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&S$ORIA. OREGON:
. ClfcEkAND Ertitor.
SATURDAY Makch 8. 1870
TIk; Moral and Religious Aspect of
the Indian Question.
COICTIN'UKD.
I was careful to avoid in my re
marks, any allusion to their secta
rian quarrel, which 1 learned from
'"the Indians themselves, had been
extremely bitter, and in my allu
sion to assistance and readiness of
the young men of the Protestant
"portion of the tribe to go with
General Howard, caused a scowl
upon the countenances of Joseph's
friends, quite a number of whom
were present. Allow me here to
state that old Joseph, father of the
present fighting Joseph, had once
selected for his band or family, a
portion of the present Kcz Perce
reservation, that before his death
several of his family or band had
settled upon their selected loca
tions. That through the interfer
ence of his Cayuse-Catholic con
nection on his Avife's (fighting Jo
seph's mother), side after old Jo
seph's death, and the sectarian
quarrel that was kept up :by the
occasional visits of the Priests,
young Joseph with his band was
in a manner driven by the Protes
tant part of the tribe "from what
they claimed as their special coun
try, and compelled to go back to
the Wallowa country awl claim it,
as old Joseph, his father, had occu
pied it when the Spanieling mis
sion was first established in the
country in 1836, and through the
influence of this first mission, old
Joseph hacl left his country and
taken his residence near the Lap
wai station, so that he and his
family or band could be under the
instructions of Mr. Spaulding's
mission.
The means used by Vicar Gen
eral -Blanchet in his management
"to accomplish the destruction of
the Methodist and Dr. Whitman's
Cayuse and Spokane missions, was
-commenced and is to the present
'day kept up, to destroy that of
Mr. Spaulding and other Protes
. tant missions among Indians, or in
'"'any other country. The continued
. .preaching against what -tliey term
. "the deadly heresies" o the Ameri
can people. To an intelligent
mind such preaching produces a
feeling of contempt; 'but upon the
ignorant and supersticious Indian
mind, that -class of professedly re
ligious "teachers with their mvstic
ceremonies, their black gowns,
crossing themselves, counting of
beads, falling or kneeling before
the images of Mary and Joseph, is
calculated to add to already deep
eatctl superstitions, and fix in the
ignorant savage mind greater rev
erence for their own medicine men
with 'the "added dogma of sacred
dreamers," who are preaching
against their removal to Egencies
or their becoming American citi
'?.ens by adopting our laws and
customs.
THE SECTARTAN -wars
Commenced amonir the missions
in Oregon under 'the patronage of
the Hudson's bay company in 1S3S
ay company
brought about the death of Dr.
Whitman and associate martyrs;
the Oayuse war with tne pioneer j
American jxovernmont of Oregon
in 1847-8, and all the Indian wars
that have occurred since that time.
This is a bold, and to one who has
"not looked beyond the surface of
'passing events, not a correct con
clusion, especially if he does not
carefully collate the statements
and acts of the sectarian on botli
sides of the question, before and
-since the dogma of the so-called
"infalible church" has been pro
'mulvated. After stating the above conclu
sion on my part, I need scarcely
refer to the present aspect of our
Indian question as connected with
the Indian tribes now gathered
upon resorvations, and also those
scattered 6ver our vast unoccupied
territory not yet receiving aunui
"ties from our government nor the
agent, nor even the American mis--sionary;
but who have, as I 4earn
'iroin the- papers of the paptl sect, J
m;uu vimluu y tneir pnests; beads
and crosses distributed, and thou
sands of them claimed and counted
as children of the church that owes
no allegiance to the civil govern
" jiuentihaving the undisputed rjo-ht
to the country. It is absurd .to
suppose that a teacher adopting
the dogmas of the papal sect will
teach allegiance to a heretical gov
ernment, or one holding to unlimit
ed toleration of all religious creeds
that do not conflict with the moral
sentiment of the nation.
Allow me to call your attention
to this subject as found in the
Orpgonian of November 27, 1S78,
headed as follews:
THE INDIAN TROUBLE.
