Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-08
An INSULT To raE PEOPLE.

An evening paper OF Virginia City
Yesterday insnltsd the entire nation by
an editorial in which 10. accused Amsri-
ans not only Of fomsnting. but Of ag'
gravating. the Indian war. II reflected
upon the memory Of General Custer by
saying. In effect. that his death was SIM
ply a reward for his own foolish patriot
ism; that in obeying the orders Of his
commander-in-chisi. he was in fact dis
obsying the mandates Of the great Being
who male Indian and white man. and
that the Republican party Is responsible
for the disaster which has overtAken
General Custer and his command. The
paper which thus seeks to make political
capital out Of one Of the greatest disas-
tiers which has ever befallsn this Amer
lean gepublic in its wars with the
Indians 10 the Virginia Eivniag Chronieis.
Read what this renegade journal says
about the red man. aud remember that
the words are written. not for any sym
patty for tho Indian. but because the
editor sees. or thinks he sees. a chance
for a Hing at the Republican party.
Remember. too. that when these words
were written, three hundred brave
American soldiers had been slaughtered
by t~reschsrous savasss. Remember
that General Custer. the gallant soldier
whose rscori 10 written in the history Of
n hundred battle fields during the civil
war. vas one OF the slaughtered. Re-
member all this. gentle reader. as you
peruse the following inspired words Of
the editor OF the Virginia Eceaing Chron-
;es. n Democrat. God bless him. Re-
member. too. that the article Is written
for political effect. and political effect
only. IL Is headed. The Latest Re-
publican Achievement
s'Bio0.l for blood Il a. much the creed 81
the frOntiersman ~ 10 the Indian. The
Indian sees the white man kiil the thief
who takes a horse, and shall the Sioux not
kill the man who not only kills his game
but robs him Of his very land, by solemn
treaty the Quilted States guaranteed Ia the
Indian certain necessary supplies: certain
land anil certain rights. Tbs agents Of the
Government have swindlei him out Of his
promised supplies: be Sees his land being
iaken away FROM him; his rights are viola
ted. Taught by hitter experience that he
need expect no redress. he dons his war
paint and Stays the brothers 81 the white
men who have robbed and betrayed him.
There u M Disgusting the fact that Ne are
indebted solely IN q corrupt Republican
administration for an expensive and bloody
Indian war. There il many an excuse for
the Sioux: there l. non for the Govern
ment."
This Is the way In which the Virginia
Chronicle insults tho white men of this
country. II entirely ignores the fact.
which has been publishsd far and wide.
from one end ~ the continent to the
other. that the Sioux have been killing
our citizens and scalping them at leisure
for the last year. Aud now. when the
United States Government has taken the
matter in hand; new. when u brave
General with all his command has been
led into a slsushtsr-psn aud killed with
his men. like So many brutss. this model
Democratic paper tells Us that II Is all
right. and calmly advises US to consider
tho rights OF the ~murderous and treach-