The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-17
Military Policy VS.. Bigotry ana Fhi-
lanthropy.

Military TOllCy Ns. D1soo"'S
lanthropy.
MAY this country ever be sug'c'eo 20
military policy rather than to Inc pow. y
h;no,s and knaycS. The G"'eit'''c"'
yorm.cafcu-thc keel Of the ship OF STATE
,-.1,c,;c5 by worns-bv those pcrmca''ns
a., obstructive worms of the earth who,
up5cr the cuisc Of hnmanitarmnS ana lhous
,r~h;,rc-s have combined with the EnaVes
>, ,,;sIcod the nation aud rob the public
treasury. Had a military policy prevailed
IN lien of the system of misplaced pnian
,,,rpDy to >avagcs on one hand. and the ma
Iir;otI> and uctariou> policy of the same cias'
of persons of pains, penalties, and degrade
ton OF their own white feiow-citizcu> OF
the south on the other, how happy, how
closely united in harmony and peace, would
the two sections of this country toe now:
CAPTAIN JACKS trcachcrv has done one good
thing. and that is: il has put an end TO the
rule o: tho hi.ots and hypo>rite> III Indian
affairs. and has established i'll lieu OF ii the
"n;i!j,ary p,llcv.' 1t is announced now
that "pocy will be pursued and call mat
"icr, pertaining TO Indian affairs will be
"madc known through the War Depart
"mcnl." Al right.
The Northern Methodist preachers bad
snst,n possession of the White House and,
with good salaries and travelling expenses
were running "Indian affairs The DR.
Thomas who fell by JACKS treachcrv was :;
lt:.dln. Northern Methodist preacher and Il
reccn, manager Of Il branch Of the Northern
Methodist hook concern" Poor General
CANDY was no doubt happy to have him in
his mess : for the General was loud
PRAYER aud shou'er, and was wonderfully
gentle ana aticctionlte towards Indians and
Africans. What had the preacher TO dc
with Captain JACK: He should have been
attending to his business rs saver Of souls
in the North. Upon the Government he
WAS Il parasite or Il Scab that was more hurt
ftil than beneficial. Possibly bad he been
where he should have been General CASBY
would not have met JACK. For he was
warned not to do so by RIDDLE, who said il
the General would 70 he QslrDLE) washed
his hands of all blame i'll the NATTER The
General and his party went and met their
fate. 1t was the natural result of the
"pcacc policy" The army never should
have treated with the Indians after the first
battle of the lava-bcds. Our men had the
worst Of it, and in Il treaty those who have
the worst in the last tight cannot dictate
terms. General CAHBY, representing Il
-, lao.
To- Gi,iGtr tcrm$-hc went with the
spirit Of the lamb to qucll that OF
the lion-hc went with the cant oil
philanthropy to appea>e the temper of the
savage. All the world to nothing against
him. He met the fate RIDDLE had warned
Lin against, and prccpitated that military
policy which was the only wise one, but
rr,cipi;aled il under the impulse of indi"na
ton and revenge. which may ere this have
anaihIod The brave little family of Modoc>
in n!all,cr which We fear may not elevate
TIL, nation iii the opinion Of the civilized
world.
Eat ali this comes from the impulry OF
modern and vulgar philanthropy combined
preacher, and their no lc>S hyrocritical dis
cipir>. TO these people aud the KNIVES
whose objective point was the national
treasury we owe all our sectional and local
troubles since the war. Had The military
policy prevailed; had GRANT or SuER-
MA>. ur both, settled the terms Of
the restoration of the union with
LIE and JOHNSTON: in short, had peaceand
IL terms hrcu agreed upon by the armies
wnirA had tlicd the question of union or
secession hy the ordeal of blood we should
now hc happy, contcntcd, and universally
PROSPEROUS. But satan came in an evil hour
in the form of the preacher and the bi9ot,
and also the knavc in the g;lrb of Il patriot,
and the military power left the land its
bravery had defended in their hands.
Hypocrisy and bgotry ruled, and what hell
upon earth have they made for the South !!
How they have obstructed the peace and
thrift of the whole nation in thus
pIunging into misery and ruin half of the
national territory.
\ wise republican administration of true
civilian statesmen and honest representatives
Ill would prefer to any other sort of govern
mcnt. But between the government of the
vulgar hi.ots and unScrupulouS knavcs and
sorliid partisan> on the one hand, ANA IL
"iniilary policy" Oh the other. well may
we all pray most fervently for the latter. We
d" hope that the policy of the modern phi
lanthroii>ts is near its end, and may it never
h, revived