, 1869-03-15
TIE RlQHrsn OF THE BKu MEN,


N has eeen sne psesAaaag l'sa'oa
among Rcoo people 70 taEe Inc pars OF
tie REQ man a2alnss sae "hlte mau Oh
The ground o. she ny 1o!tes "h'eh theiof-
mer has suffered q. 1he "a"e man
bands. 30 1af as tnas can oe acc co1nteo
tof On the general ground o1 sympamS
ior Inc we1ge1 patty II Is cfeal'Ao,e W
the tcEaer'heat'eo people VINO teoa1ge
IN 1t. Inc govern men1' 'oo' unoef inc
pious teachings OF lug agents OF Inc ID
dian bureau, seems III iong time 70
have been in doub! which we're tho most
to blame-tts white children ior going to
she frontier, OF It's ftd children loz
scalplng them on their arrival.
Certain mt1ds teento ne st1tctcd with
d chronic douos whether, after all. the
right Of eminent domain Is not still IN
The abori3tnes instead OF sae Anglo
American race. These men, like that
good old lhco1ogian who used to say be
"felt guilty every day so7 the sin Of
"Adam," appear to oo trying TO 1epen1
Of the nn OF their latheEa IN sesslng up
PATTON On this continent, by reason Of
which the poor Indian WIS robbci ot hi
land2. In order to give full considcra.
tion to this question, It Is necessary
even at the ftsk OF astonishing
the friends Of the noble rcd man
to inquire BY what right the rowing IN
dians on this continent now claim K
OWL any land. The frat aud mos. pro
found theory is that the lndiaus hayc q
:. natural r:ght, q titth'1iRh', to this whol'
sunt1y. Well. q good msny oitel
people have been born In thss country
.. the writer Of this article, tor instance
and ii there be such thing as natural O
bi1th-right to real estate, he would lik
to know where ere the acres ht owns II
Ills cauntry by virtue Of having beel
born in 1t. An Indian, like anybody esst
has right to light and air, and, sccordin
10 the Declaration, to lite, liberty and III
e punuis of happiness so long As ha doe
= net infringe upun the rights Of osher7; bu
SO rs The ownership Of real estate
6 c-netrea the Indian. like auy body els
!, must cor eult common sense and ssa,u,
: law,
n Isitreplied that the rights OF the re
r man are prior 10 law. Itmuss be, the
= hat kind of fsqnats.r sovereignty IS II
l. ar;,,a, .nd ,ioh,fnl +ernra ne ;.na !
o ts-;.s s,d sLat ,ho sh,-,r,,e, no
! .s.s.as ,.s,, ~ ,ha. 49, hn,s orar. 8
y asaan-.a ~ if 49, ~ III helonoa IN ne,
e 49, NhaS ,;ah, - lee an - &C ~
q p'e9se, But whole, tribes hui
T. -. a.,o .s.,o,. wh,rh ora
II usei sno saate 'esA H.1s. - 49, ~,
It 'ne sals = sue p,up m pns. .aaa,ha., To- T
l. ~, - - t -. z.s, - e. ;na;,;,1.
T. go. pse .a;.s ,.s,,;an ~ oron !,
IN ..su.' ~ tNa sss r.sa,r 80. - -, ,h,,, ~,
,e as ,su1 80; ~ op. "a .toa,'ro, % 1on,,.r, -,
d imI .,'e,.,s. y. ~ - :; amana 49, ,nsn5 imnrs,;,
ic Tsasnts.e - .,ap, 1ra;er - o,rns II al ~
Ye ~ go, 800 snv of II and I
ii ,.,,o~ .,na. "a n hs the tine s,atement
=. ,na aasa
IN ~ a,mn,e of tbe rhetoric used
to ,he de1rncr If 1nJisn claims, take i
We oue,,1or. which csz ain writer puts !,
on tie mouth Of an I1dian, whose Chief /
nj sold some land to colony OF Engsi:
'as men: "How could my issher sell
fol land which the Great Shirt sent me j.
! Q, The world 10 live UPON $" DID oc
bis n tbat nrofnnnd nhilosonher that
di- ~or1d ho oasv n inv.,ida,e anv iii.
col' n1one1tv on that principle. II an ~
nty ror,s, abontd suddeniv make an &c
hall ,;on ~ ~ ,ha cenena nj Washington.
all the csn,,o, hn,ld,nr, for instance, by
no - 81, ~. u,tlo s.r,noe, rn,sht