New-York tribune., 1873-05-17
TOPICS OF THE TIME.
THE MODOCS.

The MODOtO'
How to manage the ModOc war continues TO
engross the attention of many Journalists espocay III
the Far West The San Francisco ChTon'oie' out OF
patepce With the slow process OF exterminaon' thus
vents its spleen
Troops have been sent for rom across tne ROCKY oun
tains Gen. Dayiss headquaIters nav ~ oeS %
Gillem from the Lava Bed, reports 10 Ten Davis at
Yreka Cen Davis TS se66ssd from = saa FPsnsco
renorts 10 gen Sherman st Washington; Gen sherman
repors 10 the Secretary Of war tle secretary Oh war
,ho PRESIDENT and the President cOnsults Bishop
Jenss and The Rev Mr.. Newman. Chaplain Of the
Snat II the Chaplain tells the President the Presi-
ident tells the secretaTy oI M he seereII{ e tes
Davis tells Glem; Gem tells Captain; the Captain
tells Lieutenant; Lieutenant tells an Orderly ser
eant and an orderly Sergeant tells private TO shoot
fhe first indian be meets and exterminate him. The
private does not find the Indian where he looks for HIM
and Indian scaps The private Wbereupon the squad
falls upon Its company; the company fails back
upon the regmenE and the regiment lntrenching IT
self waits for ammunition and for reenorcements
ana surround the Lava Beds and starye the
Indians out
party Of professional Indian fighters in Colorado
have sent the following letter 10 Gen. sherman:
DENVER, May Q. 1873.
GEN w. 7. sHERMAS-Sr' We the undersigned.
knowing of the tate Indian depredatOns the Western
frontier ana the probabilities OF general outbreak
among the prairie tribes offer our services ~ citizen
scouts SubiOined few names OF men who are well
acquainted with the country and Indian fighting gener
ally; but II You DIT TO authorize organization We
will place sixty men more or less under arms and guar
mtee to finish up any tribe against whom we may be
sent in short time, provided the Government furnish
each man horses, arms and ratons. Yours, truly.
The gentlemen who want 10 secure the extermina-
tiOn contract sign their TO the above letter
They eighteen in number, and they give frstrae
references 10 ability. still unique conti
the general discussion is the following letter
pure Indian, addressed 10 the editor OF The Ms
souri Republican:
EDITOR REPUBLICAN: am an Indian of pure lineage.
ffnafr ~ fha Y
You may therefore know and appreciate the ayidity
with which have read every item Of the pending srug
braves ON the one hand and prominent Generals with
powerful forces on the other.
do not say that the chief right in what he did.
but merely present the other side OF the question, The
MOdocs the land which has been theirs from time
lmme mOla and they have wish desire 10 leave
IL. That land is their true reservation
Now glance at the Indians religious belief Like the
Jews OF DID, with whom they have many points OF
mOn both Of religious and other beliefs they hold 10
the doctrines OF povgamy and retaliation An eye for
eye ana tooth for tooth" IL these are now eX-
poded then the ancient system has fallen with the ex
cepuon OF the one ana only DEITY creed ana thls TOO
believes the MOdOc AS with sOcalled ignorant races,
he does not believe these things he is convinced OF them
Conviction built the pyramids and belief builds only
wooden church. You observe the distinction.
merely now mention the massacre OF innocent Mo
does by Capt. Wright which al admit. Not thief
among them II he knew II not. II be knew
II, then he shot them III retaliation for theft.
Capt Jack IN DONG what he did Obeyed, fret. a prn-
cpie of his religion, and second. the example OF United
states army officers. II you extermin9te aim for the
FIRST then why exterminate Mormons who obey the
ganc rule found in the same place with the law Of
retaliation, any nation whose belief Is at variance
with yours II you Kill him for the second. then
serve capt Wright, who is equally guilty. Tue only dli
ference is IN persons
But the white mans law is respecter Of persons,
says the book.
so it hard 10 perceive why Cen Sherman has any
right 10 kill Capt Jack, that is 20 an Indian mind for
he Is not the law has he right 70 kl the Mo-
docs than either Capt. Wright Capt. Jack ana II ne
does do H. must be held the class before the God
both Of white and Indian. SO says
GO-YA-DAKA-NA-HA,
Or the sitting beaver Of the tOche OF the Ouondagas
third OF the Ir.quOis.
We shall have all sides Of the question II the con-
tiuues much longer.