The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-11-18

NKw ORLEANS, La, Oct 81 1914
''pf' D. Ea'f0'an, U. s. army, and Novtkvestsvu
| Indiana
among the arrivals Of troops within few dsys
ues'ihed to the newly assigned posts, is the com
Pahy OIL the First Regiment OF Infantry com.
manoed by Capt. s. Eastman, the distinguished
painter OF Indians and illustrator Of their manner,
ana customs Unlike every other who has souoh,
profit or reputation in this line, he bas ,s1.-
drawn from the Imagination, but has n,;nt.d erou.
pfc; the war dance, the scalp dance the oon,.u
are pictured by an eye witness and ubu A.
scene was actually In progress His colIec,;on
comprising several hundred pieces, delines,;n.,
everything of interest in Indian customs cont.;nS
likewise the most accurate views of the grasd
scenery OF the upper Mississippi These pictny.s
nave as yet attracted comparatively liule Of
national attention; but the time, it is hoped, is not
distant when they will be exhibited Tnoso ac-
quaiisled with their merits, and familiar with the
subjects, 90 NOT hesitate to assert that they win
furnish truer record and history of the features.
the manners, the habits, the costume of an inter.
.estlug portion OF Gods people, rapidly .assins
away, than was ever before the wes& of pencil or
U Ur pen ana perhaps no man has in our country.
formation was not obtained In a "Tour loon
the Praires," or Summer in the Wilder-
ness, but is the result of more than seven years,
ual,y ana hourly observation OF them In their veYY
-. O., ~. Hdt pcIIOO In command ut
Fort SneillDg-familiar with the lanyuage of ii
the neIphbonng tribes-thls officer Hecsme n.s-
senal!y known to almos, eveiy Individual cor,l,e
ing them, and acquired an influence Among th~-
more potent tor good to our government th,n *.
bayonets of division of soldiers So nowsr;ri
was this that the report of their agent the trad.r
the chefest man In their estImat,onI NJ
even the word OF their great father In Wash,nuton
was little regarded until they had asked the CON-
nandant of Fort Smelling " If these things wero
,O?" e' WOW
A striking exhibition of their attachment w.x
clven when they heard of the order removinr
captain f. s company to another post A councif
vas instantly assembled, and several chiefs were
IN the eve OF setting out foot to the seat of go
'ernmeDt, to demonstrate against an order 80
much to their dissatisfaction. He, however, PIE
rented THE, explaining to them in few words the
nature and cause OF his ORDERS and his duty as an
'fhcer, OF prompt obedience. The white settlers
q the neighborhood, likewise, aPpreciating Capt.
Eastmean's great influence IN REFRESHING distur-
,anoes, and preventing wars among the tribes,
entered formal protest, addressed to cad quar-
curty to themselves and families guaranteed by
his pre- sence 1t s greatly to be deplored that tho
SIMPLE fact OF the removal Of regm ent to another
station should involve the transfer of a public
officer IRON the performance of duties so i'm
me asurabiy important to his government; and It
Is earnestly hoped that knowing some Of the
above facts, as they do, al Washington the ser
vices ct Captain f. may he required as COM
missioner, whenever treaties are to be formed
those tribes. The present numbers of tho
principal ones are az follows The Sioux, or Gre
,eIly Dahcotahs $4,000; Chippewas, 5000; and
$500.