, 1876-07-29
Endianx and Indian Rings.

only dangerous fact in Indian history,
leader possessed of sufficient fame aud ioAu-
enee 10 waken in the mind Of every savage
the slumbering hope for a successful couhict,
and possessed, also, apparently, of enough
genius fox that kind Of var TO realize this
hope when any proper p:eeauiion Is neglected
by those sent 10 operate gainst hItn. Every
Indian war, every important episode in the
relations of the white man Wi b the Indian
on this continent, has been assOciated with
the appearance Of such q chiefruIn. II Is
true that war, ia the history Il every people,
produces leaders Uf excep,ianal fame. Every
chronicle OF carnage "shlnes Uilh tie sud
den making Of splendid names" But with
civilized races wars are made for reasons
aside from chief;sinsbip, and the war, unless
it is gbnormally short, produces the COM
mander who conducts it 10 a successful or
satisfactory issue, Thus, war with u makes
: leaders, but with the Indians it has always
been otherwise. Leaders trained in the
strife that on a small scale is perennial OBJ
tain influence and fame, and The elements Oi
power gather around them by a kind Of IN
conscious human gravitati0u; ur they. vi h
provision Of the possibiiifies, with d partial
comprehension OF the case. organize ex'endsd
movements If their whole ruce, and the sp-
pearsuce of A leader capable Of conceiviug
the combination and conducting the oPeIs-
tiou4 produces the war He is the essential
condition Of unity of purpose.
Take the ordinary record Of the Indian ex-
i-tence and We fud it to be power that
mel,s away silently Tor the most part under
the iuAueuce Of the steady pressure Of contact
wiki a superior race; bat there are points in
the chronicle that stand out above he r,st
like blszung promotories- In that psrt oi
the chronicle you will fad the names OF
Black Hawk or Osceola, Pontiac or T.
cum-eb, Billy Bowlers, Red jacket, Corn
planter, Powharau or King Phi}!ip-sJme Of
'h5ss Distinguished by the happie. comPrs-
brrsiun and capacity that made leagues for
the preservation Of the peace from rEne phi
lauihropic views Of the welfare Of their race,
b.. lie iargtr number giving unusual i-o-
u,.jes 20 the Iacrs Ia urol pursuit Of s.vaSe
i-rYuI-rs, AID ,tps piyiuaiHg ia he history
OF ,hyir race epuchs Of furious h.S'iI'y and
an almost rational sentiment. Ia this Ihere
Is 10 point that il especially peculiar 10 he
slyagrs Of this con 'iueEt. II l. an essential
distinction between nousaiic people, Uh-thcr
altogether savsge or partly -, aud thc peo-
r'er ,lt- have a settled cx,s-erce. national
character and poli,i,a, o,g,niz.'ion. A. IN
the scale thlt has oivil.z.l.n at one extreme
and a merely savage or animal iifa a. the
o'L,r, men are nearer 70 one or The other Of
of n So czrremitiss ,hry act ia combination
uud-r The inspiration Of different motives.
Ouly rh- stimulus Of war-;ha thirst for
slau.htyr-iuirces the men Of mere savage
Tribes TO act ui-h Others IL. "a COMMON union
a:l sub0rd;nntiou, while the unity OF civil
nd peoples l. secured for a thousand other
objects. ana in peaceful aud in warl.Ee Pur
posas i constant. IN any case Of say ge
combin.,ion " here the great leader Is KILLED
that Is the end of tho war.
Sitting Bull, and Cry Horse as lis oaPa-
be lieutenant. are. therefore. Ike i'm. ort--t
feat1.e e. in this war; and -oyerau.ea's that
ac, on the policy Of pu'lins a ps.cs on the
heads OF sava-es might well consider their
crania cheap at twenty thousand dollars
c 90. There is, However. 10 such cheap es-
cape for us-tecause that policy would,
doubtless, ofFeud througho the country
sentiment mueh more respectable than tias
which inspired !hs moral tTacr policy ot
SuIyrlling over the Indians. There /, IL
short, good reason for the opinion that The
Iu!isns, bad they are, arr nos alone 20
blame for this war. The rites chat killed
Custer aud his men were held by Indians,
and Indians pulled the Triggers. bat 10 put
plain tru III an obvious metaphor, Ihs
pieces wire loaded n Warrington Sitting
Bull Is. 10 doubt a b.3 Iaaian; but lie has
hffl Il bAl AtAL1A 4Fl q ikAttab ~ '''A.A
yet there has been DO great War- He has
Tuam-d up aud down the country and lived
by isUIateG murders and necessary theft-, aud
and has been joined from time 10 time by
bands OF marau3ers like himself; but though
always ready 70 gather force shout him, sad
perhaps sJlIoIruu~ TO shat end. he WAS fJr
years unsuccessful, sor The agency lndiEns.
by their relation with the government, had
got lust enough taste Of the advantages OF
civilization 70 c,mpreheni them, aul IN hat
taste had a sufficient moral and intellectual
support against their savage impul--s. The
mere appearance of a leader was IN this case
not enough. therefore; bur II Was an es--n-
tial condition, and ahen the col
supplied "a motive the war 1uo-s
men ia the government, y.-@refDre whore
duty il l. 10 see the Indians honestly dealt
with are 20 blame for the dIscuurenr aud
even starvation that have criy-n vB-t nam
bers of agency In .aHs TO swell The t0rcs ut
Sitting Bulls .haIauder-. Il WiI be uecss-
ssrv 20 deal re>oiurely with the laliars. and
If ,hu-e On the Rarpa h can be exfermIGAt-d
80 a.uch the better; bu; the country must
rot forget thst the responsibility for the In
dian 1lu-s. which arr w0r-a than the In
dians. li-s II the door uf the President Of the
United S,at-s.--L I. Hsga!l.
CArcHrxG sr A STEAU--lLe latest news OF the
a ton Of our lel=t- ia C9re-ess Is t7 appointment
by the PreSiie=t Of NJ. Thonas PIo,ch, p-Ug-ie-
tor Of the Pz-.fe Triozae- 70 the re-P0nsibe p7-
sltiou Of postmaster at Seattle. tbs change was
touni De e,ssry ior The shat the prlspts a.
home fJr denomination we're growing bezaUIiia y
les and unless zH organ Cuii he enlisted - LIE de-
fsnse, the present IEcLInteut llisht wake Up soue
n= saur it A. tie capitol 70 hhi himself Lshie3 t-
rhe shelf Il slI-l 20 lC lie from rr-ls Ks q rs
former iulrars aa active supporter. 80 may rr1-
uahIy mfr TIA. JulE= jacobs ! aire-i bI-t.e-i,
aud the y MY o rll- tO-k 70 ooEiI-t ts
TIE o ls.zss o. sealing up b, p5ItI4l r-l-siIs Lls
? 6irge- .llsi- 30 ss=.l sier t.- she tenure
81 o1.ce II tn cas- > EEsy 20 teTlt tte Ntl the
oEfgu, ol al pc. n -aEsiu.st-1t On, an 80 sDy
event all u1Grly rrp., o-s %. NJ -sIlel e n--
cr-~zrflr ir.-ur1e1 iu Upp0rt q = hoe r.
-rsu- Liu luTe- bat there - hItls
hnua thar a1v such si ~ ton VII have uesh-
this case.-CayEF51 ITTJr-rfr'-