Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1876-07-12
A BARBAROUS SENTIMENT.

SO{aI cNtefuanatiou ol tHo SiU"N -
dians as punishment for the kiliins
of Custer and his troops. Those pa
,ers did no; dare to advise such an
unciyilized course on the part OF the
government before the Sioux werI
met in battle, and why now urge I'll
The Sioux declared war, and that dec
laratiou meant the meeting of theli
enemy and the killing of as many oil
them as possible-paying no respec;
to rank or men just the same as war
fare is carried on amongst the most
civilized. No reasonable man should
feel any worse toward those Indians
now than when they manifested the
first characterization and declared
themselves as in revolt to the govern
ment. l, must be remembered that
Indians do not have the same respect
for authority and the ruling powers
that civilized people have. Any sans,
therefore, that they commit against
the government should be regarded
as conceived IN ignorance and as
emanating from = people that know
not what they do. The Sioux con-
slider their hunting grounds and the
haunts of their fathers as the whole
world, and il is such TO them. They
are not sufficiently aware that the
jurisdiction of government COM
posed of forty millions of people,
their superiors in every respect, eX-
tends over them ana their territory
They are not sufficiently aware of this
or they would never make war against
their governors. They are race of
people who have had TO fight for their
lives and tor the food they have
eaten ever since they can remem
Der, and puguacity is 50 thoroughly
Unborn with them that the inroads of
civilization can never overcome it.
Their markings, as Professor Stewart
fecently pointed out in a lecture,
show that they are moi capable Of
submission even when that submis-
sion guarantees & better life. They
are more thoroughly than any race on
earth imbued with an unquenchable
spirit of freedom. That spirit should
challenge our admiration, though
its eorollary. a savage treachery and
an unwillingaess to submit to the
best fern of government, costs the
blood OF even such men as Custer.
For II must be remembered that they
do not comprehend the scope or bene-
fits Of our civilization and mode of
life. Because horse kicked and
killed the hes. man amongst us We
should not commence a camoaign Of
determination agains, the whole
equine race. The determination OF
the offending animal itself would not
be according TO high intelligence.
The Indians are not cognizant of
the magnitude of their transgression.
OF course froatiersmen and men gen
orally who have had actual expen-
!ence with ;he Indians will regard all
this as impracticable theory which
will not jibe altogether with past re-
suits, but it is the prompting OF rea,
son. And aside from these potent
considerations there are other argu,
ments why the Sioux should not b,
made to bite the aus, sven to the las
man. They are the remnant of 1
great race that prior to l492 nevel
saw the face of white man aud VIII,
thrived in the wilderness. Ever,
member of that great race. on,
branch of which while they were lief
alone was advancing in Mexico ant
another in South America, will sool
have passed away, even though W,
leave them 10 their own course anC
treat them as our wards. Futur,
ages will glance back and b,
anxious to know what sort Of mei
they were who greeted Columbu
when be first set foot on this cont
nent. IT would be reflection on gu
civilization if it were recorded tina
the last tribe were exterminated t
give place 10 superior people. lie
the offending Sioux be subjected if !
costs the last one of them in dom.
it. but let not determination be til
war cry.
REPUBLICAN RALLY On Saturda
evening next the Republicans {
Storey County vii hold a rattle,