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Show 42 .R EPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS.. present possessions of the Indians would be found sufficient to procure for them a new location, and establish them in much more comfortable and promising circumst&ces than those by which they are now surrounded. ' As situated at present, but little piogress is being made, either in the educa-tion of the children or in agriculture. ' Within the limits of the agency there are some twenty-seven schools, at which the aggregate attendance has been but six hundred and twenty-four. I am satisfied that the teachers en~ployed discharge their duties 4 t h co~mendahle fidelity; hut the result of their labors is. not such as might easily be attained, with far less expenditure, if the Indians were concentrated so that the number of schools might be reduced, and a more regular attendance on the part of the . scholars be secured. The recent law of Congress providing for the punishment of persons selling intoxicating liquors to the Indians is having a salutary effect in this as well as other localities, and meets with the approval of the more intelligent of the In-diana and the more respectable of the whites. No doubts are entertained as to the loyalty of the Indians of this agency. GREEN BAY AGEXCY. T6e Indians of this agency consist of the Stockbridges and Munsees, the Oneidas, and the Menomonees. The suggestions made with reference to the Michigan agency, with but slight modifications, are appropriate to the Indians of this agency. Judging by the report of Agent Davis, I am satisfied that averylarge proportionof the Indians under his charge would be vastly benefited if located upon a single reservation, and assigned a proper quantity of land to be held in severalty. Their knowl-edge of the arts of civilization, and the extent to which they have engaged in industrial pursuits, are such that, in my judgment, the stimulus arising from the individual ownership of land and other property would be to them of incalcu-lable benefit, and would prove, within a few years, more effectual in elevating, civilizing, and in all respects improving their condition than any and a11 the means hitherto employed. , The report of Agent Davis is very elaborate, and preBents much detailed and interesting information in relation to all the tribes under his charge. The infor-mation he furnishes in relation to the machinations of the rebels among the Indians is of much interest. , NEW YORK AQENOY. The Indians of New York still maintain their advanced position in relation ' to all the Indian nations. With them the question of Indian civilization has been successfnlly solved. They have their churchegand scl~ools; their houses are neat and comfortable ; they are successfully engaged in agriculture; and in a11 their surroundings thrift and comfort are to be observed. |