Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1884-10-31
w AsHINGTON LETTER.
IFrom Our Regular Correspondents,

WASHINGTON, -. G., Oct. 9th, 1884.
In n former letter / referred to the stsrv
ing condition OF the Piegan Indians, whose
reliance for subsistence has depended ell
tirely upon the Government. There are
no less than four thousand i've hundred of
these unfortunate creatures, for whose care
and comfort Congress- appropriated last
year $4,000, or less Than two cents per day
for each Indian Their reservation is en-
,irely nun productive so far as game is
concerned, and the Government has never
attempted the encouragement Of this par
ticular tribe 10 arts of husban5ry. The
Indian Department cannot be and ought
not to be held responsible for the terrible
condition Of these Indiana. except for Its
adherence to a rule which limits the agent
to furnish supplies for each week to one
fifty second part OF the amount OF subsis-
tence for a iulI year. One can readily i'm
agine then, the actual suffering that these
people have already endured, when four
thousand human beings were compelled TO
subsist on an allowance of food as limited
as tha, OF the Greeley party in its most
desperate strait. And now with our Treas
ury bursting with money and the granaries
of the country groaning under the magnif-
cent crops OF the past season, it has been
determined 10 keep these poor people dur
ing the approaching winter on hallrations |!
1t is no wonder that the Piegan considers
his own civilization superior to ours.
The "Conscience Fund" of the Treasury
is matter that is worthy Of little study
1t is fund composed of small amounts
generally, and large amounts rarely. In
fact il is matter of surprise that so many
consciences should be disturbed by so small
a sum of money that their owners have
euchred the Government out Of, and so few
that large stealings have been able to make
an impression upon. The back pay salary
grab, believe, WAS not credited 20 the
conscience fund, and rightly so, because it
WAS the fear of results rather than remorse
, which prompted its return to the Treasury
Tie records of the Treasury fail to show
that any of the gigantic plunderers of the
Government have ever exhibited remOrse
Of conscience enough to cover a cent oi
! their "boode" in the Treasury, but here IL
} poor crank of a chap taking the pains to
Senh one cent stamp TO make up the pos
r tage that he thought lie had swindled the
Government out of, when in fact the Gov
: ernment never forwarded his letter at all
Yesterday $50 was received from AN indi-
r vidual DOWN South who had become con-
3 perted, and desired TO remove this $50 bur.
= den IRON his soul. A Chicago man, for
: getting that nobody had ever gotten into
Heaven from Chicago, thought that I've
might squeeze thrnug, by returning the 50
lie had wronged Uncle Sam Oni oil in a
; whi'ky deal. The largest sum iht has
ever heen credited 10 the conscience fmrd
was 81 100 from Salem (Mass.,) ros;mas.
Ter away back in days gone by. but even in
this cIse the Government declared that his
accounts were correct, and his money was
returned to him.
see that the lobby has already com
mencei to rally at The hotels, will, ongress
six weeks off and the President, u election
yet 10 come. Sume OF these third house
chaps have AN office in view, some are in
the Interest Ul some sort Of II Government /
grab, bat n majority are for extra spprU-
pria Ions ioI public buildings in different
portions of the country, and have simply
come Oh IN advance of Congress TO enlI,t
he good offices nf the heads OF departments
Here is fellow from ~ nne-fOrse town in
. Florida VIII" has got $3.50 900 app'"prin-
non. b'il he wants Il quarter al million.
Little Nevada. WIN scarce population
rnOugh Ia emile ler to II Congressman.
w"nls 500 900 post office huildng for
nne oI its towns that never had and
never will have 1000 people.
Pioctnr kn0tl's Dulnh has hui $l25,0 ,0OJ,
and wants more for post office, wlnn The
Town is going edwards with twice the
cel"ri'y til Il il ever came forward. As u
matter ui absolute husiiicss, three quarters
al the l'ntlic Iiui.din = that were ,u nor
'zh 10 he constructed n the l-t Congress
were entirely Unnecessary, but they fur
nishc' III snilc"nt opportunities fur corner
lot owners 10 rake in inriilnes, aud Ju.id-
ing cunirac'ors Ia quarter themselves on
HE Treasury for an d,Gni,e period
l'oM lEpRo.