The Thoreau feel that the people who serve the state have the same worth as dogs or horses and that they should receive no more respect then a man of straw or a lump of dirt, so these people feel that working for the state rarely make any moral distinctions,and it also says in the paragraph that they are likely to serve the devil. So by this article we can clearly see that they are apposed to any form of serving the state.
The correct answer is the second one “the history of the Kiowa.” In this excerpt, the author explains how the traditions and the imaginary of the tribe are fused in narratives, which are part of the mind of its members. Therefore, these experiences and knowledge reflect "the journey" that the tribe has experienced over the years.