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aid by private effort. There has been a pride in the 

 Anglo-Saxon race, ever since parliament was found- 

 ed, in doing things without the support of the king. 

 We do not, like the Communists, depend on the gov- 

 ernment to pay our taxes and protect us at the same 

 time. The government never fleeced us, and we do 

 not ask the government to do every thing. We -have 

 depended altogether too much on Congress to take 

 ' care of these savage tribes. Undoubtedly two ad- 

 ministrations have done well ; but we must supple- 

 ment governmental activity by aiding the best agen- 

 cies of the religious denominations. 



Whatever carries the schoolhouse, the agricultural 

 implements, the church, the teacher, to the Indian 

 reservations, ought to have behind it a breath of- 

 public sentiment, vigorous as any north or south 

 wind that ever pinched us in winter or blessed us in 

 summer. We must carry to the red men the hearts 

 of Boston and of New York, and piece out the hearts 

 of some Indian agents who are not saints. [Ap- 

 plause.] It has been suspected that Professor Marsh 

 of Yale College told the truth lately concerning Red 

 Cloud. I beg your pardon; I did not intend to 

 discuss politics here; but it is a suspicion of some 

 in Boston, that poor beef was sold to the Indians, and 

 that Red Cloud had really a murky cloud of just 

 complaint behind him. Secretary Schurz has recently 

 affirmed (Dec. 2), in an official document, that, in 

 his opinion, the present machinery of the Indian 

 service is not sufficient for the prevention or dis- 

 covery of abuses and fraudulent practices. The 



