The St. Cloud journal., 1873-07-03
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THE WHITE HAMS RETRIBUfIoI.
LETTER FROM MRS. JAHE 9.
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oAH Dt asking TOO muon ID tn6
face Of the public horror to request
you to give your readers some mixing
Of the provocaion which probably
led to the act We Ill 30 much CON.
denim !? These Western people are
American citizens, and all emigrated
feeling kindly toward Indians. What
has converted them into implaeable
foes? Let us try to put ourselves in
their place, and 80 to understand
them. Suppose sahe fifty foreigners,
from any country, had bossted that
they would come to New York and
commit any crime they listed, and that
the city dare not punish them, because
the United States government was in
treaty with theirs, and would rescue
them that it would not only prevent
their punishment but would reward
and dismiss them to repeat their Of
fenses at will. Then suppose this boast
were known to the people Of New
York, andthat the boosters had
actually come aud committed the
crimes, that they had been ar
rested, that the United States
had taken them ont of the hands of the
officers, and were taking them to safe
place, where they would be well cared
for, get their promised reward, and be
turned loose. Are there not men in
New York who would have lynched
the prisoners Suppose Red Cloud
and his band had baked half Z dozen
badies Of tho best Washington families
in cook stoves during one of their yis-
its there had tied another half dozen,
two aud two, by the wrists, and throwa
them across fence, to wait until they
died had unjointed and dismembered
dozens Of children, or even one; had
roasted some men alive, and cut out the
hearts Of others, and thrown them quiv.
ering into their faces, Or thrust them
between their teeth had done Ill, and
more, Of these things, some too horri-
BILE for description, with the perfect
understanding that the United States
Government would protect them from
the city government, "teed them,
clothe them, give them Blankets" add
Spencer rifles, ammunition and butcher
knives to the gift and then turn them
loose with photographs Of their bene-
factors in their bosoms. Would there
have been any resistance to law, OF
would the men of Washington have
waited, patiently, ia hopes that some
where, in the distant future, things
might be different What I have
supposed, for Washington, is exactly
what the General Government did for
the people Of Minnesota-all but the
photographs And the Minnesota peo-
pie did not murder the prisoners taken
from the State authorities by the
United States-prisoners whe had COM
mitted I'll and far more than all these
crimes agains: the citizens of that State,
after boasting that the United States
| would prevent their, punishment,
AS they did. What the special pro-
vocation Of the people Of Colorado and
California now is l know not, but I am
sure it is of kind with that of Mime.
sofa. do not wonder that the men
there are desperate. The wonder to
me has been that the Western States
have not long ago resolved to shoot
Indians wherever they are found, and
hang every Iadian Agent OF Commis-
siener who sets foot upon their soil.
Nothing but the overwhelming power
of the United States prevents some
such policy. Why is it that Indians
are such an exception to al laws? No
citizen Of the proudest government in
Europe dare commit murder on the
soil Of Californla and rely on his gov
ernment to override tho sovereignty Of
that State and take him out of its
hands. Why does the United States
trample on that sovereignty, and ena.
bic any and every naked savage to de-
fy it with impunity? While the Gen.
eral Government protects and rescues
criminals under Western law, We need
feel no surprise at such occurrences as
the lynching of prisoners.
JANE G. sWIssHELM.
Zozonis, Ps.. June 19, 1873.
THE BEECHER-BOWEN BUsINESs.
From the Graphic.
We have it from the very highest
authority that Plymouth Church will
take no steps toward investigating tho
charges against Mr.. Beeoher, nor to-
ward calling Mr.. Bowen to account for
anything he may have said concerning
his pastor. And, furthermore; We have
the best authority for saying that
neither MI. Beeoher, Mi: Bowen. nor