The Potter journal and news item. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1872-1874, 1873-04-18
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dians has resulted as usual in violence
ON their part, which, as our people
always say. necessitatates their ex-
termination. They killed Gen. Can-
by and DR.. Thomas and severely
woupded two others. If this outrage
or the whole war were really Of the
Indians making, we should feel some
sympathy with the rage manifested
against them; but what good will
exterminating She Indians do while
those who have instigated and
brought about an this wrong and Vi
olencc for their own base purposes
are suffered to escape to ply their in
tylerable meanness and wickedness
elsewhere, fon nting other wars and
treacherously bringing the crime and
punishment on those who suffer them
selves 70 be Influenced by themz
We do not claim t.at these are not
aviolent people, but it does not seem
that such a plainly suicidal act as
this killing Of the agents Of the Gov
ernment could have been committed
except through the instigation and
influence. cunningly employed, Of
those who expect to prodt 10y their
ruin and by every step that leads to
it. All history, as far as We know
the history Of the Indian difficulties.
even Of the wars betwrcr the tribes,
shows that low white people have
purposely and recklessly and with
the bascst faIsehood and trcachery
brought them about and continued
them. We have heard California
cnigrauts and Oregon miners tell Of
IDauy such cases and speak Of the
system Of fomcntiug wars and mur-
derous treachery as Of things Of con
stant occurrence Not the least part
Of the wrong is the way in which our
great Government and our great
armies are made the instruments and
victims Of this outlaw portion Of the
nation.
If only we could protect the In
dians from these oHNcourings of our
own people W should probably have
very little trouble with them.
They might not be quite willing to
move every time We wished them to-
but would see probably the utter fu-
tility Of resistance by fighting. IN
deed, this very Peace Commission
seems only to a,e had in view the
inducing the Modocs to be peaceably
rarnnyna 4 E., ""n GO" ny
the talks, there was no compromise
offered, nothing but that ''If YOU will
20 quietly where we wish you to 90
rYe Will let yon alone little for the
present. that is, the Government
would let them alone. Ii docs not
promise to make our wandering pco-
pie DO so. No proposition to protect
them where they are were they ever
50 peaceable. Neither could We dis
possess amy white people to let them
have the land they were willing to go
to. Il may naturally hc difficult for
the undevclopel intellect oC tie red
man to understand why he can al
ways be removed with justice and
propriety and the white man canuot.
For the Iad;ln races themselves
we do not see but that the earliest
period Of their determination may he
the most merciful. We have always
had some hope that right would tri-
Umph, that many Of them might iE
time become incorporated into our
nation, and others become Il civilized
people dwelling IN safety under i'm
proved governments Of their own,
friendly and bcfIiended; and this we
believe could be if our lawless people
could he forced to treat them as they
are to treat white people. But if ex-
termination i 10 be their fate it mat
ters little when il cones; whether We
leave our children the numbering to
TO do or the Inheritance of knowing
that we h3vc dome il.
From masses Of reports and edito
rials on this terrible subject we select
the following:
WARRINGTON. Anril l3.-The ter
rible news of the treacherous assassi-
nation of Brigadier-Gencral Candy by
the Modoc chief and the Intelligence
received at the same time Of the mur-
dcrs committed by the Apaches, cause
profound feeling of grief and ihdig-
nation which finds expression in all
quarters, particularly in the army,
where General Candy WAS held in
great esteem and affection, with ut
teranccs Of an earnest desire for the
determination of these sayages. This
feeling of Indignation has taken the
place Of all ideas whatever of peace