The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-12-09
WASHINGTON.
THE ARMY AND TIE INDIA -.

sis's of g. 90 infantry. 56h0 cava ~. ami %
artillery, greg lting 1900 men. They oc-
cupy 65 different stations. giyi z an average
of 2sI men at each. He has the foIlow15g
to say about the means necessary Ia prevarf
great destruction TO life and properly by
savage Indians:
TIE Indians are we'll mounted. HAVING
several ponies to each man, well armed, aDd
abundantly supplied with ammunition. Re.
ing trained from early childhood. they are
excellent hOrsrmen and expert markSmen
eqttal in these re poets TO the best regular
troops in the world. Ii is mauifeStly i'm
DO sible To permanently 0ver1we and hold
in subsection
SUCH BODIES OF sAvAers
by the show of any fore FIR superior In
them in numbers. Ii information of fha
threatened outbreak of any tribe i obtained
in time it may he prevented hy The rlu5d
concentration of Troops by rail. This has
been done in several instances. as In that of
the Cheyennes last summer hut II two ~
three trineS become dis affected at the same
time, or any tribe take advantage of tha
temporary absence of troops. as they frp-
ouently do. to manf SLtheir latent HOSTILE
Is, it may be imp sSihle IN prevent ener-
al u,riSitr, which must result in vast deS-
trncs on of life and property C0u>i lerabla
progress has douotleSS been IN dr tow M
civilization of some of the tribes but their
savage I1a ure has not been greatly changed
and their love of war is not greatly dilulY-
ished, while the temptations to engage in
hostiiiti and the oppnr, unities 10 do in.
Jury have been vastly increased The re-
serVationS are now surrounded hv great
her Is of horses and cattle, and 10y vast fields
OF wheat and corn, and by thuuS tu,lS Of lie
fenseleSS settlers. Wuen III lapse of q few
years has dullcd the recollection If past
punishment only a slight pr0yuc Il n viii
be needed TO induce the young warriors 10
yield to such tempting opportunities To
5ltiate their
NATIVE THIRST FOR BLOOD
and plumber and their brutal last.
Tae great majority OF tile large frontier
population are Strangers to the early history
of The Indian country. IutN have settled
here since tile Indians were located upon
reserv UiOus. X lying upon gov 'rnmrnr
protection, they are app lreuuy unconscious
of any dmgPr while IN simple truth tIey
are able al any moment 10 experience all
the horrors of savage warfare.
The number of In inns ia the division a.
rep,r Ell ~ the interior Department Is about
1Ia,000. OF these ahOu go are rltet As
peleedbie. the remaining %2,GOJ being Wert
ar less uu ivillzad ana wtr4ike. The war
riarS number at le3> @3,uo, Cquh u the Gu-
rir. strength OF the United 5 suCS army, or
two-ihrdS more III IA the whole number Of
troops serving II this div SION TIE oHgs-
ton TO he now considered = whether J.e
vast increase Of the interests of life and
property involved does not now demand
| that such mil tary measures be adopted rs
" /, surely prevent M the future any whole
| sale dies luc,ion OF life and property by the
| unciylliZ 4 tribes of the country. | be-
| leave To submit that in country Of tiftv
millions OF people fifty thousand men would
! be
A SMALL ARMY
| to he retained with sole ference 20 posi-
| bic reign wars, but VIII N the country has
| constant daily use for niae-tcnt - of that
| force To protect its citZ A0s ana their pro-
| perry to prevent destruction by savage
| ihes in their midst, it is extremely UnWlse
| TO limit the army to lis present strength.
MAKE FARMERS OF THEM
| The annual report of the Commissioner
| of Indian affairs has been made public
| General Atkins devotes nearly unc-Quartcr
| of his report To an explain ton of the grnrT-
al policy, which he thinks should be adopt
| ell by the government in the management
| of the Indians. lie proposes a the outset
| to make ayr culturalsts OF them. 1t re-
quires no seer, he says, to forcshp the civlli-
| cation of the Indian race as a result natur-
| ally deducible from know eGEe and prIc-
tice upon their part of the art of ayr culture,
for the history of agriculture among all
people in all countries Intimately connects
Ii with the highest intellectual and NOR Al
development of IN IN, and the In ans, he
says, Constitute no exception To this pc
| litical maxim. lie sees hopeful signs Of In
dian progress and development in the in
creased interest manifested in agriru ture
on several reservations during the past few
years. In outlining TIE practlc ii policy
which he believes should be adopted b.
