The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-14

THE NEWS In THE CITY. ,

publsc Indignation Aroused. Against the
Indians and tine 's(ndfan Peace
Policy,'-What an Old Army OMcer
Thinks About 1t.
The atrocrous and treachGrous murder by Cap.
tain Jack and his band Of red hends OF Geherai
Candy and Rev. DR.. Thomas was the Leading topic "
pubic discussion yesterday at all OF the coinpara-
lively few places where men assemble ana con-
verse. The news came suddenly and unex-
pectedly and seemed to shock the public mind as
no event has done since the death OF President
Lincoln. The country believed that the
Modoc Chief IL not entertaining SIM
cere good will. as he proiessed, ana de-
sire for peaceable arbltrament, had at least
400 much OF the cunning OF his despicable race to
be guilty OF any overt act toward the whites in the
recent condition of affairs about him but TO pre-
cipitate upon his own head and upon the heads OF
all the members OF his bandit crew such ven
geance as will now surely overtake him surpassed
the imagination OF any sane man. Everywhere,
even among people who believe that the red man
has been deeply wronged by the pale-mced race
that is slowly pushing him OF the face OF the earth,
there was but one sentiment on the subject, and
that was determination OF every male member OF
the MOdoc tribe, and future rule Of force in all
questions and conferences with Indians.n The
slime OF palaver has passed forever, and
THE PEACE POLICY PARTY
was buried out OF sight as soon as the news OF the
massacre had flashed over the wires. There was
comparatively little discussion yesterday OF the
question, for people were too unanimous in their
opinions TO make the discussion interesting, but
they were filed with denuncation OF the hated
cutthroat who himself singled out the good soldier
for a cowardly shot and for his bloody followers
who so eagerly took the signal OF massacre from
their chief
One feature OF the sentiment developed was per-
haps not out OF good judgment, and that was an
expression OF belief that 1t would be best to make
the Indian Bureau at Washington a subordinate
branch or the War Department.
81 tell you, gentlemen said an ey army officer
TO gr CUP OF friends in the veslbule Of the Filth
Avenue Hotel, 'it Is useless TO run
TWO BRANCHES OF THE GOVERNMENT
service IN opposite directions on single question
The India0 Bureau is created to feed, clothe arm
and negotiate with the dirty savages, and the War
Department rarely has any active work to do I'M
less 1t be in whipping them. The Indian is
chronic grumbler anyhow, and he will grumble as
long as he is allowed to cucumber the EARTH II he
wants to find fault let him do SO but let those
VINO hear his complaint and give him a blanket
win the left hand be ready to blow out his brains
with the right hand, II necessary"
II used to think 1t was our plan OF coaxing and
then roDbing them that was the great cause Of our
Indian troubles" interrupted one Of the group
shut have come to o different conclusion lately
I think
AN INDIAN is SNAKE
anyhow believe you are right
81 know I'm right" responded the ex-ofncer,
sfor I've been among them long enough to find out
their dispositions, or else lmnst have been fool
Put your finger here,r and he pointed 10 his coat
sleeve; "leel that hole in that arm got that from
party of Brules fourteen years ago. on the from
tier, and that hole was made just seven days after
we had issued blankets and food to that same
band. Talk to me about your peace pareys and
giving the poor Indian a fair show 1t means to
let him have all you have got about you anu then
invite him to put an arrow or pail through your
heart for being fool. oh, no oh, mol no more
Tor me. The way is 10 treat him as you like and
kill him II he doesn't like it. 1t all comes to that in
the endn