Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1877-08-23
ATROCITIES.

D We read in the Helena Herald of Aug
Is an editorial on the atrocities of III
Eastern war. We hav, seen how ncarl
every report from Turkish source
9 through English journals teen with Ru:
sian atrocities. But the suspicious sourc
from which these reports come material
5 weakens them; and the Herald, com
menting upon the latest of these horribl
stories, where whole TOWNSHIP of Turk
'sh men, women and children wer
lbutchered and consumed by flames, with
out mercy or chance of escape" wisel,
concludes: lit is 10 more than fair t
suspend judgment till the whole story il
heard, not only as told by both sides, bu
AS detailed by uninterested observers. W.
are confident that it will be greatly
changed from the portrait drawn in Con
stantinople and rc-touched in London"
In the same number there is another
editorial detailing other horrible atroci
ties, before which the Russian atrocities
pale and fade into nothngncss. The
living spectacle IS witnessed, in this en-.
Ilghtened nineteenth century, of the Gov
Iernor of one of our most enlightened
Territories. sitting calmly by ard seeing
his own people. whose aerial welfare
and interest he has held in almost paternal
care for term of nearly seven long years.
cut down and murdered in cold blood be-
fore his own eyes, without lifting 81 much
as his official finger to save them. when
their complete safety and protection lay
IN his absolute power. And this monster Of
man has been placed over this people, and
trusted, and supported by two successive
Administrations of this great Republic.
Surely, we have fallen on evil times when
the Government has so far degenerated
that it can no longer distinguish betwixt
men and devils; and in place of sending
to us rulers who should be our natural
protectors. it sends out monsters to de
stroy US. Says the Herald: '.1he flames
are consuming the homes of our people
the dead lie along the path of the advanc-
ing hos!iles; the accumulations of wears
are swept away; women and children are
trembling and fleeing in fear, but theI
possessor of our arms, The official head
Of the Territory, swears in his conceit
MS cowardIce and his wrath, that he will
III no finger to give form or direction to
Any purpose of our people TO sweep out of
the common foe. The blood of
he SLAIN; the wall Of the widow and or.
phan; the lurid light of burning homes
he broken forms of citizens and soldiers
est on some ones conscience. end the
public verdict will select the responsible,
'uthor. More to be regretted than the
oss OF our precious dead, the agonies of
'ur living, or the ashes which cover the
lappy homestcads of yesterday, is the
iisgracefHl history we have been made to
write. and the spiritless and pusi,lapi.
nous example we have been made to ex-
libit on conspicuous occasion. It will
row with the revolving years; oerspect
We will magnify rather than hide 1t. and
he checks of our children's children will
edden with shame at the recital of this
en- days of our history"
Whew! What magnificent flight of
'hrases !--graceful as Chinese kites! Our
gaze is lost in admiration as
hey sail away and upward into the blue ,
thelial distance of absolute truth. "The
'lcOd Ut the slaini" "The wall of the
widow and the orphan!" Think of IL!
Ind then tho "lurid light of burning
omes!" ''Lurid" Is good word. The (
light Of burning homes" wouldn't be sol
id; but "lurid!:" What monster of Al
Governor can stand before that thunderine
1orde We should think he would pin. Il
Gather right there. k