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thoae honest Lagos, the Indian corn,,s,;,,.
crs, uBenh md contractors and rnhc,.
syn,pathizing Journalists. WIN hayo never
forgiven General Sheridan for wbinn;no
rcl,cls during the var. md cnrb'
ing their murdcrons demonstration. In
Louisiana mud Tcras-thc military forces
have recently committed atrocities unhe.rd
of upon tho poor, peaceful, uno0cndinp
red ,,,an. It il safo 10 assert Tint there aro
not dozen men in both branches Of Com
grcss who hAve just conception Of tie
Indian character, and scarcely moro who
hare such an acquaintance with our past
Indian policy and its workings as 10 enablo
them to appreciate its most glAring errors
and defects. How shall body which, ac-
oepting only the statements Of foolish or
1nnviah Commissioners, thievine agents md
swindling contrnctors, and rejecting tho
opposing testimony Of honorable citizous
and truthful soldiers aa p1eindiced, or in
terested and false, has persisted in utterly
misunderstanding the whole question, be
expected to solve 1t properly7 And il, in
q idislon to their ignorance and obtuseness
In relation to tho subject, some influential
public men have their hnnds deep in Indian
contracts, what probability is there that
they Will make any disposition Of the ques-
ton opposed to their own interests? 1t
would BEEN to be in vain to hope for any
thing like q correct solution Of the question
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and ;rto11;ocn. diserss;o, vi, IN .ss,a ~.
atvnct nub,;c on;n;on wh;cb vhan Tu11v ~.
formed and aroused upon the subject, NAV
pe1hape prove as potent as the money OF
the Indian r,nc
scverai fanc;ful achcnes far the ana,;or.-
tion If the condition of .ba aavaooo hsva
recently been proposed d-fo, the most mari
conceived in Ignorance and altogether i'm.
practicable. The Indian is simply an intel
Hgent wild beast The motives which
chiefly govern his actions arc his interests
md his fears. Generosity ia not a strono
elauent in his composition. md or,titnao
he is capable of only in slight deQrte, In
peace, he is beeenr and thief, In war.
he ia demon Of fespcitr, disembowelIino
de,;cata ,r,nar o,a h~s;n; -,tt,;,. -.
fanta With ne t;tt,s rar,or.o 40 hu,.har, ~
,s-es q ca,rass II, tha sh,n,1,a, E...!.u.
tr..cborona ord blonatl;rst. .rar, - -.
non,;no,1v nj noooo LIN ~ r,,;,s. % - -
,nre,v fores,ocs Mo on,,ortun;tr - H. ~ -
white man i he can do II With ;,nnnp;tr
md his se.ni-occssional onfhra.sa ara a,
characterized by circumstances Of the cross-
est treachery and dun1c;tv. inst hcfore
the outbreak in Kansas lsst fall General
sully having sepo,ted that the 1nlians ware
becoming restless, threatening End cv;.
dcutlv prenarinp for host;Et,es anac;,1
agent Was sent from Washington to Fort
Larned to investigate tho matter. Tho agent
and ypyNa1 with fha r,+itrir, Il m q
md warriors of tha tribes ssserubloa uoar
tlo for-Cheyennes, Kiowas, Arapahocs,
and they readily convinced him that they
had no hostile intentions; that, although
they were dissatisfied with the failure Of the
government to fulfil the sipulations OF the
treaty made with them by the Commission
ers, they desired nothing So much as to re-
main at peace with tie whites. The agent
teleg7aphed accordingly to Washington, and
tho orders for which General Sully had
asked, to enable him to protect the settle
menfs, we're withheld A few days nfter-
ward the whole country was thrilled with
horror by the news Of The massacre