The Lincoln County leader. [volume] (White Oaks, Lincoln County, N.M.) 1882-189?, 1883-10-06
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been written in this county, bear
ing the above heading, in which
the author mercilessly anathema.
tises the general Government and
Indian Agent Lewellyn for permit
ting the dark forms of some 500
Indians, on an Indian Reservation,
which happens to be located in this
county, and in so many words
counseling resistance to the Gov
ernment of the L. S.. and assassi-
nation of the Indian Agent. Let
us see if we risreprosent. lie
says, addressing the people of Lin
coin county
"Do you look to the Govern
ment for protectionl Then go ask
the ghosts of the slaughtered vic
tins ofa hundred years what pro-
lection it gave them in the hours OF
sorest need. and you will then take
down your trusty rifle and prepare
to defend your household to the
bitter end, deeming yourself for
tunatc indeed if the troops get
around in time to rescus the man
gied bodies of yourself and family
irom the coyotes and vultures.
Think you the Agent will keep
these fiends from raiding! Look at
the past history Of the tribe aud
you will know what value to set
upon his assurances.
X
And that man, who alone is re-
sponHble is Apache Indian Agent
at South Fork, Lincoln county
New Mexico. What answer have
the citizens oi the county to make
to him and his gjoating gangF"
Now our readers know frcm
what We have heretofore written on
the subject, that we are not the
champion of the 'red man" nor OF
the policy pursued by the govern.
ment toward him. But we never
have set up our opinion against the
fiat OF our government. On the
contrary We have wagcd battle
against those who have. The
pilots of our Ship of State stand
upon higher plane than we do,
and mutiniers but weaken rather
than strengthen the hands delegat
ed to steer our governmental bark.
Then agaln, Agent Lewellyn Is
not potent enough to influence the
Government in its disposition o
the Indians, but by virtue of hi,
Office is bound to obey instruction,
and we hazard nothing in sayins
that his harsh critic wonld greed
: lily if not haughtily step into II
official shoes, and rs promptly
obey instructions given him by the
parent Government.
The facts, however unpalatablc
are that we have here on the Dor
der, Indians-that from time i'm
memmorial our Indians have beei
held and recognized as the Nation
wards--that we have l.ere in Lin
coin county, an Indian Reservation
that the Government has tn
right to plant its wards on sal,
reservation-and lastly, the Indial
Agent is the servant and not tn
monitor Of the Indian Department
of the Government.
Again. the people of Lincol
CoGnty are not towards, and do nc
trrmble at the sight OF IA few rec
skins, and it is only a few 30
Acres, who long to stand in bucl
; ram, with sabers changing at thei
,.eels aud militia company to S;
lutte them as Colonel, Major q
Captain, that would advise resii
tance to the General Government
J "r encourage vIoience to one OF II
Agents, and as the courage OF til
immortal Acres, oOzod out of hi
fingers ends when confronted b
danger, So would the small souls ,
OF the agilators i'll question whe
| peril menaced them.
Still again-instead Of a den
riment or damage the sending hit
/ er and quartering upon us fe