THE OMAHA
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m FOURTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA , NEB. , FRIDAY MOUN7INO , NOVEMBER 28 , NO.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
Ansiial Report of Secretary of tbe
lal&rior & Toiler.
TKIjTjKIl'8 IlKPOUT.
DKTAU IIKNTOIT THK INTKUIOH , \ _
WASIUNUTON , iNuv. 1 , 18SI. J
Utu : In Bubm t lag lay third And Uii au
nnil report of the opcrntiona of the depart
ment , I beg Icnvu to icnow rccommcndationn
of former rcpirts , o f r a ? there nny bent
oosfiUy tbcrofur , nnd to make nuch suRfjcBtioua
ufl fxpirltm'ca and obiorva'ion have shown
( Jmt the public interest ddmatidt ,
INDIAN AVfAIIIH.
In y lastanuud rupert I KHVO it aa my
opinion "that it in ipita postiulo , with wi-o
Mid jitfiioloiu truatmant ot too Iii'l in quea-
tijn , to prevent the reairroiicoof hostilitlea
batWLun the ludi.in nnd hid white neighbor
that l at marknd nt'urly uvery yoor ol our Ills-
tor v. " It alfirdt mo Kro t biitUfficti in In my
till id and last report to bo ablu to tay tlut
thepa.it year Ins been one of potcu atnonK
the -Inilinnc , and th.it no outbro < ks havoio
cnrn.il. All tbo tribal am at pti.ico with ea h
other nnd with t'mlr wliitu neighbors In
ray fcrmor rt'poctA I have at sumo
length dUcuafcd thu "Indian question. " I do
not think it iicctsa.iry to rep jit whut I huvn
ealil in former ruporti cnncornlog tha duty of
the Kovernmint Iu deuling with thi ) Iivli > m ,
or witli leferoncu to tlm nects-ltim of tin In-
dlnu tO'vioe. i H-Jh-rj to thu opinions litrjto-
ere .vp usied , whiuh worn formo.l afCcr much
iu ly , thought , ilclibur.ttlon , and cxpurlencu
n thu imniujhta vicinity of Indiiin tribce.
During the pait yor nuv buildings htro
boon eractud at sovo nl of the agencies for thu
awotninod.xtioni the children iutliobjarl-
ing schuolB , Kivo now b mrdliig echooU und
twelvd noV diky-schi > ol hL boon added to thu
lint of rchoola in Hucctjusful oporat'on. There
ate now oigbly-oiio Ixurdinp-eihooli' , stn-outy-
dix dnyschoilH , and six indmtiiil or in.iuual
labor fchooU uudcr coverinn-Jtit cent ol ,
Fourteen bottrdintr uud four day-Bcho.iU nro
mipp ieJ with toachc'i M , md other oinplojes , by
eouie of tbo inliKious denoininntioiiB , tbo gov
ernment p tying a Klipuhxtod piiju for llu c.tro
and educutiim of the cliiliJron therein. This
cour u haa boon neceiait.iteil _ by lack of
nuilioieut nliri | > priiti H3 to providu for all thn
chiluivn willing to receive an nducati in The
amount paid is sumowlut loss than the aver-
rge ciat per capita of children imvntaiuud iu
Oovo nment schools Tbero are alsi twonty-
three schools maintained by churches and as-
-lociiitions without expense to the government ,
and to the support of which the government
contributes nothing Thtoo new induitrinl
iichooU have boeu c mpletod and put in sue *
cuoful operation during the last yoir : onn at
Cliilocco , Ind. T. , with a cap icity fur 150 chil
dren ; on at Lawre'ici , Kansas , with a ca
pacity for 8)0 childiun ; nnil QUO at Genoa ,
Neb , with a capacity for 150 ,
The Chiloc-o scliod was oprnsd January
liiit , and although its capacity woa rated at
150 obi dren , the average attumianca hw ; been
1GS The c ipacityf tbo BCI 10 ! should b ) in
creased , fur theru In no luck of chil-lron who
are roi y and willing tu attend it. The locu
tion of the school W.H by act of c 'ngress , Tno
act provided for thu suluction of 010 acru < ouly.
This amount was thought to bu ultogethpr too
fiarill , mid 1 200 acres win t first select d
Aftonv mlti till teen sections iniro wires -
lected by exocntivo order ia oriler tha" farmIng -
Ing ami htock r i-lni { might IH carrltd on by
the sulioliiB. Dunug the last H'.uninr the
bjya brokj 'J75 acres of mid , put In filly acres
of in Hot , cultivated liltoo.i loiea of vegeta
bles , made pever.il miles uf fence , cut and put
up ever 400 ton * of h tr , bjsi lea caring lor
vtoc't and doin work about the building A
herd of 425 cvi ha 5 bern purchased for thu
achool. It i expected t'nt ' thin hard will bx
cared for y the bjys in attend iuco , and vill
provo not only an advtutiRO to thorn in
ti'nchinK them to cuu for slock , but prove u
sour e of financial pnllt to tiin school ,
An additional appropriatlcu should be
iiindf for shop' , ct-i , for Un school.
. ThdOen MBchool iluxtc.d on tdo old 1'aw-
nfu ri'rfertatlun in Ndbraska waj opened in
Vdbru try U t witli an uutmdanoo of 110
Sioux. Ibo l.oys have cultivated eix aciOi of
j , tova al acres iu gudua truck , 14 )
ards of corn and hixty avrua of out- " , and in-
birted in miking brick nd other work ab nit
tin pi ico. Addit onal building * ura ne
for ehopi and for ullur purp i cs Suitiblj
apptopriati 111 should In made then f > r.
Tin ) complotiou nf the building * at Liw-
loticti , KaiiBas , was dela > ed by thn cold
v.oathur us well as dalay i'i thi payment of
the contract-r , the first Comptrollrr holding
that thu minify intended for Unit purpusu was
not available. ConpretM authoriz d the use
of the opproprUtion us firrt intended , and the
work wnn thun resumo.l Tno rmlloiiig < , how-
ovur , ivi-ro no. coinp'utol until In , luly , too
Jato to comtnenco school for the M'.ifim
tlaven bojH , Iran f erred from Uhllccco to Law-
rt'ii3 and ur.der the direction of thefupaiin-
tenilditof fanniiitr , ami onn white laborer ,
cu'ttvuted ' abmc 12J acres of corn , ( Ut , mil
let , and Hovcnil u.riM of po'atoes , tea. , and
hiivohelpol to erect a birn an I other buil f
Inn * . I ho Fchoid W.IH opuufd for tin fa 1
term with an attundauce of 1UO , which will
| M3 incrrukfd to 8(0.
Anewrcluol bnildjng has been orecteil at
AlbiuiuerqiM , N M. , intended to ncuommo-
dv.e itootic lw children Thu nuperintund > MH
haH foui.d It notcssaiy to eiuct some othur
Imili iiiKJ , which ha I * now del g , wit'i fun I *
iurninrifd by cluiitablu peop'o nf tbo cm t ,
th ough thu cgency of thu Presbyterian
churc ,
Kort Jlsrthold nnd i'ort Ilall have been
tiirnnd over to tha depi'tincn" for Indian
acbrols. Itlshoicd tnit by tbocloto of the
lit-c.il yourfchoolB will bu in operation in both
tbo-u > ort.9 ,
Under ho provinion for the placing of
Indian children in iiidn-tri.il reboots in Ktitoii
at an f xpense not to exceed ? ld7 per cupitt ,
BCj chilurvn have be en I'l.colin Bchtolsin
the following staten : Kantas , Nebraska ,
Iowa. Illinois , Imliina , P , nusjlvania , Nortu
Oaiollnn , Tenno'Boe. Wisconsin and Mlnno-
A ita Quite a num or of ludl in ohlldr n who
hiun hud Hume triilniii0' in manual labor
Kchooln have been plncud fn private famUioi1 ,
mxiiily from Ojrb-lo . .nd Ilmnpf in It is be
lieved that hereaf ir quite a number may bo
placed in privatfauuliei from Genoa and
LawnincTha 0 < a ej have taken an ad
vanced position in educUioiml in tttore , Inv-
Ing enacted a law through their council r -
quirint ; ei ht month * ' iitiundanLO at t-chixjl of
each child of school gi > , or the foitvituro of a
yoir'd aunuity , amountiug lo about SlOO per
capita. liHiUles the c i.dreu In the ngoi cy
HihooUt th > y h ivo about 100 chlldrHii nt other
( choolii awav f-om thi ngtncy. These Indians
are qultu willing to pay for the schooling * f
their childieu out of their tri -ml funds.
The deimrtrnuiit hat b en iinb.rr.u ! rd nn
account of tlio null1 approp iitioun made fur
dcliool buililiiun. On ilin i u iject the com
missioner of I idiau ulf UM nay :
ISuildingB. Thu i mbarraminent un-'fr
uhlch thuoflioa his Uboipl for saveral yo ra
- iiuufBuienc Hshooi buildiogi ia becoming
chronic. If raparts gave ttto number of
boarding pupils for whlau flxintlng building
furuitb auiublo nccommodatlon , iiibtead of
the number which aucli buildings are oorn-
polled to accoimnodaU ) , u mucn smaller
iihowiog would bu mule. I ispoctord con
demn the crovdud , stifling dormlto
riei which they find , and agent * on thu other
hand deplore the turning away from tchool of
thoea who auk for admlttanco , and they do-
rida to crowd the oliildrni temporarily , In the
hops thattbu new bulloioi ; tr addition fur
which thny b'ivu entroited will toni bo al
lowed. Too oft n the year goa by wlthuut
relief and thu whole n'ftnugeiaent , oven the
morale of the school , kiitferd aonietiuixs seri-
onily. liuildlngu ertctel tumeet thu neeiN uf
ten year * aif j mint still ba modu to Biill'ico
and otljfirt tob dlUpldated an * * wortblcsd to bo
rt-piirtd imut utill liilter chlldreu who therein -
in aroi'XH'Cteil | to bncoino ocuuat ined tithe
ilrcen .led and comfottm f < .ivlll/iti n , and tu
iciiuire hablti ol th ift and oiit'rpii" ) .
