The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1871-01-13
DEER LODGE CIT, FRIDAY, JAN. -.



Strong drink In it, many sllurins form,
and semLlancss has played havoc with 6sin
and sinner ''with"Mt regard 10 rsee, colo
"r previous condition Of servitude" frou
the day the Ancient Mariner made port
and cursed Canaan, until the recent outra
ges l.y the Indians 1t st. Igna.ius Mission
While II il doubtless true that more evil re
suits from ks % by "civflizcd" than ''an
civil,acd'' iupcrs. itts possible to cen6n'
ito use 10 the former, and II the evil cacno
be stopped it may he limited A drum .l((
white man 10 bad enough, hut drunken
Indian 10 dend. Unrestricted by law, be
yOnd the reach Ut it, officers, with no pub
lie sentiment to control, the passions excl
ted by whiskey src for lust, blood and
plundsr. Life, property and women are
the objects with which they will be sstia.
sct. and We lave had evidences in Nilsson.
lscounty within the pact ycar, that even
wHh he most Nsctable, kindest trcaacd and
lest cared lue tribe IN the coantry-care1
for BY Fathers aud Sisters OF tho Catholic
church, who Aavc nsinis,cfcl n them In
sickncss and distress, given them place At
their Arc side. aud Taught them ind their
children the word OF Pesce-that, infuri.
stsd ny whiskey they would ravish the
ctsaasv Ia the Sanctuary, slaughter the
fNlhers In their chspcls, and burn The store
houses that supplied them with bread.
Such 10 the effect is the settlements. In
remote bands, who procure whisky from
traders and half.brscds by barter OF their
furs and snnuiiics for almost nothing or
worse than nothing, their drunken orgies
excite them 70 the organization Of war par.
lies and tho deprSlsti0ns that mark the
boeder settlements with scenes Of massacre
md pilIage.
We have had much OF this In Montana
The punishment inflicted Ivy COL Baker on
tho Picgsns has given exemption from these
raids northeast and cast Of Helena, where
Gsfoss they were frequent With the r..
surniag spring tho tribes In that quarter,
recovering from <hs fear caased by the Pic
gan castigalion will doubtless again seek
tho settlements, and the probability he.
comes . certainty unless Tie whisky traffic
IL stopped. In Nssouls county. within the
past year Or Two, there have been many in.
Slsnces Of shooting, burning, and general
outlswry BY drunken Indians. among the
n,Sst fragrant of which may be mentioned
the burning Of the Agency Mills, the shoot.
Ing II Father Nsvalli and the rcccnt Ut.
tempt 70 outrage the Sisters q the Mission.
In every one Of thess instances il 10 well
su.hsn.icsted that the perpetra.ors were
drunk. The Inv prohibiting the sale Of
liquor 70 Indians 10 known by every man
In The country, and II 10 done In defiance Of
that Law, the traders being disposed to take
chances for the saks OF the profit The
most urgent appeals from the whites In oil
quarters has Lccn made 70 procure the ".
rest, conviction md punishment Of the Of
Tenders, but 70 far. on this side, and We he.
lieve on the other, they have escaped. We
have now assurance that Col. Wall, Indian
Superintendent. and U 8. Masshal Wheel.
er will exert every energy to stop this
sralle and punish those engaged In Il.
It 10 hoped that U. =. Commissioner will
~ just, incxorablc and scalous in % fer q
shcis duties %. that no straw bail and lying
witnesses shall save ne whisky traders, and
that their oltcnss being proven, the pun
ishmsnt awarded and the vigilance of the
officers will b sufficient " suppress the
,sal1c and recurrence Ut such outrAges -
We have enumerated.