New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-09-22
KANSAS.
ITEMS OF NEWS.
Yse Our Special Correspondent

ware Chief, got IN from the Piains last night. tie
had come through with an express from Col. S1u-
Der. The Colonel has been doing nothing Of note
for some time. He is reported as having penetra-
led a. far as Bents Fort, bat is returning. learn
that part Of his force will winter at Fort Kearney,
and the remainder will come here. He has seen
nothing Of hostile Indians for some weeks. From
all can learn, this last crusade against the Indians
is equally unwarrantable with macy others. The
only engagement which the troops under Col. Sum
ser have had with the Indians, was the occurrence
narrated few weeks ago. ] now learn that the
affair was rather rout than battle 1t was, 10
fact an uuwarrantable attack on Indians who were
not molesting any one, and all the probabilities are
that they were not seeking 10 modest any ore. IL
was not war party. Only portion of the Chey-
epnes were fighting men, and considerable number
of them were women and children, not TO speak Of
the youthful superapnuated and otherwise disabled.
There were about six hundred Of them altogether,
encountered with their travelling and camping appa-
ratus. On these people an onslaught was made by
some six hundred dragons and handful Oi Dela-
ware allies
The Cheyennes were taken by surprise. They
had anticipated no attack. They were out on
broken and bare country, many miles from a she'-
teripQ forest and there is likelihood that they
could have contemplated anything warlike them
selves, or even expected any such expedition men
scipg them in such quarter, as there is no pr0ba-
bihty that they would, in such case, have been
thus caught Part of them were in valley, quite
Ignorant of the fact that several hundred dragons
were coming over the ridge upon them. The Indians
made no attempt at a stand fight. The warriors
threw themselves between the pursuers and the
more helpless portion, until the latter had fairly
commenced their flight. 1t was then simply a re-
treat-the dragons firing at them, and charging on
them with their sabers. The Indians kept upa
running fight.
The ret,eatng Cheyennes made the best of
their way to the nearest timber, and, after
long ard closely harassed retreat they succeed
ed in eluding their pursuers and made their
escape They have not since been seen. Probably
they have gone further south, to meet greater Sc
curty among the other four nations or plan revenge.
Twenty-six Cheyenne warriors were killed. Six of
the dragOOns also fell Such are the real incidents
OF this military movement, so far as | have been
able to gather them.
What sineularly stupid policy is pursued by our
Government toward these people. All of the Indians
who are under the governmental wing are rendered
paupe1s by system of subsidies and annual pay
msnts which meet their immediate wants, super
sede the necessity of toll, to which their tastes uu
fortunately do not lead tbem and only destroy all
desire for sclfmaintenance. They are retained, a
species Of pensiOned outlaws, in the precincts OF
civilization. They encumJer the march Of cviliza-
ton while their case does not offer solitary hope
that they will become less nuisances than they are.
Sooner or later they must be removed to further
wilde, while they are less fitted for the hardy life
on which they once depended. We pauperlze them,
unfit them for civilization, and vs0 unfit them for
their old nomadc habits and the means If self
support.
Such s the policy with the tribes already pen
sioned and quartefed off, and the treatment of the
tribes on the Plains is scarcely less intelligent. We
treat them at once as foreign nation and as sub
iugated pant of our own. While they receive little
benefit from our laws we sill hold them responsible
70 them. If few vagab0nd Indians commit an
outrage, some tribe or other is held accountable for
it. and If vagabond white represent Indians to
Drpetrae vi4inous robberies on tde Plains the case
n no better. Let us hope that a more intelligent
and humane system of policy will be adopted toward
the still powerful remnants of that unhappy race.
Let those of the Indians who are quartered among
white men and who are partially civilized, be cltl
Seiisel. Let them be left to their own resources
or let them be taken at beyond the frontiers OF
civilization. Wherever they are, let all the efforts
in their behoof be rendered that they will be
made as far as possible self sustaining Do not let
them starve, but do not for Heavens sake make pau
pers Of them. Let more intelligent Glass OF
agents be sent to supeIintend their affairs. Tne
qualification for such post ought to be something
better than "killrg an AbolitloDlst" or acting as
Missionary in carrying love of Slavery extension
ism among Them or the handful of white adven-
turen who prey on Them
A New COURT OF CLAMs.-In the last number
Of The LscOmpton National Democrat find an ad-
vertisement which is worthy of note. The readers
of The TRIBUNE will remember that 'law' was
passed at the last session IF the bogus Legislature for
auditing claims connected with "entorcing the
lava" The rO-Slayery expenses of the Wakerura
war, the sacking of Lawrence under Marshal Don.
ajdson's posse and also of OsawatoIpie under Reid
Of IBdependence's Territorial militia" and in
TACT all the rO.Slavery wars-these are to be
placed in shape so that Congress will if possible,
pay for them and at all events that they can be
saddled as debts on the citizens of Kansas.
In order to blind the often duped people of Kan
cas- to the real objects Of this nefarous design this
Commissioners Court is also to sdudicate and allow
claims for loss Of properly as this advertisement
speciously terms it, without respect to party"
The Commissioner is, of course, slavery man,
bogus Adutant General aud an active participant in
most Of the wars against Free-State men. BESIDES
he was member Of the bogus Legislature (the
COunci), and was elected for the Territory while
living in Missouri. But hereis his advertisement:
EoTes TO under the provisions of
Semen thereto both passed and approved February % 1857
sse undersigned has been appointed Commissioner TO audit
'm.y present the same for consideration" for
ps a ,na AND o,o . essp'1Ss % for
this TeItoy or tor t4e purpose OF :Sppes;hs any rebellion o,
shs Marshal any sheriff Of any county of the TeriOy"
lPrssate Claims Of all persons who may have sustained
s damage consequence Of growing nut Of the dit
6cue In this Territory by Of loss Of property
quent expenses AZ time since the OF the act
eanile this Territory May ST. 1851 The said provides
for the taking Of testimony in support Of al such claims col
tectops and cerhcstion vouchers and making
correct statement In duplicate Of all such accounts be
laid fore the next Congress Of the United States the
other before Legislative Assembly of Kansas Territory
the end that proper and united Efforts b. made
from Congress- compensation and indemnity FOR the losses
and damages incurred BY the citizens Of th. Territory
without distinction OF party.
Notice therefore sven tbs, the undersigned will mold
pesaons according the provisions OF said follows