iuco only $ WOCO , wan uppropriatcd Ihi *
ltt'.t year fur the erection and ri'p ir f school
buil ( ing * , tie extei nive work lm , of c'liirn- ,
Wen done , TliB Hhrnhono , Mmionino , Sm u-
too , und Siletz bnlldirg * , which were ooia-
uic/ictid In th pro\ioud year , Iwve been cjui-
unil occupied ! a\ ' < \ the three now ttaln-
fchoo' bulldltiR nt Lawtenco , Chilocco ,
nnd CJenoi ! nnd n building lxun o i.o yraw
since at Whlto UAtlh , Minn. Tha 11 .utish-
Ing Albuquviquo ichixil has mo\eJ Into new
qiurtem utter thtco years of Waiting in lou't'U
bulldii go , supplemented by temporary malio-
blft ntldiii un , Jiut up one afttr t'ie other
tlio pupil * ctoded in. This buiUlIng w. < In-
U'tukd fnr 1'S pupil * , and the Mipcrintfiidant
nf tlin school U ii-Klnc for Ih iinin < dlntn crji--
tlou of niiother building to hou o the fifty nd-
dill mat puplU who ill a < k for ndmlttince
this fnll , and the 100 nlhoisvho can ensi'y ba
obtained , Tlio 910.030 appropriated thin ywu
for bulMltiRs will bo ni'pdnd lor ha Crow
Diui'd Inki'lclilta ( jitinniell. mid Kort
I'ltokbuil iun ? , nnd rt'i > niin nnd nihll ions nt
other point * , nud Albuquciquo mnit Wnit an-
othorjcnr , n nuutids ) num other plncis
\vbero ( hero nra i-Ilher no buildings nt all or
cUe buildinga which tn-oJ iuimoditito unlnr u-
mnnt.
There is no obslaclo lo progros In Indian ed
ucation with which this ullic' has lull tj con
tend no Rroi > t an tlui want f iiiunm to fori.i-h .
suliahli ) nnd uvitn docrnt school buildings. As
MUed abovi ) , if all the Intlinu day and boardIng -
Ing school buildings , belonging to the govern
ment it ether parties , luul been filled , only
ono-fou'tbof the Indian school population
would hv boon providu I for. The RUlTdrlng
nt Kort 1'eck and Blackfeot ngoniius in'glu
have been mndu a golden education il opportu
nity for thosi tribes Hungry clilld'en would
need llttlo urRini ; to bscomo Inma'i'H ' uf board *
Ingfcboola with wcllproa < l ttbles. Tnoro
has b"en nioniy on lit nd to buy fo id for pu-
pilii , but iiono to put up slmlUrj for them , m < d
ignorance and wrttchedneas mint continue
uoniodifiod and umelieved .
To add to it other ombirrAssmonts cnn-
press Ina still further rrstrlcied the ollico by
providing that during this year no Imlian
boirdlng school bulliliug xhnll oost , including
furnishing over S10 00 ' . The Chiloc-n build-
for 150 il' cost > xcHnivo uf furnishing
\t\f-1 \ , pu ' , , t
ing , and in a locttiun wl.uro mat rials tun
oisily acccsBiblo , over S'O.lluO , or over 51 5
par pupil. A manlier building would BUIIIO-
what lucraipo the n te per put il. Three o\ijs
nro thcreforo left open to choice : ( ) To limit
the number of pupils to loss tlmo novontyfivc ;
[ 2) ) to put up n shabby structure , uncomfort
able nnd inconven cut , ami which wi 1 require
ex'-eneivo rep tiring nud romodollng in the
near future , nnd yet will never bo what It
should bo , or (3) ( ) to erect ouo f mall building
one year and utUth another t j it during thu
succeeding acnson at sumo fxtnk cost for
changes thereby nco'sclt t-jd. Kithnr method
| ) urtnod in private business would ba consid *
jred inexcusably ehiltlens.
It has boon the _ great object of the depart ,
ment in dealing with the ludian to make him
telf-eiipportiDg. When nn Indian youth hu
been ta ght to Itbor bo is pelf-supporting , if
an oppjrtunlty is presented to him to eeciiro
employment. Ono great ddliculty mot with
in , that hjn thu youug of both exes ro-urn to
tht ) agency there is no lumunerutivu employ-
in nt for thorn. They lack ctpital to open and
cultivate a tarn. , and if they have acquired a
trtdo , they li.nl no employment of Ihit
chnractor. Ic is as neceaiiary thnt nome cm-
ploymunt nhoiild bj Hecurcd for them HS it is
to teach them to lubjr. An Indian oducuto 1
nt Government expeuss ehould not ba allowed
rations , but should r ccivo BUCiurBgament t >
labor by don ttions of stock , implmnpnts of
agrlciiltnro , etc , nnd then bo compellnd to
take CUB of himself. Ho has tin ; knowledito
that enables him to make bin liyirg. Givn
hi n nn opp irtum'y , nnd if lie ftiN , let him
give w.iy tu th wo of his ri-o who xvill work
and live If , h iwever , tha Indian boy or girl
prefer tn go out among the whites is n
l bier , tha govjrlimoiit .liould encourngo and
idd t era BO to do. A little momy exp n'od
that wuy wi 1 swe u largo amount th it
i'rA'HO mnnt bo expended in their support.
It ought t J ba the primary object of our deal
inrf * with the TndUn to in-ike him dop u lenten
on himself , and not on thu government , tl r > w
him on bin own res uicns , with Hitch uld only
as in occasion illy no ( led nnd as Irnie-'ty and
good faith on our nartdomands All educated
ludinus ihuul 1 ba citini of the United
Status nnd I surges : that thojo who sh til
cmiip ole the re u'ar ' 001100 nt ths toveral
manual labor tchojla be xlven citizenship
without their in urring risk of forfeiture of
th-ir interest In either tribal lands or tribal
funds.
-MANUAL LA1IOII S HOOLH KOR IKDIANH.
Thcgroatojj. agency for the civi'lziti ' nof
the I od an if tlio nrininl-l bar tchoul. Indeed -
deed , I d > > not think I shall ba far out of w y
if I say the only ngciicy for that purpose M
tlm miiuuil-labor rcaoul. In former rupoi t < I
liavogono inolho quention at considerable
tungtli. Wnilo the argument U by no moms
i-xhau-tnl , It does not rcem prufitnblo to cm-
tii no to discus * a question now bdinit'od by
all falrmmJod men to bavo parsed liHynnd
the domain of epscnlatiou or doubt , Tha bin-
tory of the few munu il-Iab > r schools estab
lished fir tins educitim of Indian child'en
B df m mstratod their grant valii' , and th it
it is only ucc'ss iry to multiply their number
to nt loiiicludo till the Indian cluUlr. nof
fcliool are , to forever set at io-t tbo q in lion
as to "whit nhill bodono with tha I idians "
An honest compliance on tbo part
of tlu government with Ihe condi
tions of the treaties with the \ailoiM
tribes concerning fchnoU will sub < tanti lly
provldu nil thn schools requhed for th i eduo t-
ttoa of their childieu of tcho'il ago wh i.-o at
tendance wrt can hopu to tucuro. The amount
dua under th-i vari in tri'ntios to the njVural
tnbo > therein named 1 gave lust year as
amounting to the to'.al eiun ol $ i 7 * > 'J , 1K (
I'ho am iiint now duo after dtd ictlncr nil p-
proprUtiims for school purposes U ! $ IOil I 7 0.
Thin money Is now dun _ . 'i U > go p.rt of thu
inoiuu so agreed to bo paid was in c rsldnr
lion oflut.d ceded to tin ; governmoi tbyihuln-
oi ins It , in nut n craiuitybu ( a dabt due the
IiiilUii iuciirn'dliy thig'H'oriiiomi on i IIOA-II
motliin and m t at tlm icq > iuit of the In 'I ins
It in trim tlmt the debt id dm to i opendoiit
and weak po ' ! ' ' " who have but litto diip >
xilian tu compluin of thu neglect of
the government to fulfil IIH o'dl/atioii ,
nnd are wanting In ability to CJinpol the po
f rmiinca t lion of ; yet their vury wraknossnn 1
lack i fill po itlon tocomplain ought lo tlniii-
late the government to sacredly perform all
the provUiuim of troatlos providing fir the
uducatli n nnd udpancemotitof theau ] ) ° ole |
Not only a dlroct regir I for our pllght d fait
do 11 amis this , but our intoKat aUo demunJM It.
In my former reports 1 luvo rtcominundo 1
the dlnarmiiig of the Imllans , 1 do.iro t < i
again uall nttuntlon t > tin Htibject , and repeat
wimt I faid in my last rojuit cjiicerniiig tl'ii
mnt tor :
If wo oub Iat the Indian he has no nun for
fira-iiruiH , and it is not economy t < ) allow him
to i etui u hla arnn for the purpose nf unpiily mtr
Id inelf with ganiuj far bettor tu givi hiinu _
i ilHcioncy nf food , and rcqolro him to rouuiu
on his rmervation. If the Indian ia dlrarmn I
lie will ceasi tn ba au ob ] ) ct of to ror Co hU
white neighbor , and tha friendly re.
Utiom tone ought to uxht boVween tha
white sit'.ler and his InilUii
neighbor will not bo wanting. It is unsafe to
timtnii Irdl in with ft gnu ; the very po < onH-
flea of it incite ) n desire in him to uco It The
unarmed Iridinn I * as Hufo m any country ai
the unarmed whitu man It Is the posio Hiim
of bin woapm aud thn knowhdii ; that ho may
be tenipUd to ueo It tlmt created h utility to *
ward him on the part of the settler. Dutim
him and put him under the protection of tkn
litw , and his pertpn and propel ty will bens iiafo
us that f hli * white neighbor. Ill' aram oueht
not to ba coulUcated for ovary rillo glvd him
an ox of twlco its value to till thu field - cow ,
thoeo , orhor-oi on ho may nned Tha pro
priety of doing this cannot ba doubted ; the
beuu cial rr.sull will bo readily seen.