A gentleman just from Umatilla
furnishes the following informa inferma informa
teon: As sqoii as the military left
Umatilla reservation, some days
ajro, 125
Indians also left the
rcsevation and
took up cainn on
Long island, ten miles below Uma
tilla. On the 21st, during -the ab
sence of Mr. Swit.let, who lives in
Washington territory opposite
Umatilla, an Indian in war paint
and armed came to his house and
demanded provisions. Mrs. Switz
ler refused to give him the quan
tity he desired. He grew insolent,
went to the stable, saddled one ot
Switzler's best horses and attemp
ted to -ride off. Mrs. S. leveled a
needle gun and he dismouted and Jnent danger that slumbering pas
decamped. People of Yakima are I sions will be blown into a flame of
arminjr and are jroinir to Moses' war that will envelop our eastern
camn to demand tne Irene m
, .
murderers. Jf they are not given up
there will be trouble.
A PERILOUS SITUATION.
All advices from the country
east of the mountains indicate an
unfortunate, excited, and perhaps
really dangerous Indian situation.
The whites know that many of the
Indians there participated in the
Bannock and Piute raid of last sum
mer. They are satisfied that much
of the mischief and many of the
murders were the work of the
Indians of their own locality. A
portion of the Umatillas and many
of the Columbia river Indians in
vited, encouraged and aided the
invaders. For this conduct there
was no provocation, since the In
dians who thus proved their treach
ery have had no unkindness to
complain of at the hands of the
white settlers. They could not al
lege as Joseph's band did, that
any of their people had beem
killed, or that their property had
been molested. It was simply out
of the wantonness of Indian nature
that they engaged in these acts of
hostility, outrage and murder. It
is believed that a majority of the
forty-two -citizens of Umatilla
county who were murdered while
the hostiles were in that locaiitv,
fell by the hands of the Indians who
professed friendship and fidelity,
who were trusted by the settlers
until events dispelled every doubt
of their treachery. Many were
slow to believe that these Indians
were the perpetrators of any part
of the outrages. And if they who
were in the midst of these dread
ful scenes were slow to believe it,
we and others at a distance had
even more hesitation in giving it
credit. But at last, incidents and
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ia..u ciu uuviupuu Mim.li "
leave no question about it; and, as
the settlers who had been nluiidrecl
and whose friends and relatives
had been murdered
saw
these i
Indians returning to the reserva
tion or going about the country as if
-
nothing had happened, they were
! filled with a natural .resentment
and exasperation. The difficulty
of fully identifying all -the guilty
ones and bringing them to justice
is apparent. People who had
lived in the country for ten or
fifteen years, who found their hard
earned property swept away and
their neighbors murdered, and who
saw no ready way of bringing the
Indians to .punishment for the past,
or securing idemnity for the
future, have been disposed as op
portunity offered to take into their
own hands measures of retaliation.
A number of Indians who had gone
away from the reservation have
vay 1
JCllKl
beenkilled, and it is now under
stood among them that every one
who ventured away is in peril.
In consequence there is great fer
ment among them, and there is
really danger that they will retal
iate in kind. Another Indian out
break in that section is not beyond
the prebabilities: and aniens: a
class of the people we are told
there is a disposition even
to provoke it because they
feel that there can be no
peace till the whites have it-;out
with the Indians, and cause either
their removal or extermination.
Wo have heretofore deprecated
tins spirit; and now, aslhe compli -
cations appear to be growing more
serious and the situation more per
ilous, we desire again to remind
those who are disposed to push
measures to these extremes that
neither they nor the country can
afford it. Admitting the injuries,
it remains nevertheless that many,
perhaps most of them, can never
be redressod. Again, let it be re
membered "that these Indians are
not powerless. True, the result of
a struggle
with them would be
their
annihilation, but thev also
are able to kill, nor will they be
exterminated without exacting
-equivalent payment of blood. If
we did not believe these difficulties
'could be settled in another way,
that is by judgment, moderation
and forbearance, we should agree
that the only thing was to accept
the inevitable conflict and termi
nate it as soon as possible. But
our people cannot afford to pro
voke this struggle. The case has
moral aspects which we, more than
the Indians, are bound to consider.
Ior its own sake the community
should connsel forbearanco. Un
less we are misinformed very much
as to the situation, there is immi-
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borders.''
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kino- all the disaffected
Indians together.
they are numer
ous enough to make them a for
midable foe; and if they under
take it they will massacre without
mercy, and when driven into a
corner they will light with des
peration. To be Continued.
