Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1876-07-10
ruE INDIAN MASSACRE.

The story Of the sad fate OF Custer
and his brave comrades has now been
officially told. and the list Of killed has
been scattered far and wide. Many q
in this broad land is to-day
mourning the loss OF its dear ones,
whose bodies now lie upon that fatal
battle field. A vail is going up from
every hamlet in the country, and those
who have not lost their friends, are
joining in sympathizing lamentations
with those who have. The newspapers
have joined the cry. and for once poll
tics have been forgotten. that u subject
Of general interest may be properly
treated. With the exception Of n rem
sssde journal in Virginia. we have not
seen a single paper. Democratic or Re-
publican. which has not heartily de-
plored the cruel fate Of Custer. and de-
clared that the savage fiends who caused
1t must be wiped out Of existence.
Last Saturday. in speaking d this
matter, We simply expressed our indis-
nation at the courss Of the Virginia
Chronice in striving to make political
capital out Of q disaster Of this masni-
tuds. Nov comes the time for calm
reasoning. The Chroaicie defends the
Indians. and boldly asserts that the
Republican party is responsible for
the slaughter. This il an indict.
ment which must be met aud
answered. We cannot afford to pass
1t by with simply an indignant
protest. The people OF Storey county
must be loft to express the indignation
in the future. Il 10 our task O to
wipe ont the vile ISLANDERS which the
Virginia Er,aiag Chroaie!, has started
against the Republican party, even as
General Terry will wipe out the savsgss.
whose unholy cause that paper 30
h~sroically espouses.
The real cause Of the failure OF Gen.
Custer was the small force under his
command. lie undoubtedly made n
grave mistake in attacking the Indians
under the circumstances: hut the graver
mistake was made by the Government
which has become so parsimonious that
We have no army worth speaking OF.
General Terry could not give Custer the
men whom no actually needed to insure
success. Whose fault was thisl What
party is II which has fought for months
under the cry Of Z" reform" to cut down
our army. even as 1t did sixteen years
ago. aud thus cripple the nation 40 that
u little band OF miserable Sioux could
kill an entire detachment OF troops?
Was this the Republican party :
Il was the miserable remnants Of
the Confederate army, calling them.
selves Democrats, who now rule the
House Of Representatives. They eau
now look upon a practical result u their
false ECONOMY" viii il teach them q
lesson. or will they, like our Democratic
neighbor. try to throw the responsible
ity on the shoulders Of Republicans
General Sheridan. in his dispatch to
General Sherman says: III Congress
will give the saoO.OOO which ] have
asked for for the past two years for the
pnrposs Of establishing posts at Tongue
river and the mouth Of the Big Horn. il
will he in the interests Of economy. and
will settle the Sioux question" Had
these posts been established. General
Custer and his brave boys would now he
living and fighting. Who was 1t that
defeated the appropriation to establish
them The Conrsisrsis Democrats in
Congress. The impudence which can
accuse the Republican party Of being re-
sponsibls for the Custer disaster 10 too
sublime. We dismiss II o with the
supreme contempt which 1t deserves.