The Shasta courier., 1853-08-27
OFFICIAL PAPER
Ipdiap Difficulties.

Ipdiap Difficulties.
Il will be seen by The news which we pub
lish this morgng from ihe Warnow waging be-
iweer flse whites and I'dians in Rogue Rive,
.vsley. that there seems. al present, less
probability of a cessg'on Of hostilities Than a,
the lime Of cpr previous dates. In every in
stance where he two parties came 10 an engage
ment the whites met with reverse. OF conrs,
fhis but aids TO their evaporation while il cor
1respondingly elevaes the spirits of the snvage>
and thus both ways tends TO lessen i.e cllances
of u speedy aud peacefa settlement Of the diff
cul,ies. Indeed we apprelIend ihst the war ha,
already progressed too iir--ioo many likes Ilav.
been sacriiccd-too much suffering endured
aud ZOO great an amoant of properly destroyed
10 justify even lie privilege OF e,lg HAT eac.
VIII be secilred without inr.ler bloo,lsh, 4
When Caliornians their lirolhers shot down
iiy tle saeages, aud behold the women and
yeildren flying 10 the iqsvRs Ter protection, they
are apt to do as their tailers did before ihem on
the other side Of Ire ninnntpins-wage an ex-
terminating They usually make The saya.
ges pay terribly .Eor their ontrages before the V
give them peace. And we know hat The nco-
PIE Of N"rhs.n California amd Sonihern Oregon.
in this cas-, are not Likely 10 pursuo diffcren-
course
The a5oaH,0in Hera!l says: Il Let cxicrrlina-
tioa a'e aar motto 1t mus, be otr motto in al
opposition To those who are distant. and I, ,ve
f'eNer lived where they were liable 10 be sLol
down by Tie lurking savage any moment that
ILL.,. tf.,.
semi-barbarous, unchri>liauiike Buf. we sur
mise, it will ipalicr liiiIe to the people Of The
North what persons wholly disqualified TO Judge.
may say Of their mode of securing n lasting
peace with The Indians. Tie men Of The North
know that tie Jadians can be induced TO pre-
serve state of friendship by superior force
alone, and ;te only possible way to convince
them That tie White people possess that superb
or force, is to destroy the greater number Of
their warriors It would be folly in The extreme
folly amounting to criminality-for the whites
TO attempt 10 settle their difficulties with the In
dians at this stage Of the game by forming trea-
ties. Trealies indeed -humIvgs and most
stupid ones TOO. Away with all treaties, say We
The Indian Chief Sam and his numerous we'll
armed, wel-mountct and well-rrovisioned
warriors must be ousted from their stronghold
on Table Rock, and the greater number of them
destroyed before the of Bogne River Valley
can return to their ranches in any sort of safety
with their wives and little ones.
IN this connection we may state that nrmer-
GUS body Of Pitt River aud Trinity Indians
some 500 strong-are now congreeated on Trim
iiy River, near Vary's Ranch--lcss than DAYS
travel from this place. The Express Messengers
inform us that they are growing more usolent
every day-a never failing sign of an approach-
ing outbreak. At present they are industriously
engaged in securing winters supply Of Salmon
These are The same Indians who infested the
Sacramento trail last winter, and killed and
robbed number of white men. That it is their
intention to renew those hostilitieS he approach
ing fall and winter no one acquainted with them
can doubt. This being certain as any future
event can well he, men naturally ask what should
be done' Shall they be permitted Tins, right
in our midst, in time cf peace TO prepare for war
against us-or should they ho desiroyed or run
off, Is it not rendering "aid und comfort to
the enemy thus to permit them to furnish them
selves with the very means necessary 10 enable
them 10 war against us-;o destroy our properly
and kill our peoplel