Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1857-11-24

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THE FRONTIER SERVICE OF THE UNITED
STATES ARMY.
The fact that the very existence Of the Amsricar
continent was unknown TO the inhabitants Of the Ole
World, until 80 late q period as four centuries ego
Ia 30 singular that 1t fully Iustiaes the idea that it Wa.
peculiarly providentisl. When, after slumberipg ID
total ignorance of this vast region, 1.-THE great exten,
OF which ia well expressed in the term new world, y
Tor thousands Of centuries. Europe at last sent forth
her little bands Of euiigrsnts TO its shores, they fount
il, yir ually, ir-sh from the hands Of Nature. Ii bore
no impress save that which had been stamped upon
it by the Creator. II came into their possession nj
the rough diamond comes 10 the lap,dnry. Its rug
2sd surface was unpublished by the hand OF civlliza.
ton, unchanged by the mapipuiations OF skilled in
dus;ry. ls forests bloomed in all their native lux
rance. the redundant vegetation of its thickets wac
unchecked. the rich soil Of lis prsiries un6roken.-
They had, indeed, no, only found a uortd. but a neu
world-new to all the refnements Of civilization, the
subIuga,ious of mau, the processes for the develop
ment of natural resources which by ages Of progress
had gradually become known to ths enlightened por
tions of the human family. Rude efforts at cultivation,
and the construction of miserable wigwams, were
The only changes that had been wrought upon the
broad bosom OF mother Earth, and the proverbisl i'm.
providence and idIeness of the Indian race bad rem
iered ,hsse improvements go limited that they were
scarcely perceptible. What llttle the Indians had
done furnished no basis-not even the sligbtest-for
the civilization that was TO succeed them. No white
man, however poor, would permanently occupy an
Indian dwelling, even though il was that of one OF
their chiefs, nor use an Indians farm, as such, no
matter how extensive might have oeen The dominion
6f the monarch Of The forest according TO the rude
Indian ideas OF boundaries. So far from the abort.
g;aes having furnished any bEeis for tho great super
s;ruc;ur, OF civilization their successors reared, they
formed the Chief obstacle to its erection by the con.
s;ant anaoyauces 10 which thsy subjected the white
settler, by their predatory haoits, their repeated at
tack. aut warlike demonstrations, and their bloody
,nassacres. Colonial history. therefore, 10 principally
u recital of q series of struggles with the home Gov
ernneut, Ecgiend, on the one hand, and with the In.
diaua on the other. Settlement attersettleInenf was oup.
tized 10 the blood Of irs hes, and orarssf 'nhahiiants,
and the march Of civilization wss nadi V~erapa!h.
wy .,rewn with his comninsled bodIer iwtIic mar.
ryrs and red vic,in. vi progress. TosGne extent, the
sane Seems is teing enacted at this time upon The
frontiers Of IL. Uoi;ed States. TIE rapidity With
which new eettiem1nts are consolidated aud strength.
ed, however, renders the struggles which occur gem
orally of short duration, and they are rarely OF sufh.
Gent importance 10 excite any considerable degree
of attention among the people Of the old settled por.
t;ons OF the Union. Besides, present difficulties with
the Indiana, although they occur IN remote portions
of our own immediate country, DO not excite the 10.
tar-st which Indian iroubl-s awakened among the
colo lists WHO were directly objected by their results,
but are rather viswed With that comparative DEGREES
Of indifference with which We may suppose England
70 have regarded, one Century ago, any differences
which tIi-ted between the inhabitants OF her Arneri-
can colonies and their red foes. Contests with the
indians ere inevitable. Though The idea that two
races Of m-n mret necessarily quarrel when they are
placed together. is untenable, 1t Is impossible to pre-
vent war when two such systems a. barbarian
and civilization, each hsvIos warlike cham.
pions 10 espouse them, come In conflict with
.ach other. the whi,e man must suodue the
wilderness, to live according to bis improved
system, while the Indian policy requires that II
should flourish Us q haunt oil wild beasts, TO preserve
the scspty resources which furnish him with subsls.
