New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-19
CALIFORNIA.
By OyERLsSD NAIL.
LETTER FROM Mr.. GREELEY-AE
INDIAN BATTLE.
1p,u OR Own Correspondent

force to this State with orders TO hun; and snoo.
down all the Indians from the Colorado to the kla-
mats. This would have been The chespe,t method
Of managing the Indian affairs OF Caliiorhis' aad
perhaps the mos. humane. 1t certainly would have
been eminently practical, and has the example OF
the old SpartaDs who went out and sPesred down
the Helots whenever they became too numerous or
Troublesome. II would not be nearly 20 bad for US
70 massacre the Indians as It Was for the Spartans
10 ,ay the Helots, for the latter were not only
white, but their veins were full Of that glorious
Greek blood which has left 20 many mperlshsble
ard inimitAbe works Of art aud philosophy;
whereas the Indians are red. skinDed baroarl-
sas, who have no friends, aud have even
very doubtful claim to the title OF
humanity. weak sentimentalism may
be- horrifed at the slaughter OF Indians, as you
would slaughter wolves; but the strong hearted,
clear headed phInthropist will say that genera!
su ghter for the clearly expressed purpose OF get-
hing The fendless red out o! the way, Is pref
cradle TO the system of slow heart-breskage, and
hDg.drawn tOrIDents now practced IL settled
fact that every wild Indian in the state must die;
and the question s, whether it we're better that ne
should be- shot at once, or tortured through half
dozen years by rum, disease, bereavement OF all
relatives and friends and then, finally shot because
he has committed some outrage " Ii were Tue
Indian / should prefer beng shot az once; should
enter strong protest against this violation OF al
my natural rights by wicked, rude, uncontrolled
white men, they beng secure IRON punishment,
and hopeless Of redress.
IL i. supposed that ten years ago there were
GO GOO Indians in the State; to-day there are not
10000. They have been driven from the homes
inherited from their fathers through unknOWn
generations; their lands have been taken without
compensation; they have been deprived of the
means of subsistence; they have been despohed OF
sll their property, aud robbed of every hope Tor
the future. They have the fame humanity, the
same wants, passions, and affections, with our
selves; many of them are or were good, KIND men,
az have seen for myself; but they have red skins
and savage modes OF lie; they stald 10 the way
of the mites, bo hate them, and Will not tolerate
them, and they must be put out OF the way. Jhat
must" may have little justice or mercy; 10 1t Is
the decree of fate, against which not only men, but
even the immortal gods, are pOwerless.
OF all the Indian tribes which existed in Califor
MIA ten years ago, the Mojayes pronounced Mo-
hall vays were the best, the most industrious, the
least barbarian in their mode of life the kindest 10
the white men passing through the,r country, the
most intelligent and the most anable and es'iIna-
Bile in their individual characters. Living IN des-
ert, remote from the homes Of the whites and from
the roads Travelled by them, the MOlaves were un-
disturbed until few months ago, when body OF
troops was sent out among them, To punish them
for certain Outrages, or to frighteu them from com
uniting more. 1t WAS said that the Molaves were
the ASSISTANTS when IA party OF emlgfaDts on the
way 10 California were attacked on fne COLORADO
in October, 1857 out there il no proof of this.
The Indians in that fight, for all we know,
may have been Pi-utes, who are abundant IN
that country; and if they were Mojaves,
we have no evidence that they were not
sssaied in the frat place. At any rate, the troops
were sent among them, and they proiessed the
same friendship tor the whites which they had long
practiced, aud the commanding oihcer, 10Th 10
shoot them without clear oiiense, made treaty
with them and took some leading men as hostages
the hostages understanding that they should not
be kept away frem their people sore than month
Or two. These hostages were taken to Fort Yuma
and imprisoned beyond the time when they expect
ed 10 be let free; and unaccustOmed to conhne-
n emf and preferriDg death to such llfe they at
tempted to escape, and most OF them were Killed.
The tribe considered this to De murder and retail
lated on one or two white men, aud now war
raees. and the MObaves are doomed to share the
tnte of the Indians of the Sacramento Valley. 10
few wears nothing will be left of them save their
name.
Horace Greeley is sorely afflicted with bOils, in
consequence of his long coutinued stage-rdlng, and
it il doubtful whether he will be able 10 leave the
city before ne starts on Friday next the Doth inst,
for st. Louis, by the FL Paso Overland Mail route.
A great number of invitations to deliver political
speeches have been addressed ~ him, and ne has
responded by writing letter to the editor oi The
San Francisco Times (Republican organ, advising
fusion with the Anti-Lecompton Democrats,
whereby he has caused no little sensation among
the politicians.
VIM. Loude rback, native Of Philadelphia, 30
years Of age, was killed IN this city the day before
Yesterday, by heavy fireeDgine which ran over
hrs abdomen. He had joined the company, " The
Tiger" only three days previously, and fell While
running 10 q hce.
wrote you, q few days ago, about the massacre
Of some Indians in Butte County at the Forks OF
Butte Creek. A correspondent OF The MaTySriAs
Express writes thus i'll regard TO the affair.
"Mr. Breckenridge and party added no lsurels 10
the Throws when they visited this place on Mondsy last
shooting down. like de-, poor old bind Indian ana
his sQuaw, who was leading him, and making 40 III us
eliminate slaughter defeuseless women and chill
drep. He wss informed, while here, that far from
encouraging the Indians in any breach OF the peace,
that If he could pout out of them who was
an aggressoT would assist pm the capture and pun
shment Of the guilty at all tines while we iet our
Guty To ourselves community tn protect the inno'
cen as We think the time has pSssed for al indscrm-
H. ate slaughter for the acts of two three bad In
Aians, who We have every reason to beneve, do not
belong 10 this Tribe at all.
A Nevada correspondent Of The Sacramento
Standard says the business of quartz mining has
not very bright future in that neighborhood, and
adds:
"Pbe result Of my observ alton aud inquiries thus
far with respect to quartz leads has amounted to this
The quartz leads, they are worked deep are, IN
majority Of cases found to yield iess gold thsn a. the
Groupings, which fact, together with tue inersssed
cOs Of working rs they descend, VIII, II is stated 10
me. 90 long way toward the entire s;oppsSe of all
stean-rniis in avery few years. The prce OF tuei
must at least be doubled in year or two, aud think
the difficulty will be 10 procure at any price around
Grass Valley in few years, as the country Is ast be-
coming a barren waste from the absence of WOOD.
The Allison Ranch Mill which paid sac, 900 clear per