Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-10-17
Grants Policy with the indians.

II there is anything in which the Grant Admin
istrat,on has been successful as to command the
commentator Of the country for Its wisdom the
channels Of public information have failed to make
it know to the people, and there can be no shad-
ov of doubt that were it not for the election laws
psssed by Congress and the Radicals in the various
States to deprive the people OF lair expression OF
their will through the ballot.box, the seal Of con-
demnation would be stamped upon the Washing
ton Cabinet and the 4th Of March would witness
its retirement in shame and dshonor. Among the
prominent features OF its bad management is the
weak and datory policy pursued towards the In
dians, by which the people residing upon the bor
dsrs and in the unsettled regions have been exposed
70 the butchery and murder Of the wild and merci.
less savages. ever since Grant took up his abode
in the White House. We are glad that the press
Of the Radical party has at last walked up to the
necessity OF spurring up the Administration to
make eome change III its course. 1t has been now
moro thau year SINCE attempts have been made
To brbe the Indians to behave themcelves, and ra-
tions were promised aud paid out to them as long
- they would keep fn'aful to their p.om.es
But the unprinciplsd Indians immediately after
making such promises and accepting these gratui.
ties Of the Government, began incurSiou. in var
Gus directions returning to their protected rese,.
vations with their plunder, and melting into The
mas of aborigines there assembled. In this way
they were secure from recognition; and, no In.
dian ever tells on another, they were safe from
betrayal. So the system wrought injustice, as the
good and bad suffered together.
One of the most tragical results Of this plan OF
civilizing Apaches was the murder Of the Loring
party in November, 1871, when the Wickenburg
stage was ambushed by Ochocamo and fired on by
his band OF Indians Six white men were killed
by this attack.
Gen. Crook was ready, with a small force, to
make an attempt to arrest these, long ago as
last March, but was recalled by an order which
directed cessation Of all hostillties and transfer
OF negotiations to the Peace Commission; but
Gen. Crook has bided his time and has just COM
PEELED an acknow Judgement Of their crime on the
part of the murderous band and in the affray
which followed, Ochocama and several others
were killed. The guilt OF these reservation In
dians was established by evidence complete and
irrefutabIs More recently, the same Apaches
have committed lesser kdepredations on the sur
rounding country. taking their plunder to the
charmed seclusion Of their reserve, where they
regularly draw rations. Convicted OF this, and
threatened by . scouting party Of United States
Cavalry, they left the Date Creek Resei vation On
the 23d Of September, and have fed to the mour-
tsins. Up to the 18th of the same month a band
Of Apachss drew rations at the Camp Verde
Reservation and, on attacking q camp Of pre-
datory Indians fifty miles from Prescott, week
OF two ago, rations End stolen property were
found, proving that these hostile Apaches came