New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-23

the jurisdiction of courts competent to enforce their
findings, and when away from sucn res faht he treats
his neighbOr with Difference whenever lie las reason
to sspcct that his ncghbor carries revolver IN hi,
hip pocket GaugherJ Inferior races 20 called, he
although he does not provide for the INFERIOR man, Us
for other gam, all annual ,eison Of immunity that
there viii be more of him to Las n future mat Is, he
does not always eem IL unspOrtsiLaihhe TO shoot
him before the lst of Novem' er tLaugher) Now
the Anglo saxon man is not essentially cfnei, Tor his
tenderness is only eqalled by hi, bravery but he
strong and he cxults in his strength, and in the ex
ubcraic. Of b~rlas erfuness he now and then orgets
pity and srampIes on other .impy TO teach hem
Applause Whenever therefore This conquering race
finds one of baser moal in IL way whe her IL he with
the advance guard Of civilization at Pine Rid q. with
The rear guard Of civilization In the Congo Basin there
is problem and the rcd man. h black man. must
be finished arr 1T III cruelty and ireschery ne nos
brother. daughter aud applauseD
INDIANS BEFORE PURITANs.
But seem to have drtted away from the Purians-
Perhaps il should be known. when h0nOred with
invitation to LAY something in response the sent
ment YOU have heard that il sugg sted that the
proper thing " thi, hour place Wa 10 keel
haul the Puri ais and pu.itanism. 1t was sad that
certain persons VINO had been born IN New England
bat Who had managed 10 escape at early age
daughter. had organized III, sOcmnity for the PURPOSE
of ,NccFaiiug their ancestor, ana tuat the Pilgrim
Fathers themselves have become - Thoroughly &C
cGstVmed u ms tidt tAcy Wound feel negleoel II they
did not hear Jhcnseve, mal.gnoi tie I'D of Deem
Der. (hppausel II Is difficult for outsider h an.
preciae hIia feeling OF this sori, although il i, per-
hap, another manifestation Of the MgsWump tend new
and the man who thinks he demun,tsac, depend nee
by dspasSOnate and unbiased lOathug Of his party
UaughtrrD migi Latulay lsder 1 Ia, duty ~ abuse
all his relations and prOgcuit r. in a strictly judicial
and non partisan way But boy who is brought up
10 dcclaim The Breaking Waves Dashed High and
tie sJnOrous periods Of Macaulay speak Of
the rrritans with ythlng but reverence. It is =
melancholy day when ones critical faculty get, the
best Of HIN and makes shipwreck of all those enter
tanning beliefs which transmute history inro it, pro
founder truth poetry: (Applau,e Grim earnest
pal A
la Ia tis = uhtlaisltOry ARE IN" virtues that
grpup Themselves in fancy around the meme = Pufan
and they are not generally understood TO be inconsistent
for reaching out after and rakinc In as he went sISiq
his full share Of what pertshabe. lApplsusel
Unfortunately. we shall never know how the Puritan
would have settled the indian problem al the outset,
for when n, began to make history IN New England
there no Indians there 1t Is true that few icthy
OphagOu, tribes like the Narragdnsets came down 10
the coast I'm the summer time just a. the white
now goes to buyzsrds Bay and tries 10 persuade him
,Gi hat he enjoy, T. dsqgierI Put natgTsly hey
severe for the aboriginal North American constitution.
When Ma>sasOts adventurous tribe attempted - brave
the winter they did the very year before the Pl
grinls landed, they persisted nearly to man. on.
shudders 10 think what might have been the course
Of history had the infant colony found Itself beleagued
by such an army as string Bull, >ionA h2,tes, which
standsh might have lifted hms II to the occasion,
FOR when the necessity Of war arose the coonfs do
olive branch In the ether: they fought with both
hands and fought to kill applause Bur Indian
Ndis were rare the popular lNcd thdt inc early
New England coloniS> were in coysnt fever Of alarm
/, largely due 10 the pictures ia the school Biographies
comely wife and children * always pictured on his
way 10 meeting with hTclOck on his shoulder.
