, 1870-03-12

4 Montana Paper on tho PieEan
A1tAIFe

a Montana Paper on tho PieKau
Affair.
from TIE Nontaua Pick and Ftots, Fkt IL
AZ the people Of tHa Far West expected would
he the caae-na1lpg often before neen amused, a.
well as justly Indignant. over the aaautdiites aud
igIorat ce Of our Ea>te1n friends regard 10 Iu-
dian aGaitS-nRoy State psper6 arc pool1antnR Iu-
Yubrons reports Of Co:ouel Bakars late success.
IN: caHpa1Rnt tLteFlsEded with such expressions
so 5ss 91nsgs .ns ss
etc. From the Missouri Republican,, whlca claluas
70 haye had tis hlrtn anu the toa1 struggles be.
a'ppt Valley. We looked Tor aoande1 judgment; tut
It tstems amo1iious 10 take tha leau in these un-
tust anu SILLY de1uuc!htous Of Colohel Baker aud
yal'eJ. Tor ne who were zea!ous.cheor!ne a. men
on to do Just what tier CID, aud He.c,med the
Cololelb return 70 ths city With su-h deInopatra-
Tors OF eauslactson and spproEal a. were never
before accorded to au1 one, very properly take to
ooI!elses iu!l thare OF Al! tbs sou-e.
Now, What are the facts7 For stven Jesrs,
eitce LIE etht permanent settlement OF whites,
tbs bsLd Of PR1 ana &ho we're ovtrwhelmed, nad
carried on a,klfuatlc and nurelentng ~ar
aSaloss G 9nf optytna vntaass, ranches aua mlnes:
- hJe1 -, tneJ would alsj aud scalp while man
for BIZ tlanket II ho had one-u not taen merely
nav1p9, in measale, aoandoued the cnsse. aud
h conc haLdl1 and mufdefs1s for livelihood
faee 10 every coarcl edgt aCu Treaty obligation
the victims Wero the worst outlaws Of tue most
1Aw1ess garages left On the cont1neLE Along with
the CONF aud was 4 Surviving u N slconb
Ald4kHt y AO Iku &ttu LIE E1tI uEkQE0 4IE, Ql4
other Ard brother, hIut1ly murdered By the red
nentE-the Tery ones, - he fnew By personal &C.
quatntAkus, sg1!i1t whom the troops Hele mpy-
ioS-who had Infatuated themselves within the
fsu Hy circle under ptotelsa'ioua Of friendship:
atd be Bad Also seen Their wt&zen- faced sqaawl
rltHlE4 teetr bloody work HI:n composed ara
heh!sh fathfactlop. Around tho tents were atakcd
scofea Of anlmata which we're recognized a. The
property Of citlxelE. Tbe ground VAS deeply GOV.
essn with 6noH, the We1thsr intensely coli, the
Ruidet bewtldered, the SUPPLY Of raEons limited,
ard tie n an body Of the trtbe-gy,ng protection
ard refuge to theLr marsudeia having become
q tribal lav-zupposed % be but sao1t
distance awa!. Partial success, under
such c11c1nBrArceP, might have proved tool
dltAsiet. The camp coa.d not hhTe been aur-
Rounded and capsurtd without many eacsptnR 10
sto1Be The action OF theft friends, for the nrat
bullet discharged hufied soldier from his saddle
corpte., A charge Vaa Certainly enaaa.ta.! ~
so1to se, H'l''a1J eo'". not SANCTIONED oy gen
err. seize Of humanity. It was made; ths wA1.
Hora only we're 7tc.!me 80 Tar as the .Ioo3s were
able TO- disslI gutsh sa1et-if women fell, thett
dtaih le1oEGa 10 the accidents and not the
obtec'e, sud tne ffnn.iersmen Of Moutsua bren.he
easier and = III ever cherish the nau Of Co!oae
Baktr IN noro1a61e dod grateful memory. S1o1lt
be be stripped Of nls epaulettes bJ the pnllau
trruptsu Ct the East, no viii be reconpcu.ec
with nohumeus b. the West, and brighter shal
hi1 1aurels glow In The eyes Of All true American
pioLctEA