Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1858-09-01
THE INDIANS OLE THE PLAINS

THE INDIANS OF THE PLAINS.
The special correspondent of tho ST..
Louis Democrat, vino accompanied Gen.
llarney on his march TO U,ah, gives the
following resume Of events on the way
home:
Ten days was the term which General
IIarncy had agreed to wait for .hc. CIcy-
cnncs, and ON the tenth day they made
their appearance, having travelled dcsper-
oteIy to keep the appointment. They
have the reputation Of being the braycst
tribe this side Of the mountains. and the
appearance and bearing of the DEDICATION
did not belle their reputation. The"ialll"
was conducted in the same STYLE and
with the same etiquette as the talk with
the ngalallas. They came up, one by one.
in manly ma@neG, each shaking hands
with the General who sat in She shade of
n tree, and those whites who were with
him. They seated themselves in O circle,
and proceeded TO light their pipes. The
orator OF the occasion was as faithful to
the rules Of his art as if he had studied in
the schools. He commenced by saying
that the fame ofGcncral IImncy as great
chief was known TO them. and that they
were all exceedingly glad to see him. .-.-
The substance Of the discourse was that
they were dcsirous of being at peace with
the whites that the Success of the mis-
sion otGreat Bear brought happiness md
peace Of mind to tho whole tribe; that
they were also desirous of being Mt peace
with other Indian tribes, but that the
Pawnees were always robbing them.
81 thought Gen. llarney's counsel to
them judicious and humane Lercmmd>
ed them Of their outrages upon thcwhites,
but told them if henceforth they acted
right he would ask the Great Father at
Washington to forgive them. lie had not
come to make treaty with them, as his
business was to chastiso white Children of
the Great Father, who had been acting
badly, but that these whitcchildrcn, know
ing the power that was amaycd against
them, they submitted. The Generals
aim was to impress them with the idea
that if they tranSgressed they could not
escape punishment, and that they would
receive justice if whites committed any
outrages upon them. He promised to be
their friend if their conduct continued
good, but that otherwise they would find
him n devil
ain the progress OF the talk it was learn
ed that party had gone out against the
Pawnecs before the return of Good Bear,
and this the warriors present regretted Us
the counsel of their grandfather (so they
call Gen. llalney) inclined them TO peace,
with the Indians rs well as whites
"rhe talk was protracted for a consid-
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talks-one on their arrival and the other
in the evening-the latter the more i'm
portant. They were treated Hospitality,
and in addition to bread and meat got
weak grog to drink and tobacco to smoke
but the condition of the commssariat and
the circumstances of the meeting did not
warrant the giving to them ofany presents.
From what transpred it is certain that
they will not molest the whites this year
0t least, and that they have a salutary
dread of Gen. llaney. 1t was noticed
that the old chiefs laid the blame of past
matters upon the young men just rs
Brigham Young and the apologists Of
Kansas rascalities lay the blame o!all mis-
deeds upon the boys
"Next day (the l9th) Gen. Harney re-
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within sight of the crossing of the South
Fork of the Platte, AGO miles west of Leav-
enworth, when the dispatch notifying him
of the restoration of peace in Utah, and
the new disposition of the forces conse~
quent thereon, reached him. On the 2lst
we reached fort Kearney, and when APP
preaching that uncomfortable place, heard
that battle was raging between the Sioux
and tho Pawnees. ltturned out that it was
the Cheyennes-the war party which had
gone out from the Republican ForB-and
not the Sioux, who had the audacity to
attack their enemy within sight of the flag
of the United States. The Cheyennes,
who had been lowering in the vicinity for
two or three days, swooped down upon
the Pawnees, while branch of their nao
tion, called the Loup Pawnees, were chang
ing their camp. The assailants succeeded
in stampeeding three or four hundred
horses, and the contest then was really
for the spoils. The pawnees, though taken
by surprise, were soon mounted and in
pursuit of the Cheyennes, who were not
more than forty. As we passed out east
of the fort, some of the attendant circum-
stance of Indian warfare presented thom-
selves TO our notice. Naked warriors
armed with antiquated guns, or bows and
guiyers, galloped ceaselessly towards the
Fort. These were all Pawnees. They
were perturbed, but not with fear, and in
answer to all questions put to them, said
the Sioux had come upon them and
took away heap of their horses. 1t was
impossible to know the truth about the