The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-06-06
A Hint to General Davis TO Decorate Him
with the Gordon.
Attorney General Williams
Opinion.
The Hungry Politicians Hunt for In.
dian Appointments.
Scar-Faced Meacham Once Moro
on the Peace Path.


WASHINGTON, June s, 1s7a
In army circles here the question "What TO do
with the Modocsin meets with the answer, ''You
need not trouble yourselves to whether they arc
to DO delivered to the civil tribunals OF Oregon for
trial for the murders they have committed. Davis
will not only hang Captain Jack and the men with
him who assassnated General Candy and Peace Com
missioner Thomas, but all who can be identified AZ
the murderers Of the settlers Lost River" They
appear to be confident thar there can be no dim
Guilty between the military and civil authorities.
because the speedy punishment OF the murderers
will prevent 1t.
To substantiate the belief of the expected action
OF General Davis they refer to an incident In tho
Oregon war OF 1855 and 1855. Ouhi, the most con-
spicuous chief OF the Yakimas, large and power
full tribe in Washington Territory, was one Of the
principal leaders in the oregon Indian war; After
several months OF fighting seeing the hopeless.
ness OF the contest, he came in and delivered him.
self up. The officer to whom he surrendered was
Captain Dent, OF The Ninth infantry, the brother
m-law OF President Grant and now well known a.
General Dent of the White House.
GOOD PRECEDENT FOR HANGING THE MODoo
MURDERERs.
General Wright, who commanded the troops then
in the field as soon as the fact OF the capture Of
Ount was announced 10 nlH, ulreCIeu pTlSOHer
to be brought before him. He then said, "You
have seen the sun for the last time am going to
hang you Not that you have fought against us in
battle, but because before the war broke out You
murdered Indian Agent Bolen. He was your friend;
but you followed him from the Yakima Agency on
his journey to the Dales, and when ut noon he was
resting you and two other Indians killed him,
and yet the moment before you had been smoking
with him. This was not war-lt was the act OF
dog, and you shall die dogs death. Captain
Dent, officer Of the day you will detail
Sergeant and the proper number OF men and hang
this man soon as the preparations can be made"
1t took very few minutes to carry these orders out.
Young Ouhl was stretched up a warning to other
Indian chiefs that murderers would be punished.
General Wright then in command orthe Department
OF oregon, by this act did much TO bring the war
then pending to an end The Indians feared and
respected'hiIn He was Just in his acts and prompt
Twelfth Infantry, who was killed by the Modocs at
the same time with Captain Thomas, was son OF
If Davis should act like Wright, as 1t is expected
he will, then the whole trouble will be ended.
5n HINT TO GENERAL DAVIS.
III he should not be equal to the occasion and re-
fer the matter to Washington what Will be the result
can only be o conjecture. Captain Jack and his
band may die OF old age before the question OF
'.What is to be done With the Moiocs ~ win be
settled.
marty dealt with by the military authorities
the civil tribunals OF Oregon at all haz-
ards, will bring them to trial. 1t win take
sherir and his posse from executing the order
OF court for the arrest OF the mnrderers Of the
that portion Of oregon states that the feeling OF
the people on the subject Is intense Not alone as
tribes these Is marcerers must Be punished II they
should not be, the, the settlers In the netghbOr-
their SecuritS ans some Of the most fertile OF the
lands OF Oregon will have to be abandoned.
Congressman wilson and Senator Kelly are very
earnestly insisting that prompt measures be TAKEN
Attorney General Williams agrees with them, and
it Is expected that as the representative Of that
lin case General Davis should hesitate or
refer the question to Washington) prompt
Ar few WsO days viii tell the story il understood
that no step will be taken until Davis 10 heard
from. The terms Of surrender OF what promises:
army headquarters.
The close OF the MOdOc war attracts attention
generally 10 Indian aflatrs and now that the timo
Is approaching for the appointment OF the hve
created at the last session OF Congress- there is
good deal OF haphazard guessing az to VINO WIN
be the aPpoasses = nto not
the s nsss fp ~sy sa
afes se pace 81 Affairs
which, with the exception OF four to be designated
sns Is
ihtiI the commencepent OF the fiscal year, go the
successful ones Of the hungry applicants H VIII not
Il Is hi and miss as 20 who they WIN Be; Tne
man who Is promised to-day may be set aside to-
one time q lieutenant in the army, and more
recently an agent for the Cheyennes has been ten
understood u because he has the expectation Of
more lucrative place. In the opinion OF those
who claim to be posted TINS was known ct the In.
Is diplomacy when 1t costs nothing to pay COM
plIment to Senator BY rendering position to a
gress from San Francisco. claims to be confident
Of receiving one OF these appointments HIS quail
the democratic ticket in the last Presidential can
application has been endorsed BY all the repuDll-
can members OF Congress from the Pacific coast,
and his appointment win be charged to California,
though ne is az present q resident OF
citizen since the close OF his Congressional
term, some three or four years ago. Rev: MI.
esry ~ res Of tbas Charcn recently
held at Baltimore is another applicant. He ex-
poets to obtain Il through sne IN hnGe o. tne re-
sCAR-FACED MEACHAM UP AND DOING.
He will have to contend against Meacnam, the
late unsuccessful Peace Commissioner TO the Mo-
the hope that his SCARED face may establish his
seems to think that he has the inside track a. the
government has had enough OF the "Meacham-Mo-
doc
IL was brought about as not to be willing to give
MIN another opportunity Of making trouble. Cap
tain AlvOrd Of Virginia, q recent 0ff1cer OF the
army, and the agent who, few months since,
brought to Washington delegation OF the Kiowas,
and who Is now commissioner TO the Dakota
SIOUX Is spoken of as one of the probable ap-
pontees. 1t is said there are over two hundred
applicants for these i've positions II is sale 10 say
that out OF that large number there are NOT
dozen fitted for the place. When the ucky ones
are announced there will be tail swearing Dy the
disappointed 1t is TO be feared that profanity IL
\ check there will he several wro will get longer
distance on from heaven.