The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-20


The tragical occurrences in the lava beds Of
Oregon constitute the chief topic of considera-
ton among some of the most prominent of
our religious contemporaries this week. 1t
will be seen that different views are expressed
In regard to the proper treatment of the saw
ages and the mode To be adopted for bringing
them to realizing sense and appreciation of
the benefits of civilization.
The Eoan3elist believes it may be Q stern
necessity that every warrior who has taken
part in this contest should be punished with
death; but it does not advocate indiscriminate
slaughter. The danger of the moment is that
in the fury and frenzy wrought by such deed
the clamor for an indiscriminate and murder
GUS revenge will be yielded to by those in
command The Euanqelist does not think this
is justice or reason, and makes the following
timely suggestion:- aa sa Is as
One thing must not be forgotten-that there is
class Of men On the border who are interested in
and shoddy blankets cheating the natives, and
tracts and for ali sorts OF petty swinding by the
suffers who hang around the camps. These men,
millions In campaigns this Summer.
Our Presbyterian contemporary trusts the
government will know how to deal with these
bad white men as well as with the murderous
red men. And if it does know, it might be
added, let it promptly make practical use of
its knowledge
The Observer regards the act of Captain
Jack and his Modocs as the heaviest blow that
has befallen the cause of Indian civilization in
the present century,
1t is in vain, says the editor, that we put in .
plea for the ModOcs, that they have been betrayed
and wronged BY the white men. until they have
G @ n the s Of the
ing terms OF peace, and in destroying them were
revengng their own wrongs, many and grievsus.
and they deserve to be punished with death who
have done this dastardly deed.
The Observer thinks that the troops of Cen
eral Candy should have been SO near as to
render treachery impossible without instant
punishment. The trouble has been to get
near enough to these Modocs in their lava
caverns to make any kind of punishment pos
sible.
The Golden Age AYERS that the massacre of
such man as General Candy 'rouses the heart
of the Northwest and will be atoned for with
fearful vengeance on the Modoc tribe
The Liberal Christian is inclined to the
opinion that the feeling of the public, so far
as the daily press expresses it, is more salts
factory than it feared it would be under the
horror excited by the frightful treachery and
vindictve violence Of the Modoc chief Most
agree that the tribe itself-if o handful of less
than hundred men deserves the name-must
be severely punished.
But the editor continues:-
There is some proper sense of the Injustice and
the whole Indian race on account OF the barbarous
and hateful behavior OF Q few exasperated and de-
graded specimens OF the aboriginal people OF this
The same writer does not doubt that if the
''noble Candy Christian gentleman and
humane soldier, could have spoken after he
was shot, he would have said, Father, forgive
them; they know not what they do +" If he
means the "Great Father" Of the savages,
Captain Jack included-we mean President
Grant, and we say it without irreverence-we
are rather inclined to think the editor of the
Liberal Christian will be disappointed. Presi-
dent Grant, instead of forgiving the red vii
lains, has issued directions to give them brim-
stone and saltpetre.
The Independent afirms that 'the blood of
General Candy, of DR.. Thomas and of Mr..
Meacham shall not be to us an incentive to
vengeance; but like that of Bishop Pate
son, last year, in the Tonga Islands, shall
open our eyes wider to the abuses practised
upon these savages and stir our zeal for their
civilization" The zeal of Uncle Sans
troops is just about this time exceedingly we'll
stirred in regard to the Modocs, but more
for the purpose of ''scalpulizing' than
civilizing them.
Touching the subject of revivals the Bortist
Weekly does not agree with the statement of a
pastor writing to religious journal, in which
he says, ''The revival here seems to have about
spent its force" The editor says he has heard
of ''spent balls" and of storms whose fury
was 'spent," but spent revival is now
city, and the idea it conveys to the mind is
unwelcome. Says the Weekly:-
perpetual revivalis misnomer, but where a
revival has been enjoyed the concession that its
to make. They ought to feel they cannot recede
from the position they have reached and that
those who have been added to them are to augment
the aggressive force OF the Church. 50 that it shall
WELD greater power against the kingdom Of evil.
The Hee'nan's journal rejoices over the
change for the better in the health of the
Pope, criticises Professor J. w. Draper as an
authority for an historical assertion, shows
how ''Dominus" is to be translated, and treats
learnedy upon other subjects.
The Catholic Revieo enlarges upon "Ultra-
montanism," Freedom in Bismarckian
sense" and gives its usual summary of foreign
ecclesiastical intelligence
The Christian Leader explains all about
''Rum's Part in Murder" and declares ''that
strikes are, at the best, clumsy and wasteful
methods of redressing grievances