Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1873-04-15
DETERMINATION.
The Doom of the MOdOcs Sealed
Sherman and Grant have
Decided it.
Canby's Assassination TO be Re-
venged by the Extrrmina-
- tiOn of the Race.
DelanO's Peace POlicy-An Ample
Explanation for the San
Franciscans.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE follow
ing dispatches show the earnestness OF
the government to punish the Modocs
HEADQUARTERS UNITED STATES ARMY,
WASHINGTON, April II, 1873
General Gillem, Modoc camp, ria YrelEa, CAL
ifOrniR:
Your dispatch announcing the terrible
loss to the country in the death Of
Colonel Candy, and the perfidy of the
Modoc band Of Indians, has been shown
the President, who authorizes me to in
Estruct you TO make the attack so Strong
and persistent that their fate may be
commensurate with their crime. You
will be fully justified in their utter exter-
mination. GEN. W. t. SHERMAN.
General Sherman, in dispatch to
General Schofield, Gays: "The Presi-
dent now sanctions the most severe pun
ishment for the Modocs, and hope to
hear that they have met the doom they
so richly have earned by their insolence
and perfidy. Consult Mrs. CANDY, and
have every honor paid to the remains of
General Candy. You may be sure that
any measure of severity to the savages
will be sustained. General Jefferson G.
Davis, now in Indiana, has been di-
rected to Immediately assume the COM
mand made vacant by the death of
General Canby."
No further particulars of the massacre
have been received up to noon to-day.
The secretary of interior to-day re-
peated that he should ask no mercy
whatever for the Modocs. He did not
think the massacre would seriously
affect the peace policy which protected
friendly Indians, but punished those
hostile. General Candy was in accord
with this policy, and had been entrusted
with the management of the proceed
ings connected with the Modoc troubles,
and his decision was to be final.
The following is an official statement
of the purpose and powers of the Modoc
peace commissioner, being letter
under and in accordance with which the
instructions of the commissioners were
prepared by the Indian bureau.
WASHINGTON, January %, 1873.
To Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs: !
SIR-Referring to the difficulties that
have arisen and still continue to exist
| between the troops of the United States
and the ModOc Indians in Oregon, |
have to inform you that have deter
mined to send a commission to the
scene of difficulty for the purpose of ex-
amining into the same. This commits
sion will consist of three members,
whose names will be hereafter
| furnished you. 1t will be re-
quired to proceed to the Modoc coun-
try as rapidly as possible, and before
entering upon the active discharge of its
duties, viii confer with General Candy,
of the United States army, and in all
subsequent proceedings OF the commits
sion, it should confer freely with that
officer, and act under his advice as far
as it may be possible to do so, and al
ways with his cooperation. The OBJ
jects to be gained by this commission
are these: First, to ascertain the causes
which have led to the difficulties and
hostilities between the troops and In
dians; and secondly, to devise the most
tuttilNC dliu iu6dSuICS
venting a continuance ofthese hostilities,
and for the restoration of peace. It is
the opinion of the department, from
the best information in its possession,
that it is advisable to remove the Modoc
Indians, with their consent, to some
new reservation, and it is believed that
the coast reservation in Oregon, lying
between Cape Lookout on the north and
Cape Perpetua on the south, and bound
ed on the east by the coast and range
mountains, and on the west by the Pa
cific ocean, will be found to furnish the
best location for these Indians. The
commission will, therefore, be directed
to make an amicable arrangement for
locating the Indians on some portion of
this reservation, provided it is possible
for it to do so. And, provided that
said commission is not of opinion, after
fully investigating the case, that some
other place is better adapted to accom-
plish the purpose of the department; in
either of which events the commission
will, before finally concluding arrange
ments with the Indians, hold communi-
cation with the commissioner of Indian
affairs, and receivesfurther advice. The
commission will in no wise attempt to
direct the military authorities in refer
ence to their movements. 1t will be at
liberty, however, to inform the COM
manding officer of the wish of the de-
partment that no more force or violence
be used than, in his opinion, shall
be deemed absolutely necessary and
proper. 1t being the desire of the de-
partment in this, as well as in all other
cases of like character, to conduct its
communications with the Indians in
such manner as to secure peace, and
to obtain their confidence if possible,
and their voluntary consent to the COM
pliance with such regulations as may
be deemed necessary for their present
and future welfare, the commission will
be directed to keep the department ad-
viSed as frequently as possible of its
progress, until the work, which is as
signed to it, shall be accomplished or
its further progress proven to be neces-
sary. Very respectfully, your obedient
servant. G. DELANO, Secretary.
The following is a copy of the tele-
gram placing the Modoc peace COM
missiOners under control of General
Candy:
To General e. RS. Candy, commanding, etc.
Secretary Delano is in receipt of all
your dispatches up TO March 10Th. He
advises the secretary of war that he is
so impressed with your wisdom and de-
sire to fulfill the peaceful policy of the
government that he authorizes you to
remove from the present commission
any member you think unfit, to appoint
others to their places, and to report
through us to him such changes. This
actually devolves on you the entire
managem ant of the Modoc question,
and the secretary of war instructs me
to convey this message to you, with his
sanction and approval.
I'D W. 7. SHERMAN, General.
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