Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1883-06-15

tainted by common v1ces-wc nave
refused the equal rights which we
loudly vaunt as obtainablc here.
In less than four hundred years the
Indians have dwindled 10 a hand
full and we have swelled 10 irwin
chile millions. Within less than
n half century, halfa continent has
been wrested from their grasp.
Still we prosecute them and they
SEQ before them the inevitable de-
struction Of their race.
The Apaches with whom we are
now warning are the remnants of a
n great and brave tribe. They
have been at war with the Mcxi-
cans for n century. The Ameri-
cans and these Indians see their
impending fate.
The Indian knows the history Of
his race. The Apache in Arizona
is conversant with the story of
American aggression from the time.
Of King Philips wars down to the
Modoc resistance in the lava beds.
The story Of Indian wrongs is a
bloody epic from the landing Of
Columbus in 1892 to the present
day. The story Of Pizarro and
Cortes fs series Of bloody aud
brutal tragedies, that ended in the
wrcnching Of Mexico from its In
dian owners. In like manner we
have torn the states from their pos
session. On every side the circle
Of arms has drawn in upon them
and they have been ~despoiled.
They know the treaties made
with their race all over the CONT
nent, and they have seen every
treaty violated, and every obliga-
ton that honor, morality or man
hood would respect set aside.
They have seen Indians driven in
TO reservations, starved on them,
and at the convenience of their OPP
prcssors driven away again. They
have experienced the mercenary
heaftlessness of the Indian trader,
the thieving unscruplousness of
Indian rings, the hypocrisy of the
Christian and the Quaker who have
been sent among them TO preach
piety and peace. They have been
swindlcd in their bargains, inocu-
lated With vile diseases, decimated
aud destroyed by d%ecoctions they
knew not before our advent.
The Apachcs with whom we now
contend have been driven from the
plains and valleys, that the plains
and valleys might sustain cattle
and sheep instead of game. Driv-
ei' Vway, they have Stolen from
{ the whnsmen's herds. The Scotch
highland chiettain did the same
from their Businesses made foravs
on village and hamlet. The saxon
lords did the same, and boast Of il
in the history of gallant deeds
They Piundered and m--ssrru-
treacherously and cowardly muir
dcred. German barons ON the
Rhine did the same. q
The assassinations OF massacres
by these Indians are dreadful, it is
true but let us not forget Glencoe
and st. Bartholomew. The Apa-
che mutilates his dead let us re-
call the burning Of witches in New
England. The Apache is merci-
less in his revenge and indiscrimi-
nate in his killing Grant fred a
mile beneath Longstreet's brigade
at Petersburg let us recall the
massacre at Fl. Pillow, the starva-
ton at Andersonville.
War is war, and the strategy
that can produce death is the art
Of war. Let US give the murder
Gus Apache the benefit of sdmit-
ting that he is at war, and that he
is practicing the art of war accord
ing TO his code and the teachings
of his civilization hat he is al
tho advantage of his enemy and
must fight with such arms as he
can obtain against arms of prcci-
sion ; that unless he gains the adj.
vantage of position he will be an
initiated with the machinery OF
war.
That the humiliation may be
speedy is a wish born of sympathy
for our own people, own race
and color, TO whom is due sympa-
thy in this ensanguined struggle
which thieving traders and swind-
ling Indian agents render unavoid-
able. But while giving that SYM
patty, We are not disposed to mag
Nifty the evils and atrocities of In
dian warfare and shut our eyes to
the manifold wrongs and provoca-
tons the Indian has endmed.-
Sedalia Basoo.
THE ROLL OF GRADUATES.