The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-11-14

huquerque New Mexico, and LOU miles southwest fol
81 Louis Yet here ia these remote and difficult
regions, fairly brl.tAt with mountains, aud iurrowcd
with caons Of unLnown depths and extcnts, rs ad hs
rgh had g eoTs II ne yhf places. and provided With
men and supplies that the glorious RESULTS have been
wrought out here upon the Spokane Plains Of Washing
ton, the Wichita Mountains IN Texas and Us in the noun
tain valleys Of the Apaches in Arizona So many Indian
wars at the same time, with such important and power
al tribes and in regions extremely and mac
oessble, is event hitherto unknown in our history
And never has the hdsg Of such difficulties been
judcouS successful OF results kel lead TO per-
manent peace Even lieutenans have exhibited thecou
age GOODNESS foresight, and sound Judgment Of old gen
erals in the hurried end important events which have
suddenly rnspred in thee distant countries they have
acted like veteran soldiers emay the country be proud
OF its bright list Of army Olcen the officers who lead
army from the lieutenant b the lieutenant general
gentlemen Of much ability aud experience and do
remarkably well whenever and wherever called upon
TO act an important part that in all military respects
have little nothing 10 desire They equal
10 all occasions.
II Is only when we thoughtfuy consider for a moment
the vast extent of the country occupied by the Apache
of the Gila who conquered last season the vast
ness of the country roamed over by the Cananches
the difficulty and the Of the country occupied by
the Indians OF Washington and Oregon Territories and
of the still rougher Navajo country, west of the Rocky
Mountains, in New Mexico, that appreciate the
magnitude OF the difficulties and dangers with which the
War Department has had to grapplc in managing These
four distant WARS with, by far the most powerful In
dian tribes the continent And, if we correctly
informed these great operations theatres OF action
difficult and remote, have been admirably conduct
ed render resort to special appropriations and def
cheney bills to meet the extraordinary expenses unie-
cary. All has been done without asking for additions
TO the army to the army appropriation bill These
results wonderful In hisory aatoa haze at
ben ercetai7 Ii So when and bv whom
This very brief review of the official acts of Secretary
Floyd goes far to demonstrate him to be Of
sual skill, foresight and comprehension all admit that
after he has examined subject and made up his mind
popular clamor cannot him; he thinks large
force is wanted large force will march, though the
opposition press all of the bulls o Bashan and ii
he discovers that it is advisable 70 put improved
into the hands of the soldiers the guns will be procured
though the paid writer's Of the disappointed vendors of
unsanctioned guns should raise in chorus ''wohowl
terrible than any heard upon the plains OF the
Upper Arkansas
From all which we deduce the proposition that Coy
Floyd Is officer fully capable of approaching tie import
of plans which look to the consolidation Of the scattered
settlements Of s country; and Is the very man of all others,
to both devise and execute plans comprehensive enough
to thoroughly do precisely what ought TO be done He is
the very to select the right kind Of Officers
who will protect the several routes and yet not
rly harass, much less destroy, the Indian.
The establishment of line Of temporary posts between
Fort Smith and Fort Yuma would open all Texas and
Arizona. Except few PuebIa Indians Indian has a
right to 80 south into Texas Arizona Not Mr..
Polk acquired Texaet GOV Floyd step open
every foot of it TO settlement Gen Pierce bought Arzo
nact Gov. Floyd settle and nore Il! OF what is Tex
Arizona it, because OF the intrusion Of Camanches
and Apaches they cannot he occupied by peaceful agr
culturiss and miners They might well not have
been acgu0 There troops enough already in Tex
as, scattered among sixteen or eighteen temporary
posts to thoroughly prevent all Indians from invading
the State il those troops only stationed along
its northern line No Indian should be permitted to
cross that line and go down into Texas.
Coy. Floyd has, Secretary of War; been man Of
acts having settled the Mormon troubles and broken the
strength of several Of the most powerful Indian tribes
upon the continent be is To turn his mind upon
enterprise. Ii is not his nature to be idle he
will engage in soag We sincerely hope he viii next
resolve that hereafter the Indians shall keep on ef 1ras and
-Iroad if SO, within year he will open up to settle
ment country spacious the old thirteen States
At the time, we hope he will open, and prop ofsa
the thirtyit parallel route completely he has the
Salt Lake route Thus he would open vast regions to
settlement and he would also have the honor of opening
three grem routes 10 Gatoria! That President Buchanan
would not restrain him. but approve the act nearly if
not absolutely, certain.