| Show A TERRIBLE CRIME thin THE account given by american horse of the account of the massacre at wounded knee which will be found in our dispatches from washing ton confirms the dreadful story that has already reached the public ear la in spite of the sneers and sophistry of the apologists for those soldiers who committed the slaughter it is clear that the shooting down of women and children was inexcusable the plea of avenging the cluster affair is entirely unavailable there is no parallel between the two cases casee the pretext that equals and boys can shoot aud and stab will not meet the issue for the evidence shows that groups of unarmed women and little babies were slaughtered by the bloodthirsty troops it if is a terrible episode in the needless 0 and shameful conflict provoked by the whites and the complaints of starvation short rations aud and poor supplies showing the rapacity and callousness of the white agents and others are a sad mad commentary upon the policy pursued toward the unfortunate remnants of the indians tribes it is useless to belittle or attempt to palliate these crimes they are withe out excuse before the almighty and all just men eternal retribution will be found to be an abiding principle and the nation which commits or permits these things will be sure to reap the consequences of such a course |
