The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-07
TEE RED MANS WRONGS.

An Eye-Witness' Narrative Of the Massacre
at Camp Grant-Peaceiul Indians Butchered
In Cold Blsod-Thirty Young sqnawv Carr
ried on into Debauched Csptivity-Tho
Apaches swear 10 bo RevonGed Upon the
Whites.
From private letter written BY an eyewitness Of
the late Apache horrors In Arizona we make thu
following interesting extract:-
Let me explain to you exactly the circumstances
OF the massacre. The Apaches, you ksow, have
always been considered the most hopeless OF In.
dams, and have always refused to treat with ting
Commander at Camp Grant, Lieutenant Whitman,
SYSTEMATIC COURSE OF KINDNESS,
had gradually induced i've hundred Of them, com.
menclng with a few starving old women to come
i1to camp near the post and accept food and work.
Contrary to all expectation they seemed grateful
at last the men were obedlent to the slightest sug-
gestlOn from their new found friend anu the women
and children seemed gay happy and contented; he
they would be taken care Of If they would only be
the situation at once, and had made brave begin-
ming toward improvement and were even clearing
the ground TO put In crop OF corn. But the
NOTORIOUS APACHE AT PEACE
was no good news TO the white Adventures, whose
hunted ana ignorant savaaes, and accordingly q
party Of white men, who prefer hostile Indians az
ran a nea s cap
US and killing every man, woman and child they
could lay hands on: messenger was despatched
70 Lieutenant whitman, telling MIN his p,Ot6Oes
were in danger, and he sent Immediately to warn
the friendly red men OF their peril HIS messenger
was too late-tne burning huts and the ground
strcwn with
BODIES OF BUTcHERRD WOMEN AND CHILDREN
was all there left Of the first earnest attempt toY
civze the Apaches. 1t was an awful sight Inc
survivors had Ned to the Businesses OF the moun-
tains. Word was sent to them to bring in their,
wounded to the post for care, and they did So the
principal chief being first to come IN. He was naked
and when he held out his hand for the usual shake
hn vUna on ri nd q
like q human being. wasn't itf Pointing to his
naked naked and solitary con'lt0n ne said' This Is my
THREE WIVES AND SEVEN CHILDREN
being killed before hls eyes in the space OF I'VE
stripped OF their clothing. their hair pulled out or
cut on, and seemed entirely heart broken. This
slaughter the end OF their first attempt al ac-
cepting the white mans protection.
''BRING Us BACK OUR CHILDREN
away from M the White mans sishr.n Tnrty OF the
young and pretty squaws mad been carried OIL 10
debanched captivity. When the commander told
them he would do all he could II seemed TO them
IKE mockery. The chief said,
'If you had lost your children and asked me to re-
take them should have said no, or should have
got them for you at once or lost my life trying to-"
"Your ways are not our ways, and can only say
mander; 'you know what have done for you b.
"You know us 40 well,r replied the chief. "you
know what our ways are. II our people are killed
We find the parties guilty II we can. II not we XIII
anybody we meet except our sworn friends . , You
err lied to us; and now we tell you again we Will
keep quiet and see what this great government or
yours viii do for us. We know, too, that the men
that killed kindred DO not wish US 10 be at peace,
and that they hope to ur1vc Us OH. After We walC
for your government
WE MUST HAVE OUR RByENGE
II 1t does not revenge our loss we viii come and
tell you friend before We do ytnlng that you
may not be able to say, Those Apaches that fed.
that worked for, whose children buried that the
coyotes might not eat them, lied to me and said
they would keep the peace We cannot be aJ peace
when our children are captive and our families killed
by our enemies"
WHAT CAN BE DONE
under such discouragements to cvilize the Indian
Among people who make moro money or ms war,
whOOp than when ne Is ut peace how can any
Chrlst1anlZing process succeed 4 am no advocate
OF Indian saintliness Of cnaractcr; but viewing the
are you not compelled to admit that the red man y
quite as desirable q nelghbor AZ the majority OK
frontier pale facesY
A Captive Among the Gentls Savnges Eas
dorses Major Alovry's Statement.
NEW YORK, June 9, 1871
To THE EDITOR or THE HERALD.
have had the pleasure to read the very truthful
article In your issue OF to-day from the pen OF the
well known and esteemed army officer, Sylvester
MOwry. Delicacy-as woman understands tho
and truth require that should forget sex aud en-
dorse, as one who has known and suffered all but
death at the hands OF the gentle focku Of the
philanthrOp1c Vincent Collins-laithfully endorse
Mr.. Mowry's statement. Indeed, the President has
done good thing In the ordering OF Major General
Crook TO this sphere OF military life. OIL would
that Ola Hickory and Harvey were living How
like the rne's sharp answer TO the man who handlea
Il would come, .W1pe them out.o i endorse every
word Of Major Mowry's article upon the Arizona