Virtue, morality, generosity, honor, are words not only absolutely without significance to him, but are not accurately translatable, into any Indian language on the Plains." These are sterner, less kindly, less philosophic words than Marcy's, but they keenly outline the duty of the Army on the frontier.

We made treaties with the Indians and broke them.

In turn men such as these ignorant savages might well be expected to break their treaties also; and they did.

Unhappily our Indian policy at that time was one of mingled ferocity and wheedling.

The Indians did not understand us any more than we did them.