Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1877-09-07


stipulations of the treaty Of '63, are
no more friends of Monteith ttan are
Joseph, White Bird, and the rest OF
the hostiles, except Of course his cho-
sen few, his pets and tools. Still the
head men among them are Christians,
and in remaining on the reservation
are trying to perform a Christian du-
tv viz: to execute their covenants
and agreements. Would to God their
Christian (?) Instructor was capable
of following the examples set by the
instructed.
When it was determined to force
the non-treaty Nez Perces on the res
ervation, Gen. Howard was sent to 90
the forcing. His official position
threw him under the sinister influence
of Agent Monteith, by whose repre-
sensations of course he was greatly
influenced in his line of treatment OF
the Indians. The agent wished TO
make his case as good as possible, ana
he induced Howard 10 believe the In
dams were all we'll pleased with his
STYLE of running the agency, and that
but a nominal force would be required
to bring the non-treaties to the reser
walton, Gen. Howard went to the
Wallowa valley and met with bu1
very little visible opposition from 30
seph and his associate chiefs. Ther
the council was held at the agency
: What was the result OF that grea'
: .'wa-wa?" The upshot OF the matter
: was an order from Gen. Howard t.
! Joseph, to which the latter promised
obedience to get ready and go on the
: reservation, and the issuance OF pass
! to Joseph and his band for th'rt,
> DAYS. Howard all this time had bu
e two or three companies of soldiers
: where they could be on hand In cast
of an emergency. They were partI,
; in the Wallowa valley and partly a
! Fort Lapwai. Not half the time al
: lowed Joseph had passed before tina
J. parsonage was Oh Camas Prairie pre-
pairing for the striking OF the blo'
S that was TO fall So heavily and SO nj
d expectedly on the people of this sec
II ton The action OF the Indians, thel
= thrcatenings of war, their prepare
IS tons for war, &c, was all reported h
d the people here to General Howar
h and Agent Monteith. Here agal
D Gen. Howard was misIed by Monteit
W who but laughed at what he terme
is idle fears. And after the murders {
81 several parties had been reported
$. him he still persisted in asserting tina
Is the Indians were doing nothing wrong
re that if anyone was hurt 10y the Ind
10 ans they had been killed by them
S selEdefense or in some justi6able MAJ
II. ner at least. Had Monteith acte
IN promptly and in manner becomin
K an officer upon whom the safety
n many people devolved, much, prob
y. bly, all the bloodshed and destructio
Ig we of this section have seen and fel
II would have been avoided. He al
Or he alone is responsible. Why whe
o. he was aware that the Indians wei
at conducting themselves in such ma
A. ner as to inspire terror in the hear
y, of the settlers here and to bring fro
g, them appeals to him for aid and pr
ez lection he was satan-like issuing pc
;ir mits to the merchants of Lewiston
II, sell ammunition to the Indians ind
st criminately. This is the sample of Il
I'D fruit he has born. Where must h
RI birth place have been? We Cam
"a but recognize the tree Of which he
he branch. "By their fruit We SD;
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