The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-11-26

ton that reaches It's ends by falsehood and
violence, aud that dispenses blessings that
spring from violated rights. .sCapt. Jack .
CONTRARY to Gen.. Sherman's opiuion) says -
We venture the opinion that It costs the
government $50, 900 per head to kill the In-
dians--to keep them would cost still more.
He also puts the expense Of the army at $685.
600 per day. Then, according to bis logic, we
have either got to keep OF kiIl them-for he
says they won't work--and to keep them costs
more than $50, 900 per head. The Indians in
the past have cost us $751; O00,0 600, he says. =
The army at $780, 900 per day, in the past 100
years would have beeuan expense of $9l2,-
500, 900. which, added to the $1sl 200, 900,
would make only $1,093, 500, 900. Thus the
host of Indians, army and all, in the past, fall
far short of his estimate of the expense of
not more than soO 600 Indians Of the present
His calculation was $40, 600, 600 600. Capt.
Jack ',quofed US as having said that the In-
dams raised thousand bushels of "oats and
other vegetables" This is very conspicu-
Gus mistake and mix-up of his own. 1t would
have been better for him to have credited us
with saying that thousands of bushels of oats,
corn, wheat, and vegetables are annually raised
all among the tribes-and to have met the
great fact. capt. Jack says the Utes want
much big heap from the government and no
back talk" The Utes have given trouble,
but have been goaded to it Iu 1872 they en-
tered into treaty, by which a portion of
their territory, in the vicinity of the present
city of LeadvilesuYas coded 10 the United
States, in considera&5n Il the sum of $780,
600, payable in annual installments. Beside
the money, the treaty secured 10 them i'm
portant rights and privileges, especially in re-
lation to protection from the whites. 1t will
scarcely be credited, perhaps, that not only
land, but not dollar Of the $500. 900 has been
paid just such Instances of non -futillment
of promises have occasioned - Indian troub-
les.'' 3 !. Capt Jack = (and his opinions must
occupy a lonesome position. Tile entire EVIL
dence of the Joint Committee appointed by
Congress, sctt les the fact far beyond contro-
versy, that the Indians have been taken adj
vantage of in almost every conceivable man
uer. The sentiment of the country stands as
follows The Neso York Tribune" We have
to face the consequences of our crimes our
treatment of the Indians has been criminal
aud is now criminal the United States has
been engaged for years in systematic lying,
cheating, thieying aud homicide" NJ Y. san
- 1. Gen. Sherman had done his duty effic-
ieltly he might have prevented this loss of
life. The Ules had openly complained of get
ting insufficient food and charged their agent
with Keeping the supplies that belonged to
them. they had protested against the seiz
ure of part of their reservation by the agent
far his own farming uses and had Threatened
To resist the inroads of spectators and min
ers on their lands" Mitpaukee Sentinet-
The agent is allowed to swindle as deib-
crate policy as the number of settlers is in-
creased, the agents sell the Indians the most
improved firearms, so that he will be enabled
to keep up. the percentage of his killed. ~
Cdthotic Mirror fhc bureau at Washing
ton has failed To keep the stipulations of its
compact with the ULes.p baltimore Sun
- The British Governments deals much better
with it's sayages in Canada aud India than our
government does with its wild tribes" Mo
bile (Ala.) Register" Unjust treatment, OF
course, has brought on this war; Raleigh
NeUs-" Treaties have been set aside by the
Government as convenience demanded The |
Charleston NeDs--" The outbreak of the Utes
is the only natural sequel Of the most shame
jul disregard of their solemnly guaranteed
rights by the Government that assumes to be |
their protector and friend" N. Y. Herald
The Indians of California are part of the
laboring force of the State, and states that
the Ute war was uncalled for. Galveston Neps
There must be some way to nfuse IA little
honesty, AS well as common sense into the
management of the Indian affairs" The ev
idence, is overwhelmingly in our favor just
before the outbreak of the Utes, when they
we're in a. frenzy over the injustice practiced
toward them, the white settlers sold them
large quantities of fire. arms, &c, to help on
matters capt. Jack is uneasy about our
whole column articles, therefore we will have
to omit a JeW facts about thieving Indian
agents. land grabbers, &C., who have invaded
been impudent. nosey, greedy robbing, and
IN some instances, have atoned for their sius
by having their hair raised or had slaves
driven in their mouths. In order to avoid
:" trouble !" we must keep our promises, and
protect the Indians from the designing, thiev
ing scoundres and Williams who nang npon
their borders like vultures lowering over a
dead carcass, ever readysR anxious to de-
YOUR. f,l SITTING BULL.