Oncu disarmed , ha will not only "ceino to
ba an object of terror t'l his white neighbor , "
but will have lean deniro to exhibit bliiuelf bs-
ford them , aud bo moru mclinod to ce.tlo
down an i bocouio BeK-kupixirtuig , His gun
nnd horse run the great himiranccH to hm civil-
Uiktinn , The homo unuoles him to wander
around the rountry , and the gun to neciiro a
priiC4iiaui living , which ha ektxt out by beg-
ary aud thvft ,
CHIMES OK TUB IIKHEIWATIOSH.
I again duiiro to call attention to the noocy
sity for legi lutlun for the puniHhment of
Crimea on the Indian reservations , rilnru my
last rep > rt the Kiipremii court of the LTnltud
Ktatds decidid In thuciuiti of ' 'Kit p.rtn Crow
] ) ( ' , " mdir.tiid for inu-der that tlio 1)1 trlot
c < urt of Dtktita WIM without jurlxjlctlon ,
wh' u the crime wai coininitt J on tha reaervtt-
( ytion by ouo Jiuilun agulcut Another. If of-
fo ifei of tins cHinict-ir cinnot In tiiml In tin-
courts ( if the United State * , thrrn is no tn
'ntuol in which the rtlmo of murder uin be
nutvshfd M'lior offense * uny ! ' imnUhrl
througli the ngcnryof the "cmtrt < f Indi.in nf-
fcimen , " butit will hardly do lo lorvo the pun
i liiiirnt nf thu crlmn of tnuidi > r lo - \ trlhun.il
thnt Mists only by thti connont of th In MIIIIH
of the rG8r\nUnn. If thn luuriloter Is lo't ' to
bo punlnlie ; ! accoidlne to tin-old Indian ctl < *
torn , it bguomos tbti duty of thu unit , f kin to
nveiiga the lUa'li of his rullUhe bv either kill
ing the inunlcii r or some one of ills kn ! mnn.
I'lw laws of the ute or territory wherein thfl
rt'servntiou is oiiuntul ought tbn ext-udi-.l
over tl.e u < 'crvntion , nnd the Indbins f
ba c iiiiprlled t > obnv giiclilx s'ind '
tu claim thn protui tlmi thereof ,
VOl'KT OK INDIAN on'KNbXS.
The comtnI i < ioiitT of Indf.vi Alfalrs , under
my diroctio'i , in 1SSI , r. tnb'uht > d n tribunal
for the pu i-hin-nt nf crimes nnviif tbo In-
diarin on t.ifltr resii\ntions nn I untltlrd it n
coutt ol Itulitn niroii(8 < . " KxpoiluiiPH h >
ilenionntr.Ued thoglcnt vnluo it thin tribunal
( n maiiitn < niiig eider on tbo ro'orv.itlon.
\Vluro the coilttd havn bren orgnnlz ° d , the
bciuficlnl I'd'eta thumHmvn been nppnirnt ,
not only In mnintatninc older , but tu teaching
the Indian to rmpcct thn ilgbtj HIH ! prijujily
of his Mlnwii The HRJiitnt the \Tmitilla
Aupiicy , Orecon , iy :
Thin cotirt h.is woik tl admirably , and nuilo
radical rlmrKo * , esptoially nmnnp the young
men o' thu trib , fur thn better , as all dis ir-
ders or oltemoj thut coinn buforo thu judges
hero are i cxornbly put inhfd.
Such in tha testimony if other ngonts where
thu c mrt h ivo beun < < tahlihed ,
Thii'o Indiiin juilgcs havn no fnr rendered
gratuitous ser \ices to thn titbas n < d the gov
ernment , but in mum can's their lOmr is nr-
duou , and as thu most eolinbti'iied and lid-
vtiued of the iribc are Bokct-'d for thn orlf ,
it m no iiiconstdiiriihiei tav on tin ir tlmo nnd
U'Ki I initure , for vh'ch ' lht > y thoulil icciilv. ) n
ti > ir Mwnrd , I theieford concur with the
ciimiiiH'iiiner ia recuni'iii'iidlug thttsultibla
appropriation bo made for thn pay-
in nt of the judnoi of thn
courts of Indian oI ( > mscn , nnd thut
authority by law be given to them to mnmtnin
older nud puiiith minor offuimvi committed on
the returvatinns by Indium and thu huttlu-
inunt of coutrovflreies between Indian mid
ludUu.
tKAalNO Ol' INDIAN LANDS.
In my Just repirt Icdlod attention to thn
ocotipatiuu nf certniu Indian reservation ; by
Btockman with their herds , under an arraign
ment mndo with the Indians. 1 declined to
truit thoio arraiigumenta nn l. asoa mndu ou the
part of the Indian ? , but did treat thorn ns
licenses on the part of tha Indi-ns reaignbed
by section 2117 of the revised statutes. _ I
do not nndoistand that the parties
so occupying thesn lands with thog onu-
santol th < > Indians nro the.ro in violation of
law , but their condition is not u sati-f ictory
ouo either to thoinsolvoa or the iloptitinent ,
The departtncnt in allowing them to remain
reserved the tight to put them off of puch
reservation , notwithstanding t > ncb nnrmit or
liceim ) , if the dupnrtniijnt coubidynul it neces-
mry to do HO in tno interest of the Irdinns.
How far the government may iliHrcgnrd the
licenfii so given by tha Indians is a qui'stion
tint need not ba dlncmsed until ie U pru-
ajnted , lint Hbould thu dupnrtmeut nttotnpt
Biich uxcluei m ngnliiBt thu wixheK of the
IndiiiiiR , it would certainly lead 11 _ tiouble.
1'hu amount paid for SIKH pnvllegtH is uudor-
stji l to bj abi tit to coutt per aero f r the
laud i i-o uccupiod. This amoii'it is
nut n fair compensation at th.x tlrno for
the UHO of btich laiula , or for nt
Kuflt a consido ublo portion thereof
Much of the land to ocaiplad could bo leased
ac from four to six cmits.per ncro. The ( Jhuy-
tiiue nnd iVrapiiho Inai ins nttomptcd to loiso
: ! ,8GRSl ) nciusof the'r loiorvat on , lo.ivln > ; 1111-
nuuupied by stockman nb iut ' 130 O'Jtl ' ncrix.
Kr.im tlu la-id so owupitd by Rtockmen tin
Arjp.lues nnd Choyennes received lis" ytir ;
two couts pur acre , mnountini ; to $77 H37.CO ,
nr t\u rtveru o nt SI2. J ptircipldt As it is
btjllev d tlmt this tu-ervatiou m'ght bu luu-ed
at from four tuMX lenU pjr Here , the amount
nuy bo iii' ' rea-e I t"3 ) .tj i or S3li. aa p'r capita.
Ids builuved tb.t thu cattlumcn will very
Kiadily cou < eiit todoubluor treble thu pricu
now | aid U th-jjojii have s une as uranui tint
they will m > t ba disturbed at thu whim or
caprice of tht ) Indians. The amount iimv rn-
ct-ivud , 91 , ! U pu ctpit la u sum ( julto tnlli-
cumc , if thi' ' ' , ) ircm > ut could onti-.il its piy
ment to ttiu liidtaus , to aid vury matori illy in
their Huppirt und civilizitlmi A faintly of
live ( ornous would royetvo $111 05 pur luiiinm
at two cauta per acre. At HIX outs par n.ro
thu amount ruali/'d would go fur toward their
uuppurt without turthcr aid fruin the govern
ment
Other tribes also haxo good grazing landd
thac miKJis bu leased at prolitabld in'.is , leav
ing thu ludiaiiH a sullluiunt q lantily of luiid
for their own me , euher fo. ' agriuulmio or
> { ruzing. -onio legist tlion should bo had on
I he Hti'ij'ct ' to unablu the gnvvriniient to do
imuid uud reciivo lor thu Indians the full
value fur occupation of their lauds , mid to
iirutent u < iiilliLtd Uutwuon ilva'cliimants ' buld-
lugmiu'i ' bousas orpriyil go * . NuchoccupsntB
uru not on thu resaivation In vloUti iu 11 Uw
if they luvu the consent of the IndUns ; yet
blmu d thtir cjiidnct ba htioh ns to convince
the depxrlmeut that their presence is injuiious
to the f ndiaus , it is qu td dill ! ult to B.iy wlnir.
would bu the ru < ult ol au at.umpt olthopait
of thogovurnmcut to re novc them if the In-
di HIH conllnuu 11 consult to their lummning.
Will o tliL-ruc u b ) no < bjjctmn to lloi ig
tin ) In hi'iBiif the Imliau Tunitory to IIHHO
their 1 mds for grazing purjioxa' , therii Is a
si liousobjtclion to allo iiK the ludiunson
ro-ti'rv ilium ulslilo nf ill i Indian Ttrrltory to
leiv u U > IH \ aluablo for nxneoltur l purpoFO
for tlm purposj of grazing only If Hit ) r er-
viitimi IH larger thtn U itquirrd fur thu usu of
tlio Indians occupying ic , then ) nhould bu n
ruductlon theruol , and all that is not needed
for llio it u of thu Indians > honld lid npuned tn
tetilenierit The limo has passed when luruu
und valuable tincts of laud lit for avr'cnltiuo
can bu held by thu Indians fur either bunting
or h'r p.ing laudd to thu exclusion of actual
suttlurs.
Thnre have bc n frequent ooinplaintii made
by Hock men aud settl.-rri iu the norlhern Jior-
ti m of Mm tana and Wyoming of diprt'da-
lions tiy Indians on their Htocv , necoDricattid
by thd wuit of tupplles on th * part of thu In-
diam. I cilltd attention lo thtuo complaints
iu my 1 tit report. I iojr ; t to nay Inu lltttu
lias lit'tii done to ruinovu the cause of com-
1/luint. Tuo game his noii dcstioyed to btich
ui ex'ent that i is impo hiblo for nny criniid-
srab'u numb r of InilUin to livn by oh ice , and
it utiin t b ) czieotud | fat Indians will stnrvo
in tha nelghboih jed of oxtunslvo her Id of cat-
\ , H.Vhlto man would not und r nuch clr-
ciiointancia , nn t we cannot demand of thu In-
uians what we would not d.imaud of thn
whites under like condition * . It may bo aid
that tin Indian should work nud not steal for
a living ; but it inuit bu remembered tint
Lhusn people h vo btun oducnttd t < bIIove
that thuft it a virtue nnd not it crirna , If the
[ iroperty stolen Ii the propoity nf un ui.friend-
l.v Indian or while mm. Until wo lnwu
ivuii th-wo Indians an oppartti-
nity to earn their living by uoiuo kind iJ man
ual labor wo ought not to complain of their
doprnlatioiH. It ii not , Inwnvor , lo ba ox-
pucted thu' . the rettlerd nnd stocktnea will
n'lbuilt t ) thilots of iliuir Block because thu
giivoininent hat fulloil in lt < duty towurdn the
Indiitii" , and the inevitable rosulc of nuch
dupiedallouH is to bring on a coiilllct Iwtw.im
tbo Indians and whlui BOttlern , and In thn
presoiit condition of affairs the Indian la iiuro
to ( tet the word of mcli coulllct.
