Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-08-19
A Pi.AIN Duty.

The OAKLAND (Cd.) Netcs takes the
Administration 70 task for using the
military TO keep miners from prospect
ing the Black Hills country. II says
that The sentiment Of the people Is that
"all the Wild lands Of the great national
domain are free to 60 upon. and rs the
masses think Il right 70 60 and occupy
shsm. they will do 20. and the Govern
mont dare not violently restrain them;"
and thinks that President Grant has
made . great mistake in thinking he
could rule by force Of arms or that IL
was "his duty thus 10 protect the rights
Of tho Government" The Nacs IL evil
IDENTIFY OF the track or rather has placed
itself upon false promises. The lands
Of tho Black Hills arc mot irrational
domain" neither Is the military being
used there 10 protect the rights Of the
Government. The Black Hills country
vas included in . treaty with the siou,
and other Indians who inhabit that
Locality, and set apart under solemn
pledges between the Chiefs Of those
tribes and duly authorized officers Of the
Government. u . reservation for their
solo uss and occupancy. II was also
provided In that treaty that no whites
save Govsrnmenttroops or agents should
b allowed 70 enter into or settle upon
the lands thus set apart. The Govern
msnt undertook 10 carry out its part
Of the agreement. and 20 far ~ NO know.
the chiefs Of the treaty tribss have kept
thsir part thereof. 10 long y the Gen.
srai Government recognizes tho indie
pendent and tribal character Of the bands
Of Indians Who still roam over the great
NortAvsss; 20 long - u pursuss the
policy Of making treaties with these
through their chiefs. just so long is Il
hound In honor TO keep the stipulations
into which ID enters. II there be any
fault 70 DO found with the President for
The situation Of Affairs In the Black
Hills, Il must DO directed al the policy
Of making treaties with Indian tribes.
The Black Hills arc to-day. under the
agreement Of the Government, tho ex-
elusive domain Of the tribes with whom
u made treaties. In forbidding white
mon from entering into and occupying
that country. the Government Is not
protesting its rights" but keeping its
faith by protecting the rights OF the
tribes with whom Il treated. In our Wow
Of the case. the Administration could
h~onorably have pursued no other course.
II IL can b % arranged that without
violation Of good faith. tho Black Hills
oosntry may Be opened TO immigration
and settlement, We shall DO glad to have
Il done. This. perhaps. a be accom-
plished by q new treaty. but We r
decidedly Of the opinion that when this
Government makes an agreement even
with the veriest savage in the country.
Il should keep its faith a strictly as
with any foreign power. No citizen has
any right 10 enter the Black Hills coun-
try. because II Is . reservation set apart
for tho especial use Of q treaty-making
tibe. and the faith Of the Government
10 pledged to keep its subjects from
trssspassing thereon. II tho Govern
mont had tho right Ia mako such an
agreement-and ws do not think the
News will deny that IL habit certainly
h made its duty to enforce its provis-
ions by all the power at its command.