The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1880-01-07
The UTiS.

1t is astonishing to see the inability.
tied in their treatment of the Indians.
Our neighbors, the Canadians, over the
border, treat them differently, because
Justly and III accordance with their sol
ems treaties. VIVA is the effect? Why
simply, We hear Of little or no Indian
trouble III that region. the Indians are
peaceable and their near white neigh
bors are not ever carrying their souls in
their hands. With us it is quite differ
eut. We mako treaties with them to-
day, in which We despoil them OF as
much OF their rights as possible, and TO-
morrow We allow rascaily agents to again
anuul those treaties, aud finally at the
solicitation OF those rulilans turn our
arms against men who are, in many eases
entirely innocent. Was it not SO
with the Sioux, when they were expelled
from the reservation that was allotted 10
them, and oil Thu ough the cuIldlty OF
void-hunters and agents, whose conduct
called for summary punishment WHAT
was Che u shot? Why, that the aVeeus-
ter ana his $40 men were sacrlhcled 10
both in capacity and cupidlty. Inc
other parallel cases are too numerous to
mention. To-day We have another case
OF II man, who brought on his own death,
snd that OF others. 1t is true, the In
uisns deserve severe, speedy, ana In TACT
capital punishment, for their treatment
OF innocent women, but were they not
OF the agent Meeker? Now, we are very
likely Oh the eve or another Sansuinary
war because the agents appointed Oy
The Interior Department, are nothing but
~ band OF thieVi3h, rObhinS, GlOod-suck-
ing scoundrels. 1t Is time that tho H.
dians were handed over to the War De
partmeut. The soldiers have to deal
with them in the end, and vixen they
know nou.sht of causes, which carried on
the trouble, does not, tAen, even com
mon sense suggest, that the war depart
ueut should have control OF all that ap-
pertains to the Indians from the begin
ing? We believe that the people OF the
United States are too noble-hearted, toe
magnanimOus, to treat an inferior, con
quercd, al -barbsrOus, although fan
from being All ignoble race, as the lndi-
ans have been treated; but unfortunately
their voice is unhrHru, and the pOlitici
ans are too indifferent and sOulle5s tt
attend TO he matter. In the name, then
OF suffering and outraged humanity we
protest against tho cruel treatment, thai
mas ever been inflicted on the Indians
and cry out "hOw long, OhLOrd how long
will those people be thus eGternlinatcd
| They have steadily been driven from The
sea board states OF the Atlantic. until Il
last they reach the " father OF great wa
tiers ;" this would not do-they Wer,
driven to the Rocky Mountains; now
what next; Why, drive them into the Pa
ciilc; and let history hand DOM you
name so loaded with OOliquy, and san
culinary cruelty, that history has no 9th
er page 50 fuul5Ome with crime agaius
creatures who are the image Of God an
who we're redeemed by his holy blood
Yes, you met the aboriginal natives o
this country, you thirated for their blood
and finally alnihilated them. We thin
this is subject that the ministers of eN
cry religious denomination throughou
the country should tongue the land wit
until the horrible crime would be pre-
scented to the people in all its native ali
original deformity, and the proper legit
iation put to work to- effect q change.
That glo.ious noon. God send it soon.
AurIah Tor ..ulnaa Il cedoul."