,laughter) No doubt j. true that Tire Puritan carried
his 10 meeting. but he surely had need ~ de-
fend himself against the ssvage>. \ meeting house
full of armed men with couple Of piece, q art.ler
think Of attacking. Laughter
PERSUASIVE ARGUMENTS
The Duke of Alva once brought howltzer into
church In Holland and trained it upon the pulpit.
reminder 81 the preacher that il would be prudent for
him 10 proclaim an agreeable kind Of gospel ~
course the PuIians had no idea Of shooting the
preacher but OF these had gift Of continuance
and were liable any sunday to preach congregation
into CDmatO>e condition. iLauglerJ History tells
that of these after sermon Of three hours long,
was asked by sympathetic lady If he were not tired.
"Oh, no. he answered. fresh : "a daisy
but you ought TO have 'ecn that congregation Great
Lughterl
It may be that the guns were taken a protection
against such "A peril. II il only understood that
alarm would be sounded when the preacher reached
39thly,7 the congregation could seize their weapons
and esGape This. however i merely snppoa-
few they blo.dy while they lasted. The PuTtans
killed Indians when they deserved it, and when peace
came they made all they could out Of the survivors,
The sp0rtve frontlersman when asked why he shot
Indians, replied that be Liked 10 them Jump. Wc
may be sure that no Puritan ever amused himself IN
this fashion. He wac severely practical to destroy
what he might be able 10 use. daughter He would
never have invented the modern aphorism that the
only good Indian is the dead Indian lie could
never sell dead indian. uaughter) II was the
living Indians with their wives and children that 10
shipped 10 the barbados and sold into slavery. Tit.
Christian charity is flexible and nnd' little trouble in
adjusting Itself to varying conditions Early IN colo
NAL history wampGm factories We're running on fg s
bOrgina currency. Laughter dead indian
needs clrcuarirng medium. and hundred dead
Indians would furnish no market Tor single gallon u
Again the Puritan was even willing 10 take lessons
per e COMM NS iI rom the t soils o, England and o
land the ster. sands OF Massachusetts, bsffcd his
corn three Kernels in hill With three goldfish Under
/ each kernel ard 70 this day the mossbunker j, the
basis Of all profitable farming IN Ne" h"Sian''
The .um Of the matter i, that the Purtan'' pl2n of
dealing with everybody else The fundamental pHn.
cpIe in this policy 10 look ont FOR himself first.
aud perhaps No safer plan than tn, ha> oyer been
devised for settling the indian problem Laughter.
Self protection for the state would mean Oh" Use OF
s0yernmet machinery 70 1 Pgp ch f poc ' our
eriirncut would have pia cd the sioux indian
on smch agencc, A. Rose Rud and Pine Ridge. with TIC
hope OF making farmers Of them for the soil Is too bar
ren 20 raise n microbc and cam Only produce Eh"'
plan,el rbter snch policy W. should hardly Great
a Commissioner OF Indian Affairs ana then allo" spHls
one else 10 appoint his suboriuates. \, II i. we art
shifting onr ground constantly To meet What h'
changing need, Of the Nations ward>. According Ia ~
PIr,tan plan we should have settled ~ sci,
/ protertiou and tho Nations ward, would soon he ed
ju>rng themselves 10 the Nations permanent atutude
KID :, il happens that the principle ou' of Whic
the final settlement Of the Indian problem i % core
Ike the beginnings II much else thar h2- MADE W
the prosperity ~ the Nation j. found here I'm The s'l
commemorate OF the Plymou'h colony, ti'i P'lht '
seminal activity where The germs OF local ~olf COVER
mcnt the Concord pin '>ophv. the Andov"r theology
Tho mackcrcl industry daughter and all the inNtf.
tons which are the objects ~ our modest patriot
pride
Law Md a. sleeps the music 81 N" moon,
In thc plain eggs ~ the nlghtnsl 20.
ENU'D0E DAVlSS COMPLIMENTS
Here is what eN-Judgc Noah Davis had TO 81
for oar Sister Societies
To this greeting OF her SANITY sisters by sister =
Jonathan the entire siSerood Of other saints d',lr
me T. return our grateful thanks. We accept You
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