With vuluubla ngricultural and pastoral
lands in quantities far Ix-yond his want * or
ability to innke nieful , ho it a beggar nnd do ,
pendent upon the government ; and when thn
government fulls to nuke suitable upprop la-
lion for hii mipport , ho iu broulit | to the verge
of ilarv.ition , l.iift lo hlmsulf , ho will con
tinuolu this wretched condition until thn
vi cm uf imagn lifo eha 1 dun troy hi ) race. HU
duilrnttiun will not bo upeedy , but It will cer-
talnl ) corrie uiiloHS ha cau ba Induced 11 adopt
tha civilization of the uge , which ha him
nulli recently Boomed. At no time
( n tiiu hUtory of our liitor-
course with the Indians Imvo thy
shown a greater desire to abandon th ir fuv-
UK lifn than during tlm lukt ye ir. They liavit
welcomed ( with few exceptions ) all thu agm-
clod provided fur tluir bunefit , anil IIUMI
nhown n ounmt'iidablu ( ! l * | nilloii to adapt
thuusthm to tha ntiw nrd r of things. They
eipr-ni < not only a doiro for linpnnouient.but
thu detcrmloaUoii tu Improve , They gi\ti up
thfl'r ' clilldron ta ( 'J to di ti\nt itirt * nf tlic
cntintry. to sections nnknJJ n lo thorn in or1
dor thnt tlinr tuny mctiro the ndxmitip- o (
nn education nnd become ncivulntod with thu
ways of ci\lliod ! jv > | ilo. A fi' t number i n
tlioanous tnh.Milrt Oiinulbutn Muni'thlni ? to
the support of tlienwrlvM nt d fa nlllrs Th y
r iir-kliig for stock onltli' , nn t d. cb > Ing tin ir
willliigni-m to Ukociroof thun tf furnished ,
nml very ( ! i < nrraHvirof ) M wiiilujtnpM lo do
wlmtovtT i < rrqtltiod < > f tin til tu ordi r tlmt
they nmy bio 1110 iplf-Mipinnlnt ; . Itut , like
nil nneducat il poopU1 , lhy iw un ti\blu In
their oplnu nsinil iwoU11 , nud u'i\l intieh
iMicotungpmcnt to r-nnblo th in to ki ep in llio
wilt tboy tinifrim nu niriitH Mi to fol'ow. '
Iniuy Sniit rcpott I rcc inmitmttul lh t ! 'l
the appiopiialtonfl notmidc under the pro
visions of treaty nt.pulfttlous ihniibl 1)3 pluovl
at the dii-puKilof tlm ( leputmrnt to btulla-
tribulod n the fCP' Hie * and winls of tlu'
Indians may denintul. ' An thrr ypnr's nx-
perlunco nnd observation his Ktri'tigthciiPil my
views on thlR que ttunAiiU I bellovn If th i
nontriatyiiproprinliotu w em placed nl tliu
dliiposrtl o'f thn ni'piulmctYt toll ) duttilbutivl
at the dis.-rotlou of the tertuMry of thn In-
teriirlhtro would bn low complaints ftbout
Rtnrving IndiiitH , nnd that much good might
I o done by u > ing fttch nptropri.vton | ! to na-i < l
tin so IiuliuHiho show lh greatest dl. poi-
tlou tu bocomn nulf-supportlnc.
CASH ANNUIT1MTO 1SDUNK.
In inv lust irput I Called attotition lo the
prut lieu of \ ayln < li > thu Indians c.i'h nsiutor.
i t ou thu fnn'iU held In tttut by tha g ivern-
mant Iu some Instaicos ths In limn mil
cjipalilo i ( roriuving nud expending such sums
of money iu a jiidi.mms wit- , but In most can1 *
thu mouoy so paid t ) them is wa t-nl , and
often worse than wa > ted , Such piym nts
Hlumlil be made in nock citlle , iiciicultunil
Imph'iniMitn. or by tbo urcatmi of mitnbio
duilliug hotuos lor those wllllrg to occupy
nnd live Iu mult homos , Wlnmovur the In-
dlnu is cspublo of carliift for this money dun
htm II should In livid to him in cjudi ; but hi >
will never ciro for It properly until ho has
hoi n t night to labor and lifts le-inioJ the vnluo
of money by earning It ,
INDIAN HOMKKTEAUM.
Thu Indiin appropriation net for the current
year contdus a iirovislon nlloulng the In-
( Main to nvail thomeulvus of thn homoitnnd
Uw , and npproprlntos 81,000 to > M the la-
di ma In iiiiikliKseleatlousof MUMI h imcKtnads ,
Tha provision U but tumpnr.irj , nnd Miould
bu undo permnuont , RIucli roinpUInt IUH
benn undo ou bulnilf of thi ( IiulUiif , ospuclnl-
ly In Calif irnln , thnS mifc.-uimlous whitu mini
have pro-uinptod binds iu the occtipul n of
Indians , nn I iu FOIIIU cases whcru Ihu hiulu
wernoccupind for Indl'in > iUgo ) furvis before
the CP'Hlouof Californln tn Did United Stntoi ,
I n older to nnto to thomi Tmliani thu land * In
tliolr uctil'd possosstnn , I ordered the comuils-
sinner of the general Im.d ollico to rofiiHi < lo
reel ivo tillu n on Uudi in actinl podsusslou of
Indians.
"THK onuxT HIOOX IISKUATION : ,
In my last report I culled attention to thu
niattnitudu of thin rn oi vatlon , and urg > * d thnt
it KI mid bo ratine d by a pnrchusu of about
IS 0(10 ( MIU ire miliw , as propoind by thn com-
nilsnion aip | > iiitud in 1V81 A bill reported
from Ilia conmiitten on Indian alfahs for this
puriioao pissed thu euunto nud la now poiuliog
iu the houR ) of representatives. I ngain uigo
thu nocosiity < f nctint in this mat er both in
thu Interest of Ihn Indians und u luted.
citow ucauuv.li.TioN.
T again call atlonliou lo thin ro'prvntinn.
Sincn my lasl report the luilm'JS halo bjon lo-
cited on llio Big Horn. This rtinervntiou IB
much larger than nqnirod fur their piiipuil. |
The io < er\ation is altuatml In tha tmritory of
Montauu , and coiilains 7'Ml Kpuro miles , or
1,718,000 acres of land , At Jeiut : tOUO , ' 0
: vro inii/li' ' " , tie di po > ed of , lenvini ; the In
dians sulli isut agricultural lands lo bcomn
m f Mipuortini ; if Ih y duslre to bojouiu n ri-
ciilturist' , anil u euili ieni HUiount of gra/i > g
lauds shintld they pred-r to dicoino ftick rais
ers , Tno 1,71. ! , nnU ucroJ 'Vit wutild ba life
give noirly , if not quite , \ ' V aoros of land 1 1
null individual m 'tubar of th irtribs T/io /
nuinbor Crows lm been entlmalud nt 3,5 0 ;
I tit it id quite c'erUin tlmt the nnmburlH much
lei-H uud probably mil over S ! , 00 or .1,000 A
pirtiouof the m-iiiuy roiliz.-d for Midi sale
rhnuld bu nt .one i inveited in n heid f ir tin
trib's nnd emu I fo by tlio g ivurnineut until
euch time as the Indians nil ill bu pre > pnrod to
iic'eepcnnd rare for ih-tr Btuc'c ' t.tiemjoUes
The prouieddof thnsirplus lanild , pro ) urly
uud , would make tlm CKIWH eelf-hiijiportlng
in a foiv yearu at th i furthest.
Till ! ( ilCNKUAL LAND OFI'ICI !
The report of tht ) coimnUsiomT of the general -
oral land oflioo shows that' pal a , untries , and
Bcloctio s nf public Ui ds u tier various acts of
congrtHS cmliracn 2i,8Uu4l,0't ! acrai" , and of
Indian lands dUT , I" t.'J7 , nggn gating 'il-
fU ! 170 nn increaBO ever thu ye ir jS8Ho (
H.101 , : t7.-0. Th.i receipts for di posil of
public lands ara 811 , Kill iiU.1.07 ; Itutian land' ,
t ! JS , 187. ! , or 11 to'nl of 8l'-,7i ! > 1110 XI , n i i-
croano over that of 1H8.I nf f I.L7.1 3til 08 to
which M to bu a Ide I 910,270 70 received fnr
curt fi d cupinu of records making a total of
81U7VJ IO'ib',1. The comini , sinner rep'ii Is tlm
tot 1 1 iminhor of entries , \,5. , to bo HH followi < :
The total number of Hii'rlos and lillngii
mad-i during llio jonr in 280,8 J2 , negioitaling
1 1,0125 , ' 00 acres ; ; m i c'eami if OJ , 71 1 over
tlm j ear 18S3 and U ,5SH over 1842.
Tnn totnl number of untii.M and fillngH
pouted duiinir thu yuir Is . ' 127 1I 1 ) . Tluvoun
tiles and tilings couitltltlo claims of record
awiiilingCMiiplutioti und adjudication , 'Ihu
Incr-u u in nnmbfr of clidms ] ii t < d in 1831 U
7\f)01 over the year IKS.'I mid iHI.OI'.l ovtr Ihe
year 1882.
