Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1871-09-09

Whether modern folks, manners and all.
Are as true and as good,
As the old folks no rude,
Whose hands placed the clock ON the wall.
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THE INDIAN QUESTION AGAIN.
From the Arizona TERRITORY, Miner.
That Arizona is Z land of sorrow
and suffering, no one acquainted with
its past history, and present pitiabIe
situation, can deny ; that this sorrow
and suffering Is directly chargeable
to the Government of, the country,
must admit. The citizens Of the Ter
ritory have not brought this sorrow
and suffering upon theniselves.--
They came here BY Invitation Of their
Government, since the organization
Of the Territory In the firm belief
that the Government would protect
their lives and property nom the
savage Indians who claim and occu-
py the Territory. How wofully they
have been mistaken Il known 10 every
person who has read the papers du-
ring the past seven years, and and is
admitted by ell except a few misin-
formed, philanthropic Indian SYM
pathizers ut the East; the Indian
Ring; members Of Congress who
have had their "palms creased" by
the robbers and assasins Of the Indian
Ring, and still other members who
have been led astray by Quaker ac-
counts Of the "wrongs," gen'leness,
and tractableness of the "noble red
men, Little heed do these persons
pay to our woes and suiferings.-
Never, for q moment, do they give
brain-roOm to the thought that, as u
general rule, white people prefer peace
and security to war, with all its
bloodshed, cruelty, and loss of prop
crty. Safely and comfortably fixed
as they are In their palatiai residen-
ces, aud living from off the taxes, a
share of which even we poor, war
ridden border men have to pay, they
laugh to scorn the wrongs inflicted
upon us and, In various ways aid, and
In various ways, encourage the mis-
creants who have preyed7-are yet
preying upon us.
I. Wall after wall has gone up to
Washington from this aud other ter
ritories afflicted by Indians, and
President Grants miscalled "Peace
policy.n And what, fellow sufferers,
has been the result? Why, as we
have said before, our cries for help
have been UNDECIDED, treated with
contempt, and interpreted with the
view of proving to the people of the
Atlantic Slope, that We were band
of mercenary cut-thrOats, whose only
aim was tn prolong war with the In
dams, and thereby induce the send
ing of troops here, in order that we
might make q living by furnishing
them supplies. This, we know, is
the way President Grant, the Indian
Ring, and their hackers have viewed
the matter. And this, we again as
sert, Is a wrong, pernicious view of
the case. No white citizen has ever
immigrated to this Territory, with
the sole object in view Of fighting
Indians; yet most citizens have had
more less of this unpleasant, danger
Gus and Improbable duty to perform,
In order to save their lives and prop
erty.
The bloody record Of our unfortu-
nate Territory will show that since
the spring of 1854, over 400 citizens
have been slain in battle, or cruelty
murdered by Indians. During this
time, too, thousands Of animals have
been stolen from us, hundreds of
houses and fields Of grain have been
burned and Quilted; women have been
outraged, and their children carried
into captivity, all, through neglect
Of duty of Government which has
taxed us for its support, while 1t has
not even allowed us the privilege of
e,ecting our own officers, or extend
ed us 1.-THE of the protection which
1t was its duty to render.
Does this sad record prove that we
have been the aggressors; or that we
still hope for continuance of q war,
the worst OF which IL has been our
misfortune to receive? Common
sense and reason will prompt honest
people to say "nay." Then, In Gods
name, why all this criminal neglect
on the part of the Administration ?
Why has President Grant and Con-
gress permitted such a state of affairs
to exist i'm Arizona, unless IL be that |
they are misled and misinfnrmed by |
knavish Indian Agents? Why has |
the usefulness and efficiency of the
few soldiers Mt the various military ,
posts in this Territory been destroy. |
ed by orders from Washington p /
Why have mur,ierous Indians been
fed at some OF said posts, and per-
mitted to supply themselves with
arms and ammunition which they
have employed to destroy us, II the
Administration IL not In sympathy
with them and against US? Why
the threat of the President to revenge
the Camp Grant killing, II II Is not
his desire to hand this country over
to the Indians? And why has he
sent the best Indian fighter In the
Army, To command here, II 1t Is his
purpose, as expressed in recent tele- \
graphic dispatch, To have Peace
settle the difficulty
between Indians and whites? Does
this not look like Misunderstanding, and
n desire to pluck well-carned laurels
from the brow of another brave Cen
eral of Democratic proclivities. 1t
looks that way, indeed.
Now, President Grant must know
that the Apaches are the most faith
less wretclies ON the Continent, and
that they have not yet asked him for
peace. lie must also know that, ow-
mo- fn tha ruarila WAR thaf hog haan