Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-17
THE RUTLAND HERALD,
TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1878.


II. -
tncLv and although born and reared
orong friends, associates and neighbors,
Tho afterwards proved traitors to their
copntrv. he was always found true and
,o,,ol foe to traitors, he died from
,roocberv. We believe he has not died
IN vain His death, though loss to his
country and the army, and, occurring at
q time when his services were especially
needed, may prove the one necessary
sacri6ce which will dispel the glamour
and sickly sentimentality which has been
thrown around the noble red man of the
wrst. Sweet and pleasant, the Latin
noel tells us, sit is to die for ones
country, and General Candy, dying by
.avage, treacherous, cruel hands, and
NOT in open warfare, died for his coun-
try AS truly as if he had received his
death wound, at the head of his troops
I'm omen battle More truly did he die
for his country if thereby the eyes of his
fellow citizens may be opened to the in
bprent treachery, wickedness, blood
tbirstiness and utter deprayfty of the
Indians of America, live they on the
Mains of the west, in the forests of the
north, the fastnessnes of the Rocky
Mountains, the lava beds and rocks of
california and Oregon or elsewhere.
Almost every prominent army officer
who has had dealings with the Ameri-
can Indian. has expressed the same idea
In reference to the practicability of deal
ing with them on the priclple that they
were honorable men. We mean by this,
that, although they were disposed to
deal with the Indian honorably. they
were obliged to take precautions against
their inherent treachery and sneaking
cunning, They could not treat with
them as honorable foes, but only as
treacherous, cunning savages. Know
inc. as we do, that General Candy enter
tanned this same view of the Indians and
of Indian nature, we are surprised that
he should have had any hopes of making
a permanent, honorable peace with these
Modocs. That he entertained such hopes
is evident from his last dispatch to the
government, dated at Tule Lake, Cali
fornla, April Z, in which he says, among
other things, Il do not question the
right or the power Of the general gov
eminent TO make any arrangement that
may be thought proper; but Think they
should make such as to secure perna-
ucnt peace, together with liberal and
lust treatment of the Indians" The fair
inference from this paragraph would
seem to be that a permanent peace was
attainable, although, in bis next sen,
teuce he seems to negative such Al idea.
He goes on to say In my Judgment,
permanent peace cannot be secured II
they are allowed to remain in this i'm.
mediate neighborhood. The Modocs are
now sensible that they cannot live in
peace on Lost River, and have abandoned
their claim to it, but wish to be left in
the lava beds This means license to
plumber and stronghold to re-
treat to-" This proposition was, OF
course, refused. That he had some
little faith-ane, perhaps, but very
little faith-in the character of the be,
ings with whom he was to deal, may be
also, inferred from the order of Genera
sherman, announcing his death. He
saws that General Candy had beer
especially chosen and appointed for this
delicate and dangerous trust by reason
of his well-known patience and forbear
ance, his entire self-abnegation and fidel
lty TO the expressed wishes of his gov
eminent, and his large experience il
dealing with the savage Indians o.
America" We know that it is no where
asserted that he had faith in the accom-
plishment of his mission. Indeed the
dispatch, to which we have already re
fcrred and shall again refer, is full o.
doubt as to the result. He was a gooC
soldier and it was his duty to go where
ever ordered. The depredations, foray'
and murders of the Indians are baC
enough, when they are in that anoma
lous condition, styled peaceful. y They
then strike terror into the hearts of thu
wives and children of the hardy frontiers
men. The perpetrators of these out
RACES generally escape unpublished, be
cause unknown. The frontiersmen can
and do, in a measure, however, guar(
against the too frequent recurrence o
these raids. BY arning themselves,
proper system of scouts and prompt ait
10 each other at the call of danger, they
can and do, although at great discom
fort aud loss of time and money, in SOM
degree, protect their wives and littl
ones from savage violence. If, per
chance, they should be little too lat
in their visit for defence, and SHOULD
find the cabin, which they came to pro
tect, but mass of burning, smokin
ruins, the husband and father, if living
"A captive, and nothing remaining of tn
mother and babes but CORY, shapeless
scalpless remnants of mortality, the
would, perhaps, forgetful Of Vincen
Colyer and other sentimentalists, organ
ize speedy pursuit of the sneaking foe
If their movements should be crowne
with success, they would, very likely
add to the number of peaceful" In
dams sent to their long homes by tn
border settler. The Indian would, prot
ably, meet certain, speedy and jus
doom. Yet Vincent Colyer and hi
humble followers, all forgetful tina
those Indians were savages, that thei
hands were reeking in the blood OF in
nocent and unoffending babes, that tn
CORY scalps, with the blood yet undrlec
of matrons and maidens were hangin
at their breasts, would raise cry o
shame and an howl of indignation agsins
the massacre" of the Indians
and talk learnedly, eloquently an
sentimentally of the wrongs Q
the poor Indian. Perhaps an in
dictment by grand jury in the back
woods Of Oreoou or q warrant from