, 1873-06-04
WHAT SHALL Be DOME WITH TIE Mopocs

sne Hutplua PRODUCTS OF four hundred millions Of
aeros Of land.
WHAT BHAIL BE DONE WITH THE Mopocs P
Two important roHu1ta woro accomplished
Monday, which will giyo worry general satlsfac-
tton. Tho ono was tho anfeat Of Sam Ashton
for Circuit Judge, and the other WIS tho cap-
ttro Of Capt. Jaols, tho Modoo murderer Tho
case Of Sam Ashton is satisfactorily disposed of.
Tho pooplo got through with him yesterday. Ho
is bottled up and sholvod. Tho caso Of Capt.
Jack, however, is still ponding. Having caught
him, what shall bo dono with him?
The Modoo war commenced last fall' For
ovor aix months, tho United States Government
has boon doilod by mob Of fifty or sixty saw
ages. During TINT time. It's troops haye boon
several times defoated, with aoyere 1osa Tho
wounded WHO havo fallen into the hands Of tho
Modocs haye boon cruelty tortured, and tho tlead
have boon shochingly muti1atcd. During tho
campaign, very cstimablo Clergyman md ono
OF tho most gallant and skil1ful Generals In tho
army havo boon murdered by tho foul treaohory
OF Capt. Jack, mud Boston Charley, ono Of
mont has boon subjected to IN enormous or
ponse. A long indictment also stands against
Capt. jack and his Modocs for murders, robber-
los, and numerous other acts Of sayagery perpo-
trated bcforo tito war commenced, This ia tlo
case as 1t Stands, and 1t IL d vory c1oar ono.
Tho proof is overwhelming, and tho prisoners
are in tho hands OF tho Government. What
Bhall be done with thom7
At tho worry outset, it must bo takon for
granted tint tho interior Department will intor-
foro in thoir bohalf as it has in tho cases Of tho
two monsters Of cruelty, Batanta and Big Tree,
because it haa had nothing to do with their
capturo. 1t must bo taken for granted that tho
Quakers and Poaco Commissioners will lift IN
thoir voices in p1aintivo howl against any pun
ishmont, and TINT tho sentimcntalists will gush
III tho most maadlin mnnnor over tho peraocu-
tions Of the noble red men OF tho foroet.
The Interior Department. tho QuakorH, tho
Ioaco Commissioners, and tho sontimontalistH to
tho contrary notwthat anding, strict justice must
bo enforced both as compensation for injuries
committed, md as n healthy warning to other
Indians that murder md pillago and open de-
tiauco OF tho Government cannot 40 unpun-
ished. Capt. Jacls and hin aangunary Louten-
ants must bo' tried by q regnlarly-constituto
jury, and they must expiate their crimes upon
the gallows, or by confinement Tor 1iro at hard
labor within the walls OF penitentiary Either
Of these puuishmonts will satisfy tho demands
Of justice. Thore iB no puniphment Which m
Indian droala SO much as hanging, aud at tho
same limo thore is no puniehment which m IN
dian would deem moro sovoro than to bo COM
polod to labor for the rost Of his life, Flo is by
nature lazy and indolent, aud looks upon work
as somothing degrading to bis lordly naturo, aud
only fitted for Rquaws. Now lot Capt. jack
during the rcst Of his lifo be taught
tho: dignity Of labor, aud Of very
hard labor, too. He IL worry power
full man in physique, and Ills muscle can,
therefore, be utilized to good purpose in oarn-
ing his own living, and doing the State somo aor-
,yico alHo. It IL about time that Indians wore
made to understand that what is good enough
for u white 1nan fs good enough for thom also.
If white man haa to depend for subsistence
upon Its own labor, lot tho Indian
do 60 too. If communities lot lazy white
mau ataryo who won't work, then
lot lazy Indians starve also. II NO
hang whito man who has committed murder, or
imprison him for lifo and doom him to hard
labor, then hang or imprlBon Indian murtlorors
also. Adopt this just and equitable theory
and thoro ia no reason why 1t should not be
adopted, land tho caso Of Capt. jack presents
no difficulty wl.atcvor. II, howeyor, the course
Of juatico Is allowed to DO interrupted by tho cir
oamlooution Of tho Interior Department, or The
maullin appeals Of aonti,nentaliBtB, thon
the probabilities arc that the case will become
30 complicated TINT Capt. Jack and his follow
mu1dorors will 60 acot-freo. It IL not impnossi-
bic, iudecl. that hutnanltarinns llayo already
commenced operations In behalf Of this aayago
brute, aa tho dispatches state tint many think
oapt. Jaok Ia insane. This is usually tho first
stop In tho apologies for murderory,
II such bo tho case, however, it IL
not Very croditabloso tho skill Of our uonerals
and to tho proweHs Of our troops, that all insane
man ut tho head OF fifty warriors, anl inoun,-
bored with m al1noBt endless crowd Of ea1awa
and children, could sot tho ontiro Government of
the United statos at defiance for ak mouths.
out-mauuuyre ita bost oifloora In atratouv,
aud, Oh Hoyera! occaslous, Blgnally defoat