Shot at in the suburbs

The Feb. 24 1865 issue of the Journal is important. In it they lay out their opinion about Sand Creek and the subsequent investigation. They would like to emphasize that they think it's mighty fine to kill Indians, but that these particular Indians were unjustly slaughtered, mainly to benefit the careers of Evans and Chivington, and that the massacre set off a costly wave of violence that otherwise would not have occurred. Toward the end of the article they reveal something about Soule's assassination attempt history at this time:



Then on March 2 the RMN offers this curious response on page 3, with page 2 substantially devoted to their opposing view of Sand Creek and the investigation: