The New York herald., 1876-07-11
THE CUSTER MASSACRE.
SOUTHERN OPINION.

Now Orleans Pcayune e:"The &c neral election
hand large number OF troops will be needed to
overcome the conservative majories in the Southern
States. General Custer has been already sacrificed
and the republican party would prefer TO the whole
army murdered in detachnents to rsking results
Of a fair election"
Mobile (Ala Register:-"Agan We call upon the au-
thortcs at Washington to take away the troops from
their political services the South and send them
where the honor OF tho flag OF the United States may
bc redeemed The five massacred companies Of Custer
attest the nhumanity and nbccity Of tho republican
administration"
New Orleans Bulletin sit was base and nexcusa-
Bile act OF bad faith the part OF the government
suffer the and occupation Of the Black Hills
of the solemn compact between 1t and the Indians
and have right to reproach them for any repri-
sails they may take"
Savannah News:-'The memory of the ungenerous
treatment he received IRON President Grant, ON the
of his departure from Washington to join his COM
mand, VIII deepen the general sympathy"
Charleston Is. c. Tines''General Grants admins
traton has heavy responsibility TO incur for the
and sacrifice OF life reported in thosc accounts
Raleigh IN. Cl Neps:-s'For the blood OF Custer, of
Candy of hundreds of United States soldiers the ad
ministration of President Grant is responsible Had
the Indians been with ordinary justice and hu
manity, such the British display toward the Cana.
dian Indians would not have had these troubles
the border, and the country would not to-day have
been shocked by the hearrcnding intelligence that
yesterday was flashed over the wires" B"
Richmond (Va) Inder- -Appeai:-"Lct Grant face the
If he The crime is his own and it the
American people will hold him a strict account Let
his dreams be haunted by tho spectrcs Of the
his soul pursued by tho memory OF the deed
of his guilt ana shame Only short time
ago Custer was threatened with court
martial BY President Grant because OF his activ-
ity IN making known the way in which Secretary
o, War Belknsp disposing Of post tradcrshps He
was ordered away from Washington, whittier he had
gone a summons from investigating committee,
and scarcely allowed timc to give In his testimony.
1t said Tho time that he put the frontier
as a punishment for his conduc. in the Belknap mat
ter II it desired to kill him or the object has
been attanedr
Atlanta Cons,itution.-''when Grant ordered Gen
eral Custer to the West in order to get tho General
out of the way of tho investigating committees
OF Congress, M little imagined how successfully
he was about to dispose OF Custer >"
II the President had paid attention to tho from
tier wars and less TO Southern elections tho country
would be shocked by the massacre OF the gal
Ian, command which has been annihiiaed in the West
wids by the ceath OF the dashing ofccr whom
Grant recently dsgraced vcnturing to testify con-
cening tho corrup,ions OF Belknsp the Presidents
late Secretary OF War"
Montgomery (Aa lAdrcriiser.-'sIf banditt Sheridan
sent to the Black Hills instead OF tho harmless
South he could fnd splendid play tor his valiant
military boasts. He is afraid. and Grant should
have sent him there instead OF having poor Custer and
his faithful followers butchercd in cold blood by
ages. Sheridan would have declared them all 'bandtt'
and wouli have enjoyed Indian soup, Indian stew
Indian hash, for the thirty days
Charleston Is. c. Nsps and Courier:-"The news OF
tho of General Custer and comm and by the
Indian created much excitement In the city yesterday
tecrs Charleston would furnish at least 900 trained
veterans to 90 to the plains within fortnight was
rumorcd that the i,h artillery stationed the Citadel
had ordered to be ready for the march, but up to
late hour Isst night orders OF tho lind had been
issued, rough the troops, both officers and men,
we're al xious take their departure Tor the West
The general opinion 10 be that tho government
must now take active measures to exterinna,c the
rcdsk ms. and the opinion "a freely expressed that
the nrst step this direction abolition OF
the Indian Bureau"
Norfolk tva) Landmark :-"Let the people under
stand something OF the operations Of the Indian
Bureau which ought TO bc turned at to the
War Department Let thcm be told again and again
of cruel injustice Of Grant and then let the warlke
Sioux be improved of tho face ofthc earth and Gen.
era Terry sent 10 the in company with His Ex-
celleney the PrsadenI"