One Hundred Years Before The Pilgrims Landed

For A Time During The Early Settlement Of This Country Peace And Goodwill Prevailed, Only To Be Followed Later By Violent And Relentless Warfare.

If We Dismiss From Our Minds The Prejudice We May Have Against The Indians We Shall Be Able To More Clearly Understand The Impulses That Govern Both Races.

If The Graves Of The Thousands Of Victims Who Have Fallen In The Terrible Wars Of The Two Races Had Been Placed In Line The Philanthropist Might Travel From The Atlantic To The Pacific, And From The Lakes To The Gulf, And Be Constantly In Sight Of Green Mounds.

The Intrusions Of The White Race And The Non- Compliance With Treaty Obligations Have Been Followed By Atrocities That Could Alone Satisfy A Savage And Revengeful Spirit.

The Troops Were Occasionally Occupied In Pursuing Scattered Bands Going North Or South, And On Three Occasions The Large Camp Of Sitting Bull Ventured South Of The Canadian Border, And Important Expeditions Were Sent Against Them.