I'liK-KiirnoNK ,
Twf > nly-onu thou-und two hnndrol end
eighty MX pru-empiion eutrles WRIU made dur
ing tliM year , embracing an aren of ! ! ,2 0 , < J5 80
acres : 11,012 nx-p * to < lines were iipproved fnr
patent and 3.V2 c mtOBted u HIB were ( Kcldiid ,
thn pitenltd aud decided ca'oj Involving
l.T'J'i.O I ) acroB.
Tno n mber of CIBPH iitulel'led Jiinull0 ,
1881 , wai 17'Jll , MI incro ED of llio niimbcr
In urrinn of 1,851 contested nndux-pa'tu
ci > ei. Thu nmnbjr i.f pr.-euiitloii | lilingd
made during Ihn year was fd , 41 , which , at
100 acres each , would cover 8 , " 1 ,000 acres.
u rKAi , OP TIII : ruK-KxrnoN LAW.
The c mu linioiitr a aln reu 'mmumlii ' the rc >
iMril of thu pro itmpli , n law. I hi stys ;
I runuw pinviiiiH recoinineiiilai ions for the
rupeal of tlm pro-imp'-lon law. In my hiHtaii-
i.iul rpu t 1 jiolntud out tlio abbonco of nny
great utility ol thu pre-emption tyUnm for u
legitimate appropriation 01 the public lands
by uctilnl M'tileiH , ta the honieHteud nyst m
cjiitaltH a Biillhleut pra t'lnptlon fen turn and a
double Hyutem Is not rcq urod , Kcoiiomy of
niliiilniitratloii ulonu mg i r , Biichroenl | , lille
the great nbuiius flowing from the Illegal ac
quisition nf Juiid tilled by tictillou * pruomp
lion untiled , uud ths x ict'ons made upon
b ma fide B'HlarH ' , who urj often ohllgod to buy
nlf Bitch clalmn In order to get n codi to pub
liu lands , render tha nppnal , iu my judrfinunt ,
n matt-rnf pulilic necJs'iUy ' ,
I'm imiption clulnn aie tiled when no inten
tion i f ( Mirfectiiu outriitt exists but the al
leged claim i < held for Bpiciilution , or as a
cover for diiouding lind of IIH timber , Thu
avorufto proportion of outrjea 10 filings Is lean
thun one-half.
In c.no.1 of tntriei actually male , II U
found tlut thu moit vuhlublo timber lands
nndlirg ) areas of ugriuultural und gnulng
lands urn entorrd in fictitious name * or by
| > vrnotis employed for the p'tfMiHi3 | , and tha
inudi thus | u d Into speculative huliliiix , or
holdlngH in Jnrgoquautltlos for p nnoufiit con
trol. Coal landH , tin govunmiunt | rlcu nf
which In fin and % M \ r acio , ure illegally
obtaluud iu tha saiiio manner at thu minimum
price of non-mineral luuas. Tha govern-
maul lined llio ( inference in priio ,
.while n lois lo Ihu pneral public lia
in the incroiKcd price nf thocoitl prriduo.
in coiiicqutiuc4 uf the control of coal ( iel t ,
which iu tint way is acquired nod held with
A camptratively n'jinll outlay of oijiital , Thu
roniilt U tiunlly | trnu tut in tiinbur lands. I'lx
perlenco Ii x dtn/ioustraUnl that < tn ulfcctlvu
remedy for tlioue ovl s < nu only bn fouud In
tha lepeiil of the Uvvd under which thuy urine.
Thi > dilliciilty of protfctlng the public lundu
from frauuiilmk oinriDa undur thu iuu-umptioii
law can bj rdadily undertl io-l by ihe ( tate
ment of thacommisrl iiioruonocriiing the work
of thu Kpi-cialngunts , twuuty-live in iniiiilH-r ,
appointed fur the prutoatlou of thu puullc
lund from f rauJuli nt untriVn uud illegul ujjpio
priatiou , Thu cntninUiljiitr My § ;
Tinrty-five tmudii d und tin ty-ouu f r udu <
lout eutrlo.1 jf public lauda , uutbruuin uuuroj
of PO,0XI ( acrrNluie bppii
repotted , princlptlly in Cnllfornbi , Colrrniln ,
Urtk"t i , , MInn fo'.n nu I Nen' .Mexico , and a
lr m > r number In \ \ \ oilier public land mntm
mul lenitoiti-t ; ll < 0 i-nlili" InM lunn rnun-l d
on tlnnl profi'udlnKB. 78. ' h ild for rluerl'alion ' ,
d l.csilngs hnxo b < ( il nidend i , "Si
bml TiCOO i' lii s hu\o b on tuqiendud ,
aUlng In vestig dioii.
In a | M.'cl.il H'lioit Milnnlltiil Mny lIS I ,
Inrnnly to n resolution of the in.mle , I ntat d
us followri
lli'jouil thocises upoAlllciilly ptvnilnnl , I
have no doubt th t muehhiK been donn 1 1 the
w y of preirntioti w th thr * rpli < to tit the u
oporxllotm. Hut DIP tprrltnry to bi co\rrnd in
BI Miit iind tliA proportion nf Intmlulrnt
entiles found to i'\ti : i so Nr e. tha ; If it bv
tbii iiiti'iitlini of coiuri' n thnt the lemxtniiin
public lauds dhall In protect -tl fionitnln-
eriinlniite nbiorptlou through illegal nnd
frAtiilulnut appropriation , mnin ml quivii'
Irgi'Utlvo u c.imrnt uill mill to bo ndoi'iod
"Thu roical | o' ' thn ouvvinii ion nnd tlmlnr-
culture lw.hiih 1 luvo ii-n-tolnre rrcoiu-
lucndrd. It onoof Ihu llr < t i entld tt ps in
this ( lirootlHit. Uls not pis-iblv , by nuy nd-
inluiktlatlvo nclloll , toclnno the d ors opened
to nb'.ucs under th so In.vn
"I'lil * nmyoqm'ly ' bosiilin lofciatico In
the tbnbijr1nd unit do nl-laial Ihwunnl tbo
commuliillon fxvturus of thu homi cloud hmv.
und nlmi of the pitivltlun ullowliig thu nllegnl
Mililbi's' lunno-t .ul iloclar tloos by ittviiuov ,
which l.ittur pruvl 1 iu Is ttitutt to ilofrnutt both
the nolilitM mill thn gov > rnincnt.
"If nil l s for thu illrpoiiM of publlo land-i ,
except thu licnii'stund Uw , were repealed , mid
Lhu Uttir niueuded UK horutnforo HU gMtal ,
Ihu grual bulk of ms9jipropri ! itlons would
s ppnr from ( uhtieo trim
"an ev iiuiii iti m of pin I ig entries nlttyo.l
and l'llnvinl ) to bo frndtil > iit would to ulrn H
to Iu poiiftiiitly on difty in inch
of thn princlpil bind ilutilctn , nnd In homr-
di > trioth onn Mith upeiit would bo iiiiublo to
copn with the work bufoin him ,
"If thn cyittiuu ot iixatidnnlloii in the ll ld Is
to bo t IFi'dho , proxiii u hhoiild lin mndu for
not I'M th.in ouo buudu'd p clal iigrnts. Thn
c 'inptiiisition ' ot eticli . ( runts , Inc'iuilim ' guld
nurveyors and nsslstnuts , uvcrigen
jyC 0 n y nr onch , nnd iidditlnnnl oxpiti-i'H
for the p tyiiiuit of wl uosnes nud thu ci > > t nf
t'iking testimony on thu part if tbogo\ern-
ment nt henilncs bcforo luad olUcern nra ids i
necu H.irlly Incurrtd Thu total nppioprlntlou
f ir the pr.itecllou ot the public lauds thn in xi
li oil ) u r should H t lui IIM thnti $ | IH.IK)0 ) , If
tdllulunt inusuren are nWml. An Hihliiton
. > { twt'nty-lho clorliB , who iboiild ba ot Ihu
lilglier gnidi'H , would nl o bo neno-saty iu this
ollico In directing the operations of tpi > ciil
ngcnlannd examiuitg and uctli.g upon their
reports
"Further loL-l itlon is nlso rcqnisiln lo au-
thorite rigistns nnd ronelvors to subpiona
iti.rsHHiind comui'l lluir nttundnncu "
No incriusul niprnpriatlou | Imvliu boon
made by congrem for the current tisinl ] oar , I
wus uonfroniid nt the outlet with llio neor--
ty of either wilhdrawimt special ngutilM from
invtutiunllons In tin ) licl I or iibandoitnr or
HUBponitlng further nclion upon iiiveitlgutioim
that bin iiiroady b-eu liad and us n nnult , of
which lioaringd had been nidorcd in toveral
hundred UIKOH It was fntiud imp imiblo t.i
carry on both u the nxpoiin s nf each tliuly
would ixhaiisl tlu appropriation. Hearing'
c mid not bo had without thu prev n .0 of
t-picljl ngonts , who nru material wltneKHrH ,
und Ihn ptymunt of their uxpeimiH would leave
no inoaijs to dufrny other costs.
It WIIB therefore deteimioud , ns the only
nvnilablo coiUM1 , to coiitliitu In tlm Held s chef
of special rgunts ns thu np roprlatioii
permits anil lo Bunpetid nil hoiringi nrderrd
nn their reports. Thn ruoult U that II al uc
tlnii cannot bu taken for thucitiu-llillon of
n ti it's cx.i'idned and ropoil d frnuiliilnnt nil-
til cniitnt * bhall iintkn ptuuslim fnr thu ox-
| i"iiBii of formal iionriogK , or oluiito the ncuos-
xity of them by clearly ijv < sti g thn uxu.utlvn
dcp utinniicwiili p iwor to Hummu.illy en icel
putiiiu found fratilulent upon npmal exaiu-
ina'.ion.
nnson. of .th'T.inadrqtincy of
thn appropriation to thn mo is of 'thd BUI vicn 1
have bouii compelled to remove genuril cm-
pninioi s of intiin.s in luc ilitlrs in which fr .ml-
ulont uppropiUtioim liave bfini rupirtud as
pruvalenc , nnd t ] iiriiiitiitriii > H to go to pitunt
uit'n ' if tin * invistlga.ioii neonHiry to do-
trriiituuthe bomt lidu or fraudulent cliaracter
of them.
