The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-08-23

paramount. purpose Of which, next to i'm
mediate self protection, is the maintenance
OF allegiance TO that Government for which
they have on 50 many sanguiosry fields
demonstrated their fidelity aud affection
VINO viii say that they are not entitled L
il. or that they sball not have II?
We are engaged in building two grea
lines of RAILROAD across these plains. The
! Goyernms nj has embar ked many million.
in these enterprises. Their speedy con
struction Ia demanded not only BY com
meTcial considerations of the very highest
import, but tor very grave political rea.
sons also. Sandered IS importsn: sec
lions OF the county are by rugged aud
almost impossible mountains aud barren
plains. 10 time nor effort should be spared
TO secure the more perfect connection aud
more thorough community of interest.
political and commercial. by the speedy
completion of these lines Of rail.
Yet, in the face oil a conquering army,
and derpite the fabulous resources OF the
nation, they ere permitted TO lauguish.
handful of nomads has for months held
them at bay. The settlements along their
routes, winch a; one time bid fair TO keep
pace with the track-layer, TO become At
once their support aud protection, have
been stopped, and in some instances 90
liberated. The pioneer, I e oVant coureur
OF civilization and self government. is
either turned back upon his westward
march. or, as is frequently the case, slain,
and his wife and cuiidren captured and
reserved for fate worse than death.
? An .nlerdic,lou is laid upon the travel
and traffic OF the Plaus; the great United
States mails are stopped; the great int
rior States and Territories of the Union
are more efeelually cut off from thu cap
Hal OF the nation than though the ocean
rolled between. There are vacant seats
in these halls which could not be filed
by reason Of an intervening hostile people.
who are defyIng the power of the Govern
meni. and In that tar have succeeded 10
obs'ructing lis Legislation.
Yet, when we ask for protection aud re
dress. we are met by the criticism that We
have brought this calamity upon ourselves,
that the West desires war thalher FARM
ers may fad market Tor their surplus
grain. When We point to the manglet
corPses of our friends, slain in the vain
effort to stop the course OF empire, we are
met with the sneering cry of "Graiu
Gi ain u When we point 10 the record
of deienseless children murdered and wo
men outraged aud tomahawked to CRAFTY
tue brutal lust and revenge of a savage
Toe, We are tainted with The response thai
we have too much Grain ~ as though
the venturesome pioneer, who does well
for the FIRST few years if be keeps the
volt from the door, were already blessed
with ful' stock yards aud plethoric graua
rie-, and as though the Incoming tide OF
immigration, sure TO follow tie mainte
nance OF peace, were not and had not al
ways been more ;han enough TO consume
the surplus food of ,he country.
Yet, in oue sense the criticism is true
The country has broaght this calamity
upon itself by the maintenance of false
and pernrclous Indian policy. We have
commltied The almost objectionable alb
sursiity of dig uilying few rowing band
OF / hmalltes as independent sovereignues
when they were properly the wards OF the
nation, subject 10 every respect to a stron
ger power aud higher intelligence, which
knew better than they what was for their
good, and should have treated them &C
cordlngly.
Il is true. that the West wants war
when the peace and s1tety of life and pro-
perty on It's frontier can only be secured
by war and only then. TnaL time is now.
War we alread1 have we her we wan
i or not. Gen'Iemen may call it war. or
conflict, or collision, or whatever other
term may best please their fancy; but to
US, whose homes are threatened by the
scalping knife and the torch. and whose
friends are daily being butchered while 10
the pursuit of their legitimate vocations,
1t is war IN all its horrors.
That war HiIl be CONTINUED until the
savage is made to feel in a more effective
and Wholesome manner the restraining Ia
huence of the pIweT of The government.
HIs depredations have 80 ioGg been fe
garded with apparent indifference that he
mas come to look upon his pasims "a Ia
measure licensed, aud laughs 30 scoru the
garrieons and the contemplate numbers
o. the squads of soldiers with which the
GoVeruclent essays To stop his pluuder-
ings and project his victims.
He must be u ade 10 know and 10 feel
that the government has the power TO pro-
tect its citizsus, and will use that power.
He must be convinced that We intend TO
construct the Two great high ways OF the
Plains. and that interruptions on his Pari
will not be Iolei atsd; that they will carry
civilization in their path. and that unless
be will accommodate himself 10 the new
and higher lie which il gives he at least
will not be permitted 10 obstruct its
arch. but must 60 beyond The radius OF
lis influence, where he can have lands,
and game, aud protection in ali just rights
aud Indu igence IN all privileges consistent
With the good Of our own race.
Let him go with. at these lines. Give
him land and stock. 10 tead OF money and
goods. Encourage him in pastoral pur
suits. and learn him 70 sssimilste himself
IN sumo degree, least. with the customs
of civilization, and Ia time 10 abandon
mis- nomadic habits aod become self-sus-
tain.ng.
By the adoption of some plan like this,
aud only this. 10 my judgement, viii per-
manent peace with him ever be secured
Il Is idle 20 talk about exteFmination; the
humanity of the age fotblds as TO enter
tam such & proposition. We need NJ
more war than enough to demonstrate 10
the Indiau The power Of the Glysrnmeu
/ "a nrotect its aiItzsns and comLei obsdi