Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1867-02-20
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people OF the Atlantic n Mlddle otates.
Even the terrible experience in Mime
sofa does not seem to have taught the
Congressional representatives from that
State, that "mercy" is a quality that
should be closely strained when it is
proposed TO shower it on the heads OF
the pitiless savages, who have slaugh-
tered white folks by the score, without
anything like sufficient provocation,
from the whites for even a stealing ret
ributive action from the red man. But
the Minnesota experience was during
the war, and was not felt by the people
generally, as it would have been at any,
other period, in any time OF general
peace.
But as indicated, we have special
cause of complaint in regard to this
matter, as against the newspaper and
representative men in the States direct
ly east of the Mississippi. The tele-
graph dispatch that tells of horrid mas
sacres by the Indians on the Plains, IN
Kansas, Nebraska and Utah-on u
overland road for immigration-is sim
ply published as a common news item
no special comment upon it; notices ed
itorially said, except, perhaps, a sug-
| gestion that General somebody take a
trip of inquiry in the direction where
| the assassinations are "sdid to have
been committed" And if Captain MIN
compoop is dispatched toward the late
scene of savage brutalities, the eastern
journal, express a hope that they will
hear no more of reported Indian dfpre-
dations, Interpretations" merely con-
sisting in the number Of a few dozen OF
men, women and children! And if, as
is quite likely to happen, Captain MIN
compoop approach the spot where the
slaughter took place-say within a hun
dred miles-coming as far west as en-
tirely agreeable Accommodations for
travelling are furnished-and returns to
Department Head Quarters, with the
complaceut tidings, "no disturbance
whatever" "all false rumor;" ''lying
report got up by some frightened crea-
lures, or started to get up a sensation,
BY foolish jokers." When Nincompoop
makes this official record, all the news
papers spread out; "We knew it was
so; nothing more or else than we eI-
pected. If there was any bloodshed at
all at the alleged scene of slaughter, it
was probably under precisely opposite
set of circumstances from those detailed
last month. Captain Nincompoop should
have the thanks Of the Department Com
mander, for his thorough examination
into the facts Of the case, and his Impair
tial report" And the Captain is thank-
ed. And the war-dance Of the gentle
aboriginee is not subject to any I'M
pleasant interruptions.
When the Nevada Legislature calls
upon the military authorities Of the
coast-as it didlast winter-to inaugu-
rate a war of determination the jour
nails of Washington, New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois how
they howl horror at the suggestion!
They inform US, thanks to 'em) that
we are a parcel of Piutes ourselves
not near so respectable, considering our
intelligence,-not near SO respectable,
morally, as the Piutes, whose occasional
amusements and necessary recreations
we propose to put a serious stop to, by
summary process.
And recently-just come to hand-a
leading Boston journal INDUCES in a
near W column editorial, deprecatory
of an "active, hostile measure against
the supposed Indian marauders on the
Plains" Even Sherman's action in
threatening retaliation for any future
massacres is spoken of'in rebuke.
Now look here, brother Yank-you,
way back there in the safe civilization
of the hub of all creation ,-don't you
remember what our fathers did in King
Phillips time? Come now, brother
Yank, don't you know that in our school
boy days, we read, even in our candid
primer histories, that King Phillip as a
general rule, showed far more ''mer-
cy" than our fathers2 Don't you
know, and won't you confess, that
when the savage was at the door Of
our ancestors, with his tomahawk up
raised, the spirit of ''the whites" mani
tested itself oftentimes, and usually, in
an sxterminating, warfare against the
enemy, so near as that term could be
spelled out by the white mans rife or
shot gun? You knoV this. Why then,
do you howl against US for wishing a
quick quietus to Indian massacres on
the Plains? Don't you know that the
savages have actually killed, in cold
blood, more people, emigrants, on the
Plains, during the past Is years, than
were ever murdered BY any aborignees
in New England,-ten times the number
Of the Colonists killed by Indians dur
ing two centuries? It's SO. You can
figure on it. We have, you will find,
on reliable date,-due search brings
more,-that we are far within the facts
of multiplication. Will you not take a
lesson from the experience Of our faith
ers, in moderation of your diatribes
against us, if not to the reversing Of
your advice to those in military au-
thority having our protection partially
in their keeping2
But, brother Yank, we are going to
put,the case to you o little stronger;
we are going to drop consideration Of
our history-(may be its fashionable
now to criticise our fathers, as brutes,
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