Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-24
THE RUTLAND HERALD.
FRIDAY, APRIL Is, 1873.
II isnot IA Cry for Slaughter.

The latest information from the no. /
torioas 'lava beds" discloses new acts of
treachsry and slaughter. Lieutenant
sherman was shot, and has since died /
If his wounds, while holding an inter
view with an Indian boy, who ap- |
nrolchrd the lines with flag of truce. |
Not only this, but the Indians are en-
deayoring, In every way, to entlce our !
officers into their snares. They endeayor |
10 initiate our signal flags, and deceive
the officers by corresponding waving
of aags. Dyer, one of the commission
prs and who has been 6 firm, honest,
consistent believer in the "peace policy,
now gives up all hopes, so far. at least,
9s the Modocs are concerned. He did
NOT preach his doctrines afar off and
hold himself aloof from danger He
proved his faith by his works. He was
thoroughly impressed with the idea that
IN, Indians could he civilized, and, act
inc upon his honest belief, he accepted
and entered upon his mission hG has
found the facts different from what he
expected, and. like an honest, philan-
thropic man, COnfesses his mistake.
He has telegraphed to Washington for
Instructions, saying there is no longer
any use of trying the peace policy to-
wards these Indians. The Boston Ad-
certiser, however, can see nothing but
blood-thirstiness and ''cry for siaugh-
ter" if the widespread indignation at
the massacre of General Candy and
others, and the demand for their punish
nent 1t sneers at the indignation of
the people and army and speaks OF Gen.
SAerman's ''icrce proclamation. Let
a. do it no injustice and quote its words
'In the atmy,' it says, "and on the
frontiers the oil hostility toward the
Indians will inevitably bo stirred up
anew by the Modoc massacre. The seree
,,roclarotiOns Of General Sherman is
sued from tho headquarters of the army
in Washington atc of a character to
stimulate their hostility, aud, where the
Indilns have any power of resistance
left. to hasten the slaughter In an
other place, II says: "For il white at
least, and as long as the air is filed with
the cry for a general Indian slaughter
the country will hear nothing of the
great. beneficeut and lasting trinmphs
which have been achieved under that
policy" We trust not, especially II
'the greaf brneticent and lasting tri-
umphs" are of this kind. The AdUertjser
is particularly untotunatein in its illustra-
tions. 1t is either infatuated or grossly
mislnformed 1t should be more care
full in its recollection of current news,
and more thorough in its reading OF
American history. The Cheyennes,
Arrapahoes and Sioux are, according to
ibis well-informed newspaper, peace
ahly disposed" If they will turn to
their files and examine their own issue
of Friday last. they viii hnd that the
Cbevennes and '~apahoes are already
preparing for the war >S'h' he youns
men of these tribes, they WIZ iii'''
"scorn the peace policy, and are Fes'''S''
impatient and eagerly anxious to go Oh
the war path" We presume the AdUeT-
tiser does not include the Apaches under
the "peaceably disposed" They are,
however, if the history of the West is
to be believed, as "peaceable disposed
as are the Sioux. Both tribes are more
blood-thirsty, treacherous and inherently
savage than, even, the Modocs. We
have had experience enough with the
Sioux to demonstrate this. Wisconsin
and Minnesota can furnish all the need
ed proof. There is no cry for slaughter
and there has not been any. There is a
demand, however, for justice. The
people require that treachery and
butchery shall punished, and punished
it will be. They demand, also, that the
Indians shall hereafter be held with a
strong hand, dealt with justly--yet
Vigorously, if need be-and prevented, if
possible, from further raids and forays
on the settlements.