The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1870-05-05
FALSE PHILANTHROPY.

FALSE PHILANTHROPY.
Itis little strange how much false philan-
thropy and mandy -pamby, mawkish sentiment
tality there is aAoat in the world. Before the
late "unpleasantness' much of this was ex-
nended on the horrors and evils OF African
slavery in the Southern States, while in the
manufacturing districts of New England q
white serfdom and system of grinding the faces
Of the poor was in existence under the very
noses of the blatant Parkers, Beechers, Phil
Inns. Garrisons, Summers and others Now the
question of African slavery in America is for
ever put at rest, these mock philanthroplsts
are eagerly scanning the horizon of passing
events for some new excitement" to expend
upon, and to manufacture from, false and DIS
tant and cheap mock heroic philanthropy
Recently band of Piegan Indians upon the
Marias river in neighboring Territory after
perpetrating untold barbarities and atrocities
upou the whites, were brought to Justice by
the avensing hand of Phil Sheridan, and pun
ished by signal retribution. Such an occur
renee in melting out to these red devils In hu-
man shape the same punishment they had IN
flicted upon others is taken up and made the
staple of new sensation mock philanthropy
effort It is compared to the massacre OF
Glencoe, aud to every butchery of innocent
aud unoffending people since the days OF the
deluge. Sheridan, for doing his duty tearlessly
and well, is stigmatized and vIllihed in un-
measured terms. The mobile red man. Is
elevated by these mawklsh seniimentalis's INTO
inches OF historic fame and the tear OF pity Is
invoked over their untimely slaughter. Is not
this state of things enough to sicken aud dis
gust frontiersmen and people who have been
accustomed TO live with their lives in their
hands, the price only of unceasing vigilance
against the predatory attacks of the merc'Iess
sayapesl Portions Of Idaho have been the
scene of savage barbarities upon white victims
men. women and children indIscriminateiy'
of deyilish malignity which spared neither
aga nor sex, nor condition. which would
MAKE the blood run CuIu to tcSn VI ~ ''SNNs -
the recital uf These things are all right Our
lives, the sufierings of pioneer settlers are
nothing. Indian barbari,ies perpeirated upon
the whites are all right with ,hrae seli'eomp1a
cent phllanthropisis; but once let Gen
Crooks or Gen. Sheridan return TO these
fiends in hn,nan shape ian eye for an eye
tooth for TOOTH" Us did Washington. jackson
Wayne, Taylor. and every military officer O'
the country who has ever yet been successful
in tanning down Indian ferocisy. and howl %
censure and auathsmas arises against brave
and honest men for doing their duty. All hon
or in ,hi. matter TO Phil sheridan far what h
and his subordinates have accomplished IN thai
Piecan massacre The memory OF that dect
will strike more terror into hostile Indiaf
tribes. will have q more salutary effect npot
the conduc. Of the Indian population west o
the Missouri westward TO the Pacific, than oil
III. talks. aud truccs. and treaties, and annui
ties. and peace offerings ever emanat'ng from
the American Government IL viii mak'
thousands of good Indians who hear OF this
from sheer fear of consequences in being 9th
eTwise.