St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1876-08-11

bIIShnS command coming up to ouI
relief. Presently II long line of infantry
appeared on the plain and Gen. Gihbol
came up. All, who that WAS there III
ever forget how ON hearts thrilled at
sight of those blue coats, and when
Gems. Gihhon and Terry rode into oul
camp men wcpt like children.
How to Deal with the Indians.
y good many people have tried THEN
iI'nd At managing Indians. The Span
Iti'i>. III the time of the discovery of
America. made the first attempt. and
speedily di>p">rd of the difficulty hl
working the indians to death in TN,
mines. The Indians being cNtirparrd
did the SpaniaId> have no more. tIouhl,
with the Indian question: Yer, much
! hc ice in THEM blood remained. and
the stigma upon their name remains
" long a> civilization cndmcS no crca-
iul" viii ever read the story of Spanish
discovery and conquest in America
VII ll"ut >hudd"Ilng at the name of Span
llrd. |" tins hour. every Spaniard ON
earth suffers for what Spanard> did in
CUBA. Florida, MEXICO and Peru during
the 10th century.
The French did better than the Span
i~i. OF all white men. the Indians liked
the French best 1t WIS "A point i'm ia
N"r "i the thIItccu colonies. during their
Struggle t"r Independence. that the
French were on their side. hrcarl>r it
helped I" keep the Indians quiet. Read
els "t old books MAY remember how
warmly the mighty Ir"puoi> received
l.aiaNfctt" after the Revolution WIS
over. The American commissioners were
~ n"tlIin" in THEN eyes: '.rclip>cd." a.
Madison expressed it: This Frrnchman
hcrau>, he wa> Il Ficnchman. being thr
only conspicuous figure. Twenty Years
had PASSED since the French flag had
disappeared. and still all the uiIr~
among " lInm the French had lived loved
the uamr of FIrnchmau.
But. I" gain then good will. the
French paid too high Il price The
French settlers III Louisiana and Cana
da almost hrcamr Indians. 1t was
common for them t" marry >Iuaw>. t"
live III houses much resembling VIZ
vans. and to wear the Indian hunting
dress. They founded no enduring en-
pIic. New Orleans and St. Louis. in
tW" Years of Amer lean rule. made more
PROGRESS IN all that distinguishes civil
IIrd cities. than they had under French
Influence il half Il century. The In
diau> Iriumphrd hl dlnWiu in. the .aN and
amiIhlr FIruchmru down To- THEN level
and lca> lng them an easy prey To a
stronger and Iud,I race. The Indians
loved the FIrurhmcII'> fiddle. their
frequent festivals and THEN brightly
tinted religion. Bun it l. not 10y td-
ding and dancing. nor Toy Walkiu. in
H"WcIN pIorr>>inu on Easter SUNDAY .
non 10y gay rcNcl> At Chri>tma>-timc
that empires alc hcWu out of the vii
drrnr>>
The cavaliers in Virginia attempted
To get along with Indians. hut without
the least success. After L. lrar> of "c-
'upati"m. they narrowly escaped uni
NrI>al massacre. and ~ long a> ANY In
dilu> We're LETT in Virginia. from the
IaNa""> "t the small p"N. tirc-watcI
and gunp"wdrr. they were trouble
some.
The Pilgrim fathers of New England
and they alone. succeeded with Indians.
1t l. surprising that rhciI Indian policy
has not attracted mnIr attention. From
the beginning. they Treated the Indians.
not merely with the most Srrupuluu>
justice. but with tn, tcndrrc~t human
itN. They had IN infinite pity fnI them
as poor hcathrn hcnightrd. ignorant
of the true way. and in fearful danger
of losing their souls. They kept all the.
Indians of New England busy hunting
beaver fnI them 1T the uniform price ut
Il hrI>h"l "t corn fnI every pound ut
beaver >Ln. They told the Indians no
lies. and held white men tu a> strict an
account in their dealings with Indians.
a> il there were no difference cf race
and color hrtWrcn them. When the
small p"N broke out in Il tribe, some of
the chiefs of the colony went among
them not shrinking from the most re
v"lliug offices. This exquisite policy
in less than ~ Years. enabled the Ply
mouth colony Ia pay off lis debt. buy
its land. build Il comfortable town. and
t" provide itself with Il fleet of small
vessels for trading and fishing
But sooner or later the question must
arise Which of the two races shall
Weld t" the other! They cannot long
continue t" live together on equal terms
nor even to inhahit the same region of
of country. The white race muItiplics
and spreads. They spoil Il country fnl
Indians long before they occupy it.
Either the white man or the Indian
must change his nature. nr else one of
the tW" must give place to the other.
This question came up for settlement
in New England in 1867. when. at last, =,
II had become perfectly clear that either
the tribes must he iutimidated and held
iii check "r the white man must aham-
don the country. The fathers of New
England turned ont in military fashion.
with nIatchlock and corSelct and assist
ed 10y the friendly Indians, dealt the of
Tending tribe of Pcquots such Il blow.
and followed up their first success with
such Nigor, that in the course of "A few
weeks there WAS not in all New England
;is one of the old chroniclrS expresses
it. "a single Indian who dared call him
self Il Pequot." Never again did they
have trouble from that tribe Peace
being restored. they instantly resumed
their accustomed modes of dealing With
the red men, and continued TO thrive
10y their assistance, and to Labor for
their Improvement. until the powerful
tIlbc OF NaIIagan>ettS. under King Phil
Up. rose III arms against the settlers
The white men repeated the process
which had answered so we'll before.
They broke the power af the Nara
gan>ett> at once and forever. But a~
long a> one individual of the tribe re
manned alive, he was protected in his
rights. and efforts were put forth for his
Improvement.