, 1873-05-01

Tho beauties of tho Administration peaoe
policy Of dealing with tho Indians woro again
illustrated in tho sacrifice Of tho fifty gakant
Lava Beds 1ast Saturday. This sacrifice WIS as
mulch roault Of tho "polioy" adopted in tho
interest OF Indian Agents and traders, aelwas
the death Of Con. Candy. Had 1t not boorl for
tho #oak-rninded md dilatory syatom prescribed
at tho Indian headquarters at Washington, the
Modoo Indiana would mover have aucceodca in
intronching themselves In the labyrinths Of ltho
Lawn Beds, which enablos them to dofy
d regimont Of troops, and would like.
wise onablo them to defy whole
army. 1t ia reported from Washington
that this latest slaughter has induced an aban~
donment Of tue pot theory thas the Indians can
best bs controlled by furnishing them with arms
and ammunition to shoot down American sol
diers except so far Us Gen. Howard and q SOLICIT
cotoria OF his frionds and admirers arc con-
csrre1. II these gentlenen still adhere to the
ponce policy, there is raro opportunity for
them to do the Stato some service. Let them
proceed at oncc to tho Lava Dods anl enter into
personal negotiations with Capt. Jack, Shack
Nasty Jim, and their companions in Bafrrpn-
huod deyiltry. Thoy ehou1d be Joined by all ad-
mirrors OF tho poaco policy, including tho major
ity Of tho Indian Agents. 1t seoms to
have become settled that large num-
ber Of lives must b sacrificed az q
result Of tho peace policy, before tho Modoca
can bo driven from their hiding-places. i
only fair that those lives should be Of IT,
are mainly responsible Tor tho sys' -4oao WIG
rendered the sacrifice necess'' .~tcm TINT h@s
should be tho first vo),'' ~. don' Ao"aze
might stimulate IT, --uteor. and his example
It ia oyldor. @ othe,s to como forward.
IL to be- - that the war against tho Modoc
ex~ :. moro desperate affair than tho mos
.,orioncod Iudlnn Aghtors could have guessed
It is said that thoro aro only about fifty Modoe
7 loft. 10 o1torminate them in proportion to til
r rcau1ta of tho last encounter, 1t would reqn1f
It the sacrifice OF several hundred "hito mel
Tho contest Ia unequal. Whom it COS
tha lives of several hundred Amorc'
|" soldiers, including officers of high rank I'll
If +,pcu;shed seryicos, and great vauo to tho cou
try It ia aadly dIsproportionato in point OF mo
1t nurchora: but whoa 1t is romomberod TINT t.
]jfo Of ono s,,cl nun is worth moro than "le
.r,hea anl nations Of the red~skinnad aenda !"
=. hetray aud slaughter thom. tho full meaauro
,so tho outrage il better appreciated. 8ome po1
~. dinerent from that which haa suggostcd tho
- tacks on tho Modocs 30 fur must DO adopt
Noithgr tho country nor humanity cau a1ord
llA offer up fifty or hundsea lives with tho pa
lay prospect Of bringing down threa or four Mos
ho 1n,1Iops. Tho 1foloca will live
,gy thrive upon such warfare as u
on Every soldier whose body te not
covered will furnish them with At
tlonal clothtug, rntions and ammunition
'ho warfare against tho Molocs muHt bo modf
E1e so1no what after tho rnanncr OF tho peace po
III which las brought It about. The proces" III
Sor ho f}jlatory, The troops lnuat DO Increased IL
TO- to Guard all avenues Of escape from the l.
"as RAIDS. md thoro lot starvation, disease. or vi
ar,ve the Indians out Of hidiug.places who
nv. ,B next to Impossible to reach them In
Il tn meantime It Aeema to be heartloss "ass
tue human lives, that havo valto to tue M
not and creator value to tlloir frcnls aud fa1n1
tn to exposo thora ut auch fearful odds aRf
oca. tho worthless stake OF rod-sklnH. what Il
IN. Ing there may be done during tho TOT