A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . second term, a war broke out with the Sioux Indians, whorefused to move from the Black Hills of Dakota. Gold hadbeen discovered in this region, and it was wanted for the In Grants first annual message he announced a new policytoward these wards of the nation by giving the management of a fewreservations of Indians to members of the Society of Friends. At alater date other reservations were intrusted to other religious new policy has worked well, though it had to contend with theinjustice and frauds of the I
A history of the United States of America; its people and its institutions . second term, a war broke out with the Sioux Indians, whorefused to move from the Black Hills of Dakota. Gold hadbeen discovered in this region, and it was wanted for the In Grants first annual message he announced a new policytoward these wards of the nation by giving the management of a fewreservations of Indians to members of the Society of Friends. At alater date other reservations were intrusted to other religious new policy has worked well, though it had to contend with theinjustice and frauds of the Indian agents. It has given rise to an Indian Rights Association. 424 DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW NATION. whites, but the Sioux, under their leader, Sitting Bull, foughtfiercely. During the contest General Custer, a brave cav-alry leader of the Civil War, with a small force, was attackedon the Little Big Horn River by ten times his number ofIndians, and he and his entire regiment were killed, thesavages giving no quarter. In the end Sitting Bull and hisfollowers fled to Battle at the Little Big Horn. The Election of 1872.—A new party arose in 1872,under the name of Liberal Republicans. It advocated theremoval of troops from the South and civil service the spoils system had been instituted by PresidentJackson the number of places under the government hadvery greatly increased. These positions were given out byCongressmen and others in reward for political reform in this abuse was badly needed, and a conven- TxRANTS ADMINISTRATION. 425 tion was held by the new organization, which nominatedHorace Greeley, publisher and editor of the New YorkTribu7ie. The Democratic party accepted Greeley as its candidatein spite of the fact that he had been one of its most activeopponents. Grant was renominated by the Republicanparty. Of the three hundred and sixty-six electoral votescast Grant received two hundred and eighty-six, HenryWilson, of Massachusetts, was ele
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