Idaho semi-weekly world. (Idaho City, Boise County, Idaho Territory) 1867-1868, 1868-09-12


outrages and massacres, in which unofending
whites, men, women and children, have
fallen. are chronicled, and with the murders
come usual reports Of the fendish atrocities
committed upon their victims by the savages.
1t was only few months ago that these In
dams were prosecuting broadspread and
savage raid on the plains, committing similar
atrocities The residents of the raided coun-
try, emigrants, and others whose property and
lives were imperilled. besought the Federal
authorities tor protection against the savages.
Instead Of sending an armed force to properly
chastise and subdue the hostile Indians, Con-
gress ordered Peace Commission to go forth
and treat with the savages upon Puritan hu.
manitarian basis. The Commission was CON-
posed of Lieut.. Gen Sherman, and one or two
other Army officers of high rank, and with
them Senator and Representative. and
other high civil functionaries. The hero of
the wanton burning OF Columbia, and of un-
paralleled excuses aud atrocities by whites
upon whites, in his famous march through
Georgia and the Carolinas. became gentle aud
tender as cooling dove towards these muir
dering red devils of the Plains. The military
and civil personages with him, who committed
or approved deeds of most barbarous charac-
ter upon "rebel whites even upon helpless
old men, aud upon women and children, during
the war-outrages like Turchin's. and muir
ders like Mcneil, -these, tao, became Won
drous mild and humane 10 their treatment of
the marauding incendIary, numbering savages.
first big Council Tor big drunk with the head
Chiefs, and they declared the savages were NOT
at fault. but that they had bern provoked 10
their red handed deeds by the conduct OF the
white victims who had suffered or met slaugh-
ter ut their hands. To pandcr 10 the New
England humanitarian srutlmrnt which pre-
walls in Congress, the Commissioners further
stated that the war on tho Plains had been in-
cited by the white settlers aud the etngranis.
merely To plumber the Treasury.
After sending out their report Ia this eject
instead of compelling il, from the hostile lndi.
aus To this rnd they gave the murdrrous Gu
envy large sums ot money In hand. assured
them large annui,ies. and supplied them with
firearms OF the best approved patterns aud
longest rangr-Sp~ucer aud Hcnry rides. aud
the like.-and with large quantities "t powder
aud cartridge. and lead. 10 Hast gaAe'
Not three months have rlapsrl s4ucr Gen.
Sherman aud bis Peace Commission colleagues
bought their treat, oi the huasslr satages. The
latter have perhaps barely finished the sras"u
thrm - engage Ia. And nus. the, have start.
I'd in 10 AIHi gaMe with the splendid weapons
aud ample ammunition which they received
from their most formidable al.lr. agalus; the
white settlers aud cmigrauis. aud others oa the
Plains-.he Peace Commissioners. They have
gone upon the war path. and already crinsonrd
their hands In the warm gore OF peaceful. un-
offending white mst,. w"mcu aud children. and
hundreds of victims arc likely yet Ia IL sactl-
feed aud tortured aud shocktngly mulila;rd b,
them before Gen Shrrman ar tac Cong rrs.
will perni. their pr, braves and blameIess sav.
age allies to BE- pursued ar harmed II the In
dians were only Southern meu, short work
would b. made Ut them Then Congress would
consider no war ton costly IN mrn ar money
which would :end tc their determination then
Sherman aud Sheridan. and the other Suwar.
rows and Muravclts nf tho Federal army.
would rush with haming torches to burn and
drawn swords Ia Stay the opposing foe and
full license would b. given their suIdlery Ia
rob. burn. destroy. to ravlsb. t"rturr. slaugh.
ter. to spread devastation. aud riot in barbar.
Gus excuses in the country, and upon all class
es and conditions oil the enemy
But as the perpetrators ot the outrngcs and
massacres which are reported by late dis
patches and newspapers are committed by the
pet red 'untutored wards oi the Government"
with the weapons furnished them by the Peace
Commissioners. no harsh or vigorous measures
will be urged against them. by the military or
civil Federal authorities The statement will
again be made in Congress that the whites,
who have suffered or whose property and llves
are In constant imminent peril, provoked the
Indians to the war, for the purpose Of plum
derlng the public treasury, and the great Grim.
inal farce will conclude with another costly
humanitarian Peace Commission. the nav.