It ii obvious tlmt soinn ilatiidvo nctinn bv
congrnBB in called lor by every con ( deration of
[ iiibiic policy mid ailmfniatralivo i'KoHli'iicy. |
If It > H thil'gisbttlvo pur O'u to lulhuro to
t ) policy of prvHcrvlng thn nin doing public
lands for actual Ft ttler < , mid lo prevent the ac
quisition of croat 1 10 liimif laud in [ mud ol 1 iw
by cluxlo indlvidiitlrt mid corioratioiiH | , Amoii-
cm or foreign , Hiillicieiit ineam Khould bo
lilncud at thniiiBpo-al of the 1 tnd di piitmqnt
to prevent thn ViBt nnd wide-pro idi I'nltons '
of law whleh have bc-en brnii ht t > tl it knowl-
| [ of thiH denartoiont and tli3 ir > tlco ol con-
I ha\e ( li'clmrgfd my own duty in present
ing thin subject , iiu I have from tini'i lo tlmo
iu inv iiunuil roiiortn and in cpoclul rcpnrts
Hiilimltted to couiriiw , us ole rly and foicibly
IIH I could , and I lo.ivo In 1 10 h'glior power of
that body thoicipo iiiblllly of d-itermbdng tlio
CIMIIHI 1 1 bu imrMio 1.
Unnpeirs from thu foregoing Ihit if the
[ ire vinpliiiii and limber culuiro Inwd urn not
ropiuled mi ro Inural appr ] iriutions Bhould
> < o mada for the d t nil m n m punhhmuiit nf
Frati'l ' on thu govi inmn > t through the ngi-noy
f Haid fawi" . llul even with lib-rd a propii-
aliiiiH fur tin dett.'Ctl oi nf Ira ds of thu chnr-
ncter bi fore men I ined , it will tin impo nlolo
ti | ruviint unscrupub'iiH ( ) urneiH in thu thinly-
Buttldd regi HIH nt xmntry from appropriating
[ iiihliu hind by n muro luclmlc tl con jiliancn
wi.h Ihn lawn , whllu Ihu Hplilt thnriinf Id violated
lated , Theru is but 01 u rumdy , and that IH
In thn repeal of the 1 iw u i Imii'o necemury t >
oniible Ihu uutu 1 Keillor 1 1 si caru a title to
ilio l.iinl Iiu oucnpliH on the public domain
'lli-i i.ubliu laudH iiuirlit tn be ronetved for
actual iHttloiH , und cliould Iu conveyed only
when tbo nuttier ban hlio n hig o 1 fittlh by
n reoldeuca o i html for the iiuiiod provid
[ or by the homextoad law. No commutation
of humestaitdii should bu ullowid
In umnoLlion with thin mibact | I call
o-p clalutleiilloii to thn commlnHlimur'ri report
on the dinpo'id of pub in lands , 1 Ie Buy :
Tbo Hiivoyod ) iublli ) landii nf iho Ui.itcd
HtuteH have la-guly been di po odof , or up-
iroprlaled by various cl iiiis under gmor.il
ih , orilaiginl | ) for the H-itidfactioii ol cdu
j.itlunal , inl mat improvement. , or nlhtir pub
lic grants. The total uniu cnrveyod Irom thu
coniiiieineiiiont in 038 EIIIIJtiTi rcros. Th en-
tiniited urea niiMirvujod , nxclu > ilvu of tlio t-r
rltory nf Alaska , is f/CO. ID'S , I5t ucri'H ThiH
uitunato is of n very general imt're , and
ilfoidH ii ! > Indiix to ilm diipovablo volume of
ud rniimluiiig , nor ti tint amount avail .bin
Fjr iigriculturul pirpiiKcs , It InclndcH
1 mil in and other public r < Birvutioiin
iiin-urvoyed pnviito land cluiiiH , the
nixteunth uutl tlilrtj-rixth tictlurm
rcdirved fnr common I'chool' , unsurvnexl
InuJd umbracud in railroad , nwmnp laud , and
othur grants , nnd th ) great inoti , tain arms ,
und ureiiB of iiniurvo ed rive H nud lake * .
Deducting these , and n-eui wholly uuprnduu-
live and muvdilahli ) for ordinary puriHitert ,
and thu volume ot rrnulning luiul uiiilnkH
In compnralivrly email proportiotiB , Tno
tiinn In near at Hand v/hen thmo will IIH no
public Und to Invite HeUlumeiits or nirord
citi/enmif thu country an opportunity to re-
cure theup hooieit ,
In the rsirly h'Hlory of the country , when
tha brond ( xpaimoof the public domain wan
nntottlud , u libural HJHIUIII of laws WH > S ndupt-
od providing f ir an easy aiqniBitiou of inl >
vidiuil tit'oii ' , nnd ovflii doivri to Inter psrloln
thu objeut nppuritiitly nought to bo HCCOIII *
ululitd In thu piirixj.ii of tha lawn und Ihu pol
i jy of their wlmiuiUrutioii W H for thu I'nlU'd
ritatev to Im.Hien thu dUpunal of ! U lainh.
With this purpore iu viuw und abundant uroin
uverywlieru open lo ButUuinent , no hpocial
nafugimrdK aguinul npiiroprialloiu In fraud of
law Hppuatd to huvo Ijoonthnugli' i.f ordeeiiMd
nnn .iry. On tno noutrary , th pruvkllluK
tonik'iii ) ' of Itiuiilaiion Inn b en to remove in-
hlnctluiiH lathtr lhau to Impo u them , il
cU havti be'it pasbod iirlmurily fur Iho rnllul
or bmu fit of HC tid Htlileni which hnviv bmn
itvuileil of to iho dnfual ol nottlomenVd by the
facility alfoidrd tur thu uHKrfutiim ( of Innd
iitk'b In njHiciilutivo or moniipolinilo pn-n d'
Bleu ,
The nuiiKTiiuii in"lh'xlii uf dlio | < ul imw i \ <
Idling , und thu buity of prioiiitiunaty r > ro <
viiiuti i x iust nuiaipioiiiiiitl'Jiu | ' , mo
tn < iu H wa to of thn public rlonmln
the roiniioii itloni nUnnil.int ilp MI BIIIII 1
rrsldfn for n-lnnl ttwttleiiieiil nnd o'tMipa
H M my opinion tint thu llmi linn fully
livd Mln-ii the "nst fitlniMs iu thi < ( 'i'p.ifil ' nl
imjilia l.v > tl * until p AW , nml tlint tlio poitli'ii
-nil leimilniiiff vnnuU lw iconomtu * I tur the
it'oof m-tuM ift'ltn only. An net rr rvtiiH
IIID nu llo laud" , iixcopt mineral lauili nnd
tinder n-fmos , for rntry i x lii'lvely unile-r
Ihn bomi'sUMd lawn and iiini tiding the homo-
ft'tHil la soni to p pviMit tlm piosoiit insy
ovnM n of viisrt ro'trlctiuiH mill rxvnl'nl ' in.
ieniMiiH , would bo n nip.i ur meeting this
l , nnd iiiHU-i i-nif ; \ \ pronouucivl imbllo do-
nmt d.
ILIAD M , KKNONfl or TUB fUllMO DOIUI.V.
lit tuy li'tniiiiuil r'pirt I railed nttditloti
to num 'runs iMinp'iitntH mudrt Rouoorning thn
illfy.il fencing nf tlm puhlio lund. mid infill
niuo livtlnl itiou i y wlilah mieh illcg.il fences
might IM nuininnrlly nmovrd nltlioiu thn de-
I ly mid \pei.uu of n mil in court. I rrgrel
locny thnt cotifnvH bus no fnr fnilcd to tike
Htttiin nn lhl H bjocl. A nnmbir of pulls
liivn boon niMlluUd by thn ilop ilmetil of
jiBtiep.nl tl.n nqitost of this il-pirluunt , 1 1
compil the p u HIM to tnntovi ) ntich feticej , but
siiili procpnillund Inyolvo inuch tune nnd delay -
lay , mid if iho patti H doli'iidants ilex ire to
conlltiuj Iu popRwul n if , uch fjiu-id
lamb , npjvnli will bo takou tu
the Pttpriiun ivuit of thn United
Hinlo , nnd tlm pnornmont put tu gtc.tt ix-
luni-on id tin Iniul wllhholil finm oiviipittou
iiink'r the Hiittloini'tit liuvii 1 tinst that KOIIIO
Ii girtliition nuy lw had that uill nnnlilo thu
dep.utmint in n Mtir.maty wy ti don'roy
Llioso fuice.s nhoto the huUilois iifnto to tikn
Ltmm down , In his lionu cluhiutl l- HIIUIO
tl nt the p iu-ere.\i-U in thi dmi'irt nunt ( oda-
itiriy llumi ) finccM ns obiili nations on public
land' . If this U BO thn il'pv timnt bxs u i
means nt Its dispinal to p-y t'n ) cx | > oimeH of
Mii-h removal. nolUuHmn tlm ilipatlmeut of
jti-tico. Aulhoritv should bngivi'ii to n-uvivo
Hitch obiitrtictionB , mul pi-uvialon innde for thn
pnjinent of thu perious iimpUiynl to do Rtich
uorir.
TAXATION Ol1 ItAtl.ltOAt ) l.ANHII.
I ail 1 1 call attention to thu ttecoi'lty for
Komu leqi liitinu tu unmpol th ) mil road com
panies having earned the land granted to thaui
lo tike n patent therefor , no that the status i r
tmritorln * Inhich dun lauds lie tiny luvu
the hunrfili di rived from ttixini ; the I UHH
within th'-ir bmudarlus. On this Btibjocl 1
tepitt what , t mild in my last iiimual rupoil :
[ \y pic'iiiii 'Jl of thu not of .luly'J , l.Hfi !
