The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-11-23

barities and inhumanity Of war in the most
vivid coloripgs, aud to lament the fact that
while their annual contributions towards
the cause of universal peace seldom
exceed $780, the warlilSe budget Of each OF the
great powers of the world is counted by mil.
lions.
The most noticeable action taken by these
eccentric advocates OF a state Of affairs which
will be utterly impossible for centuries to come
was upon the Indian question. A memorial
to Congress was adopted, eulogizing the
"noble Red Man." reoouuting the wrongs
which he has suffered at the hands OF his pale
faced brethren, and demanding that radioal
change of our Indian policy shall
be immediately inaugurated. While We
heartily second this demand, as we have done
elsewhere to-day, we are obliged to confess
that our admiration for the "nOble qualities
of courage, faith, manhood, strength, freedom
recognition of great Controlling Spirit, and
veneration for their fathers and for the good
everywhere" is not SO excessively developed
as to lead us to respond afirmatively to the
query propounded by the peace people;-
"May we not even gain much from them for
our own improvement 7"
The peace people declare that cit is cheaper
to feed than to fight them, and more humane
to love than to hate them" In this abstract
idea we heartily concur. But when we are
compelled, as at present, both to feed and to
fight them, the question of the comparative
cheapness Of the two policies is quite inmate
rial. The report of Lieutenant General Sher-
man, recently submitted to the Executive of
the United States, is the most exhaustive
resume of the Indian question that we have
lately seen, and it shows conclusively that the
war which the noble savages are at present
wsgiDg against US is entirely without provoca-
tion brought about by course on our part in
harmony with the demands Of the peace advo-
cates-the withdrawal of our troops from a
portion of the Indian country. This was in
terpreted by the savages as an indication of
fear, and forthwith they started on the war
path, hoping thereby to force the Government
into an entire abandonment of the Plains
That the peace advocates have not read Gene
raj Sherman's account of the wanton barbara
ties of the savages, we are convinced, by
finding in their memorial the following para
graph
"'Leutenaut Cssack overtakes the Apaches,
killing aud wounuing a number, and destroy
ing tneir winter supDlies.' What dtaboitcAl
inhumenity and wanJon indiscretioo - de
stroytDg their winter supplies'-at the very
time when they are most needed, and with tue
knowledge that tho American people have
hearts too full of sym IethY not to unite 10
restore what their very armies thus ruthlessly
destroy !"
This cry of "Peace peace when there is
no peace" and can be no peace, either in the
Indian country or among nations claiming to
be civilized, until the causes of war ere them
selves removed, is the sheerest nonsense.
While there are, among the peace advocates, a
few persons who are sincere and disinterested,
we strongly suspect that the greater proper
ton of them are prompted solely by the desire
to appear in print. Perhaps it will do no
harm, save to themselves, to let them have
their fill of it.