Year: 1872

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 quite surprising to note the chauge manifest ed in him. He referred to the wants that were manifested by the savages as they grad uaiIy became accustomed to the first princi- principles of civilization, saying that an h. dian surprised him by asking one day for wash-basn, and few days later by de- mand for cup and saucer, and after sucn wants were supplied how other little things became necessary to the comfort ot lnaiahs and were eagerly sought after. He told how the young braves went seventy-hye miles from the reservation to 6 trading post, pro- cured whisky, got drunk, and packed five gallon keg of whisky home on their shoui- ders. to carouse with in camp; that when he asked sensible old chief what he should do to prevent the young men from going on such sprees, he answered, "Give them something to do, something to think of" Then he asked, What shall give them" and the chief said, Give them some oxen. So, as under the treaty the tribe was entitled to oxen, which had never been given them, the oxen were procured and the Indians com menced working them in various ways under the direction of the reservation farmers, ,-and the disposition to drink was checked by con- stant employment Mir. s. spoke of the ter rible raid made through Minnesota by the Sioux in 1862, and4id that when down in the central part of the State, talking of the progress of the Chippawas and of their de sire to learn in every way, he met great deal of incredulity, that when speak inp once in church of these things, and of his hopes of the conversion of some of the tribe he was not cheered much,-and that he did not expect applause here when stating his belief that Apaches could be tanned, taught agriculture and mechanical arts, and made peaceable by kindness. He confessed that he had learned something by his trip through Arizona, that he was happily disap- pointed in the civilization and great degree of comfort and culture manifested by the population so far away as this people IS in the wilderness, that the resources of the coun- try plainly visible-far exceeded the ideas he had entertained before coming here, and said that he should give a correct report ot what he had seen and of the kindness shown him during his stay in Arizona. He stated that he was in Tucson when the news ar rived there of the killing of Mexican and stealing four yoke of cattle a mile and half from Camp Crttenden on April 26, and of the murder of John Whiteman in Sonoita Valley on the 27th, and the narrow escape of his wife with lance wounds in her hands, breast and back; and told how he was affect ed by the visible thrill of horror that per vaded the entire community as the news spread through the town, and expressed his belief, that though he believed the reserva- tion policy to be the quickest and best to pursue in seeking permanent peace, there will have to be some killing of Indians done in Arizona before the Apaches can be brought to realizing sense of the benefits of the system for thcin.

 He said he did not expect us to be very joyful over tue prospective results of the mission of Gen. Howard, but thought our satisfaction would increase as those results became manifest hereafter, and referred us to the action of the General and his fellow laborers among the freedmen of the South, since the war, as an evidence of what per- sstent, systematic teaching, and assistance, can do in few years toward the elevation of degraded race While admitting that he thought similar labors among Apaches would, on the start, be attended with less success, yet, said he, give them good land where they can have homes and raise something to live on, and learn them how to do it. Plant them, not as Arizonans have been accustomed to plant Indians, but as you would plant tree, where it can live and grow, locate them permanently on their reservations and force i them to stay there until they have become accustomed to the luxuries of civilization as necessaries of life, and the rest is easy.

 He then, in conclusion, spoke of the Indi- an side of the story, of their deprivation of their hunting grounds by the gradual en- croachments of the whites, of the introduc

 tion of whisky and loathesome diseases among them by bad men and earnestly besought his hearers to have little faith in the ability and wiling ness of the Apaches to learn, to work, and to be peaceable, and to have more faith in the determination of the Government and the Peace Commissioners to carry out the policy of mutual protection to whites and Indians.

 At the close of Mir. Smiths remarks, Gen. Crook was loudly called for and reluctantly made his appearance on the stand. Notwith- standing his residence in Arizona has been about a year, there were many in the house who had never seen him before, but the tre- mendous cheers which were given him testi- fled the public faith in the man. The General expressed his qualification at his reception, but excused himself from making a speech, stating, in substance, that he was more accus- toned to show his feelings in actions than in talk, and sat down amid renewed applause. Judge II. II. Cartier was called on, and re- sponded in a speech which, judging from the appreciation it elicited, represented the senti- ments of the Arizonans present in satisfacto- " manner. The Judge reviewed the history of the most prominent tribes of American Ind ians, and showed by reference to historical facts, that no tribe had voluntarily accepted the benefits of civilized life that had ever been hostile, until it had been first sub dued by force of arms.

 He stated his belief in the reservation sys- tem if the Indians were properly prepared first to go on the reserve, and emphatically declared that such preparation must be by first whipping the hostile Indians, showing them that the whites could subdue, chastise or annihilate them. And when they had learned that, their first lesson in education was complete, then they were fitted for furth- CT instruction in the arts and sciences. With special reference to the Chippewas, whom Mir. Smith represented, he told of their con- duct during the war of 1872, when they joined the British forces and sent ali the warriors of the tribe to fight the Americans