Smyrna times., 1876-08-23
For the Smyrna Times.
The Noble Rem Man.
SITTING BULLS WOUNDED WARRIORS WHO MAS
SACRED GUSTAV AND HIS MEN UNDER SURGI-
CAL TREATMENT AT THE AGENCIES.

SACRED GUSTAV AND HIS MEN UNDER SURGI-
CAL TREATMENT AT THE AGENCIES.
4 Rtri7c Of the Indian Policy by a Dela,care
Fr0nterSmdn.
To THE EDITOR OF THE SMYRNA TIMES
.lh Dear SRI can hardly offer an excuse
for intruding upon your space on such an
important subject, but the way our Indian
war is progressing and the insoent de-
mcanor of the Sioux at the agencies has
impelled me to endeavor to give the |
truth of the case that you may better |
understand its working. The wounded |
warriors of Sitting Bull are all now under |
medical treatment at the different agencies, |
and as soon rs recovered will no doubt be
let 20 scot free to again join Sitting Bull |
and fight against our troops in the fall
campaign-United States surgeons caring |
for Sioux warriors and returning them to
the ranks of Sitting Bull! Is not this
grim parody upon the whole Indian man
acemcnt? Is not this a withering sarcasm
upon the Indian Bureau? The Indians,
from long habit, are so used to hoodwink
ing and befooling our government authori-
ties that the very murderers of Gen. Custer
and his men come into the agencies with
impunity and are cared for by United
States surgeons, and as soon as convalescent
will be let 60 about their business, only
10 ftlOln NllllnR DUH ~ again tSSlSt III
numbering our officers and troops. Is it
any wonder that the savages should enter
tain such a contempt for our government
or its authorities when such mean farce
and audacious performance is silently per
mittcd? A despatch from Red Cloud says:
Everybody here is nearly frightened to
death at the insolcnce and independence
Of Indians since the Custer massacre.
Indians are openly ridiculing the slow
action of the government and drawing
rations. openly expressing their determine
ton of Joining Sitting Bulls forces. All
are anxious to buy guns and revolvers, and
offer ANYTHING in exchange, as high as two
rood ponies, worth from so to $50 each
for $40 or $l2 revolver.
This all needs no comment as every one
can draw his own deduction, which
will venture to say will not be very COM
rlmcntary to the government, or rather
the heads of departments, that brought
about this change in affairs, by either
stupidity, mismanagement, or wllltul p"'tca
fiE.
The ACQUISITION of territory by this or any
other government on earth is obtained by
one of two methods, either by right of
conquest or by right of purchase. This has
been recognized by every country since the
creation, or at least as far back rs history
or tradition throws any light upon the
subject: therefore it cannot be denied,
under this we'll established rule, that every
square acre within the region now claimed
hy the Sioux belongs of right to the United
States. In 1Gql Lasalle discovered the
mouth of the Mississippi river and took
possession of it and the surrounding coun-
trv in the name of the King of France.
In l1l2 Louis XIV. named the region after
himself Louisiana. In lT60 war was de-
clred between France and England, and
England conquering Canada, France ceded
Louisiana to Spain. In secret treaty at
Lldefonso in the year 1900 Spain ceded
the country back to France, as Napoleon /.
was then at war with England, and fearing
that she would take Louisiana from him,
as She had taken Canada, determined to
cede il to the United States, rather than
let it fall into the hands of his inveterate
foe-England. Finally. on April Both,
lN02, Mr.. Livingstone. our minister to
France effected the purchase of the whole
territory, which became the property OF the
United States for fifteen millions of dollars,
The territory purchased from France under
the above treaty now embraces the States
Of Louisiana. Arkansas. Iowa, Missouri
Minnesota. Kansas. Nebraska, Oregon, and
the Territories Of Dakota, Colorado, Utah
Wyoming Idaho, Montana and Washing
ton. BY the treaty Of 1913 with Mexico
oiE government puTCHdseu AIlLpud3 ANSN
Mexico. California and Texas. Notwith
standing that our government recognized
the ownership of France and Mexico 70
the region above named and paid thes
countries for il, yet they again purchased
it piece by piece from the Indians ant
allowed them to dictate their own term
too. Under these circumstances why shoul'
not the Indians be treated as other subjects
and whenever they take arms in resistanc
and defiance to the authority of the | mite
States let them be treated as rebels an
punished accordingly? If the country wa
once theirs, il is now ours, and our law
must be respected and obeyed the same 2
the Irish are obliged to obey English law
and the P0landers the laws of Russia, {
we'll as a hundred examples of ancient an
modern history of similar analogy. Ill
manity is well enough, but let there
justice as we'll as humanity. For my pa
can see neither justice or humanity
permitting the Indians to massacre mel
women and children, and destroy, pund'
and steal with impunity, and then, instes
Furnishing them, to apologize and eXcu
them on sickly, sentimental and unjustl
able grounds. Talk of taking their countr
Boast how virtuOus we are getting! En-
land took the Celtic or country of lrelan
and has trampled on every right for 4
years. England took the East India count
\ too. and when the Sepoys rebelled 81
n blew them from the cannon mouth, whi'
II hashad the tendency to keep them quiet ev
since. Russia took the Polanders count
n and did the same, Joshua, under Coz
direct command, annihilated whole trit
and nations to make room for the Childr
II Of Israel. Talk of the inhumanity
II exterminating theml Why not? Do tn
II desire any better fate2 1t is in the order
destiny. It is inevitable and was
II ordained by God or it would not have be
permitted at all; and 1t is in the order
things that the savage and inferior re-
II must give way to the civilized and super
race. We must bolieye this with I
record of David, Moses and Joshua bef'
our eyes, or else believe their entire histC
amyth or romantic tradition.
Fenimore Cooper, Longfellow and otl
writer's have created an ideal Indian, a
Unfortunately Eastern people cannot acc
any other type. But the ideal Indian
created and accepted as a type