Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1859-06-25

sary. We have long been impressed with the
belief that false and cruel policy has been
pursued towards the red man. He has been
robbed, plundered. and hunted like wild
beast, and when, under the instinct of self
preservation, he has ventuied to strike back
ms conduct has been magnified, and his offence
peeh aggravated in language so exciting and
glowing, that whole towns have rushed out in
pursuit and in vengeance. Nav. in some sec-
tions Of the Fan West, Indian hunts are re-
garaeu as sort of a passtiIne, and the work
OF desolation and death has been carried on
IN a spirit at once exultant and iubilunt-'
| philadelphia Inquirer.
| Benevolence is very good thing when pro
perry exercised, (and there are abundant on
pertunities Of doing at home,) but we think
that our Government already wastes too much
OF that article on some of the well trained
bands OF professional robbers that nfest our
western borders. The policy of the Govern
ment making treaties and giving presents TO
organized bands of cut-throats and despera-
does. has had the effect to encourage them IN
their vices, and entail an amount of suffering
and hardship oil the hardy pioneers that have
carried civilization and the arts over the con
tinent, that we, here in our peaceful homes
can not appreciate. There are, undoubtedly,
some few tribes that might be benefited by al
tempts to civilize them, but we really would
like to see the good hearted, benevolent people
OF Philadelphia try their hands on the Apaches
or Comancles. The truth is, those tribes
(and there are few more left of the same
sort,) possess no instincts or other qualities
that are not held in common with the wolf,
and the sooner our government treats thenrin
the same manner as they do that worthless
and rapacious animal, the better it will be for
all concerned. As Il sample Of the style in
which those red-skinned gentlemen do
business, we quote the following from the
1rizOnidn, paper printed right on the war
path of these hell-hounds.
APACHE EXPEDITION TO SoSoRA.-From pas
sengers on late Overland Mail, we learn that
a band of nearly three hundred Apache warll-
ors, was about starting from the vicinity Of
Apache Pass, OH stealing foray into Sonora.
Americans travelling in Sonora should be ex
tremely cautious, as Apache treaties with
Americans do not hold good across the line,
and the Indians seize every opportunity to
rob and murder Americans when ever they
find them in Sonora. Several cases of the
kind have lately oscurred on the road to Her.
mOsillo.
The Philadelphia Inquirer, in responding to
the feeling that is fast gaining ground in ia
vor of the real owners of the soil that we, as
usurpers, live upon, did but plain but i'm
portant duty when it stated the object of the
Indian Aid Association. 1t is right that these
should be established from one
end of the Union to the other 1t will go
far to convince the world that we are not his
only enemy-to convince the world that we
are not worse savages than the inhabitants of
the wilderness. The time has gone by when
we looked upon the Indians as a savage, a
and everything that was bad. We
have learned that he is one of Natures proud
est noblemen not one of the basest animals;
he is the legal owner of the soil, and not mer-
" wild beast prowling the forest seeking
whom lie may destroy. The red man belongs
to a noble race that is fast fading away. 1t
should be the pride of every lover of his
country to endeavor to perpetuate his exis-
lance and make comfortable his home. HUI
manity demands it our nature suggests II
and there is no bar to its accomplishment but
tianity, of civilization, or of education while
our emisaries are DISCRIMINATING human race,
with equally as many virtues as ourselves
Let us unite together and use our political
and social influence to procure lands and
homes for these people, and treat them hu-
namely. We are members of the same COM
mon family, and it is only circumstances that
make difference in our situations. Let no
man stand between John Beeson and the con-
Summation of the great work he is engaged in,
for it Is Il noble calling and one that should
enlist the sympathies of every feeling mind.