Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-01-13
The Poor Apachei

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tiersman. Our present stimulus is the
perusal of learned and pathetic article
in the North American Repicp. II Is an
easy thing for the philanthropists Of the
East, sitting in cushioned chairs. to
dilatc upon the wrongs perpetrated
upon tho red man; the cncroachments
Of miners and homcstoadcrs upon his
possessions. He tolls not, they say,
because he has no assurance that he
shall reap benefit therofrom. II he
plants vineyard another race will roap
the grape. The white man exacts JUS
tioe from tho aboriRine, md yet gives
him no status In court, save as Grim.
inal. He has no tenancy Of tho soil he
occupies; Is inhibited from making legal
contracts or collecting his honest dues
at law. The erudite Shurz. who has
never seen an Indian, wrestlod, while
Secretary OF tho Interior, with the diff.
cult problem and was good enough to
suggest tho NATURALIZATION OF the red
man by permanent settlement in sever.
atty, with fee simple title. A brief
visit on tho part Of those blatant
and unsophisticated moralists will purge
them Of all this baiderdash and pseudo
philanthrophy. They will find the
Apache rs untameable as the African
hyena. OF lower typo than tho Pinto
Of Nevada or tho Digger of California,
his osreer in robbery and murder and
mutilation has been unvaried for ages.
Devoid of conscience or any emotion Of
gratitude, he has never evinced one
spark Of humanity. Tho only exception
in savage races, hc worships no good or
evil spirit. Indolent to the last degree,
his physical exertion has boon limited
to bloody marauding. He or his ances-
try has never planted foot Of soil or
invented ono useful utonsil. The
Apache has never protected his person
by wigwam or subterranean exca.
walton. Without the decent instincts
oil the brute, he is classed as
human creature only because Of
his erect posture and certain Or
uculation that approaches language.
For three hundred long years these hid
eous monsters have waged continuous
warfare against the whites and peaceful
Indians. Since the Gadsden purchase,
BY which they became legacy of the
United States, and until few yoars
back, they have been ravaging an area
Of 1926 miles square. or 72 millions OF
acres. Tho military power succeeded n,
last in pcnniag up some five thousand Of
these miscreant butchers, and tho Fed
eral Government has given them terri
tory of 1000 square miles of the most
desirable land in Arizona, and is supply.
ing oach filthy and lazy beast with two
pounds Of beef day with proportionate
allowance of -four, sugar and tobacco.
Eastern philanthropists tell us that
these impure vagabonds, just plucked
from life OF rapine and murder. should
have the ability to contract, and fee.
simple TO the land With such power
AMI the title the white man would &C.
Quire tho land in barter for single bot
tie Of Sire water" We assure these
sympathising gentlemen that no amount
of educational tuition or Gospel teaching
will induce these depraved scoundrels to
labor for subsistence of their own voli
zion. As well attempt to pluck tiger
from the jungles OF Hindoostan and con.
vert him into docile animal. There is
every reason for the rigid confinement
of tho bestial and murderous Apache.
Agent Tiffany allowed some two hun
dred OF them to escape from the reser.
walton. They have boen terrorizing
Arizona and Northern Sonora for sew.
eral months past. The thicf is incar.
eerated so that lie may no longer prey
upon the ohattels OF the community.
The Apache combines murder with rob.
berry, He has as much idea OF remuner.
atiye labor as OF the integral calculus.
Not only must the Apache be confined
and stripped of his arms, but he must be
Sogorp into continuous toll; no more
Neapolitan basking in the sun-ray, ex.
tracting vermin from their filthy
persons. They must be taught that
hunger can be appeased only by their
own exertions. Tho Federal Govern.
ment must act upon the assump-
tion that She matured Apache, of
either sex, is irrcdeemable morally, and
drive from his limits the canting mis-.
sionary. The Apache has not the british
instinct of affection for offspring If
there is hope for the Apache child, lot
him be hastily abruptod from the cor.
ruption OF the parent. 1t will break no
tie, nor provoke one savage tear En-.
trust the child to the tuition and charity
OF these same Eastern philanthropsts,
and when duly regenerated why should
no not espouso one OF their gushing
daughters, and become the grand pro.
genitor OF new race of undisguised
and practical philanthropists.