The Van Buren press., 1895-10-19
NABoTas VINEYARD.
Mrs. Jadge Parkerss Defense Of the
Red Mars Hene.

o vineyard Wh1cn was IN JexiAl, ueIu
by the palace Of the King Of Samarta.
And Ahab spake unto Naboth saying.
Give me thy vineyard that may have
y J. TOR for =, : garden Of herbs
The reader will remember the
remainder Of this story Of murder and
robbery. Nsboth did not want to part
with his vineyard. That Jezebel, the
wicked wife Of this robber king, had
Naboth, while he was her guest, stoned
TO death, and then the King took his
vineyard. -.
The one great lesson Of history with
its records of rights and wrongs, its
chronicles Of noble deeds and dastardly
acts, Il that 1t II ever repesting itself.
You, my white readers, have but to go
to your doors to look ACROSS . river or .
boundary. line to find an attempt to
repeat the above chapter OF our history.
The Incredible fact e that this attempt
should be made in the very evening OF
this century of enlightened civilization.
And attempted, too, because demanded
be the progress Of civilization q
civilization, what wrongs and what
crimes are committed In thy namel
Thou art elevating; thou art ennobling
thou bringest manifold blessings TO
mankind and yet thou hast been used
a. . pretext to rob the cradle OF the
helpless, and sack the grave OF the
silent and powerless dead, to oppress
the weak, to steal their property, to
manacle their limbs, and enslave their
souls.
No one need be told who Is the Naboth
| In this story. No one can mistake as to
who Is Ahab and who Is attempted to
be made the wicked queen. -.
In the tight of very recent events with
ease we Zee all these repeated characters
Of history. He bought 1t from oul
common government. He paid for 1t.
That government made him good
genuine, fee simple title to it,
guaranteeing It to him and his forever.
| Il is truly his vineyard. It is his home.
Upon It he has built his roof tree, has
erected his family altar. Upon It ht
plants the corn and the vine. In II
repose the bones Of his ancestors. But
Ahab needs 1t for q garden OF herbs
and he says the progress OF ctvtltza
ton demands that he shall have 1t.
Who is this Ahabi The restless, never
firing, Saxon intruder-that Saxon who
has ever taken. and ! suppose will
always take until stronger one arises
up and checks him, whatever Of property
he fancies, or his necessities demand
whatever of the liberty Of others Il
necessary to serve his purpose. 1t l.
sought in the name Of the pretended
necessities of civilization to make thii
goodly nation the wicked JeEebel tt
stone Naboth to death that. Ahab may
have his vineyard for . garden OF herbs
Shall 1t be sof Will you, my whitt
readers, now assist In cutting short thil
nation cruelties and practiced false
hoods toward my people In name Of thest
great United States from the stain oi
"a century of dishonor' growing Cut
of broken treaties, violated pledges, an(
betrayals Of trusted faithi
The civilization does not demand that
you repeat the history Of the past. True
civilization is based ON honesty, OF
truth and ON equal and exact justice *
all. You should cover yourselves witt
. luster of glory by inducing youl
government to stand by Its solemn
promises. What are these promises
As to their lands, the government sale
by it's several treaties when it sold then
these lands, and for which 1t received
pay, that they should belong to them
their heirs and successors forever. Ther
my dear white brother, what right have
you to these landsf Do the demands oi
civilization authorize you to take thest
landsf
But, you say, the demands Of civilxa
tion require that the title to these landi
hi
government has said, however, by its
most solemn compact, "only when thu
Indian people through their Legislative
councils shall request the government
it shall cause the country reserved fol
the Indians to be surveyed and
allotted. - Will You ask that this pledgs
shall not be broken at the behest Of thu
ruthless invader and wicked trespasser'
! viii your government dare to. do 4
without the consent Of the Indians
{, Why Is the foot of this intruder per
mitted to desecrate the soil dedicated a,
the home Of my peoplef Has not You
government, my dear readers, agail
and again for over q hundred years, sale
that Il guaranteed to my people tn,
quiet and peaceable possession Of theil
country and protection against tn,
intruder from all unauthorized citizenl
Of the United States who may attemp
to settle ON their lands, or reside II
their territoryf Why does this govern
ment permit the very homes of my
people to be invaded by these reckless
ruthless, intruders. and yet lay n,
hand ON them, but, on the contrary, it
officers say they ''can eject themf'
Do the demands Of civilization justify
the violation of this sacred promisef
My readers take great pride in wha
they call local self government. Thel
are they willing that the United State,
shall play the role Of the wicked queer
and stone Naboth to death and destro,
his government that is older than any ii
this nation that Is as dear to my peopl,
as your local governments are to you
The nation cannot do this without ths