| Show distribution OF foon ETC between the demands of the wretchedly poor and destitute among thew the white bite inhabitants upon the charities of OF the government arid the hardly more clamorous and not half so frequent applications of the various indian tribes in this territory for food etc we do net much wonder that the commissariat commissar lat at camp is in a reduced condition one would almost be led to believe that there is no systematized or indeed plan for the relief of the hungry and famishing among this people par excellence did one judge by the numbers who aba daily besiege the offices of the col commanding post and an d the gen commanding the district of course where so much claim is laid to superior holiness bolin ss to Saints bip etc such I 1 cannot be the case but yet it looks s suspicious licious and is calculated to give lookers on a false impression the indians have an aa immediate palpable ard and tangible claim apon the government and under present circumstances more po than eyer ever before gid and as am for the whites we bethink we think it woula redound to the credit of a community somewhat addicted to a loud prating about godliness etc to take charge of their own poor and suffering buffering since fai n cc government can vary very well weil afford to retain her means now being spent in this way and indeed does not desire to deprive this people of the crep credit of providing for whatever distress 9 arises in their midst |
