New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-09-06
FROM NEBRASK1-DANGER or AN
INDIAN WAR.
Coretpondence Of The y. Y. Tribune.

Correspondence Of The ~ Y. Tribune.
OMAHA CRY, Nebraska, Aug. e5, 1855.
Indian matters continue to keep the citizens Of
this Territory in constant excitement. Last
Thursday rumOrs reached this place that body
of four or five hundred Sioux warriors from Min
nesota had crossed the Missouri River, about one
hundred and ten miles north of here, in the vicin
ity of Sioux City, and had given out that i, was
their intention to down to the vicinity of the
Platte River to fight the Pawnees and Omahas anl
that if the mites nteriered TO protect the Omahas
they should commence hostilites against them. On
the receipt of this vague Intelligence, Brigadler-
Gen. 1hayer who is in command OF the Territorial
forces, aud Acting Gov. Cunning, adopted the best
means in their power to ascertain the true char
acter OF the report, and from conversations with
French traders from the north and with several
persons directly from Sergesnts Bluffs, they have
come 10 the conclusion that several hundred Sioux
warriors have crossed the river and were there
waiting for q reinforcement, which was expected in
a few Gays, when they were going southwark on
war aud plumber expedition FOntenelle, where
the late murder by the Indians was committed,
and where Gen. Thayer has stationed a small body
of Territorial volunteers to protect the lnhabIt
ants, is situated upon the old war-path of the
Sioux and Pawnecs and Omahas and ia not pro
tected by sufficient force to Withstand 500 Indian
warriors. Gen Thayer is now collecting few re-
eniorcen ents with which be is going to hasten 10
Fonttnelle, aud endeavor to protect that place
from Incian pilfering and numbering.
The Administration has been very negligent in
providing suitable deienses for this Territory Al
ter having opened it for settlement and induced
hundreds of individuals TO embark their fortunes
here they have virtually abandoned the 20 the
mercy OF the thousands OF hostile Indians il lag
in the vicinity OF the frontier The inht OF
the Territory coming, as the chitfpart Vit1em have,
from the Eastern and SOUTHEASTERN States, are
unfamiliar with Indian strategy aud warfare;
and from this cause and for the want of suitable
arms tLey are very poorly prepared 10 defend the
frontier By the negligence of the Government
authorities the quota OF arms designed for
the use OF this Territory, and which should have
been forwarded to us msnths ago, have been withheld
from us aud her the Territory j. ~ receive them
if ever, nobody now can tell Nor is the General
Government any the less To blame for Withholding
protection from tie Omahas, whom they were
bound 10 protect by the terms OF the treaty by
which that tribe sold and gave up their lands The
Sioux La ing recently killed the Omahas chief All
sey, raj of their tribe and having caused them 10
abandon their reservation, which they the Sioux
row have possession OF, now threaten their entire
determination, they being dlspcascd with them br
having sold their land To the whites. The people
OF the Territory are hardly able at present 60 pro
tcct Themselves from heavy force ot ludl ans
much lees 10 protect tie Owhhas. Had tlc ai"
quatc protection been pro,id by Govcrumrut
this Territory would have attained IN few years
Il population sufficient Ia cnuuo II to admission
into the Union a. State hut uudor The present
c.tcumttancca tho time h. far distant when Ne
binska will be- one ot tho Statra of tho Mon. alncc
quito 90 many a,ttlcra lca' a. tho Territory "a como
INTO u.
Tic citizens col Omaha met al The state lIoua"
las, evening to adopt mcaauirs tDt thoi, lotirt no.
cufity There arc undoubtedly greatly o,asgot
nt,d reports in circulation to- tho stao ot affairs
hrrr hut At that meeting ioN indu tdualn ON
dray,t,d to Ctcsio impression that un dagger
now exists not haa Ia tralit, osialod of Trouble
frtm Ito Indians II suoh an imptoaainn could
become universal it would 49, doubt bo Hno
films to- u i-un luis and oaima hr. but 20 w1uli
b. p,ut basis 81 e,iuu iut uooria oi ths ast
81 be- ato sooLins future h"u-. ani who ha'o u'
notion uf setiiins with thoi, ~i'ea aud chill in
IT,, slaIl - au Indian . tou,ahaWh
uon tLaie, Las stat. n,i t'vrrs at th,oo p'inIa
go go funti.t puD hoit 40 iaha,ual,. which 10
nes, tho Aiissun,i tit,, ani ahsut A. n..las shu'e
Ls,o. 80. az .lt1"elie anl 'rv ~ IN u"u
asrn .,s, -, u,uth - - tlb tir,n hi'u'. naJ
"a ., ole. communicate" 70 k.it az tvs"v-H
~, -. eel ti.,4La tba tfa.p,a~t 90 Dru ats."t
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