The Red Cloud chief., 1882-06-08

private. . minister o< C.l an dcr<
Substantially the sAne SOCK. ~sih-
standing unrsghseosss axxrr>.soss. upon
human lives ssd isf~siae~. Can you
designate the .haio~ 81 human right
noe enjo,~i by individuals os natives
which vas not src-,sd by main lphyp
icall force fsusa the irua krssp of;snns
and representation lse grip Il tie
Nunrss and fhAraols Il anesenl and
the ChHl~~. and Georr-. The third
a modern timo' % TIA, nc hal ,o
he purchssed and pad g.. la biosl
BaoEd. the blood II either 80 bath Il
the parties IN the comics, has aiss,s
been the price Of human rsghI-of
human liberty. Every inch # prvx
rc~ IA civilization and improvement
has been made IN she torce u os,ss
opposition which had TO he ovcrcusne
by var. hut for effective Tesi.iAnce H.
tyraay and unrsghtcoas and irrational
poser, the World would nov be In tisr
condition IN which i, s;o.i imm~i.
a,ely aner the GRIT murder. wha,
would have become Of the world. What
would the state OF .oslesy. q the hu-
man race nov be IL ;he frc~iom-oS
hers the Pharaohs of the world. the
marauding Amalckitcs. and the bold
aggressive Cananites hsi had their
o~u way. and their nefarious schemes
aId plots. their desperate attempts 10
reduce free people-,heir guests tn
CALLING bondage. 10 wrench from their
hands the product. Of their toll and
.kiil. aud to invade their territories
ant u.urp their dominion. in violation
and utter defiance Of the most solema
and sacred compacts made between
the nations Ut the earth. had met wsh
no sturdy and successful resistance
But" il may bc objected, could
not more rational means. such ~ the
power Of speech and persuasion.
which are now found SD effective have
accomplished the purpose xithol, the
shedding Of human blool''
The power Of freespeech indeed ;
How could it accomplish anything
when there Wa no chance 10 use IT,
and what chance would there ever
have occurred, il something . rrca,
deal more persuasive AMI effective
with the primitive tyran,s u the race
in its barbarous or preciyilizei cobdi-
ton had not been used with effcc, To
make . way for the exercise Of
speechy An Mas not speech in the
most persuasive manne tried 10 the
utmost upon the Charle-cs and
Georges tories. and the Jefts Of mol
ern times, with what effect Nc know
full well. As well might il have been
tried on n herd 81 Wild bufalos in full
fight with the view Of arrcsiing their
onward course.
The objection 20 which We are re-
plying verses the or,ler Of human
dcveiopement, which took place in al
slow gradual process from instinct and
intuition TO reason and nationality and
human speech OF the voice Of reason.
Ere reason and persuasion could exert
an influence on men they had 10 be
developed into a degree Of strength
equal II not superior 10 tina, Of certain
passions. which the in,tibc, Of self
hood or natural passion for freedom, !
together with the intuition Of human
right had tn resist aud hold in due
check by main force, physical force. in
order there nigh. be chance and scope
Tor the exercise Of rational thought
and speech. conditions essentially
requisite IN their elocution. Because
the power Of thought and speech are
in the present state of human dcvsl-
opment and civilization adequate ~
the maintenance Of the cause II BIZ.
man liberty, II such be- really the ca-s. |
il by no means follows that tho |
would have been so at the inception
OF. or at a former stage in the process.
To hold that the power Of thO,gkt
when evolved could. prior to that,
have created the conditions requisite
to its evolution is TO argue in . eirch.
OF to put the vehicle before the draa
force. There are still conditions IN
the world. i. 9. in other lands than cur
own, in which the only Way in which
thought and speech can be serviceabe
10 the cause Of liberty is a way pre-
paratory to the employment Of phyn-
cal force and material weapons. BY
arousing the oppressed people 10 .
just sense Of their natural iigbn and
also Of their grievances. so they shall
be induced 10 put forth efforts. ths
most strenuous eforts,-resort TO force
Of RIMS for breaking the yoke other
iyrsnts, bursting the bonds Of their
shrahiom and setting themselves AMI
Others free. The voice Of the people
nay suffice for securing to the peoph
their just rights in countries like ths
and England where that voice hes
become mighties than that Of MN
archs and rulen. because the eondi
tons afford full free vent for it. And
even then il IL mighty - IN evidences
Of the corporate strength Of the people
in ease Of An Interior resort Bot fs
the psetise and backing which physi
cal power lends 10 speech ls ccuh
be sid about lis might And vhik
We hope we are on the eve q tboe
b;esed times when. in the words o
Holy writ Nation shall not In up
svosd against nation. neither shal
they learn war any more yet H c~s-
not be denied that var, csp~cfs!iy tie