AROU.SD THE C5TY.
Prof. A. L. Francis of Portland,
will be in the city a few days at the Oc
cident hotel. Those wih'ing to pur
chase musical instruments, or having
pianos and organs to tune or repair, will
do well td'call on him as he has had life
long experience in the business, and has
the best, of facilities for purchasing at
low rates. lie is located near Portland
and will make regular trips to Astoria.
I. C. Johnson may be found at the
Occident in Astoria every Monday,
"Wednesday, and Friday evening, ready
to attend to messenger 'duty in Portland
or to points along the river in a satisfac
tory manner.
Ovsters served in every -style at
the Walla Walla Restaurant.
Fresh ojsters in every style and
at all 'hours at the Pioneer restaurant.
A new'lot of full bound blank, and
receipt books, specially for use in can
neries, atthc City Book store.
Get your baskets filled f or a little
money at Bailey's.
Nick Sdriivalcnce has concluded
that there is mo millions in shipping
saflors, and he has given up that biibi
ness and is attending closely to keeping
a hotel. Call at the Chicago House and
see for yourself.
Fresh oysters in every style at
Schmeers'. See advertisement.
A small house to let in a desirable
locality for residence. Inquire at this
office.
Parties in want of good Cedar
Shingles will do well to apply to II. C.
ComegySjKalama, W.T.
Tour complexion is sallow, and
skin yellow, your liver is affected.
Obtain'from "your druggist a bottle -of
Pfunder's Oregon Blood Purifier.
.New invoice ot those Medallion
Ranges at Magnus C. Crosby's.
Peter Runey Is still in the market
with all kinds of building materials in
his line. Has just received 100,000 lath.
j2,000 bushels of sand, and a large stoek
jof first quality of brick at his warehouse
J foot of Benton street.
L'i:
gu3i itrccituu nic juii-ai iinii must, i.i.-iu-
lonable "iftyle df gent ami ladies boots,
shoes, etc.
'Fresh
fruits and vegetables at
'Bailey's.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Regular Auction Sale
Tliis Iay, at 'Z I. M.,
At my Auction rooms.
Second Hand FnrHitnr and Bod-
dinj; Alse:
One Geod Silver "IVateli;
"Warranted a good time keeper.
One Coifs Revolver, and a variety of other
articles. E. C. IIOLDKX.
Auctioneer.
Special Auction Sale.
T.have received instructions to sell on
Tuesday March 11, 1379,
For account of whom it may concern, to pav
freight, storage and charges, a lot of
HOU8EHOM 1'URXITCItX,
Consisting In part of
3 Cottage Bed-Room Sets, Com
plete; Spring; UrnUrnhseB and
Feather X'illowM ;
alse:
ThTee Lounges ; 1 fine Carpet do : l black
wunut gcld.stripped Hep Sofa : 1 dozen oak
c. 1. Dining-room Chairs : 1 dozen dark c 1.
Dining-room Chairs ; 1 dozen oak arm e. b.
Chairs; l dozen oak bar-room Chairs; .1
Rocking Chairs; 3 Children's High Chairs:
Tables, etc., etc. Also :
One Darlc Rosewood Parlor Set.
Complete, censisting: ot' 1 Vine
Hair Cloth Sofa. 2 Kasy Olmirs
and 4: Parlor Chair. "Worth
8130: also a Family Cools Stove
with yux'Jiiture. and a Variety
of other articles.
Vnr nnnvrnience of sale, the goods will be
removed to my auction rooms, and this pre-
ry TSaam
1 E. C. HOLDEN, Auctioneer.
KEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
TJTJGH 5T001
CARPENTER AND JOINER,
AND GENERAL JOBBER
ASTORIA, OREGON.
XSTlJouscs built to order, and satisfaction
puarantucd. Shop on Squemoeqha street,
next door to the Episcopal church.
C
HAS. A. MAY,
DKAI.ER IX
Foreijn and. Iftoiiscsiic Fruits.
Nuts, Candies, Yankee Notions, Toys.
Finest brands of
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
Chenamus street, - Astoria
A RARE CHANGE.
T WILL SELL ANY OIL ALT. OF THE
JL following described property. j. :
1CIO Arrrs, Sec. 2'i, T."S, X. on:. 9 ircst,
southeast quarter.
