New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-12-27

swer. The whites, toe. generally have no idea OF
treating the Indian a. . man who has any rights.
They regard him, in the language Of Mr.. Many
penny, which we have extracted, a. being to Be
"e1teminated" Ard in addition to this they re-
gard the treasury Of the United States a. the chest
cut Of which they ought 10 be lavishly paid to do
the deed. Hence the claims for millions hich have
been and will be made BY those engaged in this last
forsy. The worst of il il that they are not the end,
but only the beginning of the series. Notwith-
standing al that has been expended, nothing has
been done to subdue the Indians or en-
force the treaties referred TO- On the
contrary, the tribes have succeeded in their OBJ
ject. They have expelled the whites and reclaimed
the whole upper country, which they now hold un-
disturbed possession Of. The coveted mines are
unworkeJ, and even the few Frenchmen who had
domestcated tbem,elves there, and were fast filing
their pockets out of the new discoveries, have been
compelled to leave. The future, we fear, may be
too plainly foreseen. The lure Of the gold will be
followed under prete1t Of enforcing the disavowed
treaties in question, and Q war Of determination
begun. Such certainly will be the case if the pres
emit Secretary Of War shall be able to infuse his
spirit into his successor, and sufficient force can
be mustered to execute the job. We pray, how
ever, that Mr.. Buchanan may put q different kind
Of person from Mr.. Davis at the head Of the War
Department, and that the quick coming Florida
massacre may be the last outrage upon the Indians
that shall disgrace tho country for at least four
years TO come.
The more recent history of our Indian Difficult
ties is sufficient 10 show that there is no sort Of
wrong that is not done to the Indian and no sort Of
crime that is not committed against him. If an in
dvidua of tribe pliers lame COW of an emgrant
train, forthwith detachment Outrageous is sent to
commence war against the whole body, the United
States back the effort with an appropriation Of two
millions and half of dollars and general butchery
Of men, women and children follows. Like the col
ored man in the Slave States the Indian is an out
law. He has no remedy for oitnses committed
against his person before the legal tribunals, where
bis kind are tho only witnesses, for their testimony
is promptly rejected in the courts Of law. He must,
therefore, become bis own avenger for wrong done
TO him, or he must 90 unrevenyed. He 10 victim
lied on every side. If the white man wishes to
plunder him of his land, he takes individual, i'm.
proyises him Tito chiehain, and makes treaty
giving to himself what territory he wants. II the
lawful claimant resists and undertakes to expel the
intruder, the charge of treschery and murder is
raised and every red man to be found is knocked in
the bead. II the white man wishes 10 get up hos
tties against tribe, and at the same time fill his
pockets by the operation, or merely wishes to rob
with impunity, be paints bis face and makes his
descent upon an emgrant train, gathers his plum
der, flies and reports the act Is an Indian outrage,
ar calls for war BY way Of punishment In ono
quarter or the other il not in all such has been the
experience of Indians on the Plains, Indians in
Florida and Indians on the Pacific. We invoke, ~
the least to be asked, humane administration Of
the government toward this race, 20 complete
" in our power and claim that tho policy toward
them sba be such as TO result in their gradual abb
sorption BY the whites rather than in their e1-
termir alton by force Of Arms.