, 1876-07-09
PUBLIC OPINION.
SIN. THE POOR TNnJAN3s

10 tA4 EHaof q 1A& 4f7oHT9e.
CHICAGO, July 8--Some months nro took
OCCASION, through your wilely-circulatea jour
na|, to say few words in regard to the Govern
mental folly four Indian po]icy)lso long indu]ged
in BY those in and ont Of power. The recent
horrid butchcry Of one of the bravest American
soldiers, together with almost his entire COM
1nand Of sou mcn, is no new feature in the his
tory of our Indian affairs. It is only the
logical result Of the long season OF i'll
Justice which the Government has allowed to
exist within its Own boundaries. We are told
that nations, as we'll as individuals, have what
Is known as periodical spells Of Insanity. Upon
this theory, and this only, can we explain the
acts Of Government which, for more than
half~century has not only tolerated the inds-
crirninate bntchery Of men, women, and chill
dren, but has furnished the implements with
which these horril crimes were committed.
Thousands aud tens Of thousands Of our fellow
citizens have fallen prey to the toHsllaWk and
sea ht 60 199ng YIELDED as By the
North American Indian The popular inquiry
is, How long shall this condition Of things CON
tinue? How long will our Government suffer
the hest blood OF our nation to be shed by those
useless hrutes Of the forest1 How long Will it
continue to fence up two hundred and forty
thousand square miles OF territory within its
own boundaries on which the Government ot1-
cals are prohibited from placing foot! where
no railroads can be built; where no science or
learning can penetrate; no civilization can
exist; where no qnnrtess are, shown
to the noble explorer in his
perilouB journey to the unpenetratea 'silds OF
oue distant Teryitoyiest How long will tue Coy
ern1ncnt Of the United States continue to o1or
as reward to those most useful members Of
society, the hardy pioneers, a'nost certain death
at the hands of these savage cut-throats,. fed
and fattenel at the expenae Of our Natlonai
treasury How long s]'a'l Il be before the citi-
right to travel within our own bordcrs without
being In danger Of meeting q horrid death at
the hands Of the savage wards OF the nation who
are amply provided with all the hnst appliances
to raise two blades Of graes where before bnt !
one had groWns How long sl,a1i such energy
and Industry be cri1ne deserving deaths How
long shall the horrid murders, at which hlmall,
tile holacet hold their BREATH be paid for in an
p1lal apnuitics from the friends ami relatives OF
those they have butchcrel2 How long before
the time will come when citizen shall fesl that
wherever ho may go his Citizenship aA sna!t, Hhf
tie ancient Hoan BE- his p2fh1p6bFt %hIp6 e &c
ls9:t na aenaucei In td' For ana mysf pvs sctted
policy which think wal be approved py all
tile civilized nations Of ths easth. = Is m snort
tie law, Ample ncaus should be furnished
them to acquire knowledge Of the law ~
which we ali must he governed They must oe
told nov that an absolute surrender to the HQV-
crnment IS the only consideration upon WnleIn I
their worthless lives will be spared; tnat a1l
laws regarding exemption Of their territory from
being Visited by OUR otizens must be FcpealcQ,an1
that they must from this time forward pc hciH
to the laws of the country IN "nl1h
they live. Let All army be immediately sent 70
enforce this new regulation, and for time let
all the Indian territories b. Subject to anu gov
erned by martial law In every oasc where an
citizen ls slain, let 100 OF these req
brutcs feel tho power Of 2 rope property ~
justci under their cI,ins, securely attataBu 70
The limb Of q sturdy and Weli-forMea tfee'
whuso duty it shall be to hold them st1s-
pended in the air, at least 20 teot from
three mouths. This rule, strictly followed,
allg not gully reform the ones to which it is aP-
alied, hut alea DO much torards properly
'estraintng tnose which become fully imhued
NTH the thought that any violation of the law
sill insure to tllem the same civitzlng process:
Let tho good and phaaahr9pte Qnakers Fsttfe @
rom the field where their experiments nave
,roven futile in attempting to govern the
.neu,ics Of civifizatian and, when they So Ee-
ire, let them fully understand the TACT
hat, however successful ttleJ hare been
n the talner pursuits OF cutiTatlnE broom
orn and garden seeds, the governing of Indian
,rutes il an employment for which, for the
)eneft OF humanity, they are not adapted 10
uake rha ahQye morc siruulc, let Gen. Sheridan |