Also, in OIneys Astoria
tots I, 2 3, ami 4, til Klork 79;
Lots 3, 4. ."i. and , in II I or k ICO;
Lot 2 ami :?, in Uluzk K'O; ;mtl Lot 8,
in ISIorl i:tt;
Xorfh liair or Block 8,-2 1-2 acres.
I) VVID INGALLS.
Astoria. Oregon. Dee 187. S"i-Gm
REW TA3LORS8G SHOP.
(In A. W. Cone's Building.1)
"Water Street , Astoria, Okego
thomas erasure,
(Late of Taeoina).
I3EOS LEAVE TO INFORM THE PUB
J lie that lie is now prepared to make all
kinds of clothing to order, or to renovate or
repair clothing.
rk5"IIaviti!; had an experience of 25 years.
I defy compel ion in the art of making old
clothes look like new. My system is known
only to myself, by which 1 can lengthen
pantaloons without piecing. etc.
For particulars see small cards.
THOMAS CUKRY.
Tailor, steam-scourer and Repairer.
THE ASTORIA BREWERY
RUDOLPH 3ARTH & MICHAEL MEYER,
riiorjiiETons.
Corner of Olney and "Water stveets,
AST011TA, OREGON.
Best qualitj-of LA GER BEER&qs. per glass
Choice Wines, Liquors, and Cigars always
on hand.
rtf"Tlie patronage o'f the public is respect
fully solicited. Orders for L:igcr or Bottled
JleeV in anv quantitv promptly filled.
GSThe best lunch the season will afford
furnished day and ninht FllEE.
T. S. JEWETT.
E. S. KIM BALL.
Draying & Trucking.
ASTORIA TKU'CK & DEAY CO.,
Sqaciuocque st hotweon Cass and Mam,
Contracts for .untying made- and satisfaction
guaranteed. Orders left at the Occidont ih
tcl or received by mail promptly filled
JEWETT & KIMBAiTi.
QEO. IOVETT,
CLEANING and REPAIRING PROMPTLY
ATTENDED TO.
Benton street, opposite Post-office. Astoria.
WILLIAM EDGAR.
Corner Main and Ciwnamus Streets,
ASTORIA- .....OREGON.
DKALKR IN
'CIGARS AND TOBACCO,
AND THE GENUINE W0STENH0LM
and other English Cutlery.
FAIRCHILD'S GOLD PENS
Genuine DXeershaum Pipes, etc.
A fine stock of
TVatches and Teweli'y. 3Iuzzlft fcntl
Ureecli Leading: Stint Guns,
Revolvers. Pistols, Parlor Killes,
and Ammunition.
"Wilson & Fisher
DEATEnS IX
LXJBEICATlTG OILS, COiVL OIL,
PAINTS AND OILS.
Sheet, Round, and Square Prepared
Rubber Packing.
PROVISIONS, .MILL PEED,
GARDEN SEED, GRASS SEED.
Which will be exchanged for country pro
duce or sold at lowest prices.
Corner Chenamus and Hamilton Streets
ASTORIA. OREGON.
MRS. J. KELLY,
Lately of Portland, has set up a
Millinery and Fancy Goods
STORE IN ASTORIA.
All kinds of
Iiace, Fringe, Velvets, and Iress
Trimmings.
All kinds of
EMBROIDERY TUCKINGS.
A nice assortment of
Woolen and Cotton Canvases and
Zephyrs, Silks, Ruchings,
and Corsets.
A large variety of
Of the latest stylo.
Also of
NECKTIES AND BOWS.
Come one and all. and examine nivskick of
goods. Next dour o the A&i cities Office.
BUSINESS CARDS..
D
,R. F. CEAKG,
PHYSICIAN AND SUROEON,
ASTORIA, OREGON.
Office Room io. 7 over C. L. Parker's
store. Opposite Demcnt's drug store.
JR. J. AV. OLIVER,
II03XEOPATMIST.
. Office. In minister's Datnierrean build-m-
-trance ecnd drop above that of
the Daily AsToiti.xy. pjs street.
Residence on Jefferson street, comer of
Main.
Jootoh mattel 7
Successfully treats all Chronic Disease.
AND DISEASES OF WOMEN ANJ
CHILDREN.
