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The case of the Poncas seems Entitled to Especial Consideration at the hands of Congress. They have always been friendly to the whites. It is said, and as far as I have been able to learn, truthfully, that no Ponca ever killed a white man. The orders of the government always met with obedient Compliance at their hands. Their removal from their old homes on the Missouri River was to them a great hardship. They had been born and raised there. They had housed there, in which they lived according to their ideas of Comfort. Many of them had engaged in agriculture, and possessed cattle and agricultural implements. They were very reluctant to leave all this, but when Congress had resolved upon their removal, they finally overcame that reluctance and obeyed. Considering their constant good conduct, their obedient spirit, and the sacrifices they have made, their are certainly entitled to more than ordinary care at the hands of the government, and I urgently recommend that liberal provision be made to aid them in their new settlement." Extract from Annual Reports of Hon. Carl Schurz, Secretary of the Interior, Nov. 1877.