Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1877-10-13
Much as Other Human Beings.

OF similarity to other human beings,
sufficiently well defined to indicate
common origin. Compared with the
tone Of thcil .alks" when in Wash
lagoon few years since, it is evident
that these Sioux leaders are seeing The
future in 4 very different light from
that was indicated bv their Iemai ks at
that time. Than they talked Of hunt
ing ounds, now Of ''(a. MS with
fences" Then they wanted TO hunt
the buffalo. Now they have leerned
to iscrimiDa;e between the diifrent
breeds of cattle, and prefer '-sho, t
no os' wit positiyeness which Gao
but please the breeder of Thoroughbred
Durhams. Than the Sioux chief
scolned the garb OF the whites and de-
lighted 10 appear upon Pennsylvania
avenue 10 the Brilliant colors pcculiar
to his savage state. Now he is mot
most delighted to appear in The dress
ofwhite men, and further app'ov it
by reQu" oti0g donation OF cover
coats and Trunks" lie wants '.big
schooi-house with English teachers
and prtcs,s, priests who wear 'block
dresses" and saw and grist mill.
He has LEANED something about trade
and has so far mastered the question
of monoples and competition as to
request the establishment of five or
six SO es so 10 buy cheap. And
above al. Spotted Tail vindicates his
claim 10 MEMBERSHIP ia the hona1
family by That implied aversion 0 Sc.
we're tol and slow pI ocesses, whed be
palticulari1ed the moving machine as
one of The agricultural implements
which he desires.
Evidently change has come over
the mind of the badly tutored Sioux.
He has been having severe discipline
and bitter experience du ;ng The past
few yeas; and there is reason 10 be-
lieve that these have taught HIN that
no good can come. to his people bv
fighting the whites. He may be able
to steal few cattle, to bur a wagon
train and murder few settlers and
soldiers, but his punishment is ce"tain
and not long deferred. The Sioux
leade have evidently come TO tn
conclusion that they must submit 10
the inevitable and make the best of
their situation by adopting tue methods
OF civilization.
1t is scarcely worth while TO lake
time 10 critcise or denounce the policy
which the Government has pu sued
toward Tie Indians fiom the beginning
It's bad faith, cupidicy and cruelty has
only been equaled by the ba"ba',ty
and treaclery of the Indian. Take
for example the case of the Nea Per
ces with whom the Government is now
at war in Montana. Take the testi-
monv Of Bishop Whipple and it will
be found that the present trouble large
ly resulted tom a failure Of The Gov
ernment TO keep its treaty. sipua-
tions. Land was decided them aud
then taken away. They were furnish
ed worthless goods. and imp ovoked
assault and murders committed upon
them. They were TO have spades
steel spades and axes. They wei e
given implements Of sheet and cast
iron. Their blogans were mostly
made Of paper and their blankets of
shoddy fnd glue. Would not a
Christian White people be provoked TO
have forty dozea "eIastic carriers"
sent them and at the same time be re,
fused stocking, Their agent asked
- for small steel plows aud be was SEM
fancy mirrors. For 'ba ness for pom
les" he got Crying pans and fol
"azes and grain-cr adles,' he wss SEN
""scissors and lion spoons, Then in
addition TO these frauds and insults
we tuin upon these savage tblveog
traders and numbering outlaws and
expect them to bear all, with stoica'
fortiUude and resignation. What
would we think OF an enlightened anG
Christian people that would endure
such outrage without resistance.
Illustrations Of the success which
has been! attained in bringing Indian
to fair state of civilization ar,
sufficiently numerous. Tho Friends
during the administration Of Presiden
Grant, in seven years, made wonderful
progress with some tribes committed
to their charge. Thousands became
farmers, comfortable houses by hon
dreds were built, schools we've estab
lished and are now luris hing in short
several thousand people who were say
ages when they fell into the hands G