, 1870-04-14

Public Meetings at South Pass
and Atlantic City,
Wyoming.
Instances Of indian Qutrages---
Colonel Baker Sustained.


macs meetings Of the citizens Of this town and
the late Indian outrasex in our c&mpa. We
nn1iorsly observe every indication Of the tone
OF the Eastern press, and Of the popular vieHB
and feelings prevalent in the Ststea In regard
to the proper treatment Of the treacherous
and hostile Indians OF the plains and
mountains. It is not the least ag3ravating
feature OF these outsagcs that there is such )
persistent misunderstanding and such gross
Misrepresentation Of the Indial, Affairs OF tho
frontier, to the discrelit Of the pioneer set
tier and his defendsts. The statement in the
preamble to the resolutions, that in tho re-
peated butcherics By Indians therein enunet-
AteA no Indian is known 10 have been killed,
may seem strange. It is no more strange tliau
t1ue- It is also true that in most OF these en-
counters It Is positively known that no Indian
Was killed There is a causo fer this. 1t il
match for the Indian; for fifty weii-aYmed aud
determined white men viii generally get the
BETTER Of any force Of Indians in light,
even il they number hundreds. the
1sason ns,son Of the inapunity with which these
they arc committed by Indians with whom
there ate existing treaties of Amity, by virtae
OF which they receive their annuities, get their
provisions, blankets, and other neeeesaries Tor
the winter. draw their nr1s and ammunition
for The hunt, and, with the opening Of spring,
turn those arms ngainst any white settlers
whom they may find in m exposed locality
And in doing this, they approach ~ friendly
Indians, and shoot their victim before Le is
ava1e OF any hostile intention. One or Tho
v1ctams Of the ont5aEe survived long enough
emplarJ young man, II years OF age, on the
nosuing Of the s1st Of March started from
the siilage OF Atlantic City to 80 to the neigh
boring village of Hamilton City, four miles
distant. Within mile Of town he met
psIty o. about twenty Indians, Uho approach
Indians, How" following it immediately
with pistol shot, which fe11esl him to the
earth He Was then stripped, beaten, kicked,
three asTows shot into his body, AMI left for
dead. Recovering consciousness, he walked
lied E t. tGsn io0we !ela night: his s ,s r,,i S3
Of two other men Weze found within milo Of
the placc OF this murder, who had no doubt
been approached in the same wns. Their boaiea
were horribly mutilatcd. Also. 1T 4 place on
sweetwarer., called st: Mary's Station, about
eighteen miles from, this place. tho bodies OF
were found mang!eti III : shocking manner,
Il WIS evident that the Indians who did this
approached as friendly Indians, from tho fact
that two OF the men were murdered in the
SaElu Al p1ACe. kNulAQ8 EEI30Q1 never
attack cabin They will concesl themselves
near it in the hight, aud shoot the first who
emerge frnm it in the morning. When Indi-'
anE. for such outrnges as these, are followed
to their camps. surprised there, and punished,
in the only way in which they can be punished.
as was done by Colonel Bakerin the case Of tho
Piegan Iadana, it i very annoying to the settler
that the accusation Of cruelty and barbatity
should be rsised against these men who ac-
cnmpfsh 70 necessary and Just work by So
called philanthropiHts, whose ignorance of the
matter IN discussion is only equalled By the
assurance with which they issue their dicta.
This attack upon the character and reputation
Of thcse bravo men. who 30 freely rssk their
lives in the discharge OF their duty, can be
considered by thoee who arc really acquainted
with all the circumstances and surroundings
Of the matter, and who know the character Of
the Indians OF tho plains. only as gross out
rage uron tho rights Of these men--as much
20 as il would be for one to arrlv the incen-
diarEs torch to his neig4bos's house "The
innocent arc punished with Tie guilty"
NcndesfuE Arc not cur good censors aware
that In theee matters there arc no innocent,
except the paroose, too yoang to unaarstand
what is being done? Tho slaughter Of white
men, robbery ana rapine il not 4 crime
among these Indians, committed only By
individuals. i is tho ordinary business of en-
lire tribes. The females delight In the sgons
q the victims Of savage torture, which they
- the Inales. The fomslea draw the bow with
the Hane deadly effect. BIZ long familiarity
With their barbxous character and practices,
the frontierrman comes to regard them as
moro Wild beset than human, and the inno-
cence Of the papooae ss the innocence OF the
cub bear, result not at Ill wonderful, in view
Of their inclinatious, habits, and instincts
With the pioneer OF the frontier this is no
question Of politics. It il clear thxt portion
Of the Eastern prces would fnin strike blow
at tho administration, through General Sleri-
dan: shesidan's 1uaian policy. as announced
Colonel baker III Furnishing the PiegAn Indians,
il heartily surpnrte1 By sA the people of
Swectwatef, Of Wyoming. and other froutie.
