Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-04-16
The Aaodocs TO be 'ExtermInated. :

me nNooOOS 10 SU GNSOtuH"N'
We are surprised to find our nelghbOr over
the way denouneing the new policy toward the
Indian murderers. It says
Added to the clamor of the partisan enemies OF
the Administration, il is equally sad to hno even
General Sherman decrying the course OF the
President. He is full of snecrs at the ouaker
Policy" Another high official az washington Is
reported as saying that "hh hohest ~ SonNic'
ton" Is that "a gang of horse thieves would De
preferable to the QurlIes in dealing with the In
dians" Very probably he prefers such company,
but we are sorry the Administration has him IN
'high position"-unless, indeed, 1t were by
rope Commercial
The expression of our neighbor in the above
would lead to the opinion that it would make
short work Of the "high official in Washington
who saw proper to express his opinion freely as
10 the treacherous ModOcs. The Commercial
would perhaps, hang The President tco' as ne Is
reported as saying the Modocs "must and shall
be exterminated." This earnest "Peace policy
is a new feature in the Commercial, and has only
developed itself with reference to the meTeiless
Indian savages, whose best and only friend the
government has long proved itself TO be. And
in the present efforts, the army was seeking 70
place the Modoes where they would be more saie
from the intrusion of the "palefaces," and IN
doing so had agreed 10 furnish the tribe with
liberal supply of food, blankets, tools, &c. These
wretches could not live near the whites without
plundering every unprotected settlers home, and
In very maly instances numbering every man,
woman and child that was unable to escape by
flight, or resist their overpowering numbers
The terrible scaipIng knife had been doing It's
work efectually long before the troops were
called in TO put a stop TO the work OF death ana
robbery. Scarcely horse was Left TO the settlers
by these Indian thieves and murderers; and it is
not 10 be wondered at that any one should apply
the remark that is attributed 10 the "high Official
at Washington" by the Commercial. OF course
we are at a loss TO know who this Is for whom
our irate neighbor proposes "high position
and "a rope"
The Commercial was ready TO hang, kill and
slay every white man who resisted the power of
govemment-peaee measures were not recon-
Inended by it for the white man, even after re-
sistance had been abandoned. But ii steps for
ward and denounces the General of the the Army
for evincing proper spirit and determination to
punish the airoeious red skins. This seems as
inconsistent as unwise.
The Commercial would have its readers believe
that the denuneiation of the peace policy Of
GGuGfN1 1fank ID CUuHuSU ~ AuH OSAAVNiNAAS pADSS
and a few others who have not been friendly to
the Administration. This administration has
been so wanting in all that should command
steady and firm support that there arc very few
able journals in the country that have not on some
occasions denounced its weakness. But large
majority Of the Republican papers now concur In
the opinion thai the peace policy is a failure, and
deuounce 1t openly.
The New York Herald favored Grants elee
ton, and is friendly TO his Administration but
it cannot withhold its contempt for the peace
policy OF the President and disposes of 1t in the
conclusion of long article in It's Issue of Tues
day, as follows
Still, on the broad aud general question, what
shall VIC do with our IndiAnsi We have much yet
TO learn. The reservation policy, the great idea
of Gen. Grant, we fear, In the END Will be fall
ure for In communities to themselves the Indian
he has been and is, will still be an Indian, and
comparatively useless TO himself and his white
neighbors.
Massed In the Indian Territory or distributed in
reservations, his fats will be Generalization, de-
cline and dissolution. Ia any event, the foolish,
childish course OF peace negotiations pursued
with Capt Jack down 10 the murder of General
Candy, Il is to be hoped, has put an end to this
ridiculous and pernioious practice Of treating with
these Wretched Indians as with Independent
States, instead Of taking them in charge as ire
Bponsible creatures, thrown upon the hands of
the government with the territory in which we
And thsm.
Those who advocate the peace policy have ever
made the mistake OF thinking that the straight
haired Indian, ''child Of nature, preserves all
the guileless beauty of mind which charaeteTizes
children as We know them The savages who 20
cunningly planned the massacre Of Friday last
and 80 ruthlessly perpetrated 1t, are as pretty
specimens Of infancy as a four year old tiger
Like him, they cannot be tanned. The bars of 4
cags may keep him from mischief, II you are con
tent 20 feed him, but to lei him out in the farm
yard after whetting his teeth and singing hymns
70 him Is an experiment that can only end In
death to the cattle. With the Indian 1t will end
In snch brutal scenes as that In which Genernl
Candy and DR.. Thomas met their deaths. With
the bad Indian we say, II you want specimen
keep him in 4 cage; If You have no cage TO hold
him, kill him.