The Fairfield herald. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1849-1876, 1873-06-11
End Of tho 'Modoc War.

End Of tho 'Modoo War. %,
Tho Modoc war has cndoi in the
voluntary surrender Of tho redskins to
tho gAllant boys In blue. Tho fight.
'ipg hhs all along been on ono side.
For months our Brave troops have
generously Afforded themselves aa
animated thrgets for Captafn Jack and
his braves, supplying them literally
with arms and ammunition when their
own woro exhausted in this ploasura.
bio diversion. But at last this big
Ingin, tired of shooting down pale
faces, and loaded with soalps, has ex
pressed himself satisfied, and comes in
of his own accord. Hc has had a
lively old timo of it. Entrenched in
his listlo lava bods, surrounded by
squaws and pappooses, faring sump-
tuously ovory day on minced scor.
piohs and trituratcd grasshoppers, at.
tired in q generals habiliments, and
occasionally picking off blue c,at by
way Of exercise, he has enjoyed him
self hugely. Satiotcd with all the do
lights that c"h m .ko glad tho red-
skins hoart, IL lids at last buried
his littlo hatclicv. Soldiers and scor.
pions alike breathe fhore freely, aud
tho voice of tho grasshopYsr will DO
again heard in the land.
Wo confess our disoppointmon ont ut
tho termination Of this war. At first,
we wero apprehepsivo for Captain
Jack, when Sherman issued that order
of extermination; and when the noble
Warm Springs were brought to the
front, %o gave up oil hope. but
CAPTAIN Jack was as ubiquitous as
the lrishman's foa, and we begau to
think that like Tho tortoise in tic
arithmetic, he mover woafd be over
takon. And now after having dclud-
cd us into tho speculation of betting
our last dollar on him, ho has igno.
mini1dsly thrown up the fponge.
Our faith in Indian nature has been
considerably shakoh by the Cap.ain's
treaohcry towards us. We can ac-
count for his voluntary surrender,
only on tho hypothesis that his con.
tcmpt for the prowess of Unolo Sam is
80 incftable thnt tho ho does not fear
harm even when disarmcd and in his
clutches. We fear ho has mado a
mistake. The army of the United
States has long bocn notod for war.
ring upon captivcs and dofoncoless
women and children and tho militia
ry Courts have the blood of more than
one innocent victim on their skirts.
We regret to give It as our unbiased
opinion that Captain Jack Will swing.
Our sympathios arc enlisted in be-
half Of the old follow, for his admira.
bic pluck. Wo had confidently e&.
pectcl that his distinguished ability
would have won him promotion at the
hands Of tho Modoo Congress I; but
tho probability iiow is that be will be
raised OIL = different line entirely.
Wo bospeak fait play for Captain
Jack. True, ho may not have evinc-
ed any we'll defined ideas on the sub.
jcct of honesty; and hts head was Ger.
tainly not clear on the ihviolability of
flags Of truce, but his audacity and
oonsummato impudcnco in defending
his home, cover multitude of sins.
The old folks say, "stt thief to
catch n thief" Wo advise President
Grant to Immediately promote Cap.
tain Jack to the Coloneloy of the
regiment loft vacant by the vagarieb
of Prihco Fred, and dispatch him
forthwith to Texas, where the Kioka.
poos are making things SO livoly.
This fight We would view With com.
placcnoy, not caring straw whether
Jack whiIs the Kickapoos or the
klckupoos whip Jack. If Jack be
victorious, lot him 60 homo to Lis
{ family in his little lava bed.