New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-10-06
The Craving Indian War.
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Everything indicates the approach Of a long aud
httr struggle with tire predatory indian irhe. innst
ing the immense coun,ry between and the Pacific
Two causes c0uspiFe N render this ib@viisble firU
the frest numerical force q he lncans and ne rapid
3ninuton Of the buffalo. upon which hey errlsr,.y
subsist Sec7ad the un~ise Incredibly of our Govern
ment s s0e and reluctant suiton Of the approach
ins dsng-r and the riy exhibit by the President and
Cssinef IN their tres'fn.nt Of existng difficulties.
Three past Indian wars enable exactly 10 iore,ell
The coming dissstor-the Creek the Black Hawk snd
the Florida ware.
These wars were all brought shout By the evy with
which the Government met the fra hostiliies and en-
deavored TO nk1 up diseonieris with insseqase ard
lnisming remedies
This lsvlty beside the chagrin Sowing from Il has
has been immsnsely costly. The struggle With ,he
Cherokees snd Creeks. who have never exceeded
5000 has employed armies passing 1000 men 10 the
aggregate. ana exhausted sbjcv0OtO.
The BLACK Hawk "-r employed 100 troops sud cosi
s. 600 O0Ote Indian foe never surpassed 30 warriors
The Florida var employed 1000 treoP. lasted tn
years and cost Sj50eC0O Florida, from first to last
never contained over / 100 Indian warriors.
Heretofore haze COMMENDED With Indians, single
tribe ~ tire confined 10 specific territory and set
ins OF foo,-.nd such has ben tn la money
pui4iion and gradual slaughter both sides.
We have now 70 contend VIII tribes vho are m0naed
Who roam over plains more extensive than the ~hn.e
territory % our c0nfe1eraie1 Stics who iniermIglo
ana have no permanent homes Taey fubsst on the
buffalo which their food, their clothing. their lodges
their saddles robes and fuel They have Eoither agr
culture nor domestic cattle 10 supply food War plur-
They ore more wild than Arabs. aud better varrors
Their country Il n fEiiy largo various and ireir ap
pesance Ia sny particular part Of Il as Uncertain A. me
wind or q thunder storm.
ire agsress,e number Of this hoaiifz race Is IN
kn wn 10 official authorities, not y NA0z has
ever been among them. We state then, from positive
kn ve5ge, the following tsiisucsl fact which viii be
denied, but which Is true;
Tkf agErfgae nuBber Of he TndiaH ri5es rho deoend
erery lgOn tie buffalo rg0a p0sssia A0rses and
rlyuS upon M buffalo 70 spy az ufr Phy'eai nans q.
goo Thasr roam and inhsbit the whole space
from the Gulf 90 the Canada lnoa par, Of them
tribes which live upon the hest@atofs Of the srca,
rivers that hpw into the Pacific and who annually pass
out through the Rocky Mountains % the buffalo region
Causes csrtsin In their effect are now pressing upon
this whole mar and binding val shout 20 cease ony
with c1termin alton The buffalo dinnlsliug win
irightul speed-Wh The buffalo ceascs 20 the indisns
every of IRE constant 10 aud
fro OF the white men By the Missouri the Oregon. Cali
f0rna sud Santa 70 trails and through Texas solves 10
tie Indian the cause Of hls approaching doom.
% All thase routes hosIies are nov become porpe;
ual The indians hare been successful n lasting he blood
and planar Of ne WLkes These They exhibit 20 distant
tribes share with them end rey!enifhed with new
slliss yermsneu, Indian army mas occupied the mil
die Arkansas throughout the whole Summer just passed
Many sch Agie Grrsiss oil apPsor Het seasomassscre
mpends every white man who ventures firth upon
The plains.
We make these statements Indeed with very Jatai
tope OF cOuc.listns 10 these sccumuauug horrors Of
the Indian country the serious attention they perempto-
lily DEMAND
Wisdom the warnings Of tue past. the existing dsn-
gers blood that has flowed ana Ia dsily flowing cry
against the srifv which desy the remedy that shsll
punish and cheek the evils existing sud to coma.
Economy and duty both demand an efficient and pr
mancnt military force. The srales, force O. be effect
i've s 1000 men well armed commanded and equipped.
THIS force 90 at various points In concert - be In
creased gradually end kept In operation Tor i've years