Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1836-08-23
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ia'ft paFrf has romg 10 hand 90 ste. be %
from the Nocil % The South tho East or he wcsi
bot Got upon opening II We fnd rlaunr a. us 10
caU'bIs. With due accompaniment orcHo smaiiuu
poir's 'hc words Indian llostiliiies lud.aa Mur
dcfs iudian Cruilues lndisu ncprcdatons -
Indian Warf5ro lndian Conlagra;ian! Indian
Nessac,o' with long list Of e. cs'cras and ap-
pended thereto thrilling accounts of the ouirsgcs
committed by them depicted m the most glowing
colars, boz order 10 work uron senslbiltics On
list our sympoihics end call forth an outpourng 81
dre'ul woes and unmcasurcd indignation upon tho
head. ofuoi merely tho perpetrators thereof but al
bearing lhe same name or connected herewith by
the ties of cousauguniiy.
Far DC It from us TO cuuniensrcc the misdceds
of the red man, or TO say aught shat may be con-
f,rucd into an approval Of the havoc and dcsolauon
The ~rc, heducss and distress which he has occa-
stoned.
Bsl tiier duo dcltbcra,iou after serious con
sidriali,n OF Tho matter after examining Ia oil
ITS bearings and dependencies, we COME to 30
other conclusion than that The guoranl the friend
lest. the misguided Sous Of the forest are more
"sinncd sqalnsi than a. ming"
The truth u.s. ia most Of the occurrences that
iranspire between them aud The whites, We bear
hut ne side ofihe question; and that told to Us
not By an impartial observer o. narrator, not by
enc Who is anxious to deal IUstly and act uprchty
but by the conienaIng power who viewed the
most favorable light possible, is interested 10 bend
truth aud justice IN its own favor and too gene
. rally Is composed Of such materials, that every
thug, not excepting truth and justice must be sac
rihced to iis base aud selfish purposes.
We must remember that The Indian has no one
20 recount his wrongs he has not the medium of
public press, through which to rebut the charges
brought against hIm our whole nation may he
reused up IN opposition to hin by the ,ilo and sian
derous Accusations that the mcrcess Spectator or
tie hear,les trader may promulgate, and he re-
main as utterly ignorant OF tie charges, as he is
completely innocent of the crimes or mlsdcels al
legged against bin.
The white man may burn his wipwams. dc,as-
tate his hunting grounds, render useless his fish
ing spots. cheat him out of his possessions. and all
this he must bear IN silence or if, eoaded on by
repeated insults and injuries he prosumes orpr
resistance, or seeks retalia'on,the rockies muir
derers md pi,legers become his accuscrs, judges
jurors. eNecutioners.
II an Indian by way Of redressing bis gre, iances
makes incursion into the border settlements of
! thc whites or it. from TIC depravity of his nature
ur the stimulus Of his corrupt habits he shodld do
that whici! thousands among are daily guilty OF
/ convert the property Of others to his own use
the fact is b'ezouod forth in the prints, from one
end Of The Union to the other; the locsln is sound
ed, aud ndiscrIniuate war is waged against all
dat cGn be encountered and this done by the
cirjijzed white man, who thinks it strange. indeed
lha, the uncnligh,ercd red man should cudeayor
to redress the indi.uIties he has suffered wher
where, and in tie most summary manner that hC
can.
II log hat be burnt. or horse stolen, or fcw
humon beings are taken captYes, or inundated
perhaps innocent perhaps merited victims TO then
WndcIve fury, papers, pamphlets books are issu
ed into being, to recount The wrongs; the intcit
gence is listened to by every ear, is dwet upon by
every tongue. and becomes familiar household
words 10 an throughout the land. Parents al length
cherish the came spirit of amnesty against th,
Indians that AmIlcar did against the Romans 81,
their children resolve, if they do not Annbs
like, swear, never 10 be at peace with them.
Bot how many tribes have been swept from
the face Of the eartb--how many noble chlofilans
with their wives and families, have been butchere
or doomed 10 bondage worse than death, wilhou
the least inquiry being made respecting the justice
or rather gross injustice other fate How man
; have endured all that Logan endured felt oil tina
he felt, without bis gan Of ultersncc. powers o
ooq1cncc. sbih,y 10 make pathetic appeal TO d.
: better k'nder fceliugs OF our nature How man
proud sons of Tie forest are there's this day who
2 could they make their voices heard. aud lher
? iSngosge inteligibe 10 ~, would cause r0any
e one among those standing IN high places to tor
pale, aud tfemble icr the safety of their reputa
lions
b What black array Of mighty wrongs On
r petty perliies' would they display to oar mcnia
+ VISION. What treaties framed but 10 be broken =
Whist pledges given but never rcdccmcd--n h1
, promises made but never fuided, would the
G pu,n, oui % Us What yIle practices. what eros
70 abuecs bat low dccepton- what base ttcacherie,
- ou1 they call up. 'hat they have beeu aod I'll
n are, sublec'e, tot How nigh, they cause 10 rln
% IN ears tie secount Of the base IngHtiude u
b iufncd by us sud our tJie'allefs on them srd tAc
g Frogcntors FOR the many k,nlnesses received
D early times Al their hands How might The
b heap walls Of FIRE upon our heads, By contrastin
. me egndue, Of the catsn,e savage. as Wc chants
- bly, term him, wilh the CHRISTIAN white maa,
e sac. par excellence denomiaste oursclge.
c PEicE-il is 90 seldom that We ain pesce /