The Richmond palladium., 1873-06-14

THE MODOcs.
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If-tbess II any eas. thing more
ttss .estbes that gr.tiassYoqr ne7I
tional pride il is the knoMledge
:',s, est shi n9ao9t H1aiEie.n'.
sesseee-Ahsssght~ths-~sias-vf--the'
best families In New England. aud
they are asproud al the strain -
Was Randolph OF his descent from
Pocahontas. From present apef
pearanses u viii be 9 tall leather
in the Gap Of, the frontiersman Of
Oregon and Californi4 to shov. in
after years that, his grandfsthes
was . squaw man, on the hordeps,
of klamath Lake and be ., dscendso
ent Of . Modoc. We are begin
ming to think the Modoes blood 10
little the .bluest in the land, u and
that the miserable. failure Of I our
troops. in and around the lave, ,beda
is in q measure compensated for in
the general scale Of nstionL mili-s
tary glory by the achisv ements of.
Captain Jack and his followers
We hug these savages to, our
hearts as the last representatives
OF a ferocious aboriginal chivalryI.
which tinges with. romance and
grandeur the deeds Of Phillip,
Black Hawk and Tscumseh. After,
fighting in the lava beds and slay-
ing twice their number OF troops,
we heard that they were entrench,
ed last Thursday some distance
from their old stronghold, With
about four = handred, regulars in
front Of them, they eonl,i not have,
numbered more than thirty var
riors; but deaantlyr they. laid 4bea
hind their defenses, and an assaul.
was not deemed advisable Without
further re-inforcements. And the
reinforcements came. They came
with howiteers and ridsd cannon; >
with banners and LaggAge wagons =
With hand grspadsa and Henry
riaes.i They came in ,sausdpns.,
companies. regiments, brieades,
and divisions, commanded by all
grades Of officers from Major Cen,
erals to fourth coFposals- eaI They,
| game With alhplanees apd Aespi-
tai tcnts: with surg cons with saws
end :coIporteurs' and With tracts.
The whole army came With the ,ex-.
curtionto route the thirty Modccs
from the rife pitts or die in .the at,
tempt. All night long presaration
for the conflict we're made. The
soundof hAmmers and tho closing
ofrivetsi up.,y gave note Of ap-
proaching carnage. At daylight
on the morning OF Friday last the
whole army ,waa put in motion.
Notwithstanding the desperate un-
dertaking. no man faltered., They
approached the dsfepses. -,ir After
40 appeal to fheira wanhood, .
charGwas ordered by their omeers
and . line Of bayoneted, rites two
miles long poured in upo4 n the
savAges, with cheers that Ishook
the surrounding hills. VolIey
aftcr vol,ey was fred As the brave
boys in blue approached the points
Of supposed DANGER Alter ex-
hausting the most Of their sapmu-
milton "a halt Ma ordered, and
scouts. soon detsrminad the fact
that there had been NO Indians, in
the, neiGhborhood for two days !!
The savages mo- doubt witnessed
the assault, from the mountains
back OF the camyJ, to which they
i had ieisurely etreatsd.ss!
| There are but thirty Modocs left
and having for mouths abaffied
the hest military talent on the
coast they are entitled to consilsr
/ sti n 80 They should not be kiIls:-
"a great nation cannot afford to
vent its sconcentrstcdw wrath and
power upon 60 small g. band of
| savages.t Their blood is too lvalr,-
/ able to he wasted in 1iaton ement
for anything They should be
cslIed,in by commissioners, ana
begged 10 take in xaErisgesthe
fairest daughters in tho Hand, that
their valor may become q, national
inheritance Ne seem to want Q
The -dissultory war which the
Carlists, continue In Spain may
not be- suffcient, to threaten the
nernatnIiu of thas e GnYernuaAnt. hui