Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1867-06-13
County Convention.


For several months numerous reports,
many of them wild in the extreme, have
been in circulation about the organiza-
tion OF the Indian tribes in the Western
Territories, whose hatred Of the civilized
white man has been the incentive OF the
outrages committed, or, perhaps, the in
sane idea possesses them Of driving the
white race into the sea and restoring
the continent to its original possessors.
The people upon the Western borders ex-
hibit symptoms Of great alarm, and take
the opportunity to shoot few Indians
occasionally by way of calming the ex-
element OF the red warriors, and they
seem ready to make war vigorously.
The public are relieved at the infor-
nation that General Sherman has given
up his intended European trip and is to
remain in the West. He has command
on the plains and in the mountains, and
knows how to deal with the Indians and
will not be deceived by spectators and
contractors, and for this reason will I'M
doubtedly be able to save US from an In
dian war. General Sherman believes in
fighting, yet thinks it to be the duty Of
a military commander to keep the peace,
and II in his power, will prevent the
outbreak Of open hostilities.
The people of the Western Territories
are practical people, and it is said to
be an article of their creed that there
are mo good Indians but dead Indians"
and that as race they have no rights
which any one is bound to respect, and
that the only way to reform them is to
kill them, and have projected a war
against the red men of the West. Per-
haps the estimates of the Secretary OF
the Treasury, contained in his letter as
to the formidable expense Of this war as
likely to increase the national debt, may
awaken the people Of the East to con-
slider the subject, and ask If we can not
deal with q few thousand hostile In
dams in q more feasible and a. cheaper
way than by open war. The seat of
hostilities are long way off and we do
not feel like neighbors, and war in
augurated by spectators and miners
who are lovers Of excitement, will prob
ably receive as little attention as if it
were to happen in a distant portion OF
the eastern continent.
In the West it is very well understood
that an Indian war is almost invariably
iustigated by spectators, and we be-
lieve it to be duty Of the government
to so manage the various tribes that re-
lations of peace may be maintained and
they protected from wrong at the hands
of demoralized white men.
From the discussions of the Indian
question in the seth Congress, and the
reports of the department Of Indian At
fairs, we are led to believe chat if Con-
gress would abolish the Indian Bureau
and put the several tribes under the
charge Of officers of the regular army,
an end would be put to these frequent
troubles and large amount of money
annually saved to the government, and
the decentralization of both Indians and
whites on our western borders would
be prevented, for the history of the
transactions with various tribes, by
corrupt agents, contractors and specula.
tors, plainly shows that large majority
FIRST rob the government, then rob the
Indians and as a resort to afford new OPP
portunities for robbery, incite war.