Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1867-06-17
SENSATION SPEECH q ON THE
WAR PATH.
George Francis Train Solves the
Indian Question.
From the Omaha Herald, june 8. nolt

From the Omaha Herald, june 81 i''4'
Train speech to the Vice President s
Senatorial party cuts right and left. As
usual be is heading against the tide, but
tells some truths that viii create sen.
sation:
You are just in time, Mr.. President, to
help me settle the Indian question. We
must introduce them to the Rsquimaux.
Summers sixty page speech proves that
the climate is full Of hunting fields.
Laughter. The only way to settle the
question, is to sell our ironclads to
Russia and Japan, and give me the con
tract to remove the Indians forthwith to
the cool and refreshing climate of our
new territory, Whale-oil.ian. Laughter
and applause To show that | am viii.
ing to do the fair thing, / will agree to
dividethe profits with the President, Cab.
met, Senate, House, Governors of States,
and Thurlow Weed laughter; and !
will donate one hundred thousand dollars
toward defeating Grant, and elevating
myself to the Presidency. Laughter.
Lo the poor Indian is or the war
path. Camanche, Sioux, Blackfoot,
Crows, Pah. Ute, Arapahoes, Poncas,
Moquins, Apaches, Cheyennes, Brules,
Ogallalls, Uncapas, Yankton and San
sarcs The holy alliance is signed. The
struggle is for life or death Fight or
starvel They are all united sixty thous-
and strong
The Seminole chief speaks for all the
tribes:
Blaze with your serried columns,
will not bend the knee,
The shaekle ne'er again bind
The arm that now is free.
g scorn your proffered treaty,
The pale-face l defy,
III curse yo with my lstest breath
And hate you till die"
Then be it SO. Our Christianity has
triumphed. We have bought HIS birth
right for less than a mess Of pottage
How grand our civilization. We have
debauehed him, robbed him, swindled
him That's so Are we not Chris
tians? We lie, we cheat, we steal Are
we not his superiors' ILaughter We
make treaties only to break them Will
liam Penn ratified his without an oath,
and it was good. We solennnly swesr,
and damn" is the first christian word
No Indian Iearns Most Of ria Great
Fo,bars at Washincton swearl Our
cbn-ch s,esnlas s,iV NO; nj tovard hesys,,
Tho Tnd;an ia too low down for our NH.
lantbronv excent with The Iutherans.
Two fntberap missionaries have lust
come in from the war nsth. and nv in
formst;on Il bstter tbnn the War Depart.
ment or the Interior, | tell you we are
Sa,;on n on ! ~ - N''' 49,. -.
CoInn,bus was wolcomed Cahot re.
oa;yoJ w;tL oman arms
.rr'oI !, ~. IVA 80
rba new wHsss VOID streteSe iis dark hand 70 tie
old"
Had the Peuuot killed Miles Standsh;
had Powhattan tonnhawked Smith, Long
fellow would not have written of John
Alden. the Pocahentas history might not
have proved a fable. Cooper never
would have painted au Uncas, repre-.
sentative Indian, and Black Hawk would
have never made Jackson President or
Tscnmsah Dusbe6 Harrison into the
White Heuse
While l have no special admiration for
the noetical views our aathors and pain
Tors bave riyen TO the red mans bravery
and noble characteristics, am thorougly
conv;ncad ibnl religions wars or politieal
hate nsvsr committed greater outrAges
n the Ola World than the cruelties we
have nractieed upon the Indians in
tbs nam. NJ cbristianity. civilization and