If we dismiss from our minds the prejudice we may have against the Indians we shall be able to more clearly understand the impulses that govern both races.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

A Christian people who have for two hundred years kept a race in bondage, deprived of the advantages of civilization and religion, owe them a debt of gratitude which it would seem ungenerous to withhold.