The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1855-11-07

Yet this is what we will see at the price.
fixed.
The price is City cents for the above
lectures.
From the Missouri Republican,
From Fort Laramie The Siouz
War.
We have already published ~accoauts
from Fort Laramie to the 9th ult.
derived from different sources. AS the
reader will have observed, intelligent
men, conversant of all that was passing
around them, differ materially in theil
views of the war-one insisting that the
Indians were hostile, and that additional
troops will be necessary to subdue them
and another that there would be nc
more fighting. Where such a difference
of opinion is found between men upon
the ground, aud having all necessary in
formation, We may we'll be puzzled
about the future il that region-wheth-
er it will be a state of peace or war
This uncertainty has been increased
rather than lossoned, by the letters re.
ceiyed from Fort Laramie by yesterdays
mail-of which, it is understood, there
was a very large number. Unluckily,
we received nothing from our regular
correspondents, and were compelled to PC
to Others for information. In this way,
We have seen letters from the 17lh to
the 9th of September, and with per-
mission to extract such parts as have a
bearing IN the public interest. At this
distance from the seat of operations,
We cannot say what justice there is in
the structures contained in these letters,
or what propriety there may be in the
suggestions which are made, but we give
them to the public for what they arr
worth. Time will unfold how far the,
are correct
Fort LARAMIE, Sept. II, 1853.
DEAR FRIEND: Our quiet prairi,
home has been thrown into a state o.
considerable excitement by the arriya
of General Harvey AID his command il
our midst. The General arrived yes
terday, having boon twenty-four days il
getting here from Fort Kcarny. FL,
stopped six days to throw up a small soc
fort at Ash Hollow, for a company Of
infantry. thereby losing six days, and
leaving seventy mel without any pros.
peet of an adequate return !or, sueI
losses, for a single company of infantry
at that point aGurds 10 protection to the
road whatever.
The ball is now open, and the coun
try is embarked III one of the most ex-
~tensive Indian wars that it has had OIL
its hands for this mauy Il day.. Its cos
must far exceed that of the Florida war,
as tho land transportation it enormous
corn six dollars per bushel, ard other
things in proportion. The partial blow
which the troops in the vicinity
of Ash Holes, ihstead of iutimiduting
the Indians, has had the conIraFy efect.
The whole Sioux Nation is apparently
aroused, AID the warriors are on the
war path in every direction. Three
days after the fight three men were at
tackled on the road about forty miles
above Ash Hollow, aud one Ct them 81
severely wounded that he will in all
probability die. Yesterday morning,
just before General Harvey a: rived, Z
indians stampeded the Government ans
mails within three quarters of a mile of
the Fort, and Carried. off fifty mules and
horses. They were pursued, but of
course, with their fresh auima.s, escaped.
To-day, two express men from Fort
Pierre, came in on foot, having been
attacked and robbed of all their animals
on Raw Hide Creek, some twenty-four
niles from this Fort. This will show
you wqat sport we are having III this
part of the country. Indians can now
be added to buffalo, elk, antelope, &c.,
and be shot at first sight.
General Harvey having got into this
war, appears to be determined to try
his hand over on the Cheyenne, amongst
the Minnecougas, who are said to be
hostile. His force is sufficient to go
through the country, but the season is
so late hat he can do nothing but break
down his command aud eat up his horses
and mules. Let one of our snow storms
catch his command in that part of the
country, aud you would hear such suf-
fering and death as would make your
blood run cold. His mounted force will
all be dismornted BY next spring. So
Uncle Sam might as well commence shell
ling out the money for are-mount.
Our Great Father at Washington
never will learn anEtk;ng from oxneri-
ance or take the adyice of those who
know. 1 fear that this Sioux war will
be entrusted to incompetent hands, and
all sorts Of plans viii be adopted, until
millions upon millions have been expcnd,
ed, and hundreds Of lives sacrificed, ard
the end no nearer than at first. If this
war is to b eended speedily, let a large
and overwhelming force penetrate the
Indian country, early in the spring, aud
sweep it from end to end-my word for
it there would be but a single campaign.
But the pitif1 force of General Harvey
entering the country, at the tail of the
season, is worse than ridiculous, as it on
ly tends to encourage the Indians. And
Ihensthe talk of u winter campaign to as
mountain men-sueh an idea is the,
greatest humbug imaginable. Let those
who ~advpcaeeits try It a mouth, and if
they survive tkeI Will be satisfied with
the experiment..
Il have wr5tten you a much longer
letter than I inteeded to do at first, but
1 had SO many things to tell, thatI
could not compress it more. I will
write to you again should anything of
Importance arise III the war before US,
which presume, will be the case, for
TIN sO1@yl it can be called nothing else9
Of Uncle Sans men IN the Sioux
try is but the prelude to more extern
sive operations aud more bloody work.
Our Indian Agent, Major Twiss, on his
part, is smoking the pipe of pence, and