Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-12-13

As to the Indians taken there tSmith river
Reservaton) from this county we wish Mr. Han
sons pet newspapers to understand that most OF
them are back.
The extract is from the Humboldt Times of
Dec. 9th, in response to an article copied from
the Alta California, wherein Mr.. Superintendent
Hanson is lauded to the skies for his humane act
in going 10 San Francisco aud procuring eight
hundred and ninety one cast off garments for the
use and comfort of the Indians be had removed
from Humboldt to the Smith river Reservation.
which said garments will probably in The end
cost Government more than new and substan-
tlal outfit should have done. Now is the editor
OF he Times credulous enough to believe that
the Alta or Bulletin will ever deign to notice the
fact so often mentioned of late by northern co
temporaries, that a portion and perhaps the
greater part Of these Indians have already re-
turned to their old baunts in Humboldt county
That they will ever become cognizant of the TACT
that as sopn as Mr. Hanson bad seen these Indians
safely landed at the Reservation, and started for
San Franeisco TO hunt up this " cast off clothing
Of every DESCRIPTION aud size, suitable for bucks,
squaws and papooses." they Immediately com
menced leaving. Will they ever inquire whether
Mr.. Hanson, shen he moved these Indians to the
Reservation, took the proper measures to guard
them and see that they remained where they had
been carried at an expense of many thousand
dollars TO the Government. We don't believe
they ever will. They are too ready TO justify
every brutal act on the part OF the Indians, as
natural revenge for wrongs they have received
at the hands of white men.
The fact is, there are bat two classes Of per-
sons, that aware of, who are always ex-
pressing sympathy for Diggers one is composed
Of philanthropic newspaper men who reside in
the " great cities" and who know no more of
the character Of these Indians than Yale Col
lege student the other class is known in all
Indian cursed communities as "squaw men -
men who live With the Indians and subsst off
their plunder. However unpleasant this may
read to these apoogisls for Indian brutalites, il
is nevertheless true
The people of Humboldt county have suffered
terribly within the past twelve months al the
hands OF the Indians, and still no real or decisive
steps have been taken to ameliorae their cOndi
ion. 1t is now proposed TO call mass c0nven-
ion Of the people to consider what steps shall be
taken TO call the attention OF our State and
National authorities to their unhappy condition,
and to see if some step cannot be taken for their
immediate protection aud benefit. A remedy for
the evil must be speedily devised.
Mr.. Pelsonette, the Assemblyman elect from
this county, is cognizant Of the true state OF
affairs in Humboldt, well as on the border Of
our own county, and we are satisfied will lose no
opportunity to properly bring the matter before
The L. gislature. The facts are easily Obtained
to show that there has been wolul msmanage-
meHt on the part of The military authorities sent
to ameliOrate the condition Of that people,
Hardly week has passed during the last six
months but one or more citizens have been bru-
tally murdered, aud their homes pillaged aud
destroyed and this too, with force of from
three to seven hundred military within the coun-
ty borders For a time the military commander
of the District even refused escort for the
mail between Hoopa Valley aud Arcata and it
was only upon the threat that the route would be
abandoned, that such pr0t' ction was furnished.
But Humboldt county is not alone in this eX-
tremiy. The people on the Trinity border, and
in Klamath aud Del Norte counties, are also IN
danger, and il is to be hoped that the entire
Northern delegation will join in asking for relief
for their constituents, aud that il is provided
in some shape, no matter what, so long as We
get it,