About | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline Law Journal Library | HeinOnline
LOG IN
LOG IN

1 Herbert Welsh, A Response to Senator Pettigrew 1 (1897)

handle is hein.amindian/respett0001 and id is 1 raw text is: [No. 40-SCOND SERIES-3OOD.1 OFFICE OF THE INDIAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION, 1305 ARCH STREET, PHILADELPHIA, February 25, 1897- A RESPONSE TO SENATOR PETTIGREW. In a debate on the Indian appropriation bill, conducted in the Senate of the United States, February 20th, Senator Pettigrew, of South Dakota, is reported by the Congressional Recordto have spoken as follows: Mr. President, I am well aware that we have an Indian Rights Association, organized, I suppose, to protect the Indians of this country. One of its most active centers is located in the State of Massachusetts. They are very solicitous about the rights and privileges of the Indians, terribly anxious; and along with the same idea cherished by their ancestors, the people of Massachu- setts are particular about the religious belief of the Indians they favor. Miles Standish, when he assassinated his victims, and was therefore made a saint by the Pilgrims of Massachusetts, expressed no regret, and the Rev. Robinson declared that we must take into consideration the hot temper of the little captain, and stated that his only regret was that he did not stay alive until he could be converted. So this association to-day is anxious about the rights and priv- ileges of the Indians; yet because those Indians happened to believe the doctrines of the Catholic Church, they would drive them from the schools, turn them loose on the prairies, and make no provision for them whatever. Oh, Mr. President, I am tired of the contemptible hypocrisy of the Indian Rights Association. I am sorry that it finds representation on this floor. Whilst it may contain many philanthropic and excellent people, its affairs are controlled and directed by persons who have no respect not only for the interests of the Indians but in many cases for truth itself. The spirit which reveals itself in the passionate and injurious words quoted above will not be unlikely to put even the casual reader on his guard against accepting their accuracy. In several essential particulars Senator Pettigrew's statements are false and misleading. The Indian Rights Association has no active cen- ters located in Massachusetts, though it has in that State honored 1 Reproduction by Permission of Buffalo & Erie County Public Library Buffalo, NY

What Is HeinOnline?

HeinOnline is a subscription-based resource containing thousands of academic and legal journals from inception; complete coverage of government documents such as U.S. Statutes at Large, U.S. Code, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, U.S. Reports, and much more. Documents are image-based, fully searchable PDFs with the authority of print combined with the accessibility of a user-friendly and powerful database. For more information, request a quote or trial for your organization below.



Contact us for annual subscription options:

Contact Us

Already a HeinOnline Subscriber?

Log In

profiles profiles most