Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1856-01-10

New York, we received yesterday morn
ing full files Of San Francisco, papers
from the 9th 10 the 20sha altimo-iin lagi.
vance pc the mail These papers afe
filed with highly important intelIig gence
from China, Orsg gon. Utah. and full par
ticulars Of ths Eecest agsdies il Cali
fornia, briefly alluded ito II tho Ysster-
day \ Union. III isssSp
|g.g 5 ln n slea upissd sfsiss / ssnaz u u
flle San fslnrlc:iismce ] 81 ~ III says;
But there are very serions reasens
fcr doubting that i know-nothing Sena-
|tofvilt y slecssd byf next lsgislaturs.:
They have. II ~ true y majority ii5rit 'osi
about ten I 81 1 JOINT ballot; But what with
the dissensions and jealousies instheir
own ranks--thsir uncertainty as 70 what
will be definitely agreed upon as the
principles Of the national party they
wish 10 build their want Of faith
in the stability of, their organization,
and the strong links which bind many Of
them TO their former party friends-it il
not difficult to imagine how such ma
jority could be overcome. e
THE iNDIANswARIN IN OREGON, CALIFORNIA,
ifsys.4 Z UTAH, ETC. Ias, fst.4s
The Indian question says the Her
aldD is beginning to assume a very seri-
Gus aspect, Indian disafection at the
present time is not confined to any par
ticular portion Of the United States. Il
is as widespread as the country. Not
only have the Indians in Washington
Territory, and 10 Oregon Territory and
on the Rogue river il northern Califor-
MIA, and on the Colorado in southern
California, taken up arms against the
whites and commenced awar Of exter-.
mihatioh, but in Utah. and Texas, and
New Mexico, and the whole Of the vast
unsettled country lying west of the
Rocky mountains. In the east, Gen.
Harney has taken the field with a we'll
appointed army, and has had some Sc
we're battles with the savages and in
the west, Gen. Wool is about opening
another campaign against the common
enemy. I'll,
The fact cannot be disguised that the
Indians throughout the whole United
States have within the last year become
hostile. At first they confined their
forays to the remote settlements. One
by one the hardy pioneers Of civiliza-
ition fell beneath their murderous toma-
hawks. and their smoking cabins and
deserted corn-felds showed that the
work of destruction had been complete.
Emboldened BY continued success, the
Indians have now forsaken their morn-
toin fastnesses. They disda;n to creep
along, as formerly, through tortuous by
paths and unknown routes. To. fall
upon and cut off solitary emigrant
train is no longer regarded assanaexploit
worthy Of the prowess Of the Indian
braves. q They raise their war.swboop,
and draw up ii line of battle before the
troops sent out to reduce them to obedi-
|ence. Their bravery is certainly I'M
questionable. The Indians Of this State
have: been regerdsd - Tie; lowest speci+
mems of the buma d Trace in existsncea
Ibut, loaihs s6hc as they sre III appear.
Iance, beastly as, they are IN their habits,
| y body of three hundred recently com
PEELED a farce of fourshandred regulars
ldnd volunteers Oh Rogue riyerto seeA
safsty in flight, I ii ~ 4,
II \ THE BATTLE sYLTH THE INDIAEs.5 y
The, UfekaW Union ofAthets5th ultimo
gives the following account Of the battl,
lanuded u iulYhe above
Captain Pierce communicated TIL
startling intelligence. this morning gsof I
.Ipitchedl battle having been foaehtsa
lCOw Greek Canon, Rogue River val
lIlsy ]. w Wednesday last, between aboo
,[three hundred Indians and 400 regular
land yoIanteers, under Captain Smith
'|'taited States army aofl Fort Lane. Tn
hight commenced at'ohs 8 clock, p. n.
4 and continued until ten the Indians re
All the while. and firing bacl
s|uped the whites. AT length It VA
4 |deemsdsnsssssary that stepsfbs taken .
4 sIpfoyide ioE the wounded, and halt IVA
lnrdered, when thc Indians rallied IN