( UI dint , Ifjl ! ) . ixmcnilnlo-y nf thu 1'aetllj rill-
roaihictol July 1 , ISliJ (11 ( ! Hint , -IH'.I ) , U is
p ovided
"That before nuy land grnntod by thin net
shnll bo convoyed to mivinmpiny or paity
rntltl'd thginto under this u = t tliem ulull Hint
bo paid into Iho tro.uury of the United fltrtns
thu cost of Bumylng , nolocling nnd onvryinj ?
thnsKiuo , by lha nuld compiuy or pirty in In-
Ivnut , us thn 1 1 tins shall bo requirpd by "aid
couipiny , vvhivli ii'iiount. ulrili , wilhoutnuy
litr'hernppniprliiti ' m , it-mil to the credit of
tiiu proper nccount , tn bu mod by thn e iiiiiulrt-
Klimer of thugunernl l.itulullioti for thu priw.-
oiillon of the urviiy of th ) | iubllu liu.di along
Iho linn of Htiil toad , and HO from year to ytur
until the whola nlrill bu ompletad. n pro-
vld'id under thti piovi.loim f thin net "
Uy net of July III , 1870'I ( St it , 121 ) nib-
hi iniUlly the i-aiuo piovi-i in WAH oiteinleil lo
nil iiillnnl cuiupnniw ricelvin grnntu nf
lilld , "uoleBH " . * ' fininplul by lw
from thi ) jiiiyniriit of utrli > , ott "
liy the fn luronf thn coinp mini to p-iy such
n > ti nud apply fo piUuts a Uirgn ainouiit of
la dfgrantiKtioand held liy rdlroidcu npiuitos
Under the IllllegH nnd ibc'lMiniH nf Ihu iSu-
pic'Uioconil , as imineint d in rUnsi" I'.icilic
liiiilivty rompany VH 1'resooU ( III Wall , lit ) ) ,
nnd linllwa } c iiipiuv VH Mu-hui'nli.5 Wall ,
III ) , MO Mibttunltally relieved from iU' -
tiMitioii , nud conlilbiitu nuthli-i ; to the fair
mpport of Ihu buriliin und rovunuo of Ihn
lucul Kovorntuont , and i.t the HIIUQ limn deny
lo thu Kiinral giivorniiiuut tin duo cotnlv ) ! HI :
tlou provided uy law for thu BUIVOJH ulruv J
-5C ei.dod ever u portUiu of , tlu landti , nnd th"
bciiulic f ihnitiilaMtHlapproprUttoiialntc'mlud
lo fecitra further Mirvuya ulung the line of tht
roadu.
Kxpeiloitu- ) has Bhown Unit , Itmtoiul of nld-
Ing the government und fauilitillng the tut-
vi > y nnd HI'H ' of thu publiu hindrt along lin
r niloi , mid the o insentient sotllumcnt of thn
country , th" provl ion his operated lo retard
Hiich Kiuditblu n milt' , and ulso bit nerved tu
iiniibln thn comp-inlod t > obuin Btich in'u i1 la
of laud IIM th y may tlnd speedy pi'otir-
in sailing , thus imputing llio full lior Ion of
t.ikalion upon their grantee * nud other ot-
linn who ircluiH'i luiuls in th
p ' i-atiin uuigh-
b llinod , whllo n f Ming tn talcn tlio pv nuts
fir HIM larger body of lots valunblu Knds
upon which cuch burden would fall In the
baiidnnf llio coiiipaniiH thumrnlvfH.
Ii in earnestly to budonlnd tlintiouieiii'mis
of udjit-tinent of thecu grunts , in a whn i > , bo
providid , orromu mathndiluvUed v/hlclihlull ,
Ulidt-r cover of leglfiaiho nutbo ity , lototdy
loint'tly the ovll m gi'Mled , but cuaVo thii do-
li.irtinunt to r < null iv Ii udity H to thn titles to
lioc mvoyed to UIOKO corpnrAtioim at Ihu ear-
liii't prnutiuil ni'iniHit , mid tlmi relieve nn
anxlnits and nxiltud jiubllo fueling , idieadv
mlfiiioi'lly nriU'Oil upon Iho vnriuus ihfll nil
ind u > mptitinti'd riiiiHlionn connoRti'd ui h thu
idiolnimr.itioii nf till' inoiiiint.otn and liu-
[ iniliint biui ch ' f pnhlto ulfalrs
To linn end I ni'itt irgiinlly recommend
.hat the prompt and mjrioiiH nttciitt'in of con-
grwB huinvitul to the fort going Hugo.tiuiiK ,
and tlmt thu suvernl uoinpaiiks bu c impelled
lo lain ) patents for thti 1 iiuU cnni-nl , mid to
my Inr Ihu HiiiveyN miido In iiiTordauua with
; hu provisions of thu Htnlti'ui heielofoio cltod ,
IIAILWAVH IN N/illllAHKA.
Union I'liclllo Unilwiiy cuiiiiinny e timiitwl
number of > mlo I IU ' . ' MO
iicrns i r , , - - , ; MiniUjr
ifniruioii whle'i ' Ihn cit uf nurvoylng has
lieun | iiid , 2UU : ) 817 ; nmount piid fnr the co-t
of Buivnjii.g , ! $ 1,81'J , ' ! ' . ) o.timatud numberof
urjH in th i rum imlurnf thu grants , lill'J- ! )
18Hj entima Pl rout of nurvov ing thu remain-
ler of thegi int. ? I7 < I His.7l ! ; niioibtrnf IICICK
putanted lip to , luno I'd , 1KH4 , tiil ! ) ) 021 lit.
I'lirlingUin it MlHMotiii Itlvc-r Hallwiiy In
\Vbra < ku Kntlnutcd nnin nr of ncren grunt *
il , 2i , : ! i,2f8 ; ( area of Und claimed by tha
Kimpuny , the quuttiun of cnrioct area pcnJ-
iu in this iillice ) ; iiuniliDr nl ncren ou which
.hn ( > t > f htirveying has bien ] > .iid , ' . ' , V7rf.-
ilili ; nmounl ( laltl for coil of mirvHyhitf , itVI-
iKi,7il ; iiiiinli'r of ucres piitcnttd upto.luiui
HO , 183 1 , a1i7. : , * < J.\77.
LAl'rKII OIIAMri.
In my rupert for 18 , as wnll as Iu thut of
I83K , 1 c-tllod lUU'iitinii lo Ihu nociwlty for
onii ) 1 glxlatiou Iu rofereiKo to lap < u , ( Ian I
TJiiU , The ( li'partrni'nt ' i unt t llboity lo
It'vl-ro n grant Inrfeilud lo anso Ihn road H
no. coiiiiilcli'd within t e tlmi ) fixed In tin :
grant , Thi ) supreme couit of tint United
rlUtts dticNred in thu C.IBO nf Kclmlenhuii ; vs.
llarrinun ( il Wnllaci1 , ji'll ) Ihut k > failure tu
coinpluto ihn road wi.hin tha tlmo
lixeii in thu grant did not forfiit
ttiu grant. Under thin ilocltion tin
department 4.ntiln.t tieat thn Ift'Jil to giatiteij
to ilri railroad uompaiiiirK , or to tlri btaU'H for.
' .hn liftnulit of KtiK.h cotp > intiom , > ui public
. .midnnd ; to nil Intents und p'lrpoenH ' , so fn
iw thu public Is cimceitii-d , UiitpauU nru | rl
vain p oparty , iiotivitlinliiiillng ( tint the cuui'
puniuH In iiomu Inhtinuus luvo nut iiveu nt
teini-.o.l | t ) comply with tlio conilitloiH nf tht
grunt. I again iiijuut what T t.utd on thii
nu j ct In my lust uontial repori :
It 1 < ilifllcult to iiiulco the people tmderntiim
that lhuuxoiulivudparlm [ ntof the ( ( overn
muut cannot declare u grint forfeit. d whet
thu corn iratiou for whoio bfniolU It was math
lus fulled to comply with the condltloiu
thoreof. IVtitioim are iireiiented to iho ex
cculivo doiiiunding the foifeiturn nl grunt !
for noii'Comiilianco with thu ciindiilouH theru
of , Imlivldunl clalmaiiiti dot-laro thiinuelvut
onlrngdil IKJOIU-O the comml > i > Ioiierif ( the fen
eral land nflUn ruftiius to allow fillngH 01
thn old M'CtlniM ' of I tads within the tin
forfrltoi ralliiud Kruntt. Thu K viiinnient I. .
derided as the govvrnmdnt.of the rich und op <
( HMod to Iho pier , btoiiun 111) uxii.ntivo do
parr ment does intdo what Ihu com In luvo re
jcnti'dly declared rottld bo douu only by tlu
leKl ln'lve brunrh of the Hoveriiiuont ; thU U
Kiclaru a forfrilmu of a runt.
Ciiinpluiiit id made time grant * inrulo mor <
til mi a ( juartor of a cbiitury iirfo nru utill treat-
o I in wtdd Hiiojldtlng griiti'H und thu tottlf
fnilildilun to ( ; o thenmi ) , iilthou h nothing hit
been done toward the but ding of thn run )
\vliiih mint bti bull , b.-iforo thu railroad com
. . . . , . , . . . . . . . . . ,
* * * * * * M-- - .1 % > ! - .i .a' .i
uiJljth
THE COlfffl LINE.
Senator Browof ;
the
Uu > ilulnl lo llio ilncn A
Mtn 111 : S
Bx-clnl | lii ) > t > 'itch to the Oloho-Dcmi.-wv * .
NTA , Ga. , Noinmber iThocolorod !
Invited ( ioverunr Medl.inUl , Sfnatow
llrownniul Colqultt , Itov. lr , 1 ticker ami
other white to meet thu.ii to-night
unil ndi15 tbo-ii titxiii i sius i rrtlnnit to the
oocasio Z * Vt the lait iiioinout Senator Hnxvn
wns tnV /j til ni.il his np < xi ! win rd.id by Dr.
Tuckoi w3
t < SATOII Hl'lllt'll ,
Sm\l Irovvn mid : Vm adc Mini elfact
n than J j niti'in.U u linlniitritlon will „ „ . „
ou thoI condition nu t In IIM jirupecti of
jour ] n tin Unit-il Hat'ii. I havoiiu-
iH.ttatt , , * ' ' iimiiurliiynu tin it viill have no
lint ivo . ttloct It will ut present h ivo no
mult" ! > ot tilth sr tiiiuwiy or Ihu i.t < er.
