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Show I HEN. MORGAN'S UKPLY7 II Ttonlil be I'njuit In .MLi! no lilt-Unci lilt-Unci Ion la Treatment Iktnrtn Hottllo inl latal loilllnt. MCMBCHS OrTHC SOUTH DAKOTA LCaiOLATUnC ILL. X Lrntr KMnirl at llir Comer of Franklin utl Van Huron Htrt, Iblcigo. By Tslcrrtr-b. to lb Ntws.1 uiaciiAi. jtnniiiVN wr.w. A:tat.in.ulo.rrr..lna- ttie nisartillna WAiinvarox, March 7. Hecontly General Morgan, Contaibudon.r of In dim AlUIrs, hi rciue.h-d by the Kecretary of tlia Interior to give an ex-prratlou ex-prratlou of hi rluwi ujkju tho com muulcalloncf the OoTernor of Houtlt Dakota, urging tlm disarming of ths Indian In that Ulale. In reply Oct, rral Morgan tatrsi "Tho riiuuni fur disarming the Indian an ohvloui aiitl wtlghty, vlt, lo prevent thom from I going on llin wariatli aud qi.let the l.art of tun whit, tttlerj Hi their alclnltt. If 1 thought there m rutlly rIou danger of any considerable consider-able nuiabcr of Indian going uioii tho warpath, ur tint thumrrit way of preventing pre-venting any lndlau from lircorulng hostile wa tu tllsaral all, 1 shoul I In very W lo Inlerposa miy objection to the incisure. 'If I rltthAttlie,Jwhlloarttlrwtro In erleudangiror alLtckby the In dlanit, anj wa convinced that their .aft ly demanded tho action above ug. Ktt-tnl, I cnuM not resist; but, solar at my knowiodgn extend-, I can lianlly Iwlleto that there U now auyn-rlou danger of the Iivllttu UHsiug. I illero the Indian to bo for thu nirMt urt Inclined to iiuae-a aul optioed to war. They are unicleutly Intelligent to understand at what fearful dlsad. vnutsgu Lhoy troiil I lt In a war with the United Hub. They know our trat resource and are conscious of thtlr own weakness. Moreover, many reowut which havu existed among them for discontent ran lie, ana by Congressional action Just had, will lm removed. Hrttltrcln tho vicinity tiftherestrvatlon have tieeu fright nod, atiil not without rioton, and jet, during all the exr-ltement and In aptto of bitter rovovatlou, tho I ndlau havu attacked m whllo poop!. In their li)uir Ha far a I know, they havu notoriously threatened thtlr tace. Those who have been or really aro hot-tile, hot-tile, .hould uwjucslturiably be ill armed and thrlr leader ba severely puulshed, but during the late trouble In Dakota Ihegreatbudyof Hloux were friendly, and tlio lunoceut ahould not ulivr Willi tha guilty, To make no dlillucllon In the treatment treat-ment of Indian who took artliithe linitlllllii and thoM who remained loyal, many of whom tuflVred for llielr loyally, would bo an act of IiiJuhIIc, whhli the Indlau I a quick to riooi;. idle and roeut a the white niau. It would bo a groat hardiulp tothei4iIu. dian Ui luee their anus, which they greatly prlre. Tliey ua Uiem In lauiihtcilnic tiitlr ratllv, In liuutlDa; anitlu ort. 'Itls with tome helU lion lhat I aay, nud I aay It only after careful deliberation and with Incvtu arrow that It mutt ba ulJ. that I gn ally fei,r tho I ndlan would not be aifc, either In thelf jwreoni or In their I rosily, If It were known that they weru entirely without gnu for nolr UcfeliH. Hie rectMttaad event 111 )l kota, where, It U ii l.womenanil llttlo rhlblri n wire nhot dou n by aolJleraof thv UnHi'd KUtea army, and other vero ambushed , and ialu without limocatlon by cUlaena. have eliown ua how i ltlfully itefeuAeler lliee ur creature mlfht Ihi If wholly unarmed and unable to protect theaiaelvt.' "Todlfarm thu Indian generally and leave tho whole body oftiloux niar(lnruudoninteof helpleiunea and wroni;, would tend to ruduce aiuoug Ihem a wldeaprrad fecllui' of Irritation, unreal aud dlntnnit, Ulat. rou not only to tho peace aud prt-peilty prt-peilty of the Indiana, but liable lu It-telfto It-telfto brlnic about the very uauger a which illMrmlug 1 lutinditd to pre. vunt. Kor ahould thu anna they uow tioMua Ih forcibly takou frooi Ihem, there I nothing elthur In the law or tho habit of thu pxople aurrouudlng thtm to prevent them from arming Ihrmnlvta at the rarlleit oppottunlty by imnliaiing from the whltco, IVr the provcntlon of further troublo it aeemtto me iiecMaary to that Ihem Iuitly uud kindly: maintain among hem n wellnll.lillnol, aulUbly paid, vigil int Indlau police force, and ltly, kerp at o ixl iioluta a (mail gvrlaou oflroojie.auniclontlncaae of a jrroat emergency to aid lu malnlaliilng order and prottctlui; both Indian and white." |