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Show 20 REPORT OF THE COJdJlISSIONER OF INDIAN AFPAIFcS. the subsistence of destitute Indians. It is to be exceedm@."lvr e-rr etted ~~ that tht requests made of that body in this behalf were IIUI atcorded :it their1:lst seasion. The resnlt has been rniichsnn'eriug, the&i&tcwbnncuef ~~r.;lct.ir~ell;l~ tionsw ith the 1udinus.war and Moodshe~lw. ith the exo~*nrIi- ~ ~ - ~ A~ ~~ &re of large sums of money to suppress hostilities &d punish offend-ers. The proverb is no less true than trite. "Betkrfeed the Indians than fight them." In remrd to the tribes who are now at war with hhe ~ ~~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ goven;;~~enitt, i~ brliev;h illat but for the *toppage of the sopplie~o f suhsist+tucr they ha1 been ircriving, ns prumiserl by tht. pvwr rowl~~i.r- &ionera and stipulated ub he proridvd iu rlieir rrwtits, tbrwant of 111(::111,3 111 t l ~~t lrl~;trtllimtot ennti~uitrh em, rlierr would hare bee-11 I IU trunl~lr. S o r o ~ ~ ~ ~ \,\.leirei Iii~ea~rdto~S deprr*di~tions. The r~itIi;l~~s\vae~rse ~ ~ a r r ~ satisfies and had no occasion to wander over the country in quei<of boa, and therehy, imder the cravings of hunger, tempted to attack settlers and emigrants in order to supply their need. Tlrc responsibility of the unfavorable condition of our Indian affairs in this regard is not with the department, or any branch of it, for the facts and necessity of action in the matter were faithfully and earnestly represented in communications addressed by this office to Congress through your department; these communio;~tions form a part of the appendix to this report Some provision should be made speedily for the relief of the Osages and Kaws; both of these tribes are in a deplorable condition, some of their people being reported as having actually starved to death. Pre-vented by their enemies from following the chase, possessing very lim-ited means for support under treaty stipulations, and being but little inclined or fitted to cultivate the soil, their wants have become very pressing, and unless relieved they will be compelled to steal. From the time of the war with the Araoahoes. Chevennes. and Sioux. ~ ~~ ~, ~ ~" ~ in 1863, to the present, many claims have keen presented to 'the d&rd merit, by citizens, for depredations upon their property by these tribes, amounting in the aggregate to about $400,000. Under the 17th section of the act of June 30,1834, regulating trade andintercourse with Indian tribes, the aunuitiesof the tribe to which the depredatorsmay be proved to bcloi~. .g a rc made liable for the o.av"me nt of claims of this character. Sl~u~ithl~e l~ :laimso, r ally large portion 01' tlic.111, a~ainsltl lvse particol;~r rrihes, IJL. ~ntisf~wtnrill~yr ovv~all,l 11\ve11a 1111 tlirecre~l tr1 be l,;ii~l,r ile Indialls \rlluld 11e hl. ae\ er;ll ~'(..1rsiirllrivedo l'tllt. be~~t-litsothf( .ir 3 1 1 1 1 ~ - irirs, mid tllr c.uusrquruttrs wo~~litklv ly 11rg rc:~dt ist:i~ntrutf, nll~~wtb'dy fi~rther~ I I I I Ig r('awr depwdstic)us. It is \.el:\ desirahl~il lat tl~vserl aillts SIIUIIII1I1 c aetrlu~l;,u 111I ree~~rnnienthd; rt Cunglpsa I)r rt.q~imtv~tlu BII-tborizc t~ u ~ ~ ~ ~ u ~ i ~ spirr~w~usu, w~it~11i a 'srtvlre~ra~ry~, t~o evis it t l~VeU U I ~ . 11.50 1' tl~rnetr ibes, to il~\~estigta~ntde repolr all sue11 el:lims, aswell ;11uo like al:lilus ag;~iustth e 0n;ijir.i an11 other trihcr of K;rlr..us null Srl)~asl;u, autl tI1u3e against tribrs ill ZTtw llexico Trrl.iturj. Tl~rrea re rc~si~lii~n ig[l it, Spate US Coaliuil;~,r epnl~lico f llexic~,u, eur the ltiu Gmnde. a l;rrce n~lll~bcouf Kiek;~~uuansd aorne 'Cex;~sl n~liaud. who,, it is complained,kid into Texas, and-upon being pursued return to Mexico. thus escaping arrest and punishment. These Kickapoos are. principally those who separated from the tribe in Hansas years ago, and went down among the southern Indians, locating on or about the Washita river, to whom were added in 1SG4 another pasty of about 100, nuder Chief No-ko-what. They were induced, it is said, to go to Mexico upon reeresentations made to them that the Mexican .g, overnment desired it. ~ ' hrrh eir own ilitt.reat uncl wdfarr, :IS well :is i l l jn.itive to the people of Texaa, tl~esrl u~li;~usln~ uuldb e renluved l ~wkto thvir tbr~urrl r~meso, r |