The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-05-17
the LATE On. THOMAS.
4 RsDsskaAao 1sttoe 4ssD ~ S0o q ~
lRarAeeeA PAass 0a11issioass.

The following letter Is from the con Ut
Rcv. E. Thomas. lately killed by the No.
docs:
San FRANCISCO. April II. 1873.
Hon. A. A. sargent, Uniied States Se"s
tnr-Dear S,r:-lI sa.i.ienly occurs !" me
~ write yDu tew wOr.ls. II wss unslDuOI.
eslly thr'uxh y.'u the father wse appointed
ulh,n the cO mll,s>iON ~ The M.Ai.c". s"d u
~ be that, ~ -p,is 1T y.'ur Judgment :"
the CUn'Iaty, your feelings may cO"de'''"
y"ur agency in the ms'ier. i'1 MT rep""c"
vuurs.If: neither tor our sak-s IL. the p'l'
~ If tue nation toward the ln'ii.ms b.
changed in i,y spirit-im Ol'ssl,ence u 'hr
frenzy If the huue. Of cUurss they mus'
In punished AMI Uverc',nr. a.sd made ~ tecl
uur p.,w~r But re,s.i the Sscra,ne"lO RtcOrd
On the subject VI the ''l'd,c assassin"
&m,n of ,he i4,h Of April, which l have
ius, rv~d. II the everest punishment Oe
Visited upon Ihs hostile l",s"s, let peace
and Justice anil Y curry lDe si'lI sought tor
vtmrs f.t urrs lnsa,I was IN the cause ~
whicn he gave his life. and Ihs cause b.
! ~ug,hy aid must be persrvcrUd IN. W.
sul5.r fv, III i'll dessis ut our V~n race, aud
mus, s,,l, .u.f.r, peri,aps. But We Uwe II
II ourselves Nh ~ the Indians ~ perscvcre
1 l,.,i,r SOU mrs with me y, III IL this ! hOIc
,euerui Grant 10 TIE Indiana must Know
"ur powsr. and iha' our mercy is not co~'
erdice they must know our word ~ true.
| speak for myself. and l hope !! may be
entitled IL aOMe consideration. ! am moi
asking for fa,se mercy. Or ll'st tue fr''u.
irrsman lDe exposed u any avO'dS0Ie r'sk
If life aud pr''perty.
h~causc the white men with wilMn they
kNnnn
,een We are iU blxn,e. Not the psrIr No.
docs. hut tue ral,aciU,Is. lHwiess, pcrtidh'us
whites ore xui ~ Of his biu'd. W. blame
| no n,,s for his death Now that the first
shock b ~ pmssesl x~av. We 6ud more ~ ~.
| ivice ju than iU mourn over tlr WAS ready
always ready. lis heart was only love
| uuw x"y man " b. asi could meet Tie k'"''
smile vi lhx, face and H. tMe Okl man hnrn'
| 7 csnmO, understand In the fu!nesa Ut bis
,nIwer, in the ripeness Ut hts mS"hVM,
| VIII. n i.e WIS living every .lay ~ near the
heavenly world, and WIS always in neat
communion with the l,etter land, 9.Hi tUx
him higher vt Unce. painless. To- few men
ra,,al,araiivtly. il II gwen iO die like u mar
tyr, and for :ynur xgrmcy In thus securing
he I,nst Uf y Curious life In the service III
h,s church and his felh,~ ,nen. and IN se.
curing the future TOR him and "a, ! thank
| YOU. We will pluck up "ur hearts, anu to'
h,w on till God grants us the b!cssIngs VI
| death.
The furry will soon pas. over. Without
ssyimx anything now, Iet the 0'vcrnnieni
adhere 10 is gra,n, purpose IL Ike just an.
true tn there children 1T the land. D'n'
le, the precious bhsNi IT the dead i,c only
the signal for an insane crusade for ven
xesnse. Let Il not liz fur war u me. They
.,ie.l who lived tur peace. TU hc sure, pea u
will cDme through, war but, MT by ea'er'
Miux,iU,l.
Mother hears It we'll; 40 .lO the children
W. sr- happy hccs".e hs - happy i"y"nt
the cha ,ce vi suffering. And l,e lid suffrl
here, and suffering male him perfect. II.
was already beyond the reach Ut N .lice l.
anger or provoke him, t,us not, Ut course
TO wound bic soul. Aud now his cup IL ful
GfjOy. Yours, truly.
E. C. THOMAS.