Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1868-04-18

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,lw,lire gul dangerous policy ~ usetssi-
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n ile deeds ~ he uupTiusiIlJl addition
aui cruel r,ll.es Of his race, llaIpllN
mure lhan one iurisl ~ lle country has
recWnlu. bis protest agaiusi ihs ubiquitous
Iz'isy 81 i'e G.y,Gm,ni, Il Usul H.
'"''.Fu 4" IAe purIDse 10 slow the striking
i..,WEre 81 iLei shis aHl relations Of lle
tUu nalirrsr Indians agI Amgriran ne
sinrs, 10 llc general Government 90 Ioiui
out lLc auiiilrsls or ,lcir moral palurrsi
90 give ever s, mesgrc a summation OF llc
llr'ullps Of the treaties, Nc, between a.,
United States aud tie lnlluusi tic l,oliey
aul h Object are a'Oue gcrmaue TO cur
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The policy u the Uulfel States gnyrrn-
ernmeul has ever bycu to tll,cl the EXTERN,
inallon Of the Indians within her terrific
rial limits FOR two reasons, let, 10 acquire
undislurbcl possession Of heir lads. "a,
RelrcurhmenI Of expense, by avoiding lhe
maintenance Of frontier protection posts
and TIE necessity OF frequent and easily
expeditions. For the attainment OF this
object she has preferred supporting the
Indian in idlcncss and sotiishncss, know
ing that pension would not be more costly
than war, and that the vices Of civilization
with all their train cr attendant and con-
scqucnt discascs, would as certainly remove
the last vcsiEcs of the "Sloie or the Woods,
us the Kissing bullet or clcaving sword
How splendid!y clIccIual this policy has
proven and how certain to accomplish the
end, the various reports OF the Indian Com
missioners fcarfully illustrate. In this
respect as a matter of political ethics it is
not condemnatory, for the Government did
not compel TO dissipation and idlensss, she
simply furnished means which might be
converted into benefit or enigma "f des
'ructlon according 10 the disposition Of the
receiver The United Stats has ever de-
MED 10 the Indian the privilege of citizen.
ship; yet Congress has conferred it upon |
the negro. Either from motives Of short |
sighted and cvil.iraught policy or the blind |
Of Il bast"ri philanthropy, the |
Radical party has undertaken to Uaintain |
in shameful Incidence and de asing licen- |
tJusness the negroes Of the South. Al |
who know the negro character and have
had an extensive field of observation as to .
the effect Of the Freedmau's Bureau, could .
almost make as correct calculation of
the time when tho negro race will become
extinct upon the American continent, rs as
Ironomers can calculate the distance from
earth of a newly Undiscovered fixed star or
planet. The administration of the bureau
IS attended with many annoying and oner-
ous hardshirs, but if continued sufficiently
long, other generations, from curiosity, will
glance at the lively pages of Gnyarre,
yrumbla over the verbose vo lumCs of BAN
croft, to learn the peculiartcs and nature
IF the lost race,
ats idols and its rites forgotten"
md study tho worm eaten codes of S)uh-
I'm States 10 discern in what light they were
regarded by legislators.
How certain the race is moe rapidly
passing from earth than any other under
almost any circumstances Of which history
'elacs, the reports of Gen. Howard, Chief
If the Frecdman's Bureau Oppallingly tells
The Radicals, in the blind fury for party
rule, are, with frightful rapidly, destroy
pg one OF their greatest elements of power
md while trying to degrade the South, are
loing us the favor TO eiiace from existence
he of tlIc degradation, so tcstfcs
zen. Howard.