The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1879-10-16
Whites:amd Utes.
The Churchman makes the follow
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The Churchman makes the follow.
ing remarks on the Ute war:
1t is the old story over again about |
the Indians. The breaking of one
treaty is followed by breaking anoth-
or, and then come war, aud massacre,
and the cry of extermination. History
would not sufficiently repeat itself if
the Indians were to invade the terri
tory of the white man now aud then.
With q monotony which would be
dreary were it not such tale of wick
edness. it must always be the white
man invading the territory of the
Indians. Settlers encroach upon their
reservation; q party is prospecting
among their hills; they find them.
selves losing the hunting grounds aud
game, and according to their notions
of justice, Honc'ude to defend them
selves. Then, because there is some
killing done, while others are in peril
our troops are cent to the rescue, which
results in the killing of a gallant Off
Ger and his men, which. of course. is a
sufficient cause for lighting and killing
all the Indians, aud throwing open
twelve million acres of land to miners
and settlers, which more than compen-
Gates for all the expenses of the war.
| 1t is splendid way of enlarging the
public domain and extending the arae
| of civilizationi
! The chapter is so certain to read
something in this way that there is no
need to wait for the particulars. We
have only to learn by dispatch of an
Indian outbreak to know how it be-
gan, who was the aggrieved party and
who the aggressor, how matters will
proceed in the way of killing and be-
ing killed, and how they will termin-
ate. There will always be a treaty
that was broken, reservation which
was being explored by some party,
some of the party who were shot, and
then process of mutual killing, until,
Of course, the resources of forty mil
lions Of people are so far brought to
bear against q hostile tribe of few
thousand that they can no. longer
claim their reservation because there
is nobody left to claim it; while, in
fact, nobody is entitled to ii except the
conquering white man. who has a.
good right to invade reservation a.
to reserve it, and to break treaty az
to make 1t.
! What, then, is the savage to do about
what he supposes to be a treaty and q
reservation? Nothing. He ought to
understand that bad faith in white
man is better than any attempt to pun
ish bad faith on the part of an Indian.
If settlers encroach uron his territory
he should quietly and respectfully
submit. If q party is found prospect
Ing in the heart of their reservation,
the whole tribe should gather about
in silent awe and admiration of the
white mans way. Even if the invad-
ing party commits an indiscretion by
shooting an Indian or two for want, OF
other game, they should be piously
submissive, remembering that this il
not case for the golden rule or the
ten commandments, Then. again, il
troOps are sent forward to ayenge the
absurd crime of fself-protection, let the
savages give them the free range OF
the reservation, never surprise them
under any circumstances, shoot their
guns or arrows in the air, if they shoot
at all, and esteem it privilege to lay
bare their breasts and receive the
white mans bullets. Once for all, lei
the remnant of these savage tribes
comprehend that the thousands ol
their brethren who for the past hun,
dred years have been trying to pro
tect their rights, and had no rights tc
be protected-tbat so many of then
we're ignobly but justly sacrificed be-
cause they foolishly supposed tina
what was proper for white men wa
at all proper for them.