The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1896-09-30

the pecca8illo OF an emoaSSa-
dor. bring on a battle with other ma.
tions. Sac sees that God, 10 punish
ment at Sedan, b;otted out the French
empire, and the only aspirant for that
throne who had any right Of eNpecta-
ton dies in war that has not even
the dignity OF being respectable. What
is the leaf that Eagland would like 70
tear out OF her history? The IIIu war.
Down with the sword and up with The
treaty!
We in this couatry might better
have settled our sectional ditli :ultles
by arbitration than by the trial Of the
sword Philanthropy SAID to the
north. "Pay down 4 certain amount
of money for the purchase OF the
slaves, and let all those born 4 ter a
certain time be born free.
'PhiIanthropy at the same time
said tothe south, "You sell
the slaves and get rid OF this great
national contest and trouble" The
north replied, II won't pay L cent.
The south replied, Il won't sell. ,
War, war! a million dead men, and a
national debt which might have
ground this nation to powder! Why
did we not let William II. Seward OF
New York and Alexander IL. Stephens
of G eorgia go out and spend few days
under the trees on the banks Of the
Potomac aud talk the matter over and
settle it, as settle it they could, rather
than the north pay in cost OF war 81,
00,000,000 and the south pay $3.50,
100000, the destroying angel lesvlne
the frssDorn dead in SO many house;
all the way froni the Penobsc)t to the
Alabama Ye aged men whose sons
fell in the strife, dc you not think that
would have been better? GA, yes
We have come to believe, think, IN
this country that arbitration IS better
than battle.
| may be mistaken, but l hope that
the last war between Christian nations
is ended. Barbarians may mix their
war paint and Chinese and japanese
90 inso wholesale massacres and AT
CHAN and Zllu hurl poisoned arrows,
but l think Christian nations have
gradually learned that war is disaster
to victor as we'll as vanquished, and
that almost anything bought by blood
is bought at 10 dear price. | wish
to God this nation might be a model
of willingness for arbitration. Nc
need of killing another Indian. No
need of sacrificing any more brave
General Clusters. Stop exasperatlng
the red man, aud there will be nc
more arrows shot out from the ambush
ment. A general OF the United States
army in high repute throughout this
land, and who perhaps had been IN
more Indian wars than any other Off
Ger, and who had been wounded again
and again in behalf of our govern
ment in battle against the Indians,
told me that all the wars that had
ever occurred between Indians and
white men had been provoked by
white men, and that there was no ex
caption to the rule. While we are
arbitrating with Christian nations lei
US toward barbarians carry ourselves
in manner unprovocative OF contest
Let me put myself in their place: !
inherit a large estate, and the waters
are rich with fish, and the woods are
songful with birds. and my cornheldS
are silken aud golden. Here is my
sisters grave. Out yonder under the
large tree my father died. An invader
comes and proposes to drive me oil
and take possession of my property.
He crowds me back, he crowds me or
and crowds me into a closer corner,
until after awhile say: Stand
back! Don't crowd me- any more, or
I'll strike. What right have you tc
come here and drive me off my prem
ises2 l got this farm from my father
and ne got it from his father. Wha'
right have you to come here and mol
est me2" You blaudly say: 'Oh,
know more than you do. [ belong tc
a higher civilization. 1 cut my hair
shorter than you do. l could put this
ground to great deal better use than
you do"
And you keep crowding me back
and crowding me on iGtc a closer cor
ner and closer cePtier, until one day
look aroundnpon my suffering family
and, fred by their hardships, | heW
you in vain. Forthwith all the worlc
comes to your funeral to pronounce
eulogium, comes to my execution tc
anathematize me. You are the hero
am the culprit. Behold the United
States government and the Nortt
American Indian The red man ha:
stood more wrongs than | would, OF
YOU. We would have struck sooner
deeper. That which is right in de
fenSe of . Washington home is right
in defense OF = home on top OF tht
Sierra Nevada. Before this dwindlins
red race dies completely out wisl
that this generation might by common
Justice atone for the inhumanlty oj
ITS predecessors. La the day Of God
Judgment would rather be blood
smeared Modcc than a swindline
United States officer on an Indian re
servation. One was barbarian anc
a savage, and never pretended to b.
anything but a barbarian and saw
age. The other pretended to be rep
resentative of Christian nation. Not
withstanding all the general DISCUS
with war and the substitution Of diplo
matte skill for the glittering edge o
keen steel is sign unmistakable tina
''the day is at hand"
I find another ray Of dawn in th'
compression of the worlds distances
What slow, snaillike, almost impos
sible thing would have been the world
rectiication with /, 400, 600, 600 Of pop
ulation and no facile means OF com
munication, but now. through teleg
raphy for the eye and telephone in
timacy for the ear and through steam
boating and railroading the $500
miles OF the worlds circumference ar
shriveling up into Insignificant brew
ty. Hongkong is nearer to New Yorl
than a few years ago New Haven was
Bombay. Moscow, Madras, Melbourn
| within speaking distance. Purchas
a telegraphic chart, and by the blu