Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-06-05
,,rxPLICABLE, IF TRUE.

.ble when JuuBed Ny any ~ VIZ "
, ,,1 ordinarily governing human action,
1a I'm details are anxiously awaited
su NV the government and the people.
" ~, reports, so far received, are meagre
~ - unsatisfactory in the extreme, and
az" Wv founded mainly on San Francisco
IT, l,soo,ch of Thursday, published Friday
u ,o,ning, to the effect that Bogus
Marley. Shack Nasty Jim, Hooker Jim
"a steamboat Frank, after a conference
-,b General Davis, and a ride through
.,rtion of the lava bed, have been fur
l.,bof with four days rations, horses
.Tsnringfeld rifles, and have started
fine trail of Captain Jack. The pro-
,,,i,ion made by them is to kill him or
ronture him with the rest of the band.
ca,eral Davis is satisfied of their loyalty. "
later dispatch from the same place,
lated Friday, says that considerable
snviatv Is felt for General Davis, who
hos come on a scout with the captured
v,docs after Captain Jack" General
Dsvis is n gallant, brave officer, as he
orirced on many a battle field of the re-
LoIlion. and as is testified to by the fact
that in the short space of four years,
for his proves and gallantry, he was
rromoted from first lieutenant, through
tbe several grades, to the rank of major
General of volunteers and brevet-major
General in the regular service, and was,
Of fine same time, made a full colonel,
and placed in command of the Twenty
third Infantry. He is, however, of
bot-beaded, impetuous, uncomfortable
disnosition, so much so, that unless re-
strained by the orders of superior, his
irtrepidity often borders on rashness,
and his indiscretion leads to unpleasant
consequences His uncomfortable, I'm
reasoning hot-headedness found a sad
illustration in the unfortunate fatal
ARRAY with brother off1cer-General
Nelson-at Louisville, during the early
DAYS of the rebellion. This well known
disposition, in the absence Of official in
telgence, affords the only ground for
belief in the truth of the dispatches re-
ferred to.
The report that any portion of the
surrendered Modocs have been armed
and sent on a scout by General Davis is
wholly diseredited at the war depart
meut and by officers, generally, in Wash
ington. We may safely infer, although
it is not so, stated, that such DISPOSE
ton of the captives was unauthorized,
and would be disapproved of by the
government, and by the generals in
command of the army and of the depart
ment because it would be directly
counter to the policy they had announc
ed would he pursued with the Modocs
when captured. This policy, 1t will b.
remembered, was to mete out to them
swift aud terrible vengeance, and one be
fitting the enormity of their base, COW
ardrv treachery, cruel murders and othe
horid crimes. 1t was claimed, and will
Justice, that such a course was not, nee
essarily, inconsistent with the avowet
"peace policy" of the government, bu
rather, in conformity with the letter ant
spirit thereof, because Captain Jack ant
his little band of cut-throats and out
laws had placed themselves without tn
pale of it's beneficial effects. This enur
citation met with hearty and almos
unanimous response from the country
and the people urged on the goyernmen
and army to make the punishment. sure
speedy and exemplary. The exception
to this universal sentiment were few
number, and insignificant in characte
and their protest was based upon the a
gument that an alleged act Of PREACHER
to certain Modocs, over a quarter of
century ago, by band of irresponsible
California volunteers, justified Ii
tra,chery and murders of Captain JAG
and ms latter day Modocs. The govern
ment further founded their disbelief
this alleged scouting, on the groun
that General Davis ought to have been
as they believed he was-more pruden
and that " after their-the Modocs-
treacherv to General Candy, his own
snect would deter him from engagin
murderers to do the work assigned
him"
In spite of the rashness and danger
such action, and Notwithstanding I'll
disbelief of the President, the depar
ment of war. and army officers, the
mn, ,1erers may have been reckless
armed. = ID supplemented their treache'
70 tbo cow >vumept by treachery
their troacborors companions, Gener
Dsvis .n,a1, I,auo ro1io less on prudenc
the safety OF his comman, "p@ as f =,
resources than on the old maA ,'i'' ~ ~ >,
ting a thief to catch thief, or o. -
propriety of allowing "dog to eat dog,
and success may, possibly, crown til
dangerous venture. How forcibly tt
closing words OF the dispatch, first quo
ed. General Davis is satisfied of the
loyalty" reminds US of the belief
General Candy during the days al
hours Immediately preceding the fat
twelfth of April. How similar, also, tt
names. Take the dispatch of Thursda
and read the list of these alleged scout
aud then refer to the account of t
massacre of Gen. Candy, DR.. Thorn
and others, published at the tim
Glance over these extracts "Bog
Charley, Shack Nasty jim and anot ti
Indian then threw themselves on u
General Canny) and, after staboing n
in the throat, stripped him of eve
thing he had on. They did not leave
vestige of clothing on his body 1estt
davis dispatches sent Boston Charley 0
scouting, but, in April, "Dr. Ihom
was shot through the head III the II
fire by Boston Charley, who had orea
tasted with him that morning.
staggered few yards and tell on
knees, at the same time asking Bos'
Charley to spare his life" His ans"
was another shot, when ''he ran TO VINE
Meacham was lying and commenc
after I