The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1873-09-11
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Ane Ioito"lOS OecIaratlOnS was sign
ed by upwards Of two thousand medi
cal m=n including Sir b. Brodie. 81
James Clarke. DR.. w. +. Chan bers
+ ) r.. and many Of the most emf
nent authors in the medical profession,
1--WE are OF opinion IL. That I
very large portion Of human misery
including poverty, disease aud crime
is induced BY the use Of alcoholic or
ternented liquors as beverages.
2. That the most perfect health i
compatible with total abstinence from
all such intoxicating beverages. ~heth
or in the form Of ardent spirits, or n
vine, beer, ale, porter, ci',er, etc.
3 That persons accustomed to sucs
drinks may with perfect safety di>cou
tinae :hem entirely, either 1t ouce, o.
gradually after short time.
4 The total aad universal abs,i
nence from alcoholic liquors, and in
toxicating beverages of all sorts, woul.
greatly contribute to the health, IT,,
prosperity. the morality, and the hap
piness of the human race"
The recent slaughter IT a hu..
or more meu, women and children
within the jurisdiction Of sovereign
State Of the Union, without the slignt.
est provocation on the part Of the vic.
tins or the least effort to punish the
perpetrators, ought to arouse the ma
tion to a lively sence OF the absurii,y
Of its Indian policy. The murderers
are said to be Ggallalla and othe
bands Of Sioux Indians. The sufferers
were Pawuees, who we're engaged in a
peaceful hunt on the plains. supplying
themselves with stores Of meat TOR the
coming winter and peltries to exc ou,
. scanty supply Of clothing It is re
ported that the party Of Pawnees nun
bsred but three or four hundred. iu.
cludeing women aud childre n, and tha,
the sssailing party Of Sioux numbered
fifteen hundred warriors.
The Pawnees have been the las,
friends Of the white settlers, aud
have joined our troops as scouts, aud
done valient service in many cam
paign against the hostile tribes Of the
plains. In these wars different tribe,
Of the Sioux have often suffered On &C
count of the war like skill, cunniny
aud courage of their fawnee neigh.
bors Probably on this account the
Sioux owed them q grudge, which
prowp,ed the recen. barbaroas
slaughter.
Of course it will be the duty Of Con.
yr.ss early ia the next session, tt
make some suitable provision for tn.
Pawnees who have been thus robbed
Ut the major part Of their winters sup
ply, aud . large number Of their ponies
50 Indispensable in in the persuit o.
the buffalo.
But their is another feature Of ths
case which We desire to call the
attention Of thoughtful statesmen
The Sioux and Pawnees are all resid.
ing within the jurisdiction Of the
United States, on reservations assigned
to each tribe under taeaty stipuatioas.
Both tribes are ut peace with our gov
ernment But under the laws and
constitution Of the United States ~
heretofore iuterprete aad applied
each Of these Indian tribes is sort o.
political sovereignty. Each makes
law, for the internal governmsnt Of i,
own people, and many form alliances,
declare and carry on war with other
Indian tribes. or III Ike aud m.iu,aiu
the pe.cs, =. its own discretion. /,
therefore follows that the Slaughter o.
hundred Or more peaceful Pawnee'
by the Sioux is no crime against tn.
laws Of the United State. Is it no,
about time this condition If the Iudia,
population of the Uuited States Wal
ended? Have We no statesman Wis,
enough to devise u remedy? The lu
dians must have the protectios Of t..
laws and the common rights Of citizen
ship; Or a. least, Of dominciled fore
'gners, or they aust inevitably bec"m,
xii Ct. Many millions have xlread1
nw'"dled to a few hundred THOUSAND
and these are rs,idly fading - Wash
ington Chronak