Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1865-08-02

general hate and blood thirstiness, or, so
far as they have fallen upon the "Joseph-
ties" or deserting Mormons, have been di-
rected by some of the leaders of the Lat
ter Day Saints here to put stop to this !
sort of depletions of power and popula-
ton; whether they be by petty strag-
Cling bands, led by desperate white rob-
bers, or are the advance couriers of all
the warlike tribes of the plains and the
mountains,-there's only one course to be
pursued with regard to them, and that
Gen. Conner is now doing with new ener-
gy. He will guard and patrol the whole
main overland road, as he has been doing
the lower part of it, with cavalrymen
and infantry, and give an escort to every
stage; fiom the military posts every 100
and 200 miles along the route, he will
send out scouting parties to track up the
marauders; if the raids and murder can
be traced to friendly tribes, as has been
done in one or two instances, he will de-
mand those engaged in it, and failing to
get them will seize and hang portion of
the principal chiefs he will retaliate
quickly and sharply and then with a
large force, now gathering at Fort Lara
mie, he will 60 in pursuit of the great
body of the hostile Indians ia the North
and inAict upon them sharp punishment;
and SO conveying to them all, the knowl-
edge of our power and purpose to make
them peacablc, do the best and only thing
to secure their friendliness. The govern
ment is ready to assist in their support,
to grant them reservations, to give them
food or make them presents but it must
with sharp hand, enforce their respect
to travel, their respect to property, and
their respect to trade throughout all this
region. And if this cannot be secured
short of their utter determination, why
determination it must be. Else, we may
as we'll abandon this whole region; give
up its settlement, its subjugation to civil
izaton, it's development to wealth and
Christianity. 1t is the old eternal con
test between barbarism and civilization
between things as they have been and are
and material and moral progress; and
barbarism and barbarity must go to 'ht
wall, somewhat too roughly perhaps, as il
always the case with rough, earnest mate
rial communities, but yet certainly, Th'
Mormons have exhausted the Quaker pol
icy toward the Indians have fed auC
clothed them for years, paying them il
all ways heavy subsidies, in consideration
of being let alone; but they are growing
tired of it, both because it is expensive
and is not sure ofsuccess. Only few day
ago, some Indians attacked the Mormon
at settlement some so miles south o
here, and killed Is or 20 persons. Brig
ham Young and other officials of churcl
and state went down to investigate th
matter and restore peace they have jus
come back reporting success, and layin
part of the blame on the whites, but still
with less of the old disposition to subsi
die the barbarians. Montana is distur
I bed with reports of Indian outrages thi
whole region of mountains and plains i
sensitive and suffeliug with the appre
tensions or realities of their general re
currence; commerce suffers; prices z
/; up; emigration stops and all the deve
opment of the great West is clogged. N
wonder is it, then. that the entire whit
population of the territories clamor fc
positive measures of restraint and punish
t ment. The rcd man of reality is not tb
: red man of poetry, romance, or philanthrc
py. He is false and barbaric, cunnin
|, and cowardlry, attacking only when o.
! advantage is with him. horrible in cruelty
. the terror of women and children, impef
9 etrable to nearly every motive but fea
|, impossible to regenerate and ciyilize. In
whites may often be unjust and cruel /
r turn; but the balance is far against tf
: Indian and the country must sustai
j the government and Gen. Conner in pu
: suing vigorous offensive and defcnsl'
r policy against him. Gen. Conner wi
r soon have a force Of 5000 cavalry an
Q 1000 infantry, and this will give hi
= abundant power for executing bis plan
q Gen. sully is in the north with a force
D 1000 to 1000, working down from the u