The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-02-04
1ED1AH AHD xOaMoH PROBLEME.

| There is IN the Missouri leglSl&'
ture, in the upper house, gentle
man named Hathaway. 1t is said
that he has lived with wild Indian
tribes, and a considerable part Of his
life has been passed on the plains
and in the mountains Of the far
west. We do not know that he has
ever been in Utah, but he certainly
knsws something of the problem
out this way. However, our only
purpose in referring to Senator
Hathaway this morning, is that We
can repeat his views on the Indian
question as he has stated them. On
the 26th Of January the gentleman
presented the following in
the Missouri senate. The res
olutions were read and re-
ferred to the committee on federal
relations. Some people may regard
Mr.. Hathsway's resolutions IS a
joke, and think they were presented
merely for a little funny business;
but those people are not acquainted
with the Indian problem, and are
unfamiliar with the manner in
which the Indians have been
treated. While Hathaway's resolu-
tons may be suggestive of vein
of humOr in the author, they also
show him to be possessed of broad
aud well-defined ledge of good
Judgment and common sense.
Joint and concurrent resolutions in
struotinR our senators and requesting our
Representatives in Congress 70 use their
inhuSBee 80 procure the withdrawal of
the Amy from the territories, for the aa-
mission of the territories into the Union
and for the sAfrsn chisSmeRt Of IadiAns
and Hormons:
Whereas, Il costs the RevsYAmGRt Of
the United States milliens Of dollars an
Auslly 10 keep in Bubjsoiion few half
starved half.naked supposititiSug s0v0ges,
who still persist in hiding from and dill
gently seek 10 avoid the poisonous een-
tact with Indian agents, post traders and
other government eEissAries sent out TO
teach them the way in which they should
20, rob them of their rGtions and raid
Them with he armies Of the United
States when they decline to exchange
their fars, hides, peltries and ponies for
powder, lead and munitions Of war, in
GLIDING bad whisky; and,
HkereGS, II the armies Of the United
States should be Withdrawn from the
Indian country and leave the Indian
agents and post-traders to be hanged by
the neck until they be dead the tax-Psy-
ing citizens in the UAited States would
be relieved Of the unnecessary sxpendi-
turs of more than $1,000, 600 annually,
which now goes directly into the pockets
Of the most corrapt ring that has yet
sprung from the prolific and ever-fruitful
CULVER of the republican party; and
Whereas, The benign conception of
shooting to death such Indians as object
to being civilized by buying whisky from
uost-trAders at $50 per gallon, which |
costs the trader 80 cents per gallon, has
not proven marked success, either as
an economic or civilizing sRent, except |
ing ss to those indians, who have been so
shot, er used the whisky, which amounts
to the same thing; and
Whereas, An Indian was never known |
to want anything to eat or to wear until |
the government undertook, recklessly, |
mprovidentially and unnecessarily, to |
feed and alothe him; and if left alone to |
work out his own salvation, with no |
thieving agents or pOst-traders around to |
modest or TO make him afraid, he would |
coon recover his self-respect and the |
glory of his native manhood; become |
one of US, vote at elections, run for con- |
gress, 60 to the peEitentlary, dicker in |
options and perform all other duties de. |
volved on good citizens of the United |
States; and
Whereas. There are other Indians in
the territories who are educated, civil
liked, virtuous, law-sbiding and upright,
who are subjected, without right or rea-
son and Rrongfully, to the same govern
ment control as the wild tribes; and,
Whereas, There ale people in the
United States who
"Make amends for Sins they are inclined
to,
By damning those they have no mind
TO-"
And constantly urge upon the govern
meHt the extirpstion of the Mormons in
Utah, having the sole purpose and OBJ
ject in view of getting possession of the
property of these people without COM
pensstion. which is the aggregation Of
long years of hard labor, privstion and
honest toll; and,
Whereas, The general welfare Of these
states will be promoted by the admission
Of the territories into the Union 90 states,
IS soon as they shall possess the requisite
number of inhabitants, subject to no
other or further conditions or restrictions
han such ss have heretofore been applied
10 other territories seeking admission into
the Union; therefore be it
Res9lUed by the Senate, the House CEN
curing therein. that our senators be re-
speciivelv directed, and our representa-
tives in Congress be requested, to use
their influence 10 procure the withdrawal
ofthe army Of the United Statef from the
territ cries, that the territories be admit
ted into the Union as states, snd for the
Acknowledgement Of the Indians and
Mormons.