Year: 1867

an opportunity Is given TO vote. pro


pose, therefor, to vote; that Il is my buis
ness here; and as / cannot vote for thr


resolution, shall vote against the reso


luton. And now, leaving the ballancl


that | ought to say-for probably


should not have said what have in thi


latitude; it is true, howoyer--I ylelt
to my colleague.


Mr.. WILSON. / wish sim ply to say
that am in favor, and l suppose every
Senator is in favor, of protecting the peo


pie of this country against Indians Of
anybody else tnat wars on them. | think
the War Department has power enough
to do thai IF they desired anything, ]
should certainly wish TO give it;and l GER.
Ilainly think that the Congress of the
United States, in spite of this resolution,
will be disposed to do anything for the
protection Of the lives of the people on
The frontier if any plan can be devised,


But am very sorry to hear the Sena-
tor come IN here and talk about Offering
a reward for scalPs. 1t seems to me, that
is not the language to be used in this
Christian and civilized country and am
sorry to hear it.


Mr. TIPTON-The Senator doubtless
understands ne IN this: so faras tribes can
be bound by treaty s,ipulations, we willac
in the utmost fairness with them. The
murderous tribes are plundering and des-
dating our frontier will be bound by no
treaty. They have no faith to.keep with
US. They cannot be intimidated but by an
exhibition of power. You cannot speak
to them in regard to any of the inhuman-
tiles of life. You cannot utter to them
one single word6of christian civilization.
All is powerless bnt an exhibition of
power on the part of this Government.
Until you can cause them to fear and
iremble in your presence, until you can
make them feel your power, until they
understand that you will deal with them
Just as they are dealing with you, you
cannot save the lives Of your women and
children on the frontier; and when it
comes TO that wevald authorize war upon
these savages that cannot be approached
would save the lives of our Christian
women. God help the country and the
reputation Of the country when any Sena-
tor is to stand in his place here and dare
nos be permitted TO talk of the massacres,
and worse than massaCres, of the women
of his constituency, and not talk about
premiums on savage Indian scalps.


This subject is one of vast moment to
the people of the frontier. trust un.
derstand the amenities of Christian soci-
'ey. l trust l understand something Of
Christian civilization. Why, certainly
the light of Massachusetts has visited US
long since upon that subject, and we are
trying to practice Puritanism as best we
may be able to apply it TO pracIic even in
the far west. Bat come We down to it,
and furnish the sons from your own fire.
side. l boas, not of il, but my son has
spent summer on that very frontier, and
farther on than where the war wages to-
day and he inform ed me Of the salty of his
condition when be boasted that he had
two companions with himself, and by bur-
rowing in the earth it was thought they
could hold at bey large number of
savages un;il aid could approach them.
Our people are in their cabins to-day;
they are in their dirt-covered novels to-
day, and they are looking from their
loOpholds for some relief; and therefore
stand here proudly to vlndicate the doc
trine with. those Indians who can held no
faith with you-premiums, anything
paid in gold for those savages' soalps.


Mr. FESSENDEN. Let us settle this
question.


Several SENATORS let as vote.


The President pro tempors. Does the
the Senator from Massachusetts postpone
his motion?


Mr. WILSON. 81 withdraw the mo-
tion if we can have votes "vote,
vote


Mr. TIPTON. before that vote is taken,
at whatever expenc to myself in the opin-
ion of this Senate, l have one word to
say. The Senator from Maine asserts
as I understand, he is warned in regard |
to future action with men who differ IN
regard to what is honorable on a question
of this kind / was a member of that
caucus. When my colleague in that caucus
suggested that if we passed the resolu-
tion we might be precluded possibly from
doing something if an opportunity should
offer, in behalf of our frontier citizens
and those of Kansas. /, taking that view
of the question, from that moment voted
against the resolution. Otherwise bad not
my attention been called 10 it should cer-
tainly have voted forthe resolution, no con
sululional objection having ever been IN
timaGed TO me. After Voteiug against it
in the caucus come TO the Senate. The
Senator from Kansas notifies the Senate
by proclamation from the Governor Of
Kansas that the glorious little State of
Kansas, the most glorious among all the
States, baptized with Purer patriot blood
and under. circumstances so wonderfully
peculiar that she has been the pride Of the
lovers Of liberty throughout this land,
and the world has looked upon her-that
that glorious little State calls upon her
citizens who cannot give ample pToteC-
tion to their own frontier inhabitants TO
90 and help protect the Government pro-
perty Of the United States, the Pacific
railroad Seeing the condition Of things
there in a-more precarious light than I