Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1873-04-15
TIE MURDER OF GENERAL cANBY-THE
OUTBGRsT OF THE ExTERMINATlOhIsTs
nupIarIANIrY AND BRUTALITY.

-CHBIHTIhNITIA AND bhuTALlIts
z II 10 both pitiful and deplorable to find that
the newspapers opposing the Administration re-
gard the murder Of General Candy only as an
ovportuhityto attack the Indian policy which
President Grant has established. For the COED
Of 1.-THE country, for the Improvement Of humanity,
for the sake Of the Christianity which we pro-
Tess, it was to be hoped that upon such an oc-
currence the whole press OF the country, inde-
pendent and powerful as it has become, might
treat the phases OF the Indian question thus
brought up, with judicial care and fairness, seek
ing to develop the whole truth. II is sad dis
appointment to find SO many regard the cAlami-
tv simpIy as so much material for political
quarrel.
Here Is the World, which with = vehemence
Of Insolence, bOils out abuse wherever its We
neering of decency is fractured, asserting OF the
religious and humane people upon whose Efforts
the policy OF Justice to the Indians was adopted,
that General CAnby's blood is upon their heads.
They comprise, says the Abuser, "du the can
ting scoundrels in the country who :hAve invei-
''gled Grant into treating pack Of outlaws as
elf they we're Sunday School children, and who
"hAve persuaded that foolish man to expose
tbrave men to death to please their maadlin
wishes. These are the men who are RESPONSE
''ble for this thing, and these are the men whom
1--WE shall do our utmost to holdto their reapon-
''sibility whenever they dare to lift their cAck-
cling voices again in behalf of an Indian peace
''policy."
Nor is the World alone in such infam They.
Tribune, unfaithful to every principle which the
press founded by Horace Greeley upheld, and
forgetful how much of its strength has always
R-s.. A. -
the Tribune hurries to proclaim that "Ihif
"frightful catastrophe is the natural and legiti
innate result of the conduct of the Govern
"ment," and it declares that no Administration
has SO disastrously and utterly failed to keep
peace on the frontiers an assertion 80 bra
zenly untrue that it rivals the Worlds disgrace
full abuse, in elements Of wickedness.
The fact Ia that the Government, for once
indeed for the first time in our history has Al
tempted to deal justly with the Indians. This il
a task 30 delicate and difficult that none but me
Of simple Christian sincerity and faith coul
suggest it, and only those capable OF sppreciAi
ing such character could adopt it. The maig
and bArbarous expressions of the World 10
from a nature which cannot even comprehen
that principle Of Christianity which bids its pr
fessors do unto others, as they would have othe
d. unto them. Brutality and selfshness rul
their actions and the men who could and d
barbarously Cypress the black races of the coul
try, turn, with ready and natural action, to e.
terminate the original occupants of the &c
which we have seized,
The effort Of the Government is to do justice
II desires to cvilize the Indians, il it can, and
effect this by peaceful means. II peacei
means fail, force will have to be used il
such an effort was being made with the hodo'
They were entitled to it. There is no doubt tn
they were badly used, before they commence
their ridiculous war" which now has had
terrible climax. The rapacity of the 'front.'
rufians had been exercised on them as it
always been wherever an Indian crossed VIII
mans path. Their savage nature was rouse'
their Ginning and bloody propensities ASSUME
sway; and from the crimes Of the white IA
perpetrated against the Indians, comes this 8
tragedy, as q legitimate result. Nothing c
justifyit; no one can fail to deplore and CT
denim it; but only fair consideration OF all
circumstances can explain it. General Can
was sincerely and patiently laboring to adj
the troubles He might have resorted, at on
to force, but fortunately for his memory,
was, though brave soldier, not one Of tn
brutes VINO nave no poucy Dut E1termlnatl
He was in complete control of the whole /
ceedngs, and he chose to try negotiation, fl
We bless his good-nay, his glorious-chara
for this. He has died as true hero, perish
in an honest attempt to do right. God b
the man who dies thus
Added to the clAmor of the partisan enem
o. the Administration, it is equally sad to
sYsn General herman .decrying the course
the President. He is full of sneers at
QUAKER Policy" Another high official at WI
ington is reported as saying that "his honest
conviction" is that a gang Of horse thi,
would be preferAbls to the QuAkers, in dea
with the Indians" Very probably he pre-
such company, but we sorry the Adm
trAtion has him in "hgh position"-unl
indeed, it we're by rope.
Whatever may be done with the Mode
Who right or wrong, will be exterminated
or late-the murder Of General Candy is no
itimate reason for condemning the Indian
which the President has adopted and main
ed. It is Just and it glorifes the admin
tion as all acts Of Christian justice confer
honor upon men who do them.