The semi-weekly miner., 1882-03-04
Z" CROW T11A1Y.

journal, cUD00Cte0 Win 2OsuIy SnO 8e~-
esally reliable, but like many other ex-
cellent newspapers. Il b occasionally
found advocating the wrong side Of .
proposition. It has recently devoted
considerable space and time in attacks
upon the Northern Pacific Railroad
Comrany and Carl SchuIz. late Secre-
tarv Of The Interinr, and now editor Of
the 1MuI and Ezprsss. With its quar-
reis with these parties we have nothing
70 do. But in its blind zeal to attack
everything it inagiues to b remotely
beneficial to the Northern Pacific rail-
road, and with which Mr.. Schurz was
in any Gegree connected, it vigorously
zoe. for the Crow treaty, and in 20 do
ing I.akes statements uDvarranted by
the fact. in the case. With these mis-
statements we conceive the people
sf Montana have something to
do. Tie Urr!d character;zes the
treaty with Tue Grows as q put up
in,,' in tie interest cf the NOrtlIern Pa
cific railroad company in whose interest
and gay i: charges Mr.. Schurz was
working willie he was in the Cabinet.
Whether Mr.. Schurz was working in
this nia,re- il t'le int. re>t 0: the North
.ru pacilicOr whether that railroad conn
baby would be iene:itted by the ratifi-
cation o: the treaty cuts no figure in the
&c. The whole matter is in A nutshell.
i the treaty just 10 tine Crows: Would
the people o. Acntana IT. nene-
fitted Ly its ratification: Would
the Gnvern:aen, lose by i.' In answer
to theze questions We wonli say first.
the ,re:s.v j. just. and more 1;.an just to
the Indians second. not nnl,' the Ieo-
r!e Oi Montana. ;,ut those of the whole
country would tr i,-,.e:i,tcd !,y its rati-
::r..:r u end. ,I.ird. for tie reasons con-
tanned in ne -ecnnd an>wtr the Cow
c:n,lien vn,a: gaia. not lose. by II.
Tile i.;.:"l:a,:nn Of this treaty Las i.en
u .c,, TOR wears hy parties interested in
::.:.in: i,ur-ui;.. Til: portion Of the
Crow E,>erva,lcn proposed - ke ce'led
10 Tie Government: under :lic provisions
II the pe,idin. treaty aD,uEd in minera:
wc:.l :ni j. va!urlcss 10 the Indians
for hunting. agricultural or grazing pur-
,;.,S,-. II .;.c; tie Grows sc!.irm if ever
70 ul"n TIA, l,:,r, "t .hc reservation.
I'i.c.. nav" always :x;'rcs-.'i Il willing
ne. 10 !;,;. viii, il and gladly ac::etle t.
the ie;,u. nf Tie GnyIrn.ncnt. that j.. az
annual payment t. 'hc,i. Of The ::::u OJ
:.;","D ln: q I.eriod o. twenty-five years,
in all e1:,p.:'.'. They have complained
that the G;hvsyn!ncnt did not treat them
fairly in r:ilrin. t, ratify tile tr.atya
yea. ago. and these whisper: Of war OF
w!.i", the tr.'iH make. mention We're
Ir Gucesi from that cause. and that
;I' ne. The only question that Scen,s to
pr:-, 1T Itself for the consideration G: the
:;rri<', is IL" right 81 Congress to tax
tie ..n.rr:'aii people IL the amount of
:.:JI,mI) trr the benefit Of those beg
.oiiy IrI:a,>. ]! j. alleged the Grows
own TIKI nj. The: do not. 1t j., the
cr,ni:trI. i,:ui".r!y >; humanity, ;:n'i "a
ti.. Crow. ..ir E:;.;:l, go use III il. i:Hr
ca., make any u>' Ol il! lis r>o;Ir'rs ii'.-
long 10 Tin: who i:a: the l.i,,ck and per-
scy"rc,ire ~ develop :.nd bring them
within i.:r c!:iniIri, o: tr:u,e. What the
GrvernlEcII in;,n. IL .ivc'n these In
,i,Hns should :c -::'n as IL gra:uiiy to
an un.nrii;Iat" race .! pc",,lc, AM! not
as Il I.ayI;.n, a. an u:Ui.ab'. claim.
And i; would IT, better ;nr :i,c Indians
when they com. to un''c..:aNiii.is fact.
'i'!r ,;"'' "i l"ar> (. ;airr under IT,:
;iIi,rr:- -:nn t!.ai i!ic rati!;catiOn az ii.
Crow treat: Will Greatly Lrnciit The
=. r.irri. Pacific. 50 il ma: IN ti:,
.,unr e'iI~, s,s.i 20 .n .r:,cr extent
than j! would I".c!:; H." s't": *
Nnr:I"Ir. .r any other Railway wlli,:i,
mr... BE ;,j:: within IL: Territory. Tn
der .!,:. t,'!:.., "' il: c,artcr, no land c.,v-
rr.U ~ u r'.-' i/:.'it.n 1T ,!,* time lie
charter va granted c:.,, ever ''cu:,c Il
part .: Tie land rant {. that road. The
only ,ll": .,,!..:...:. i"..i:.:s that ,,.n-
:io",!. iI,at "urvor::ion can pos
".'.,7 l;:;c ia t:c reservation. j. t.
~'r!!r !: r:@!:s "i way :r:c,. il, for
wi.,i. ,r..i ;;.t;o:.~ have. been made.
and w.i;c, Will liz. ,,l:i for hS The c':n,-
pan" ,.;c: ','ha;H!,,: !''c c,n,*ct! o! the
rrn.nr :::::I.n,;i;c>. Tii. l:,,"hl also
ci::,r., TIA! the greed q; ::rii-..un,crs
anal >,"c c,;':.t.r:;. vino CAR. it'll" :nr the
ii,,-.. car :.:,!.;icr:. and Settlers and Ie.,
e., II" ;,ou"r.:i:r ma;n,. nance. u; the
treaty 81: !'Uis.s:!> with the Indian
.r!i,r> 80 ;n:i:: :.s they h,av r.:h rir, in
:l.r -cvan!h!r '"c W;.th,' is on" nr the
':.;:sr.. w!,;c!, viii ,:ni 20 d" war Wit, tn.
,rrw< We haze made IL" ,,,,"tatirn.
~. l.i ,hr |..,r:,r:" -: ~:.,.iny time IN
ali:-v c-imy ii. 'Mt n:crc:,y to slow III.
reckless rii:,r:.c;,r Uf The ASSERT ions
:.an!e hE EASTERN newspaper writer;
when tli>':: sin. Western matters. Our
Eastern friends need fear 40 war witt,
~. 'rnw- IE.> will ~, .,,,1,, tO., .r:.,.l