed away.
This tribe of good Indians should have more done for
them than is now done since the treaty expired. 1t
bad policy tn cut Indians off because they good and
by giving largely to bad and hostile Indians IL pay
to be bad. Your distinguished citizen IL in error
when he that supplies issued the Indians
treaty The treaty has nQt been in force since 1879 II
regard to the personal aspersons Of this writer against
my name, such as fool" moral and religious
miserable man and fanatic" have only say tina
1t s tr6e tough to be vied by stranger and
as public officer for much OF his false statement IL
bellous. / incose the testimony OF my employees ans
Others (scven in ALI TO the effect that everything
quiet and that the Indians have shown hostility to
] ward us Very respectfully, GALEN EASTMAN,
. u. &. Indian Agent.
Narajo Indian Agency, ". NJ, Aug IL, 1881.