Congress and the government in the man
agement of the Indians he advocates a dis
solution of tribal relations and the 3llDt-
mant of lands in SeverI ~ TO the diaNs,
and 1t should be induStriOusly impressed
upon EN- that they must abandon Their
tribal relations and take lands IN SeYtralN,
as the cornerstone of their complete 5 t.
cess in agriculture which means Sft-Sur
port, personal Independence and thrift
When they have taken their idntS IA sever
IL mn
lands OF their reScry ttipnS should he pur
chased by the government AM opened Il
homestead entry at 80 or - cents per arr,
and the money paid by the government fn
their laniS he q in trust and invested 10
education, civilization and mueriai at
vanceinent of the red rlce-TrSerYing tO
each tribe its own money. He urges th
passage of laws prohibit NJ the sale OF mr.
arms tn Indians off r sserv3fions and TO pu
aStop TO agresSiunS on Indian lands
THE PACIFIC ROADS.
The annual report of the Comm issONer q
Rlllro uis show that the sinking funds %
| the Union aud CeniTu PIC iic Il Ilr "a
Companies held by the Treasurer of tI
United States under the act of Mav z 1871,
am united 10 -, 16H,S 01 Jane 80. 49, th
Union Ptclilc had tn its credit -, -, .43 am
the Central Pacific $50 463. TIE pre-
miunS plId on account of Investments 70
the Union PIciiic amounted To SSjl, 79l
while tie interest on its SiHking-fuad IN
yestmentS amounted to S2lO.5 s. In th
seven years since IS only the sum O
80, . y, : has been paid into the sinking
lun I, which has pr tuco IN inter 81 bu
S43i, "a. THiS proves IN the Commission
h err opinion, that the law of lis tnnpt &C
compllSh the object intended-thdt o
furnishing sum sufficient TO pay debts du
from the p iciiic II ilrJaI Companies to th'
| United states. 1t IS therefore Suggested
u I 1t IN gat be alike advantageous 10 tn
government ami to die ctnplIl To sub
siItute tor the pr sent law one fixing an an
liuaI or seni-anuudl payment Dy the com
panies concerned. hich sHOud extnguis
their dents 10 the Cove nnent in a Te.s0nI
Die Time, rs pr0Hns al by the TWO bills i'm
70 iuccd IN Tie Senate last year by Senate
HUar.
A REPORT FROM Villas.
The annual report of the Postmaster Gen
eral fer the year enling jun 20 IS show
deiicienc in the p y office account of
l!ttie more tIaG ; - 0,0)0. The revenue
have decreased so 0, 90 and the expendi
lures increased ) 90 o.. Ine chief cauS4
OF tie decreased reyeuu is the reduction o
Z letter postage fr III cents to ,, but the re
| port points ut that there is in this resul
no warrant for bel ewing that the reduction
was made too 'oIl. Ia fact the IA ling Of
IN postage revenue during the last We wa
much less than during the year preceding
| An an tlySlS OF ih re iptS makes it quit
pam that the growth of business under thu
! cheaper rat has reached the point of couu
III Atlt- idlailI OH Oh ItkRflft cGfStt
| by the reduction. The general business
| condition of the country being sonewha
| unsatisfactory has also affected the u sta
| receipts. Tne money order and regist1re,
,etter departments are pointed out as excel
| lent DarOmeters of business, the money or
| der revenues falling from l .01J in 1884 &
| U U u IN rs and the decrease in the
number OF registered letters and parcels be
my . per cent, whereas tn re had formerly
| been an increase each year During the las
| quarter of the fical year there h is. however
Deen gratifying growth in the receipts o.
Tie departinent-surely indicating the reyi
val OF general business.
TIMBER DEPREDATIoNs.
Serious misrepresentation of the scop,
| OF the recent order respecting timber deprt,
| dation5 have obtained currency. Genera
| Sparks said he had transmitted To the S C
| rotary over thirty cas- = of timber trpspasses
| aga nst tn Montana Improvement Compa
ny, ahd recommended suits for recovery
! from sad company, Jointly with the North
| eFn Pacific abroad Company, OF S7jO. OOe IL
damages to the United States This I'm
| provement company has stock capt. 4 al
SzVJO,o U, OF which the Northern Pacific
Railroad IS sud 10 Owa a majority, and is
reported TO the General Land Office as ons
OF the mos eX ensive and dang -rous depre-
dators on public timber i'm the Northwest
lie denlts specifically that he has taken any
oIncial action latiye to the cutting of tim.
Der from mineral laHis, 'f0r agricultural
mining, or other domestic purposes"
Horace Il. Moore has bee app nted col
lectnr of customs for the district of Duluth
The public d-bt mere tseI during Noyem.
Der by the amount of 81 Of, 19s. The total
sum is now 81, S45, 81. s5i4l
The coinage executed AT the minis during
November WAS 81, 500, OF which s.. 500.
600 was in standard SILVER dollars.
Third Auditor Williams reports that dur.
ing the month of November he made reoui.
sitiOn for Sir, "a OF which SlO,.14. 74s
was for arms pensions.
Joseph II INK II. re invalid member Of
congress from Wisconsin, bore the fatigu.
OF the trip to " ashihgton n manner that
surprised his frend-
In - announced that NJ p,,Jou Z: