The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-12-05

privileges, the responsibility will
rest upon those who, having the
opportunity, refused to temper the
reconstruction Of the State with toll
Grafton, season its Legislation with
their wisdom, and WELD to conser-
vative purpo ses a mass OF mcompe
tence and ignorance which they
claimed the Influence to control
Gin. Commercial.
Results OF the Indian Commits
sion.
The Peace Commission has ac-
complished its mission, or so much
of it as it could. It has made peace
with the southern tribcs-the Kio-
wa, Arrapahoe, Comanche, Apache.
and Cheyenne Indians. But the
Commission was not so forum ate
with the northern tribes. The
Grows refused to sign & treaty, and
the Sioux and Northern Cheyennes
would not hold a pow-wow. They
would have nothing to do with the
Commissioners sent out by the
great father at Washington.
They have no faith in treaties,
nor have we. The Indians all sing
the same song, says our correspon-
dent: "The white man has made
treaties with us and broken them, by
not doing as he promised p That
they concluded treaties at all, is due
to the immediate inducements held
out to them. They want guns, am
munition, horses clothing and food.
all of which the Commissioners
promised, and sometimes gave. II
is possible that, under the influence
of received or anticipated gifts and
annuities, the Indians may remain
peaceful for few months to come
Nothing more need be anticipated.
The root of the difficulty was moi
reached after all. Blackfoot, tn
spokesman for the Crow Nation
PIT the matter in its true light
"Leave our. country alone,'' he sale
bluntly ''take back your young
men, and there shall be lasting
peace, Your young men have de
stfoyed our game, burnt the grass
and cut down our timber--that is
the cause Of war As. for reserved
,.anas, limiting his hunting ground:
and. coHfning him to a settlement
5Ile Indian wants nothing Of it,. No:
does he attach any value to th'
farming implements, the plows, har
rows, hoes scythes, cradles, mills
and other mechanism Of agricul
ture and civilization which the Com
missioners pledged should be forth
coming. As to the farmers ant
millers the carpenters and black
smiths, who are to be forwarde,
with them, to instruct the Indian il
| their uses, their scalps will proba
by adorn the wigwams of thei
charming scholars on the first prov
ocation for an out break. Th
white man who undertakes that be
nevolent mission should do as OH
of the first ministerial settlers o.
the " Western Reserve did whe
about to leave his native State o
| Connecticut: make his will, preac
his own funeral sermon, and writ
up his own obituary. s..e.
The Indian is welded TO his ways
He loves to roam the forest, hunt
the game, fish in the rivers, and re
move his wigwam from one vale
to another, as his necessities 0
pleasures may dictate. He hate
the restraints Of even semi civil
lied condition, and is ready to go t
war with any race chat tethers him
however gently. The tribes tha
met the Commissioners held til
same language as those which dc
clined a meeting. They cid no
wish to give away or sell the Ian
Of their fathers; they wanted til Ell
all. It was the land upon whic
they had been raised, and to whic
they had title going back to q
immemorial time.
It is in vain that the Commis
sioners depicted in glowing word
the blessings Of a stable and civil
!, lied life, the abundance that come
with cultivat on Of the soil, and tll
!, refinement that follows abundanc.
The Indians were ready to listen t
propositions Of gifts of guns, an
horses, and money, and such othe
presents as please their fancy an
contribute to their comfort in th
| savage state. But the talk of resel
vations and settlements fell upo
cold ears. Itis very doubtful whetl
er they understand the full purpol
of the treatise they were induced t