You vv till pnasriu all co istltu i innl mid
. you no.v hiyo I'liiy will tnt bo
impair Infil Kid in thu nli | lt : at pnttlcu
1 > r. 'I if * ionstliutl.in nf tliH ir..lto 1 Staten
nii'niiteiM thn ptrifitual freedom nf your-
riven nnd your pihti.ri < \ . [ t idianmtriw M
jim ihvi loiinl tljihN of oiti/"tnliip , mid ic
| { ivoii tn you ihn li.illn' Mini g laruil ) n I'.H fn.
HIM p imessiiin by your r.ui . If ft iimv ad
itinu d.'Mred lo tiki * from you
right' , thumiw ltu'.lou , whb'i Is tvoul I li.ivo
rlnhs to chi'i ' ; ! , protects tho.n , ami Clio
imm'Btr.itloti ' wo ltd lx > poivorleJs t ) altur or
impair tli'iu.
"d > far in th1) Imtow.il of nilto ton ynur race
liy n ihimnsrulo ml ml Intuition ii ooucernod ,
no promise am bo glvon.
NUBtl NOT KKPKOr OKKICKS.
' 'Tlio rule mtiulislH I for yean put by ro
ptiblloima , tnlniitr.itloiis hat bom U hastow
titlluis upon rdpubliotni vvh > supp > > rcod tlmir
camh.littus f > r | jrii > itlent anil did ll they oiulil
to aid lu Innujriir.V.itK a ruiiuhlliin a > linimi-
ttiitlou. If ( bo il.mm Tats should net uHii |
this rule , tlmi , as tmiiilt tlu Inr iir ] ) i > il of
yotirnuj voU'dthn ropubllcrn ttjkK , thny
could not expooSnppi ntuiiiit-i to olllcti. In
villa nwpect tlio K"at num of your peoplu wilt
bo In no ivorsn condition ill in you Ii ivo l on
undent U'iilliu | ui administration for the l at
nixtcuii yt'urd. NVia > ly nun-fourth of tlio riv
public ui votM nf tin ITui id dtuvj hivv b.-ou
c dored poopla. With the oxco tion i.f n
Hinall iiuinbor , who of th < u ilon-d nvcu have
boun nuvardod with i > tlio by Uum-p iblican ml-
mlnlalra'.lniib ? Tlio i < | iuiintinent | of n colored
tiuui to Biihnidintu | il tuo linn liuon n rare Of
cvplion to tlio general rn'o ' tlmt ivhito repttb-
liodiiH took the iilllitiirour rac > i luvo bjuu n
convoniriica totliu lepubllciii na'ty v/hun an
vlcotiuu WJH to Inliultl , anil you h. vo bi'ou ml-
inoiil.lio I toMt I'.tl . by tlut | > .i ty , ai it v.'i
your ciulv frl nil but whan tlut pirty U-OH
Hftfnly iiiiliictud Into otlico you wcio then for-
ijotUm until 11 M ( i1 her olntttuii mnde it nto : < siry :
10 cull your ntton ion to rhu f.ict tint your
lilciul , th-i niablc.iii ! piry , n nln
I.KIIAI. lllnilTK NUT nil'AIUKI ) .
"So f-r ns your legal rights uru ojucur
thny will bj In nn way inipi ro I by no-js.nl . .
of thn denutinil c p rty to p i.vor , Kti 1 when
you havn re/illjvjd tin fat tlut no r ght of
y mrs bni been irnpi'tod , Im ulro li of ihou-
> mli of youc poip'o ' wilt foal ih it it i tluir
iiuiurst to net with tnh'o nith whom ihoy
li'iVH boon rear-d mulvtin tiuva Hltvayx i-liowu
th iuH'l\eB tu lie your b4 fil nils. Act with
pjoplo with wh. nu yoihnvo boon luirudiu
linn of ulo u f. ieuj dpuver iduceynur freedom
'and vrith pfroulo who treated jou Kin Uy vvhun
th' ) c.mi'tiliulnn Mill I m i > < tlio Kdvornniciit
of Iho Uullrtl at.t > ri in ( ( ik j'on their legal
prop rly. I ndmoulsh tin vviiitu juoplo nf
the pouth'whn live with you , Hiid who have
Ixioa rcc'pl ' 'tils ' if v1" ' fiiumlfhip ami kind-
itoi" , lo bu jiint mid i'i'ni > rnin , mul hijlpfnl to
MIU vvhonuvtr it in In ihirpiwtir , and I bo-
Iluvo that the otfect. of. . ilemo T.I'I'C ' udmlii-
Utritlon of the lodi r.il government will be
to itfiltn the IworaOfH , vihori ) intou-ntH nrn In
niauy reneCts | ) identical , iu do-ur tins nf
frlundihip than ony that liuvu existed In thu
pint. To Ihe mint i < noranc of your race ,
ivhulrivi ) bn'n nbirinud 1 f tiny Mhon'd bo
turned bick into sluvrry by a democratic nd-
ini' iftratiun , peik wonU nf ounifoit. Toll
t belli thai tlitre In not the chghtcrt [ Mif-tiiliility
of ui > y nuch calami'y ; tint to ret rn you to
1 ivi'ry would be u gioater c.ilainity to Iho
whitoinco than lo the colored , und that no
li idy of nny KIIUSD nf any section of my party
in Hits couuti } contompluliM nuy melt thing. * (
THIS ( Jl'EBTIOSI Ol1 J LUinOKAI , VOTEH.
[ \nnina tn Mr 1)1 ) iinn'rf tli irgo llric IICLTOCH
ho.t no luprvBontation. Air. Brown Riid :
'liPio aroln the H nithmn ulitus ever 0,000.
(0. ( ) of uo'ored penplo. If you woio not JUT-
mittol to viili- , tint l(0 ! , ( > ,00' of population
won d bu left out of tlm count ( n nuking up
tlio r > pre'ir.ntu i u pipnlutinn In the house of
icpiCHunUtivrR nnd in tin oltctorul colhgo.
If iho onlrf. d ran in iliii fttto were not
cnui'od ' , Cliiur l'i wntilil have but six lepre-
HHiitntivoa In the lions i < iid but light itiro-
adntutlvi'H in thu doctoral c > lhgd. Ily
counting your rau mid in'rinliling you to
vole w liivn in tha fi nth rn i-t.tes thirtj1-
nlno meinboiH hf and
oingriH-i thirty-niini
iiininberi of the elictnnd cullegii iiiurn tl.au wo
vyoiiiil luvo If ynu w rn nut p'rmitte I to vote.
Kuiko out ih'n nu i.b r fn m the electoral o > l-
It-go of tlu Hoiiihein hlttus mid Ih i repub i-
CUM vvnu'tl have rmried tno tlec ion bnth in
1871 ! und IKS ) Uy fiving jouliS \ iinilnt tae
lepiibliom party uddud to the power of the
HHi'bcrn Btatfii ui thu national u , uncilw the
nuinbur of if. resuntiittviis ub ve tin-iittjijud iu
llio boiirio und In thu i
A VAM'AIILK H Ullt'E Ol 1' WKH.
'Tim IK a mil CD of power that ou'liru
jvhUi.i will not Hiirii'iidcr , DH the ballot cannot
bolul.rn frini jou without a 0 n tltutioiml
aincndmont , unit ailtttUui tlirua-fniirthH of
thu Ktntcn lo pim a loiiititutlonul amouduuint ,
and ai no suiubuni rt'ito ' would diipport auy
Biioh anifnilniint , ynu cannot | nw ibly bn iu
any dutmvr of having thu balli.t tuliou from
jou M Ioiif ( as the Kniuhfrn Hlavc's Btnnd by
you and t-a Jim ara at zoim of tha H utb , auu
onxht to bo U'liintod ax > uch , and ai thin count
iidila thlrty-nlnu ni'inbtm of oongrem h < m
the pouth anil thitty-idno votea to the
electoral coll. ' ) frooi thu to'illi ' , you cuu
rradily ten wo will never nurouiU-r that
puwi.'f. 'Ibu rfpuijtiatiH of tlm north first
iliclatod that you nhould liu\o tlio I allot 8 u
coiui'uei.U4 | ol tbii ivnr und uitli a \ivv ' to
( itrun theidnir thotr oivti ptity , Nowttut the
uxurcitmnf that power by you aJd < * to llio
number uf noulbani repre'.uiiUtlvts in tbo
fleit irialo-illi'Ku a/id / dun iiti In tlmt way t hit
n | iubbcan p.ar y many leaden of that party
Wiiud filualy take tliti tullot uutot your
hunrix , und in tliu future you will have to
hxik to > our tout hern Irlendn to idd yiat iu
iiialiitiiiiliic thu ifKhu which licipetimlly
gu rautoa the billjt to you "
Mr. Drown thun wuut into n long ar uiaeui
In hliow that the utoctoral I'nllwo m inado up
of mijorltiou ; that If the colored man Juve no
ritpruBontatlvn in ihe collige , then un tqually
lure | mimourol whitu mou iu tlieiiortborn re'
( UlilicaiiBla < w hitvu for sixteen years teen
hlii'Ilaily dtprKrd of ruprefenta inn ,
Gnvorn r ( johpjitt made a nllriln addre 8.
Tha atidlonou wu.1 large , ro pectful und cmll-
table to tlio ooloied people.
HKAIIINO , 1'u. , November 20 The uroiirie *
tuu nl thn two hliatina linka In thla city linva
ailupted n rulu pmblUiitui ; uoloted peoplufrom
adu.lsslon to tin lloor of tin ) ilidr. Thu col.
n iiil rituwH thrvatMi to t-Ht tluir ti hU in
tlu uuurta itutltr thu civil ilj'liU bill ,
A Out In AVrttjrH.
I'lJTaiiuwi , I'a. , November JO Oliver
Brew , , iflduuo.l I bo wayej of blai'kituUha iu
thelc mill < 0 per oont , _
lirowi II'M Vot" ,
I , Tor.iMNP , No\ umber HO , The illjclal vet
[ of Oregon ) liluino JO.aw. CleveUud
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Jlntler T i , 8t , Jubu 4W ,