Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1876-06-11
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and SO long considered an Indian res
ervation is in reality no reservation
and will shortly be by Congress de
clared open o exploration and settle
ment. We CLEAN from the Dispatch
for, as usual, it Is not sufficiently ful
to justify a positive conclusion-ths
the treaty with the Sioux never did Sc
apart this region a. an Indian reserya
ton, but that the reservations at Rec
Cloud and other points are Of limited
extent, and that no treaty obligations
exist requiring the United States to de-
bar the whites from travel over, or oc'
~cupation of, the coveted region. Il
this he correct all this region will be
governed in its settlement by the same
rule that applies generally to unsur-
veyed public lands, and Of course the
Government will moi only be author
lied to protect prospectors and settlers,
but it will belts duty SO to do.
The House Committee on Indian
Affairs have authorized the favorable
report of 4 joint resolution giving 10
the treaty the construction above re-
fsrred to. The territory embraced by
the resolution lies north of the North
Platte and east of the Big Horn noun
tains. 1t includes Northwestern Ne
braska, Southwestern Dakota, North.
eastern Wyoming and Southeastern
Montana. It's area is about the same
as the State of Nevada. This vast
scope OF country has been proved rich
almost beyond compare in its agricul-
tural facilities, and the glowing re-
ports of its mineral wealth are day by
day being proved to be lot without
foundation. Thousands OF hardy pros
pectors and settlers, the advance guard
of the army of civilization, are pouring
into this new Eel Dorado, and with
their families occupying the virgin
soil of this new Arcadia. They are
met at the very threshold of their flu
ture by overwhelming bands of MUIR
derons, idle savages, whose very ex-
istence is a blight to the land they
dwell. upon. A day eve passes
without bringing us details of some
horrid deed of massacre and rapine
committed by these bloody villains
upon men and women Of our w
race seeking to better their wi 70 :
tunes, and in that search forwarding
the cause of human progress, and
turning an empire now lying fallow
but blessed by Nature with all the pre-
requisites of wealth to beneficial uses.
The importance of this resolution, if
1t be adopted, lies in this: The mill
tary authorities. acting under the con
struction of the treaty heretofore held
by the President and the War De-
partment, while willing to afford every
protection in their power to the whites
against the actual violence Of the In
dams, have ever discouraged immi
grafton and held themselves ready to
expel the Immigrants from the prom
ised land. In default Of action by the
courts a resolution Of Congress con-
strung a treaty has always been
deemed binding by the Executive.
Such resolution Will lead to a modif-
cation Of the orders from Washington,
and will enable Il commanders in
the field to afford protection not only
to the lives of our citizens but to their
acquisitions in this land flowing with
milk and honey. Should it pass we
have no fears for the result. The as
of military protection will in
crease immigration in a three-fold
ratio. The immigrants, as a rule, can
protect themselves in their camps. In
the field. we have tried soldiers with
Crook aud Custer and Terry in COM
mand. We do not believe they will do
the work negligently. Pass the reso-
luton and give them a chance.
JrwHILLIKENs!-The thing is set
tied! The Democratic National Cen.
trail Committee might as we'll rescind
their call for the st. Louis Convention,
after the following from the political
prognosticator Of the Cod Hill Meas:
AS matters are now the fight is lost
before the battle Is begun. While the
Republicans are strengthin2 their lines
daily, diSsensions are weakening the
forcA Of the Democrats. Senator Bay
ard, Of Delaware, will probably step to
the front in st. Louis. and he accepted
as a compromise candidate by the
friends OF TIlden and Thurman. Then
Ohio will nominate Bill Allen. and the
infiatiOnists will rally around his
standard. The party will thus be d.
vided.and the Repuhiican majority will
roll tar up into the hundreds OF thou
sands. Ii il a sail fate for Democrats
to contemplate, but the ruceness-of the
shock will be somewhat lessened by
accepting the facts now.