The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-03-01
The Modoc War.

When the Nodoc difficulty first occurred it was apparent that the Indians were the aggtICved party and that the atrocities pcrpcratcd by them upon white settlers were m accOrdlnco with the lndiJns idea of vengeance for wrOngs done tholn through a long series oi years So lHr back as we have been able tU trace their history they have been peaceful industrious and well disposed tribe, eatung their uHn support by iishiug, hunt. ing and hy labor for their Whitc ncighbOIs.- While such has been their conduct, they have been
 mposcd upon hy prohigatc and abandoned front.
 crsmcn thCW squaws drbauchrd, their homes in. , yadcd and their people murdered. They haze suffered from rum, disease, and other evils incl dent to their contact with the white race. Treat cs made with tbcn have been violated, and they have been driven, contrary tO their desires, upon reservation, where they we're placed in family contact with hostile tribe. They have been in. suited, cheated, robbed and starved. Towards them there has been no preicnsc Of faith--no hon esty In dealing.
 Whru inaliy they abandoned the Klamath res. ! eryatiou and returned to their own homes, they demanded nothing from inc Government except to bc allowed in their own way to make their own living, upon their own lands But the greed and | avaricc of agenls, contractors, Government Oii- cers, and the whole miserable brood Uf white har
 pics who live upon the pluuder of Indians a, peace and the plunder of Government at war, prcclpita-
 ted this conflict, and drove the Modoes to ibc | desperate alternative of making war. The MohOcs | knew the fearful odds of the bloody encounter. Indian-like they wrecked tbe,r vengeance upon | innocent men ana women, retired 10 tllclr lava
 beds. and here they resolutely defy the troops Of
 the United States. They heroic band of
 brave men, and could we contemplate their posi-
 ton, Uunhuenced by prejudice, with their wives
 and children hiding amid the rocks, while the men
 all naked to their brecch-clout are fighting tO the death, disciplined troops armed with howitzcrs
 and Drcech-lOajing arms, we would appreciate how pathetic was their position. For our Gov crpment 10 murder them Is 10 reproduce iB his | tory the massacre Of Gleueoe. Even now they sue for peace The victories thcy have gained has
 not dcluded them, for they know how hopeless Is
 their position. Captain Jack sends his women to invite, to barley, to ask for terms. We do sin
 cerely hope that Colonel Gilcm will have the
 courage to grant them an honorable aTmistce, till peace commissioners can make with them treat '
 that shall be respected. The local clanor for the
 blood Of this little band of Modoc braves is wor- ! thy of a community that would make money out
 of so unjust and disgraceful a whr-S. P. Chron-
 icie.
 | The San Francisco scribe who penned the | foregoing should not fail to read the other
 side of the question" by Mr. Applegate, a
 citizen of Oregon, who has the confidence of Government, whites and Modocs, and who
 tells an entirely different tale.
 | Mir. Applegste's remarks are printed on the
 fourth page of this paper. They argue from
 known facts from an intimate Knowledge of
 all points of interest, and cannot fail to carry
 conviction to the mind of the most bigoted
 Isuedo philanthropist and mock Indian
 worshipper.