New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-08-18
THE WESTERN INDIANS.

Information has been received q. the Indian Bureas
from the Special Agent at the Si.ux Agency, Mime
sofa under date Of Aug. Sd, OF everything being raa-
ouil AT that point. The Superintendent informs the
AGENT that II Indians have dispensed The Ysnk-
tons. Ysbktonees for Cut-Headsl, and Sesetones no
longer ZEN ain embodied in a threatening attitude.
having departed to their several homes to hunt.
The party dispatched 10 bring in Ink pa tu.tah and
bis band, was constituted OF individuals selected from
each of the several bands representing the seventeen
bands Of the Upper and the eight Of the Lover Sioux
II is consequently DELEGATE from the entire SIOUX
pator II IL accompanied by several OF the most IN.
auentia chiefs-there are two from the Upper and
two from the Lower Sioux, the whole led by Ltue
Crow" The interpreter, A. j. Campbell, with a mum
Der Of hslfbreeds, accompanied the expedition.
dispafch from Campbell, from the Hole IN tho
Mountain" reports that they were about to continue
the search rst at ,mes River then proceed TO Spirit
Lake and il still unsuccessful, continue on 10 the Mig
sour River; ard that they are determined not TO re-
turn without the murderers This DECLARATION me Su-
perptendent and the interpreter, MIR. Robinson. aro
flmy convinced is made in good faith. The country
through which, for considerable distance. their
course lies being destitute Of game the superintendent
has been compelled to furnish them additional supplies
of provisions at the Hole in the Mountain, to eua-
bic them TO proceed.
The Indians declared TO The Superintendent 10 coun.
ell that hereafter they would without delay arest ana
surrender any member OF the nation guilty Of the per-
netraton of any wrong or outrage upon the whites.
And thus avoid similar difficulties in the future.
letter from the Special Agent, under date OF Aug.
s confirms the Geographic intelligence that this party
had oyertaken and killed party Of Ink. pa cub tahb
men and states that they in pursuit OF the re-
ms;rSar Washington Star Aug Is.
Mr.. +. o. Blske, who is engaged In settlement, a.
Kansas Falls writes 10 his friends IN Chicago, mat
the settlement had been attacked by the Cheyennes.
who had taken the teams of the settlers and drsen
the pc ple out. Mr. Blake was at Fort kley, attend
ing the government sales at the time and when tho
settlers came 10 the Fort fer protection, company
was organized and bound to go in pursuit. Three
two nx teal
wee captured by the Indians and carried of. They
md olso destrsyed the mill and other buildings, and
driven off all the stock. This explains the dispatch
sent TO Walker, and elbows that 1t was not wholly
bogus.
ORIGINAL discovery when we assert that alcohol the
stimulating ard direct cause OF fourfhs OF our Ou-
bes with the Indians as it is Of fourhs Of the crimes
among white men. fthe Government would infict .
heavy penalty on any one VINO ses .ne r" -
cary that law into execution and enforce that penalty,
there might be a hope of something like perpetual
peace Indians may smoke their knnlkinik IN caiu-
met but drink of whisky lie sn emblem OF eonentos
and crazy wrangling There is four times the need
today for the Government to station troops along tho
frontier TO prevent set of vagabonds from pursuing
This everywhere nefsrious traffic, and putting to The
red lips of the poor Indian the cup that shal make
lies This is the kew 10 all our frontier difficulties.
We sell TO the wild and benighted savage something
that makes him drunk, then we send Government
troops TO bayontt bin because he don't keep sober.
TIE Chippewas have been furnished with liquor ON
the Upper Mississippi, and have eonsequeu'y os.
the white settlers and have driven IN the hev: mr.
Breck from his mission at Leech Lake. This IN
famous traffic not only sets tribes against eacn otnes
and lights euda sparks Of dscord into blaze, ps
puts in ieopa,dv the lives of setters and our set
ilers' wives and children and margins our Territory
with blood. St Paul Times, Aug. 4.