Weston weekly leader. [volume] (Weston, Umatilla County, Or.) 1878-189?, 1880-08-21

tiohal or international sense. BY the h
Constitution of the United ates Con- 8
grpss alone declares war The Congress /
of the United States has declared no
war, and has recogmz ID no war with theal 1
Modoc Indians On the contrary, the {
United States was at peace with the Mo- |
doc Indians in a national sense So the ,
argu nent does not apply that, inasmuch I
that these Indians were a common enc
my, compensation cannot be made for
their depredations. What do the sta
utes Of the United St,tes prov.de on
this subjectl Is there 70 mode known
to the law under the Constitution by
which citizens of the United States shall
have remedy for losses which they sus-
tain and for injuries which they suffer
at the hands of Indians in charge Of the
Government We cannot apply to the
Modoc Indians the formula of nation |
ality, for they are not a nation; we can !
not pursue them in court of justice,
for there is no process known to law by
which they can be reached there; but the
statutes OF the United States have sub
stantially provided a mode of relief, and
the provisions of this bill are but mod
ication of what is provided by the
statutes. 1t is not different in principle.
BY the act of 1902, the intercourse act
with the Indian tribes, it is expressly
provided that when any member of an
Ind an tribe in amity with the United
States, in his own country commits any
depreciation upon the person or property
of any citizen of the United States who
may lawfully be in that country, then
reparation therefor shall be made by the
United States. The same principle is
incorporated in the intercourse act of
1884. The guarantee is there given that
depredations committed by the Indians
shall be compensated by the Government
of the United States, if compensation
cannot be obtained froai the Indian tribe.
Now, W. have upon this border thou
sands Of citizens of the United ttates
who have been deprived Of their liberty
or their property by the Indians, as 9th
ers were deprived of their lives, anA un-
less remedy can be obtained in some
way through the Congress of the United
States, then there can b.. 40 enedy for
citizens in that condition. The courts
are closed to them, and except through
the remedies which Congress may fur
nish, our own citizens are defen>eless ir
: their property and in their rights. L
! the humblest citizen of the United State!
upon foreign soil is at all interfcred viii
in his rights or in his property the whole
power of the government--the army ant
the navy-is marshaled i'll his defense
And shall it be said that citizen OF th
, United States upon our own terrltor.
and within our own borders shall be de
;. fenseless and unprotected
= Here the hammer fell.
J. Mr.. Garfield: ! move to strike out tn
enacting clause i'll she bill.
b. The Chairman: That is not del'ata
a ble.
,e The question was taken, and upon
O. division there were: Ayes, 50; nay, 81
81 Before the result was announced MI
n Nesmith called for tellerc.
X Mr.. Garfield and Mr.. Avcrill We're al
at pointed, and the tellers reported ths
It there were: Ayes, 10; nays, 6S.
pd The committee arose and reported
er the House, and Mr.. Garfield moved chs
y the House agree to the report Of -tt
'r- COMMITTEES.
30 Mr.. Nes.nith called for the yeas an
ail NAYS, and there were lo3 yeas and {
nays, 90 being absent or not voting.
by Thus as YOU will observe from Il
tn quotations that have made from Il
're official report of the debate, Mr.. Carte
he did, in a cold-blooded and ruthless maj
ner, deny justice to the sufferers by II
IN Modoc outbreak. Mr.. Garfield was
lot leader of the House, and chairman OF ol
~ of its most important cor'mittees. Z
made no argument-worthy of name
'ss against my bill, and repliea to none b
ras,rted fo mare technicality and
'eg the brute force of numbers cut Oft Il
he debate, and defeated as just and merlte
lat ious a measure as was ever brought t
In fore any legislative body. 1 have nev
OF forgiven him for the act, and hope th
'dc the honest voters if Oregon will net