Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1856-01-04

moved them slowly up and down ike a
see-saw, Of which his body was the full
erum, while from his puckered lips was
spun out three yards or more of a steady |
jet Of water.
But, with ali their comieslity and good
traits, they are treaeherous, and have
been known to murder those who trusted
to their hospitality.
In one of my lonely strOlls in quest Of
4 cool spring to luxuriate at in nOon-tide,
a pair of them, coming abruptly upon
me. were taken captive by my Haunting
flannel shirt, which, in their opinion, was
the very last touch in gentility, so they
took me captive in order to be sure Of
the shirt. Thirst it was, perhaps, that
made me q little fierce just then; or,
mayhap, IS was only a philosophical per-
ception Of the right of property, and de-
termination TO maintain it; but, suffice it
to say, the dispute was settled in the APP
proved style Of western logic, and the
shirt escaped with the rightful owner in
It. Ever since my imagination has
knocked two Indians into one, in caleu-
Iatin- even chances of 4 fight with them;
for. rs compared with our own race, they
are Inferior in muscular strength; and,
unless the tigers ferocity be bravery,
n-s. Of them are destitute Of that noble
quality.
This is not speaking of the red man
in the style of Cooper's novels, nor in
the cLivalric acceptation which he occu-
pies in modern school books; It is mere
" telling the truth of him, physically
and spiritually deteriorated as he is by
the utter hopelessness Of his condition,
AID by being brought into contact with
the frontier asperities Of or civilization.
L IS the portrait Of the savage, which
those whohaveknown him VIII pronounce
to be correct.
Wlth the bo!dness Of 4 ffdntier-man,
3Ir. Greene grapples with the question,
what to do with the Indians His plan
has, at least, the merit Of simplicity. Il
/ Is 10 set them ezterminating one another
! Treaeherous, libidinous, stricken wifi
disease, beastIy with base alpetites, rank
ling with hatred, and every way degrad-
ed, there are few beams of hope to re-
sumo the Indians path Ny conviction
nov Is, that, unless they be speedily q
ma,gamated with our composite Yankee
I family, the most economical disposition
that can be made Of them would be to
hiss them upon one another; the prairie
/. tribes against the highlay, the Usage anG
Delaware upon the Comanch and Utah
until they are dwindIed away and utter
t II eowed and broken in spirit at a su
Perfeial view this seems cruel !; but IS i
50: They have feuds enough, with LITTLE
diplomacy and low pay, to impel then
inso 4 war Of determination. Implaea
be at heart, the Kaw thirst for the bloc;
Of the Arapaho who has trespassed OF
his underground, stolen his wife. anC
I driven away his horses With repIen
ished magazine the strife would be bu
brief and deadly; and it would matter
little which fell soonest False phiIan
= thropy might deuounce the measure a
{ eowardIy; bit then 1t were wiser to ap
, proPriate the public treasure to whole
some uses, while it is assuredIy more mer
: ciful 10 crush out a fated race than t
decirnate them with the tortures OF {
century.
We can scarcely wonder at frontie
rover coneeiving such an idea as this
: Bot yTe are assured by other authorize
, Gen. Houston for exanpIe-that tn
: Indian IS Tssrsr the first 10 assaiI til
: white man, and that just and kind treat
: ment renders the savage a safe. though
e vaIueless co-resident. In the easter
4 parts of Kanzas, where the white settle
/ mems are numerous. the Indians give n
3: trouble and are seldom seen.
4 We have quoted CROUCH from thi
work to show how spiritedly It Is writer
; In addition to these graphic pictures,
: contains all the information most esser
tial to an ernigrant; the routes, distance
rivers, varieties Of soil and production
Il a list of the settlements, mission station
y and military posts, tabIesof temperatur
Z ese- 4 wide diztribufior of the work
: the present time will be Of service
: many ways; particularly forshowing ii
u precise quality Of the bone for which tp
: great parties are contending-
d, Negro Stampede.
t. Our Paris correspondent writes US th