Daily Republican., 1884-03-25
THIRD EDITION,
tn L IN dams.
A Large Meeting 10 Protect Their
Rixhts Held In Grace Church.

Rights II eld Ia 6r0c0 Cnurcns
There was large number of persons
present at the meeting held in Grace
NJ. E. church last evening, 10 consider
the rights and needs Of the Indians.
The pastor of the church, Rev. Rich
ards Boyle, presided, and the meeting
was opened by the Rev. Lafayette
Marks, ID. u. of Hanover Presbyterian
church, who read selection of Scrip.
ture, followed by prayer.
The exercises were participated in by |
seven Indian students from the Lincoln
Institute, in Philadelphia, one OF which
was a Delaware, one an Omaha, and
the remainder Sioux. They sang seve-
raj pieces, and the Omaha girl presided
at the organ, while Susie, the Delaware,
delivered recitation in excellent
style.
The President introduced Herbert
Welsh, Esq, a son OF ex-Unite States
Minister John Welsh, of Philadelphia,
and he delivered an eloquent address
in behalf of the rights of the red men.
He said that it was mistaken idea
that the Indians are dying out, as he
knew that within the past fifteen years
some of the tribes had doubled in num-
bers The Indians have been, and
must continue to be, a prominent factor
in the affairs of the ma ion, and the
question arises whether they shall be
exterminated or civilized.
The practicability Of their being civil
LIKED and made useful citizens has BEEN
demonstrated on the great Sioux reser-
walton, and in the Carlisle and Hampton
schols, and all that the friends OF these
people ask for them is light, law and
land. They want light and education
in the broadcast sense, knowledge OF
how to live. They want law to pro.
tect the Indian in his possessions from
the entertainments of both Indian and
white man. There is now no law that
will go in oE an Indian reservation and
protect him. Year after year Congress
has refused the petitions that have been
sent up to them. What land is given
is in tribal and not individual claims.
The removals of tribes have caused
great hardships to the Indians who had
begun the cultivation of their lands
and making themselves homes.
The Indians need: assistance. as they
are feeble and want some one to plead
5000 or 3, 200 Indian children at school,
although there are fully $4,000 in the
United States. The estimate of Secre-
tary Teller of the amount required for
the Indians has been cut down by Con-
gress, until it is fully $3,0OO,O0O less
than it was last year, and as this means
starvation in Montana, the people
should demand that Congress undo this
great wrong.
These people have been subjected to
cruelties aud wrongs, and the great
Indian fighter General Crooks, said
that every Indian war in which this
country has been engaged, was brought
on by the ATROCITIES of the whites.
Indians once owned the continent,
and they are surely entitled to sufficient
land to support them. The speaker
closed with an earnest appeal for the
men TO organize an Indian Rights
Association, such as are in existence in
Boston, Philadelphia, st. Louis and
other cities. After music by the Indian
girls Mrs. Amelia S. Quinton, of Phila-
delphia, general Secretary of the
Women's National Indian Association,
was introduced She made a com, ,ra
hensive review of the work done and to
be done hy the women. .,,e stated
that the object OF ue association is to
"""'n VI .sea CITIZEN that public senti
1neat which shall aid the Government
in its adoption of d policy which, with
due regard 10 the principles of equity
and Justice involved in past treaties
with Indian tribes, shall, where needs
be, gradually, but surely, lead to the
final abolition Of the reservation system,
by giving to all Indians not now under
the Indian government OF the Indian
Territory the same law protection,
common school education and citizen
ship as are enjoyed by all other races.
The work OF the association consists
in the circulation of memorials TO Con-
gress, the holding Of meetings and keep
ing the subject before the people
through the press. BY these means
they hope to promote the growth o a
right sentiment conc rnlng our national
duty to the Indians, and the adoption
of such other measures as are best
adapted to furtheor the eiuca-
tional and missionary work con-
templated.
dren of these people to speak, read and
write the English language, also to
learn trades, aud become self support
ing They intend to teach them no"
to make comfortable homes out OF scan
ty ma erials, and learn the women how
to cook the TODD of utilization, and how
to care for their children, and i'll the
simplest way the truths Of the chris
tian religion
A liberal collection was taken, and the
audience was dismissed with the benediction
by DR.. Marks :,
After dismissal william NJ. Candy, Job H..
Jackson H. G. Robinson. Charles ". How
land, George q. Marris, q. Wesley Weldtn.
George NJ. u. Cam, George 5. Capelle. ".
j. Pickles, the Rev. John Wilson and other
gentlemen IN. Mr.. Welsh with vie" 10
forming an Indians Right Association In
this city.