Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1877-06-19
JOHN, AND SITTING, BULL.


settled in our American compromise ground,
our between place, with the Kanucks, Mani
toba Rel raised, or rather gave accent and
emphasis to, the Winnipeg rebellion there
When he rebelled and was caught, he was on
this side of the line; when he rebelled and
was successful, he was in a condition to make
terms with the British Lion. (They keep the
British Lion in a glass case in Canada, and
the glass case magnifes.) Now he has gone
over there to intensity the Indian Problem.
The situation is greatly indicated by the fol
lowing
A Bismarck special says Rev. Abbot Martin
returned yesterday from conference with
Sitting Bull, held at the latter's camp i'll the
British possessions May %. Martin was ac
cOmpanied by six Sioux Indians and an inter
prefer, and was Joined while there by Major
Walsh and other Canadian officers from Fort
Walsh, some sixty miles away. Sitting Bull
was courteous and very hOspitabe and atten-
tive He told the same old story of his wrongs
in an eloquent and fiery speech. The conclu-
sion reached was that Sitting Bull would not
return to the United States, but would remain
in the British possessions. He could not
bear the idea of surrendering his possessions,
ponies, arms, etc, dIlu DtSlCtS, IedItu IOI
his personal safety. He appeared thoroughly
subdued The Indians lost all their lodges
and many arms and supplies while crossing
the river this Spring and are in a bad condi-
ton to continue the war. There are $40 lodi
ges or about l 900 warriors The British Of
ticers sympathised with them and assured
them of protection during good behavior. Fa-
Their Martin thinks the band is better off as 1t
is, and recommends that they be encouraged
to remain, and believes the Indian war is over.
This statement illustrates three not pleasant
conditions The first is the wild and ineXcu
sable folly of holding the Indians a separate
nationality This is unwise because it is dis
ingenious. 1t is preposterous because it con
templates the making of terms between Ma
ton and a tribe or tribes of savages. If they
are savages there should be no treaty with
them upon equal terms. There can be no
rightful compromise between civilization and
savagery. And unless treaty be upon equal
terms it is not treaty at all. The dignity Of
the government is always subserved by deal
ing justly and upon equal footing with
any and all rights. Now the Indians claim
to recognition is, if anything at ALL right,
is that in lieu of his lands we give him some
equivalent The practice is such practice as
we exhibit toward horse or a refractory COW
that We are DESTROYS to milk. We go out
with Il measure of salt-a bait-and catch the
Indian and then expect him to be tractable,
as farmer does with his mare That is to
say, we fool him When he rebels, in a wild, |
savage way, against our sharp technics, we try
to shoot him. He sees the game and shoots |
back. Being an adept in the arts of chicane |
and the ways of the cunning, he sometimes
gets the best of us. He is temperate, provi- |
dent, hardy. Under wise, courageous leader |
like Red Jacket, Tecumseh, Captain Jack or
Sitting Bull, he sometimes gets the best of !
calow warriors. Then there comes a great |
wall of woe and Indignation. Then a ques-
ton gets Opened-as with our relations with
Canada. John Bull has made some treaties
with Ireland. These have been mainly so
framed that Pat, if he kept them, had all to
lose. If he violated them he had all to risk.
Some years ago, there were some demonstra-
tions looking toward place on Niagara River
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New York side, certain Fenians Thther,
also, from the Canadian side went The
Queens Own-a Montreal Regiment of clever
young snobs -gamesome, no doubt, but very
snobby. Crhe border papers said they had
more claret and butter and pomatrlm than
guns and powder and lead. But we make no
discount of their pluck,) After ridiculous
scrimmage in which neither side won any
glory or lost any renOwn, there followed some
of the everlasting international negotiations. {
The outcome of those empty mock
cries called diplomatic compromise. Both
sides had lied, because neither had attempted
to be fairly truthful. There was the empti-
ness of a one-sided treaty on one part, and
the inability to be honestly neutral on the +
other. This ruse of Sitting Bul-himself
,hrewd man who knows how we have all lied y
to him and his peoples natural one. The .
weak must be cunning, in elf-protection 1t :
s matter of course that British lOyalists- S
The Queens Own aud the Jesuits-like
Father Martin-will join forces with Sitting .
Bull to put our government to trouble. !,
ABOUT BLAINE
Tho No1o;, /lIo;,oN 1;,,,o. 90 ILL 1890. | ii