Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-10-08
HOr 20 Treat the Indians.

Mr.. Bowlcs, of the Springfield Re
publican, in letter from Denver, de-
votes much space to the Indian ques-
ton. We quote few passages
The wild clamor of the border for the
indiscriminatc determination of the saw
ages, rs of wolves or other wild beas,s
and vermin, is as unintclligent and bar
barOuS rs the long dominating thought
OF the countr. against the use of force,
and its incident policy OF treating with
the Indian as an equal of the white man
is unintcllise nt andlmpiacticable The
conflict between them, with the varying
supremacy of each, has brought us noth-
ing but disaster and disgrace we have
alternately treated these children of the
WILDERNESS as ii We were worse barba-
rians than themselves, or downright
lools. 1T is time we respected Ouraclves
ana com andeu their icspcct-nOw we
do neither.
In the first place, the case of the In
dams should DC put into II single Depart
ment at Washington. Its DIVISION be-
tween the War and Interior Secretaries
is the cause OF half our woes. The War
Onice, rs representing force, which Is the
llrst elemcnt Oh any successful dealing
with ignorance and dependence, should
mohopoiile their care. Then we ould
stop making treating with trib,s, cease
| putting them on par with ourselves.
! we Know tncy arr not our equals we
know that our right to the SOIL, us IL race
capable of It's superior Improvement, is
above theirs and let us act, openly and
directly, on our I'll n. 1he earth Is The
Lords IL is gwen by HIM to the saints
for It's Improvement and dcvclopm cnt
ana we are the saints. This Old Puri-
tan premise and conclusion are the faith
ana Practice Oh r people let us HEST
| tate no longer to aVOW It and act it to
the Indian.
Let us say TO him, you are our ward,
our enid, me victim OF our destiny ours
10 displacc, ours also to project. We
want your nuntlnS Grounus 10 uig gold
IiOm, 70 raise gram OH, ana You must
move on" liCr. is Il home for yOu,
more limited than you have had nIlh-
er Oh must go, here you must sta, IN
place or your game we VIII givo you
hor.es, cattle, sheep, and -four. DO
what you can 10 multiply tAem and
support yourselves; Tor lnc rest, il is
oul business To keep yod tOn Starving.
You must not leave the home we nave
assigned TO you the White man must
not come h.Iicr we wall Keep you in
and nim out when the marcn OF our
Empire demands this reservation OF
NOuiS, wv w IL tS9iSoh yOu uuOtilSl Out
50 long us we choose, ms Is your home,
your PRISON, your play aground.
Say and ;tc. All LIils Il, ii We meant 1t,
and mean il. III the tribes would 20 and
submit peaceaDiy wei and good ; Al they
would not, use Tie force necessary 10
make them. Treat them jusG Us u lather
would treat an l. ,norant, undevelOpeu
child. If necessary 10 punish, punlsn;
subject any way and tlleu use the KIND
nCS., and Consideration That are cOnslS-
tent with the circumstances. Use the
best OF these White men or the border,
these Indian agents, many OF whom
are most capable, and intelligent, and
useful men, 10 cary out and ma. ntain
this policy, so tar i,s Is necessary to en-
force 1t, Out Withhold the soldiers when
ever it Is not-tor Their presence or an
Indian reservation Is uemoIaiiZing to
10Th partlcS-but let ali authority pro-
coed from Il single head, and that head
G )reselt Single IOicc,
Above all, stop treaty akiny hum
lug, 1t is the direct parent OF all our In
Iii II woes, and thens TOO. Neither par
" Keeps the bargain. The Indian Is
cne tea the Senate changes the prOvis-
IONS; II quiudlnS Secrcta.y OF the Into
nor CT lnulan COMMISSION refuses 10
. carried il out; ana nom secretary down
/ through cOutractOr and agents some
thing is ok II on the promise to the ear
. by each, I'LL 1T Is Thoroughly broken 10
tuc Lopc OF the poor saVaoe. What tho
Indian wants 10 70 be clo,led; the trea-
) ty and those VINO fulfil it Oh our part
may or may not 40 this lor him Oftenest
not he cannot tel what or how much
he wants beforehand lor these ends, and
ii he did, and bargained for it, the
chances are ten to one THAT he fails to
get it; crgetiing IL squanuers ii at once
and hungry and naked, he goes forth to
seek RELIEF, and hence his excuse and the
excuse OF white sympathisers for war.
But establish Force for Bargain Res
POI siblity for Equality; Percentage for
Antagonism see tnat he is put apart
and kept apart from the tide of settle
ment and civilization that he has food
to help himself IN the simplest forms
possible-stock raising is practicable to
all the tribes, and filling the soil posi-
bic to most-and furnishing the rest from
q, day to day add such education as he
will take, such elevation rs he will be
awakened to, and then let him die-as
die he is doing and Gle he must-under
: his changed life.
p. This is the best and all we can do I;
# his game flies before the white man we
J. cannot restore it to him if we would; we
: wouldn't if we coul J.; it is his destiny
Il TO die; we cannot continue to him his
, original, pure barbaric life he cannot
G mount 10 that OF civilization; the mon
e grcl marriage Of the two that he en-
J. braces and must submit TO, is killing
: him--and all we can do is to smooth
and make decent the pathway to his
grave. All this is possible; it reed not
Co. cost so much as the mixed state of war
and bargaining that we have heretofo. Q
= pursued; in the beginning there must
be the display and the use of power to
unlcarn in the Indians the false ideas
our alternately, cowardly bargaining