The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1875-04-21
s NO. 81.
THE SUTLER AND The souaW,.

The President is evidently Of the
belief that he who provldeth not for
his own household hath denied the
faith and is worse than an infdel.-
Whatever his sins of omission or
commission it cannot be truly said
of him that he has omitted any op.
portunity of putting money into the
pockets of his kinsmen, aud bestow-
ing them even into the third genera
ton where they would "do the most
good. The list of his official broth
ers-in-law with their coats.of.arms
and titles would almost gil a page of
the At'nanach de GOTTA, AND of his
nephews, cousins and remoter kin
the recital would fill blue book
But the Presidential liberality has
been most strikipgly exhibited in
the case of his versatile brother Or
vile. That frugal and acquisitiye
member of the family has enjoyed
directly and vicariously7 a series Of
official emoluments which might have
excited the envy Of Marlborough
FVNf ~
The latest brotherly bounty which
raincd upon him was, as our readers
are aware, the monopoly of trade
with the Indians along the Missouri
river. No buck or brave along the
windings of that wizard stream can
legally food his system with COM
missariat whisky or purchase a gun,
flint without paying tribute to the
Golfers of the Presidents brother
There were traders enough along.
this riparian frontier, to be sure,
men presumably with guile and with
out bowels, like most traffickers with
the aborigine, but they have been
swept away by the fiat of the Inte-,
rior Department., have compulsorily
sold out to the usurping Oryille or
fled the field. The only active com
petition which remains is exercised
by a withered squaw of the extreme
Northwest who has driven a thriving
little trade with her people for the
last two or three generations, but,
who is now sorely beset and urged
to close out her stock in obedience
to the law in that case made aud pro-.
vided. At the latest advicess this
ancient commercial female held her.
ground and continued to diffusc
beads and blankets among her~coun-
trymen. This rebellious and insur-,
rectionary procedure is said to have
occasioned great anxiety in Wash
ington.. Secretary Delano is report
ed to have sent for Sioux alphabet
and wheaton on international Law
and to have been unable even with
the assistance of Attor- General Will
liams to make head or tail of either,
1t is rumorcd, that the President, re.
'nlembering his triumphant settle
ment Of the Piegan question, is in
favor Of sending Sheridan with orr
ders to abolish the squaw and turn
her line of samples over to Orville, {
while Orville himself has served. a
legal process upon Sitting Bull, the
chief commanding him to sreabsorb
the squaw into her tribe and handtI
over her stock and cash account as
the law directs.
How the affair will issue it would
be premature to conjecture, but unj
less some settlement is effected Va,
may expect all the forces in the De.
partment of the Northwest to be set
in motion as soon a the ground
breaks up to put down that squaw
with the strong hand. The impu-
dcnce Of some squaws is prodigious.
To interfere with the business Of 4
Presidents brother, forsooth! One
is minded to cry with Falstaff, 'sCut
me the william down, Bardolph; throw
the quean in the river Perhaps,
indeed, the easiest solution Of the
matter would be to tie a cannon ball
round the squaw's neck and sink her
in the adjacent Missouri. Then Or.
vilee's path Of gain and glory would
be quite clear, and the profits Of his
sutlership might in time exceed those
of ancient Pistol. We shall look
with interest for the unravelling of
this threatening Northwestern COM
plication, and meanwhile we recon-
mend to Secretary Delano reperus-
al of the recent Indian treaties as
well as of the orations Of Sitting Bull,
Red Cloud and Laughing Bear. These
eloquent aboriginal statesmen are en-
titled to be heard in matter so
deeply involving the price Of percns.