points. II our sentimental friends in tho
States could look upon the mangled re-
mains Of their fellow men, shot down
while ,pesceablr pnrHning their usual avocs-
tons by ea<sSS-s VINO tseacl.e1ous!y approach
them as friends: If they could witness ths hos-
rus anl dispair OF delicate women who are
made the victims OF savage cruelty and last !;
II thesr could witness or experience some OF The
rasnes Of torture inflicted By aa1aga men and
hi''sous, grsnning, aendish sauaws, they might
fiul Sufficient food for their morbid sentimen-
tality. without layishing their sympathy upon
the authors Of 70 much miseEs and suffering,
i force OF about go volunteers has o1Ranixetf
rnt1 started for the Indian camps to aYepge
this last outrage. II they succeed in surpris-
n!E 1Ap caIHP. 4ntte WILL Dc 1904 I1r more mpt-
bid sysnpsshy for the poor indian, Unless
they do succeed in enectmg surprise, tie l.
dlans viii get out Of the way in the mountains.
and escape punishment until soue future
time, aftes they ehall hare butchercd mora
white men. women, and children.
Pursuant to adjournment, tho citizen. Of
South Pase City assembled at 2 o'clock p. m.,
last Tuesday to take action upon the report Of
the Committee On Resolutions and to consider
whas measures should be taken for The prosec-
tion Of life aud property.
Captain y. L. Turner, Chairman, called the
meeting to order, anil stated that Governor
Campbell had appointed 3lr. j. v. Anthony
Lieutenant Colonel Of Militia, and authorized
him = TO raise companies and fight Indians, md
he thought ZONE action should he taken on the
subject By the meeting. The Chairman called
Upon the committee for their report
Nj. G. II. Wa1dman, Chairman OF the cou-
uittee, submitted the following repon:
FEEAAHLK AND RLSpLE51oSs
-4doptsd at 1nstnHa in South IEat and subsequently,
q fRf<tsnG n AtIantie CITY, -sprsi ., 1s.u:
WBkA1As, D1slnE the snInToer Of lSs, pa.ty
domain, arrived tn tie present Sweetwaier Mining
conEttJ, whege they discovered numerous l.Ics,f
gold-heanng quartz. which steld from nl1een 10
Ing tnetr explorations 70 distance Of eight miles
east Of South Pas City, discovered a eontlaae1s
Itt#utk OF quartz iodcs u a1Mo6: unparalleled s!Ce-
autihE which seaasn Of l5S7 these prosrerto5s vh.c
enRaEed In Developing these mines were une1-
81 :, tTe o. 3 n1se 81
Of Captain J. Lawrence, Toney Sholes sud =
Taylor, resident of E,an, TIER rett,s.ns being
lnSalsat.s5 pracsced IN arch caaes ~ The Inlians
q the plains, and resulting further in driving al
the mlners from rhis district to Fo RrtdSer &alt
lowing them 50 far ss Big sandy, whcsc ,ner
burned The telegraph station that PLACE and tnre
,1oSn tae tslex1aph line fos forty miles west Of
WHEREAS, In the rear 1858 other miners arrived
- ials district and extended shelr explorations,
e4tensFs ,aer t, salaae!e mtae ~ nea nd snd
!ette Agricultural and rA6tuFa, lans1s, being the
Whue conttnrslIy subjected 70 mur!crous sttscks
Charlie. HcCaulcy and u. Moore we're massa:red
On the % Of July, and nar1d Hughes and Wtilsm
Rose met similar fate'on the 1ssh Of Augu*t;
WHka1As, On the 9Th Of May, 1862, ssraael De
xouI, Vim, Rhodes, John Aooqhon%e and Hensy
Haruynaan EeEr sIau9hseted In tie sa11e n1annef
WnNxAs, On The ssth Of September, 800,
eot 81 man2ed &fn me ange a camp
Anger; and John anderson. ime nanas1. Nes
q effI l a .. Xass nsehs Whs Gssres
than was tiie,i whte chopptne wood II the Is:n-
moth quaifz MIL bur hslf = 1ue distant from At
Ha Wasakis, AZ A o. the BIZ of March, 1s,e, Frank
1rw.n, pes5 Ailsat.e CIR: " G Bennington md
JAntA Fl. DthFc III HE6ssNB tHitn, midway be-
tween Atlantic and Hamilton cities, and j: Ms
grlrr, \ kellogg, and Eugene Foeocrry nt 81,
dered IN The most cold hlooded and brutal nsn-
oer; being u u twsntJ-s1x men who are known
70 hare been thus murdered, while many who
pect ter Or dsEclop mines, md ntve.
,etWned o. been heard OF, are supposed
% have fallen tn the same manner: Ina.
WHKAIAs, The hnfBes md mules Of the miners
ano MIN men hare oeen repeatedly driven away
II ~ sases sanoe bands Of saEaRea thus Impeding,
and CAUSING sTess peruniarJ lossea 10 the owners
thereof; aud,
MHhRxAs, These dcreedastens ire knoxn to
nave peen committed By Indians whose title Of
oIasihal Possession at these lands ms long stnee