for Foreign Missions for many years; had a church of one hundred members; a native preacher, partly supported by them; had built log-cabins on their claims, and planted farms, many of them digging np the groaud with hoes and spades."

Dr. Williamson roiterates the treaty provisions under which he claims that thesc Indians are entitled to aid. The sixth Article of the treaty of 1868 closes as follows: " Any Indian or Indians recciving a patent for land under the foregoiug provisions, shall thercby and henceforth become and be a citizen of the United States, and be entitled to all the privileges and immunities of such eitizenship, and shall at the same time retain all his rights and bencfits accrning to Indians under this treaty."

This treaty goes on to provide most adopting the civilized mode of life. Article eighth specially provides for supplying them with seed and agricultural imple ments, and this is what. they most of all need. liberally for all Indians

The encouragement held forth in this treaty was one great motive in leading these people to break tribal influcnces, so delcterious to improvement, and adopt tion. Is it not base tyranny to disappoint them? They are the first Sionx, if not the first Indians in the United States to our democratic civiliza adopt the spirit and life of onr American civilization. They haye of their own accord done just what the Government has been for generations trying now will the Government refuse this helping hand? To our shame, it has for two years refused Indians said, "lf we become civilized, it is necessary for us to break np tribal relations, and settle down like white men."

In 1873 the Government at last yielded to this request, and sent out oxen, wagons, ploughs, etc., enough to stock thirty farms. special agent for them, reports their progress:"They all live in log-houscs and wear citizens' dress. * One hundred and to get the Indians to do. And And why? Becanse the In 1874, Dr. Williamson, having been appointed a language fluently. They all go to niueteen can read their own