The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-05-03

: REGENERATION TO BE FOUND IN WORK
, From the Ne,o York Tribune.
In the Spring of 1862, when the Siou,
+ sat in council to consider the question 0
E discriminating the "pale-faces of Mime
: soto, the exterminators urged the policy o
embracing that opportunity of Kidding
themselves of their hated neighbors ant
/ taking possession of their much coveted
goods, because recent call for troops mus
drain the State of her defenders. The
General Government, having all it coult
} do IN trying to crush the Rebellion, could
not interfere That was the time! Ther
OF never. But the more timid feared the
consequences and held back, until Little
Crow, who was a wise old bird and haG
studied the Indian policy of the nation
assured them there was no danger
White man. he said, "not like Indian
white mans heart soft; white man kill
Indian. Indian catch him, scalp him, kill
him; Indian kill white man; white man
catch Indian feed him, give him blanketsp'
On this hint they acted, and with the full
expectation of being rewarded with food
and blankets. The worst came. They
murdered nearly, or quite, 1000 people,
principally women and children. Babies
they shut up in the ovens of cook-stoves,
built fires in the fire chambers and roasted
them. Some they tied, two and two, by
one wrist, hung them across a fence and
left them to die. In one place they hung
eight in row. They collected small child
rem and shut them up in rooms to starve;
then manned the parents and bound them
to trees where they might hear their cries,
without being able to 60 to them. They
cut off the feet Of several little bows, un-
jointing them cunninsly and leaving the
sufferers to die. They violated the persons
OF woman and girls less than nine years of
age, in presence of husbands, fathers, and
mothers. They committed every enormity
possible, many utterly uncomfortable to any
but Indians. The parties first attacked
were generally those with whom they had
been on the most friendly terms. Houses
in which they had been most Hospitality
entertained were sacked among tho earli-
est. The Chippewas, who had intended to
join them, were deferred by the non arrival
of their ammunition and the precpitancy
of their allies, who were hurried on to the
decisive blow by the drunken zeal of two
of their number, who murdered fam lily
before the appointed time.
REPRIsALs BY THE WHITES.
Two days after the main massacre two
companies of new recruits marched out of
ST. Cloud to join their regiment at Fort
Smelling, leaving with their wives such
arms as they could spare. They had wait
ed until the last moment, hoping for an
order countermanding that which required
them to move, and so had not time to walk
Their departure nearly drained the town of
means of transportation as we'll as men,
go with them were left behind for lack of
wagons and horses. Next day, Hole-in- the
day sent us word that he would restrain his
young warriors certain number of days,
not arrive at Chippewa headquarters by
that time, he would no longer be answer
able for them. The St. Cloud men inter-
cepted wagon load of ammunition on its
way to his young warriors, and got ready
to give them a warm welcome. They
therefore postponed their visit. Next year
he went to Washington, got $4,000 as
reward of merit, took seventh wife, and
came home in blaze of glory. Minneso-
ia men and volunteers from neighboring
States went after the Sioux, captured 400
or 500 warriors, and brought them in as
prisoners. They organized court, tried
them, found 800 guilty of murder in the
first degree, and sentenced them to be
hanged. The General Government inter-
fered, and would not permit the execution
of any but those found guilty of murder
and rape. As they had left few witnesses
alive, only SO were convicted on this double
charge. These were hanged, while the
others were paid, got their blankets, ac-
cording to the Little Grow plan, aud were
turned loose, well-armed and equipped for
more maSsacres.
In the heat of public Indignation, Just
now, Gen. Sherman talks of discriminating
the Modocs. Two weeks will probably
modify the order, and, in about two
months, public sentiment will no doubt
demand that these noble red men of the
forest shall get their food and their blank
cts, and the Government will add Spencer
rifle apiece, and Richard will be himself
again.
Why not? Are the lives of Gen. Candy
and two Peace Commissioners of more
importance than those of the thousands of
good and true men and wemen who have
gone to carry civilization to the far West,
and have fallen victims to the treachery and
cruelty of these Government pets?
THE SECRET OF THE CONTINUANCE OF THE
POLICY.
Eastern philanthropy has not hesitated
to hand over the frontier settler, bound, as
the sacrifcial offering, whose death shall
atone for the wrongs inflicted on the poor
Indian by the General Government The
same philanthropy will surely not grudge
Brigadier- General and a couple of Peace
Commissioners as further compensation
for his injuries! To be sure, it was very
naughty of Capt. Jack and Boston Charlie
to shoot the Commissioners; but then the
poor fellows are savagss. Savages love to
shoot folks; why should we interfere with |
their faverte amusement Catch them by |
all means; for this will afford such fine
opportunity for talking to them about the
unpleasantness of their ways. 1t will be
the best way to get them into a prayer
meeting, and supply each one with another
photograph of Gen. Howard or somebody
else. They can have a good rest, with
plenty of pork and beans. Supply them
with flour, at 81 per pound, to feed their
ponies. Give them improved guns, with !
good supply of powder and lead and few
tracts, if you can get them to accept them;
add an abundance of good advice, and bid
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