Cancer cured by a new and painless method.
Office Clicnnmus street, corner of Main
street. Astoria.
R. J. 0?55RIK?'.
CURES BILUOrs AD INTERMITTENT
FEVERS
With from one to three doses of his harm
less medicine.
Also. Private diseases successfully treated.
Offick OT.nen's hotel. Astoria. Oregon,.
J. w. noun. c. w. fultok.
KOI5R & F8TFOS.
Attorney s-at-Law. Collecting and Real
Estate Agents.
Rooms Nos. 1 and 2. Dr. "Welrh-'sncwbmld-"g,
Squeinoeoha street. Astoria.
O. F. BELL. a. MHACllEN .
Attorneys at Law and Notaries Public.
CnmmiwJoner of Deed foi California ncd
N aslnngton Territory.
Astorin. Orosiin.
Office Corner of HouriiMM'qhe and C:u3
streets, up stairs, over E. S. Lrrseii's store.
n. f. iexison. r. .i. tavlet:
DENNLSON & TAYLOR,
A T O 15 X K Y AT J A IV.
AsroniA, Ok Knox.
Office Up stain in Parker's nuildln?,
corner Chenamus and Kenton streefc?.
Tp D. WJNTOK",
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Office in City Hall Building.
ASTORTA. OREGON.
OTTO BrOTIK,
WATCHMAKER AND JEWELER.
II S BE-MOVKn TO
Main street, Parker's hnildmg,
ASTOKIA, - - - - OE"EG0K.
J.
STEWART,
Stone and Marble Cutter,.
ASTORIA, - - - OREGON.
All kinds of building work, and monumen
tal work attended toromptly and to order.
Satisfaction guaranteed.
MISS X. ? AXXEST,
OLate of California).
Offers, her services to the people of Astoria,
and vicinity as a teacher ot
Instrumental and Vocal Music.
JSfMiss Allen may be found at Mrs. M.
Rogers boarding house, Cass street.
HOTELS AND RESTAURANTS.
Private Boarding House.
MRS. QUINN
rROPPilETOR.
"Will accommodate day boarders or accom
modate any with board and lodging.
Prices reasonable. Tn In trail's building.
Jefferson street, opposite Wclfc, Fargo & Co
Express office.
pASTRER HOUSE,
ASTORTA, OREGON,
II. R. PARKER. - ProDrfe-ftxr.
-o-
TTfTS HOTEL is the largest, most comfort
able and best kept hotel in the city. Y
supplied with the best of spring water, ho
and ctld baths, barbershop, and a first-ebiwt
saloon with best of liquors and cig:rs, and
fine billiard table. Free coach to and from
the house ; charges rc:isonable. SI 00 to 32 6
per day. according to room-occupied.
A. J. MEOLKR. C. S. WIUGUT.
OiCCIJfrEST KOTEI,
MEQLER & WRIGHT. Proprietor?.
Astoria, Oregon.
THE PROPRIETORS ARE HAPPY TO
announce that the above hotel has been,
repainted and refurnished, adding greatlv to
the comfort of its guests and is now the best
hotel north of San Francisco.
pEXTEXXIAIi IIOTEk,
"Water street, near the 0. S. N. Co.'s Wharf.
ASTORIA, OREGON.
HENRY ROTHE. . . ..!. ...PnorRiETOK-
TIIIS IS A NEWTIIOTEL BUILDING,
newly furnished, is conveniently situa
ted to business, and will be conducted so as
make it a first class stopping place for tl
public generally, and will be open from lbhi
day.
miiKi'iar house,
D. L. TURPIN - PnomiKTOB
MAIN STREET.
Between Sqnemocuhe- and Jefferson,
ASTOIUA, OllKGOX.
Roard and lodging per week..., $ ra
Board per day : 1 W
Single Meal - 25
Tne table will be supplied at all times with
the best tho market affords.
-TTTAIAA TVAXjIjA
RESTAURANT,
THEO. BROEMSER, - - Pjtorr.rETCK.
Fresh ovsters. and other deli
j.n,i.u iftliA .qpason. sirvd In
r.'" r ';i rS2
Opposite the Telegraph office, buueinoqb
street, Astoria. Oregon.
SxT-aiEALS AT, ALL II0URS"5U.
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