National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-04-21

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10 he Ehfor u he Ni.ioAai R,pRbitean!
SIR Since the murder OF General Candy by
the Modocs nearly everybody appears TO have a
hard word TO say against the poor Indian. Gen.
Sherman, according to one Of the irrepresslble
Interviewer. said that "Ieacheary Ia Inherent
In the Indian character. know OF q case where
the Indians murdered the man who two hours
before had given them food and clothing" How
often has this been done by the civilized white
manf Yet "inherent treacheTy" Is not thereby
attached TO the white man. The Indian Is not
educated; he was once conndlng, peaceable and
kind to the white man; but the robblng OF all his
interests aud rights by the white man has made
him suspicious and reyengeful, and In his ven
geance he Is not discriminating, and often, as In
the case Of General Candy, he kills his best
friend instead OF his enemy. do not believe
the Indian IA by nature treaeherous. was In
the Galena mines during the Black Hawk war,
aud while the Indians acted the part OF unedu.
Gated sa, ages, they were In ali cases kind TO
those who had been kind to them. will give
one instance. Others could he furnished.
A man by the name Of Jordan had a ferry
across the Mississippi where Dubuque now
ferry, but jordan farmed a little, mined a little
AID traded with the Indians little; was the
Indians friend; kind enough, easy well.to-do
% longer remain on the farm he TOOK them %
Galena. A few days after he left there Indians,
who were sent by Black Hawk to Flinthills, now
buFUnEtuig 10 htOkuk Win his band TO
Join in the war against the whites got TO Jordans,
but finding hun gone aud his ferry dat sunk and
his canoes hauled out In the bottom several hun.
dred yards from the river, but knowing that
jordan always had good supply OF provisions
and all kinds Of tools they drew the staple OF his
meathOuse, took his crop out and sawed on about
eight or ten feet OF a large canoe, dragged Il TO
thS edge OF the river, got nails and boarded up the
open end, took from the house three large blank.
cts, about one hundred pounds OF -four, about the
same amount OF bacon, put back the saw and other
they found them, only taking Just what They
needed. But they now wanted horse TO carry
the provisions on the long journey that was before
them, and, sayage.llke, went back three miles,
where three men were at work In a Held OF corn
killed two OF them and took their horse and
crossed the river. They destroyed none OF the
but they killed two men whom they knew moth,
Ing about. They wanted and needed the horse,
and an Indian yell would have safely given them
the s, Ens ss men, pIt saeY were IN war
deal about the brutality Of the Indians, but as far
as could Judge they were more faithful to their
white friends than the whites were towards their.
IL u now proposed to murder everyc ModOc
that belonged TO Capt. Jacks band, becfnse he
murdered Gen. Candy and Dr.. Thomas. No zone,
believe, proposes TO punish the agents and
other lhleving Indian contractors who furnish
these Piegan and other Indians tin horns and
shoyels In place OF steel ones, and ahOddy
blankets and other goods In place Of the articles
II does seem 70 me that this great Government
should be honest and Just towards the peacea-
BILE Indians, and punish the bad ones. What the
Government agrees 10 give the Indian give them
honestly, and In quality and quantity, and that /
had supposed was TO some extent being done
and that II would be fully carried out under the
peace policy " once allowed to DO put In full
practice,
II the Indian Is TO be destroyed, and that is the
Intention OF the Government, do IL In the cheap
est and quickest possible manner. Give them
stryehnlne whisky that will make short work
OF IL, be "klndnessH TO them and money saved
10 the Government. This In plain English Is the
policy OF the men now denounclpg and bpTniaR
In emU Secretary DeAno and tho peace oOfn-
mission. On the other hand, II thll rich and
prosperous Government means to treat the In
alAn as a human being, II should As soon as pos
Alble put them on reservations, and feed and
care for them. Clylllze aud ChTlatlanlEe them
II possible, but at any rate tame and feed them,
and while doing this, punish alike the bad white
man and the bad Indian, who make trouble,
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