Show OUTRAGE ON THE ZUNIS OUR dispatches a few days clays ago wrought information of a fracas between some zuni indians and hite men in new mexico no colars cu lars were then given today republish We publish a letter describing the aple affair and placing it in its true 4 light tt it appears a that as in t mothese of these indian difficulties the ca superior race r a ce were the aggress ota 0 americans stole horses be illg to oe red men and when the tte owners sought to recover their pherty ff Party ty murdered them and spied aed to think themselves J justified asti fled ittu d to te be doing the proper thing WM the raw hides as they called tle ue plundered victims victims this outrage te Is doubly wicked be liae it was wag perpetrated upon the offending it and peaceable zunis 14 easy to see from the particulars aven by our correspondent how W wars have been precipitated rhe he military tary side with their own ce as against the savages 00 platter matter what may have been the ofal cause of the trouble the 1 y ft I become a prey to the strong the public incensed against the indi dolls do on on general principles cen can ae the extreme measures that are resorted to for the purpose of quelling an indian outbreak and as they suppose of protecting the settlers who are in danger we hope though we have but little faith that it will be so that this matter will be fairly and thoroughly investigated and that justice will be doue done to the maraud ing and murderous white thieves who sto stole lethe the horses and shot the zunis they should be treated in exactly the same way as if the victims of their crimes were white men mem robbers and murderers they deserve capital punishment and universal execration the permanent real residents dents of the region where this conflict occurred ought to render all proper aid to the oppressed in the investigation t that hat may be ordered the zunis are known to be inoffensive and industrious people and it will be to the interest as well as the credit of the white gett settlers lers in the neighborhood to see that right is done and that race prejudice does not take the place of law and justice we hope our correspondent will watch the proceedings in this ease case and send us particulars of its progress and outcome if the red men are treated with due consideration and their assailants receive deserved punishment it will be a new departure in the national polley policy toward the primal owners of the soil |