The New Orleans Democrat., 1876-07-13
FIXING THE REspoNsIsILITY.
hat the Papers say Of the Little Horn
Massacre.
New York SIM.


Massacre.
New York SUM-
Grants Indian peace policy involves
great deal of sanguinary lighting.
-ant's honest Indian policy involves q
eat deal OF costly swindling.
IN. Y. World.l
|But the hatred OF the President and
"a malice Of a partisan press against
lister are only secondary incidents in
I}is great public calamity. The errors
the method OF carrying on the contest
III the Sioux are serious enough, but
a great evil OF the time IL the exist.
ce Of the war and the confusion or
Fairs along our frontier. For this state
things the folly and knavery OF the
must be held account
/ lie.
IN. " Heraldl
jsIn the forefront of the battle was
here a brave man was put to be slatgh-
fed come thousands OF years since
lca,,se the. head of the government
fi,nd h11I fncpuyenient. Custer's fate
INV how little the world is
Il The PrE6 nt cannot. escape. severe
tInuemD8N ~ ruhvt'p ,., os1i
Ter TO oc1 ~ the West while he IS
anninr an C6Effol Southern elections
+, the bavonet II he had paid more
tention to the frontier wars and less to
yutherp elections, the country would
u now be shocked by the massacre OF
q pnllant command which has been
,nihilated in the Western wilds. nor
\ the death OF the dashing officer
MON Grant recently disgraced for VEN
Ering to testify concerning the corrup-
bins OF Belknap, the Presidents late
r3cretary of War.
N ALBANY August
i've have an army large enough to
Ipe out the hostile Indians. But the
biicy Of the Republicans has been to
aarter our troops in the Southern
lates and let the frontier settlers take
Ire Of themselves. The disaster to
IN. Custer is another warning to
bnnge this policy. The bulk of the
Emv Ia not needed in the Southern
Eates. Send the troops to the West
Ina make short and decisive campaign
Ieainst the Indians. That's the way to
lad this Indian question.
[vieksburg Heraldl
LIT was announced in the kilograms re-
&ntly that Gen. Terry would supply
Mater from the mouth of the Big Horn
Va hat the Big Horn supplies amounted
can be easily seen by the late slaugh-
In of Federal forces in that quarter by
be pampered red man. who has been
q and equipped by the Administration
bst traders.
IPaducah tKy.) Newsl
4 Grant. like reptile on a pitch-fork,
writgiing and writhing. He wants
and he can hardly wait for
&.ngeance, and he will yet do something
sfore his term of Office expires. which
. lay result in his impeachment and his
expulsion from office. II
his intention, II the kilograms are cor
bet, to overwhelm the South again with
woops. If there is any necessity for
loops at any point in the South, no req !,
bnable or sensible man can see 1t.
yhey are needed on the border to pro-
|act our citizens from Indians, and there
\ where they should be sent instead OF
ending them to Cypress aud intimldate
|he Southern people.
tvicksburg Tribune.l
Gen. Sheridan says he sent every sol
Iier to the Indian country that he
!could SPARE or course he did, but
le could not "spare" the soldiers now
|tationed in the Southern States. Ii Is
a much more importance to sustain Ia
lang Of carpet-bag pluhderers like
kellogg, Packard, Warmoth and others,
Than Il is to save the lives OF sure
bnouCh soldiers like Custer and the gal
Earlt fellows who perished with him the
Dther day. Never mind, Messrs. Grant.
Il Co., there is day of wrath
for you, and when 1t does come
woe be unto you men OF blood.
tChicago Timesl
Sunset Cox took occasion on yesterday
"a score Gen. Phil Sheridan In connec-
don with the Custer massacre. He
that troops are kept idle at
the South when needed at the West,
md that the Lieutenant General Is junk
etinp about Philadelphia when he ought
to be attending to his business either at
his headquarters or directing move
ments on the plains. Sheridan has d
faculty for being where he ought not to
be. as we'll as doing at times just what
he ought not to do; but we question il
blame can attach to him for the un-
fortunate outcome OF a most unfortunate
blunder.
IN. Y Tribune.
II such catastrophe should provoke
HE people into demanding a speedy and
Eomplete revision OF our lnulan p0llcy,
he blood of our soldiers will not have
been shed entirely in vain. Our Govern
hent has furnished the arms and am.
Vunition for its own defeat; aud will sc
Il creating war according to the same
BVstem, unless the needful change is
hastened by popular indignation. The
clause In the appropriation bill, trans.
ferring the charge of Indian affairs
from the Interior to the War Depart
hent, has passed the House, but is de.
IAyed, and may be defeated by the
objections of the Senate. Such trans.
fer offers the immediate reform of the
most glaring abuses OF our present sys-
tenor want of system. 1t will relieve
the country of the heaviest portion OF
the burden of loss, injustice and dis.
grace, which, on account OF the indiffer.
snce Of both parties, it has borne for sc
many years.
IA News and Courer.l
The excitement in the city yesterday
aver the massacre Of Gen. Custer and
his command by the Indians continued
and the indignation was loud
and deep. The boys in blue at the
Citadel are anxiously awaiting orders to
=, = ,,,h h,It M to n late hour Yesterday