The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-07-09

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Whatever may be said of the treatment
he has received ut our hands. at It's
worst il has been far better than any
he ever received from others, and, III
defiance of the whole mob Of senti-
mentalists, it may be added with per-
feet truth, better than he deserved.
The pursuit of happiness at the point
of scalping-knife is not an inalienable
right. and. aside from those natural
ones in which all are equal, the lndi-
ans could never justly claim any rights
which the white man was bound 10
respect.
This declaration will greatly shock
the Misunderstanding: theorists, whose
milky ideas are gathered from works
of fiction. and who were never within
a thousand miles of wild Iddiau. But
men Of more experience, who have
looked the situation square in the face,
are generally disposed to feel some
contempt for the opinions of all that
tribe, whose vagaries fill the eastern
press, and whom nothing less than a
Modoc massacre suffices to reduce to
silence. The same sickly sentimental
ism which turns pale when murderer
approaches the gallOws and interposes
its pcrnicious influence between the
criminal and deserved punishment,
has created public opinion upon the
Indian question, which paralyzcs !. Ill
tary operations, as against them, be-
cause it holds in its keeping the repu-
tation OF military men and civil Off
GERS as well, and does not hesitate to
cover honorcd names with disgrace
for the stern performance Of duty.
Having its source in the corrupt lndi-
all ring. this cnervating influence emas-
culated the vigor of the government
itself and compelled the adoption of a
Quaker policy, in the success of which
men of the widest experience never
INDUCED very lively faith. In spite
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the results attest its folly. 1t is to this
the country owes the lives of Gen.
Candy and thousands of others I'M
named. The one has been avenged,
but who shall avenge the many whose
lives were equally dear TO them and
others? England has her parks and
preserves for game, and we, too, es-
TEEN the Indian of such Importance
that we have established vast reserves
for his special occupancy and preser-
vation-for what purpose God knows.
Occasionally he escapes from his feed
ers and disports himself according to
his nature by killing and scalping a
score or two of whites. But if pur
sued he makes tracks Gas few as posi-
ble) back to his reservation for sanctu-
airy. Is it to be wondered at that mill
itary expeditions after such maraud-
ers-such special porteges-are not
apt to be very energetic. Military
service of this kind must be felt as the
reverse of honorable, and if something
like wish were entertained that these
human wolves would confine or at
least commence, their operations lit
tie nearer home, it would not be mat
ter of surprise. just now we, in Kan
sas, are having an exhibition of the
same old, old tragic farce, and let us
see how it will terminate. The great
(in avordrpois) Gen. Pope has been
interviewed. and is said to think it is
only a gang Of horse thieves trying to
get arms. Now this is brilliant idea
and worthy ofits source. Horse thieves
have so much difficulty in getting arms.
Their facilities in this respect are
almost as deficient as those of the red
skins themselves, with the whole In
department to keep them supplied
with the latest improvements.
Seriously, why not throw open the
whole country Gncluding "the Ma
tion') to the operation of the same
laws and let all men, white, black and
red, stand on the same footing? Pub
lie beneficiarics of any color are not
apt to be encouraged in self dependence.
Children are not learned to walk by
carving them in arms. 1t were better
to open the doors of opportunity to all
and let each by his manhood stand or
fall. S. +. j.