The New York herald., 1872-08-10

1A9un Toe Macny Ogarx
10 tne noble red man, fingers super6tous ON
sne broadway stages. He is too much and
- 49, .rsny' and ne comes quite too often. On
sAo nins, where the hardy pioneer seeks o
nome ior himself and his children. his pres.
ence Is not quite desirable. Yet there he II
his own commissary, whereas in Naw vor+
ano washington the Great Father is Obliged "a
provide purveyor for the painted and teeth
cred Big Injun, his big and little braves. b;s
squaws and papooses. OF oil the savapea nh,
idly roamed this Continent before its ss4sl.
ment by Europeans only few thousands have
adopted civilized customs and industr;ou.
habits These few live worthy lives upon
their reservations, illing the soil and tsndin.
focks and herds like their white neighborx
They have their churches and Schools respect
the rights of property and govern themselves
by wise and liberal laws, like other well-ordered
communities. These ask none of the theatri-
cal talks and sensational shows which tha
government SO generously bestows upon the
hunter tribes who still maintain their say-
age tribal organizations and live by turns
on what they can coax in gifts and annuities
from the Washington authorities, on the fruits
of the chase and on what they can steal from
their neighbors. These wretches, when In
our large cities, ever promise to abandon their
wild life, to settle down and become husband
men, like the Choctaws. They want money to
build schoolhouses and churches. Rifles and re-
volvers, too, they want, with powder and balls.
to shoot buffalo. These Same weapons and
ammunition, when Big Horn and Red Eagle
have returned to their homes near the sunset,
are seen in company with scalping knives, and
do fearful work among the settlers in Montana
and Arizona. These Indian shows and talks
have grown iresome Let US omit the farces,
or teach tho noble savages to omit the TRACE
dies on tho Plains and in the mountains. For
years the wild tribes, who know no conscience
and no ties of common humanity, have kept
up this alienation of fair talk and fiendish
butchery. Red Cloud and Spotted Tail, crafty
old chiefs, are ever ready to protest their inno-
cence Murder and rapine are the business of
the young braves. Their girdlcs are orna-
mented with the scalps of our brothers and
sisters. The blood of innocent children and un-
offending women stains their hands, and they
are more proud Of the trophies which attest
their diabolical cruelty than are their treaty
making sachems of the wampum and feathers
with which they set city crowds agape.
1t is full time this should be stopped. Let
us have no more good talk here supplemented
by devilish deeds along the Oregon trail.
Government should feed and arm no more
of these red robbers, whose hand is against
every man whom they can surprise or over
power. Our army instead of menacing citi-
zens of unsound politics on the Atlantic slope,
could do good service holding the red men in
check and one of our generals, the gallant
Phil Sheridan, knows the proper method for
furnishing their crimes When the idle Indian
becomes industrious we should protect and
aid him-not before. Till then, if he commits
murder or theft, pursue and punish him.
The feathered chiefs and their painted squaws
have had too much Of pleasure excursions and
sightseeing. Our Western settlers have had
far too much of the warwhoop, the smoking
cabin, the rifle crack and red-dripping scalp
ing knife. Wise physicians vary the remedy
in obstinate cases. Let us try Shcridan's In
dian cure.