Whether or not our system of Indian management has been a success during the past ten, fifty, or hundred years is almost answered in the asking.

It is unfair to suppose that one party has invariably acted rightly, and that the other is responsible for every wrong that has been committed.

If the graves of the thousands of victims who have fallen in the terrible wars of the two races had been placed in line the philanthropist might travel from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and from the Lakes to the Gulf, and be constantly in sight of green mounds.

The more we study the Indian's character the more we appreciate the marked distinction between the civilized being and the real savage.

The Indians, however, could not migrate from one part of the United States to another; neither could they obtain employment as readily as white people, either upon or beyond the Indian reservations.

These are hallowed moments, when every American has reason to express his gratitude to Almighty God that it has been our good fortune to witness the light of this auspicious morn.

For a time during the early settlement of this country peace and goodwill prevailed, only to be followed later by violent and relentless warfare.