The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1902-06-26
THE RED MEN.

before bur never nader. snch trvinr cir
cumstauceS having arrived i'm the citv
Int three DAYS AGO from a sad visit 10
nv native home and still sntferinc
from fatioue Nnnr order differs from
all others Its fundamental nrincinlas
are similar to those of other orders
but Won find your iuspiration i'm a no
cllliar series of historic facts So witb
the limited time at my DISMISSAL I have
been unable to thorourhlv acoua;nt
mvselt with the subject Eonr mote
'Freedom FrendsIjn and Char;tv,, iS
deserving of nora than nacSi,,,r rofo,.
pncp If x A Snhlima matt anj
falfhtl,Ilvobs-rvad must snreIy t.nd ~
the dpvplonm4nt ot a rich ana La,n+i+,,1
character There was q tima n,,,et
confess when thonoht tho tunnIa,S
OF your order mad made y tra,nando,,S
mistake NOT only i'm thA name thev
rave the order MT also in ,,ras,,ninI
10 coulluor,tp ri4 ,'.iurinlns ana ,irtnas
Of A SAVAGE race put havA lad ocla
sion to Glance my mind and IN dav |
do NOT hesitatpto Saw that beliava tIot
YOUR orlp, Mad IFS orioin in nrinrinIaS
worthy of pun1l3t1uu I'm reaGina no
little book which CONTAINS an nyfra,.t
from tine o,ficpal l,istory If mo nrdar !
have hpen de4l,lv inf4rAstad Van viii
moi expecr me illS rnorniaa ia cnntine
NV remarks ro ti,4 ,n,rp ahsf,,,.t n,inci
ples Of y0lir order Won will mot avnar+
me TO sneak at ol'u1r lpnoth al. vo,Ir moi
TO- You lam snra re,,I;7e fI,at in sn nll1
ing of freedom friendship and .Laf.i+,,
teel i natural infIination to Mace ,i,rol,
those terms am prnnhasis which Viii
give them deep4r ,rinfual or RELIGIONS
sublime than that which ynur nr(ler
commentaries. friendship broader and
richer than thar Which nh+,ins in tIa
secret associations Of men charity
lr,ter and nobler Than that which is re-
.fllired from traterlaj orlers Won do
not mistake INV meaning The freedom
OF tie soul IS Of rrr5t4r imnortanrn
than the freedom Of the mind and body
The charity which IS Simultaneous MOT
tXtorted by luty is fine HIGHEST kind nf
charity. Much of the bo3sted charity
OF The chl1rch and secret assnciatinns X
no. charity. ii is A nnsiness fransac-
tIon. The members nav INTO the treas
urv. thus insuring themselves AGAINST
distressing emergencies +np sociptv
agreeing to do certain things for them
anon This condition Rn+ az shall
probably have something further to sav
along this line before | close I viii moi
l,llrsIe it further inst nov
want TO sneak for moment of vo11r
night. OF rather OF vonr wisdom in
founding an order upon the customs
and virtues of ueople whom the world
has long regarded with disgust susnir.
ION and fear | am glad TO saw thar
have ALWAYS had 4 good deal Of svmna-
thy for the red man have Seen in
him more to pity than condemn Per
hans Won may think -ha+ what am
about to say las nothing fo do with fhp
subject in hand and might hetter he
LEI. unsald. hut let il he remembered
that Won make. certain claims az totbe
character of tine ahoriginps n+ Ama,ics.
thai vou declare hem brave loyaI in
thelr frielWsnips. generous in r6eir
hOSpitalitits and with MANY +r.,its of
character worthy Of imitation Yon
declare thdr your motto tinds its origin
ia 1npir customs and virtues Thi, IT,
ilg niue We NAV well speud = few mo.
upl!ts i'm rpyirJyinq the historv Of tIa
NORTH American Indian whose Inano,,-
YOU desire To n4lpetlat4. and whose VII
mes Won seek 10 rfn1lI34e
TODAY We speak ot the negro i'm =
Christian NAN [V4ralI him. am, brn+ke,.
IN black. l,ut who ever snpaks M tLa
Indian as nu, hrotArr in, red. IT is q
common custom even 9u,nno GOOD
Christian npuple. when the claims. of
the Indian are urged OF rpfprring ia
some bloody massacre nf rht. InnlT ,,e,
as an answer, H. 3,y+Gi1@ flat nav Tn
said I'M hf> f+nalf They +,ro4t tJat tho
rauarjty for .trudi,L.ne,s i in Aver\-
lr{ua,. breast and mo otl,4r r,,ca Gss