Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-01-30
THE INDIAN TROUBLES.

Were our people not completely callous-
ed upon the subject of war and bloodshed,
through a four years familiarity with the
most tremendous war of modern times,
the depredations of the Indian tribes upon
the wide track of territory between the
Atlantic and Pacific States would cause
excitement and alarm. Those depreda-
tons have lately become of most serious
character, and have finally succeeded in
cutting off mail communication overland.
The telegraph is thus far unmolested; but
we may look any hour for its destruction.
A similar Indian outbreak was quelled
last summer by the militia forces Of Col
orado; but the "cruelty" of the whites
in that affair excited the horror and sym
patty of the authorities, and will perhaps
be prevented in future. The people Of
Colorado are not to be permitted to chas-
tise the Indians with that severity which
is the only effectual method of depressing
the noble red man." They are expected
to treat the savage foe with strict reference
to 1.-THE highest principles of Christian
civilization" In the Department of the
Pacific an order of similar import has been
promulgated by General Mcdowell. Con-
corning that order, the Reese River RereiAe
l;soo,rsas nc follows.
But it has remained for the commander
of the Department of the Pacific to issue
an order rvaling the mandates OF Don
Quixote, and demanding the devotion OF
Nolan, or the discretion of Butler to
execute. Our Department commander,
soldier, sans peur, ct sans reproche, has or
dered his subordinates to arrest all Indians
committing crimes and have them tried
before the proper tribunals for their Of
fences. He has also sent troops to Owens
River to protect the Indians against the
whites.
4 few thousand of these "noble red
men of the forest have lately been anus
ing themselves in obstructing the United
States mail in its passage across the CONT
nent. They have also secured few trit-
ling, but pleasant mementoes, that had
been carefully nourished under the hats
and bonnets and tiny caps of the worth
less white, that will grace their lodges or
ornament their bride reins. Another
party, in the region of Owens River,
warmed themselves by the burning cabins
of the settlers, sitter depositing their ar
rows in the bodies of the men, women
and children, occupants Of the buildings.
These were all " friendly Indians" those
of California undoubtedly from the Res
ervation at TETON. and our General in
command may not consider their acts as
crimes. But should he, what glorious
harvest it will be for the officers Of the
law. SheritfS to arrest, Jailors to guard
and feed, Justices to examine, Judges to
hold Court, juries to try, witnesses to
swear, and lawyers to plead. Then will
come the millennium of law. Mining
cases must stand aside, all business stop,
and the people from the Mississippi to the
Pacific, devote themselves to trying the
Indian for his eccentricities; and the gos-
siping in consequence.
1t is bright idea Of the Generals, an
idea, too, that could originate only with
one who had found that to rely upon
force was exceedingly uncertain. But
that kind of treatment of Indians, orders or
no orders, may be set down as ausgespieh.