, 1855-06-01
From the San Francisco Herald.
About the Indian Country, Sc

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"As we stased some days ago, it appears
that the four new regiments, two of caval
ry and two of infantry, (RiAemen) are to
be employed in garrison duty, at Jefferson
Barracks, Louisville, Fort Monroe and
Carlisle Barracks respectively, while the
troops Of the old regiments thus relieved
are to be drawn off for active service in the
Indian country. A number of the warlike
tribes on the enigrant line across the Plains
have of late committed SO many outrnges,
and exhibited SO hostile spirit, that emf
grafton from the Western States overland
to California and Oregon, has been greatly
checked during the present spring, and that
source of increase to our population-here-
tofore the most reliable and of most benefit
to our State, has been almost cut of. This
threatens to become most serious evil
Unless we can obtain large accession to
our numbers from. among the sturdy settlers
Of the West, our State is like to stagnate,
for up to the present time, the departures
fully equal, il they do not exceed the arri-
walls at our port by sea. We are happy to
note that steps have been taken by the
Administration to render the Overland
Route safe, we yet hope in time for this
seasons emigration. Quite an army,-ex-
ceeding four thousand men-has been or
dcred to take the field TO repress the incur
sions, and chastsc the insolence ofthe saw
ages who have for the last year been threat
ching the sparse settlements and emigrant
parties on tho Plains. This army will be
placed under the command of Gen. Harney
and will be amply sufficient to keep the
savages in subsection. They are to be sta
toned in force at different posts on the
route, aud this circumstance will greatly
favor the project of the entcrprising part
les in Missouri and in this State, who con-
template establishing a line Of stage
coaches across the Plains. Thanks to the
energy Of our army officers and volunteers,
the outbreak Of the klamath Indians in
the northern part Of this State, has been
reprcssed, and peace restored without the
spilling Of much blood. Throughout the
whole State, the Indians are quiet, and IL
the whites will let them alone, they will
continue so. The same is true Of the In
dian tribes in Oregon. An expedition is
to start this season, however, to chastise
the Snakes, who massacred, with such
frightful crucltics, the party Of emigrants
near Fort Boise, last summer. Those saw
ages deserve no mercy. Their atrocities
were committed in cold blood, and without
the slightest provocation. In New Mexi-
CO the Indians are at war with the whites
at oil points, and the Governor has found
il necessary to call ont FIVE hundred volun-
tecrs, to assist the U. s. troops under Gen
eral Garland, in saving the country from
desolation. Both the Apaches and Utahs
are in arms. They sweep the Territory,
and when pursued, fly in safety with their
booty and their captives, to their almost
inaccessible retreats in the mountains, and
il perchanco brought to bay, boldly turn
upon their pursuers, and give them stand
up fight. In Texas also, the numerous
tribes of Indians have for a long time been
at war with the whites. The Apaches seem
of late to have spared the imbecilc Mexi-
cans, to strike at higher game. 1t may be
they have exhausted the border States Of
Mexico, and turn for rich booty to the
thriving settlements Of Texas. Numerous
conflicts have taken place in that quarter,
between small parties Of marauders and our
troops, in all Of which we were Of course
successful, but rarely without loss. Sever
al promising officers have lost their lives of
late, in skirmishcs of this character.