Arizona miner. [volume] (Fort Whipple, Ariz.) 1864-1868, 1864-05-25
a WIDE DIFFERENCE.

the mildest term) that Il ibe Apaches were ca
joIed, rather shan fought their hostility would
be Che more quickly overcome The yenerableI
story of William Penns success with tbe obo-
rhymes is made to do service 10 defence Of the
theory, and is backed by other examples Of The
poor Indian policy With hose who com
Iprehend The nature and habits OF the Apaches,
snch arguments can have but little weight They
are altogether a different Indian from those ap-
Ipeaaed by Penn or from any and all of the tribes
with whom peace has been maintained by treaty
They are even more Indifferent to obligations
| than the Naveios, who have won notoriety az
treaty breakers In word they do not, or will
not, understand the advantages Of peace and are
destitute even of the selfish motive usual to the
Indian cbaracteg-the hope of reward. The fear
/ of punishment alone checks their depredatons,
and only by The strong arm Of the government
can they be kept in subection. IL were idle TO
deck them with presents. or to talk to them Of
reservations. They disdaiu 10 work and bad
rather steal than hunt. Murder is their pastme.
and plumber their war-cry. Their rayages below
the ella, for years past have well established
Ith If power and proves; their recent ontrages
in this part Of the Territory show most conclu-
IsiyeIy that DotbinR less than liberal use Of
powder and shot will afford ~ security for cur
lives and property.
We favor the DETERMINATION policy or the com
plete overthrow Of their power, fsom no thirst for
blood nor yet from the force Of public sentiment
but og the simple reason that in our candid
] and prosperity Of the country No terms can be
o made With base, 9 brutal and = stealthy foe
? no halfway measures can be eAec.:sG ;99iit!
D naughty sayages who claim superiority to the
s whites, and who sparn ali efforts sc Cancellation
+" When they sue for peace and By honest ond
quiet lives give proof Of their sincerity it will be
: time enough to talk Of treaties and Of reserya
i tions. For the present let our war be yigorou;
II and terrible so shall it be short and decisive
e and IN the end the nest humane ard economical
dive expect much from the proposed expeditions
d Of Colonel Rigg and Colonel Woolsey, into tb'
:, heart OF the Apache country, the one starting
s from the Beighborhood Of Fort Bowie. aud thu
e other from this vicinity They will carry thu
d war where it must be felt Washington, will
e bis keen sagacity approved the plan. Ny idea
Of coutendiDg with the II ians, said he in 1919
n have been uniformly the same ] ain clear il
II the opinion that the cheapest and most efectua
e mode Of opposing them where they can max
sr ncursous upon US, is TO carry the war into thei
e own country"
9 recent plumber Of the ST. Paul Pionee
efhoIds the same doctrine regarding the Siou
lie war
ltl Tbs experience Of The past two years ma
S, and probably will suggest that. perhaps th
So easiest way and quickest way to conquer tn
4 Indians is--wbile maintaining a sufficient guar
upon the exposed border-to penetrate, seiz
" and hold the country now occupied by then
90 Once dispossessed of their choice hGntinggrounC
ie the Sioux will soon sue Tor peace and acoeI
D. such terms as the interests oil the border an
D. the policy OF the Government may dictate
D. we are here prompted to compare the for'
an sent against the Sioux to that provided for fgh
a ing the Navajo and the Apache. HaG govern
tel f1ent given this Department one-haif the troo
ct it has placed at the disposal of Genegpl Pop
b- we should have been rid of our barbarous f
O long ere this.
lei
e. MosTAsA-The passage of the bill by viii,
IA this new Territory formed we belioye of MEG