Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1873-05-09
The Late Rar. 7. Thomas.

To those who thirst for The blood of the Iu-
dian race, We commend the following letter
addressed to U. 3. SsnstOr SARGENT, from
son Of Rev. Z. THOMAS, who was xii led BY the
side Of Gen. OANBr, bV the Modoss:
SAN FRASeIsco, April IA.
DRLs SrR:-It suddenly occurs ts me 10
write you few Wsrds. Ii was undoubtedly
through you that father was appointed upon The
commission 10 thS hUdOes, and il may be that,
IL spite Of ysur judRmsst 10 the contrary, your
ter. Do not Tsprsash yourself; neither for eur
sakss let ihs PsliSJ Of the nation towards the
Indians be changed In lis splrit-in ObsdisncS
to The frenzy Of The hour. or course they
must be punished sAd sVsrsoms. and mGds 10
feel oar power. But read the Sacramento
Record, on the subjSct Of the "Modbc AssaI-
sinstsn," Of the l4ih Of April, which have
just read. II the SsVSrsst punishment be via
tied upon tue hostile Indians, let peace and
jnSiieO and security be Slill 90 SIGHT for others.
Fathers heart was in the esuss In which he
gave hls life. aud lhs cause 10 worthy aud must
bs psrSSyersd iu. We suffer for The il-dssds
Of our own race, and must GHll suffer, perhaps.
But we eve il to the Indians and ourselves 10
psrSeVsrs. ! hope you are with ne still in
this. | hope General Grant Is. ThS Indians
must know our power, and that eur mercy is
not oOwardieO-they must know our word 10
true. speak fsr myself and hope | may be
entitled 10 aanO consideration. l am not
asking for falae mercy, or that the frSntisrsmSn
may be exposed 10 any unavoidable risk OF
life and property.
The Indians are what they arc. l believe, bs.
cause the whites with whom they are in cen.
tact, have been what they have been. Wa are
10 blame, mol the poar Asdoasi but the rApa-
cisus, lAwlsss, psrfdouI whites are guilty Of
his blaad. We blame no one for his doAth.
n hat r.. HraN Al. kaa aaA
find more 20 rsjsiss ia lhAa mAurn over. lie
was rsAdy-alUAys ready. His heart was
only lsVe. How any man or beast could meet
the kind smile Of that face, and do the old man
harm, j canHUt understand. In the fullnosS Of
his power, in the ripenSss Of lis manhood,
when he was living every day so near the
heavenly wSrld, and ALWAYS In neAr cOmmuni-
catisn with the better land. GSd took him at
oses, pAiHlSH. Ts few men, comparatively, +,
Is Il giVsA " die like a martyr, aud fnr your
agency in thus securing TIE past Of glorious
life In the service Of his Church and his fellsW.
men, and in securing the fu!nrs 10 him and US,
| thank you. We will pluck up eur hearts
aHd follow en- till GoS grants uS the blessing Of
death.
This furry will soon pass ovsr. Without
saying anything now, let the 0sVernmsht Ad-
here To it's grand purpose to be just aud true to
these children Of the land. Don't lei ths pre-
Oions blosd Of the dad be snlT ths signal for
an insane crusade for vengeance, let Il mt be
for war alone. TheJ died who lived for psass.
To be sure, peace " III come through war, bat
not BY eTierininaiior.
Msiher bsas II we'll. 81 do the children.
We are happy because he ia happy bsTOAd the
chance Of suffering. AHd he did sulisr here,
aud suffering made him perfect. lie was al
ready bsTand the reach NJ malice 70 anger or
proy0ks himi but not, Of course, to wound his
soul. And now his cup ia full OF joy.
Yours truly,
&c. THOMAS.