;ance. We have a sort of chronic war with Ire
Seminoles, and have JUST emerged from an exciting
contest in Oregon. Laie intelligence renders It not
improoabl. that q number Of American soldiers nave
ueen cut of b. q large party OF I6etopwan, near the
Missouri river. Brigham Young, too, has evidently
long been Engaged in exciting various Indian tribes
H. hostility egainst the United States. and the position
hs held by virtue OF being Governor of Utah, Of
Indian agent, afforded him peculiar advantages for
advancing this infamous end. In the event, which
appears inevitable, OF q war against the MOrmons,
he will doubtless employ the lnIians as effective al
lies against US. Another sad chapter III the history
of that doomed race will TINS be commenced, and a
long series of struggles extremely haraseing and an
noying will De iInpusr ID upon the American army.
The frontier service OF the American soldiers is OF
q peculiarly srduous, unpleasant, and TO them, un-
proEldute nature. ikey are exposed 10 great prlVa'
tons, compiled to endure great sufferings, and Yet
rarely win the ~sigates; need Of fame ne Il reward for
lhsir e~xertions. Detached, as they are, over an i'm
mensc scope OF territory, in email banda, they can
fight only in comparatively ua;nportLnt ok finishes,
and the greatest deeds OF heroism pass almost unno-
ticed, because they do not form parts of great battles
which interest The whole civilized world.
Gen. Scott has lately Issued, under dale November
18Th, General Orders, No IA, which contain a short
statement of tn fights with the Indians, from The l1th
of February, 1856, up TO September, 1857, embracing
altogether, twenty five contests. Although many
lives were no. lost in any of these battles great con.
rage, endurance, and perseverance, we're di'played IN
nearly all of them, and they have doubtless exercised
an influence uf incalculnbie value in checking preda
tory and hostile lud:an excursions. The whites were
in every instance the Conquerors, always driving the
Indians before them, no matter bow great the dlspa
rity Of numbers. IL one instance we are told that:
''AprIl !. 1851, First Lieutenant Walter II. Jenif-r,
Second Cavalry, with thirteen men of Company Is OF
that regiment. after q search OF thirteen days, and e
march Of nearly three hundred miles, came upon q
fresh trail Ut indians near the head Of the north fork
of the Nueces river, Texas; and, IA the trail led into
a rocky country almost lmpracticable for cavalry, be
dismouuted, left his horses with a guard. and continued
the pursuit., rith only siren men. After a tedious
march Of four miles, he suddenly came upon a camp
OtluUleu Nv lJOW Ct~"t3 ~ pPs tnt u
Approaching it, under cover, to within two hundred
aud fifty yards, and he and bis little party being dis
covered, they were attacked oy all the warriors in the
camp, and threatened at the sans time by a party re-
turning to il with horses. He repulsed The Indians,
with a loss to them of two killed and one Wounded
1t being then night he withdrew his men, rejoiued
his horses, and returned TO the attack next day but
in The meanwhile the Indians dispersed"
"For the last three days this detachment had no
~rations, having been out seventeen days."
In many instances the marches Of the American
troops have been singularly rapid. occasionally reach
ing eighty miles per day. Frequently, too, when
their chases after The Indians were more protracted
than they had anticipated, their provisions became
exhausted, and they were Obliged TO do with little or
no food for several days.
The favorite Indian trick Of ambush was, in one
instance, skillfuily played of upon them IS follows
The commands Lieut.. Hartzl placed hs men in
wagons, with the covers closely drawn, and marched
under the guise Of G provision train. The ruse was
successful. and the psrry was attacked about forty.
five miles from Fort lancaster 5y 8 body OF mounted
Indians, supposed 10 BIZ Muscalero Apaches, who
were driven back with g loss OF three Uf their num-
Der killed and wounded. The troops were unhurt."
The indians, come upoa the whites, when they at.
tack them al all, literally liks thieves in the night,
aud then fee away as swiftly a. their mountain deer.
10 catch and punish them our troops are required to
Do as feet as greyhounds-,o possess powers Of en-.
DURANGO and capacity to subsist without food or va
ter for a prolonged period, akin to that Of osmels-
and yet to fgnt like tigers when opportunity offers.
For all this they receive far less credit and honor than
they Observation-Disclosures Press.
MURDER ~ LOUISVILLE.
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