, 1876-07-14
THE INDIAN WAR.

western paflAtlcc IL " couHt8 COUP" lHcFo htF
puer pra1s in Munas tronic, c,inr c scntincnt @
and over & the evident !snomcr sns a "S1st,se'" an
ments upon Tho inassaefo Of Custer and hiA
fcarlcss fo,lowcrs.-a catastrophe which was the
no,, ~, Wos,cr,, c,,,rnfnat,o, IT thean vcnrs NJ
na'u1ss Ta,.os., " nssanann,"n.,a n"s = With,
sprang llstlcas pcacc.policy toward eavago
bands whose every thought aul ambition GnalIy
centres on tho war.patl.
arc actually Ridiculous to any person who has
ever lived in tho Territories, or even made mn
effort to asccrtaln tho facts, proceeds to excuse
tiran 1ni,tnns for tho tri1inr vat ,omcw1,at sim,
niasy v'na'easion u tnc!r ashno".eussu ",onse
upon tho wicked - savage" Custer nnd hia In
trudlng troops. Furthermore hc sflowcd con-
clusycly to himself that there Is u certain ssway
of ncorr - which tl,a natton mnv ruraun Nv rc-
y. lu.'.o 49, .c s,',,.ss..a 1 .,.a T.,;.
spcethe hce treaty op"eat'onS 70 u'e Anu'ans,
9nd ny exercislng the hrst anu lnnaamental
duty Of eysIy a9yefn'ncnt ct protegtins her
doublc>clEsu duty prompting US to plead that
TO the surviving troops may now nc given fl1es
OF at least on eHunt EanFe Win thpsn already
This Il way Of pcaco " soetns to the unprejatiic
eti, unscalpeu, 1atlcy 81 th!s most retiring
"tenderfoot very pleasant path to tread;
he 1ias even sasti IN GiariiIing h6ftIe Or maangr
tint u IS really "PTaStlcablS' economic,
al," "human," mud "the only right plan"
But 1t Is unnecessary to DO moro
than merely direct attention 70 tue evident
nlisstatenente aala egreglous meappsehcns!ons
Of this specimen champion 81 these Indian
tlc1stls, For. as regards Justice himself, It
would be . futlo task to attempt the 1east coF.
rectto'l, sillcr, even litter the publication ot
numerous DISPATCHES containing all essent!a!
fa,cts, andiasnayeu hy 4yer'Fesinnf pTo2I d q
ny preyio.sh lnscnncGptlo'' ot tic real origin Of
the Troubles, or by the fatal sttllnbllng.blocks
III the "way of pence" he deliberate
y Inflicted ;c,,, sstana tE, critical, aavf5aary
anl Prefers to believe tl'at tile evidence
favors the superstition that the tnain body OF
Indians Custer nut" were "mei who wotu Ill.
acsd 70 lSave tle!r resesyntioa 3. by thc wat of
Secure by reason Of bc!uE numbered among
the 6G0 0ou Inhabitants of ti!is city, protected
ikewssS " many fortunate miles o. Intervening
e w%1pss ~ a' t"ss
try, a1! lie swcctiy dreai',s Of 1eaee TINT wlf
never dawn Upon The imnstgrants md settlers
OF Gallat!1,, MusGlc,Shell, and Yo'lowstono VII
ofsse :' y tas ii asSaasg ssd eaS y aeati
tunntc widows aud orphans that arg SO rrapldly
increasing ~ number IN those iertilc Villages,
ia ssaltef AZ piow and at trap, by ttaz'ng stack
anu ny lonely campfire, their protectors have
Que ny ono been stricken down. On the noun
tall.sIues, N fas-utstaut ca1ons, . few roda out
each passing season leaves fresh accessons Of
unburlcd human bones to the kindly euro Of
nature ana the gently resolving influences OF
s't a'a sno%, irost aa run bat eae Of those
ny bcasta nl prey, tl's1nefnbcrea and suffered,
srnds hack no word to the anx!olisly waiting
family, beyond that cruel line written by eager
hweeping scalp!ng~kl'ife around tho skull.
- Al1l9tfrE'' WH8 EtSO1lNn nv FrnAlfttri0O
preacher, vito pleaded from pulpit last Sunday
for lmlians a defending thelr lives arl ho1nesa
M ng In;,, 1nouga ,torg 1aea to
.unutterable sad,css." but the reverend gcn-
tlcalasl has thts concluslycly. revealed hin.sclt
" another Eaatern "trnder-5oot M critic Of West.
srn a5' nI:n1 oe' s sed L Tns ,.. h9cs "f
right vaiiant!y will they doicld .leln Wien win-
til comes on and they have lad tlleir fun. oil
tho others thu homes ought likewise to he upon
tilcir purpose bcttcr during tho yours wlticI
},nyo elapsed since titeir ouiraecs ia
tSas qua li's an s x raEes aes s tee
crnncnt @ stock % % and %piigrin sealps ail along @
the border, from the platto in thu south to Tic
luctantly concluded to icny tbs,n9eIyes Of a
permanent labitattun for tho sake of being able
To retire Ut tho eud of o few lnore raids unop u
competence nf glory and nf tuilr-trmnlliE, to
spel tho rrmaIucr Of their DAYS unticr Tia
mgis oi Vuakcr pcaccspollvy in bratr
rItnr md str,ltIiny in IInitfj Slytcs hlonltc1s
nnnn which, the fafntv i,nm,ys II fieir invcT3
Wwo,nenN u viii tassIly arrange scaip.locks hy
means Of human scms takcn Out ui lie wou,,d.
I'd nil,i living i,Y thcsu eatmo Ww.,i,lrn.T
Tho levotlui OF tic luJIau to hjs home Ia only
paraicisl l,y Tint OF ti,s nSr,ailis nsi",Itn ami
Wo sigh at realizing huw FIR. in this Centrnnia1
year, They arc straycl from tIo advantages mid
{nnlcnabie Fights of tl.e Vicinity it, % Of NeW Tin, jim
and sp'rIt Lake: '
thv slightest lunrer. rYrent rim innrdinota IN r.
thirst for whisky, Il they ind rcinainei uton Tic
general Sioux reserYation, or retired
Ing to tenlptuton to steal scal1,' or rapo 9io,,r
tho way,-aud ,eyen then, judging from tilis tic
J,ast, tic comnlapts pf tbc sIiferers wolji
lnyo been nnllecleI. II tbo lives OF thrse 1n.
aiana arc tlIreotcncil, It Ia On account Of tlair
t!cacherous, ,nurderous natures, which renler
reservation; 50 be!ore il Is 1oa iats thytr Easte