New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1859-09-06
ATTEMPTED IMPOSITION At FORT
LARAMIE.


To ns Editor Of TIE n. j. J'bvss
SIR: send you the following for pubic .tion,
sbo~iug bow men seat oot BY The United STATES
Government to protect tee emisralts perform Their
duty. II .eems Is if every trace Of the love "
as,ice aud equity winch characterized the founders
Of this Government has become entirely ooltersted
from the minds OF modern Up.ed States officers,
and he love Of the almighty dollar" substituted
Wien our company cane 70 the bridge and
found the shape matters were N, We cane n the
conclusion TO AZ the ford Or know the reason;
not that Ne cared so much for the toll. though that
il coDsidersbl item OUT tereto emigrsnh who
are in limited circumstances, but Re had too much
Autricso blood 10 us ever to permit desPotle
military officer 10 dictste 20 us where We should,
and wltTe We should not, 90.
Accordingly We united with some other trans
to be amount Of about twenty -fonr wagons ana
seyebty five men, drove up passed the budee ana
crossed az toe ford without any difficulty or lotef-
rup;iOn. Since then have been told that shortly
after We crossed. sentinel ordered tr,in away
rom the ioId but the captain Of the train told HIM
hey were going 10 cr0.s. The sentne. replied
hat his orders were 70 ttop them and began to
Dad his gun.
The CAPTAIN, who was armed with two OF Colts
REVIEWERS. drew one of them, and ordered him to
stop. SAYING he would never stand by and see mao
load gun to shoot him. The sentinel stopped,
and the train went on
The owner Of a trsin Of twenty-five wagons,
loaded with goods for Salt Lske, told me that after
he had brought the most of his wagons over at the
ford. an officer with detachment OF soldiers came
out and ordered him to 90 back aud cross on the
bridge. He replied, he would not; that he would
fight irst and ordered his men to get out their
guns; but he was not interrupted. his, tnlns,
4 - III III etotx u-d nN az
The wagons in this train were heavy, and the toll
for the train would have been seven'y-fiye dollars
Though may not approve all that has been done
by the emigrants in this matter, yet am happy 10
In ssy that | hsye not heard Of train attempting
To cross but what did 80. w. j. RONALDs.
"HrADeu.R1Ess, Fos1 LARAMIE, NT,}
June q 1889
"ordsr
No mains ere permitted pass above the bridge on either
Trans not with this notice will be TUNED back by
When Observed On the opposite tide Of the rver BY Sentinel
No the Sergeant Of the guard viii be noahed and cross the
i0o' ''''s' ~ Wv BY order Of Ca pt.n CLARKE.
"HA HAscALL I'd Lieut.. fh Artillery Po't Ad Ju'ant'
We. the undersigned citizens of the United
States, and now on our way to California, certify
that notice, Of which the above is verbatim
copy, was placed on post near the bridge across
Laramie River, about ee-qusrters of mile be-
low Fort Laramie, on July lst and %, 1859; that
the observance of this notice would prevent em.
grants from crossing Laramie River at good ford
above the Fort and compel them to pay s! % per
wagon for the privilege of crossing on the bridge;
that we know Of 10 way in which the interests OF
tire Fort would be injured by The emgrans cross
ing at the ford; that the soldiers and persons EN-
ployed about the Fort, with whom We talked told
us that the above order was issued merely TO ald
the owner of the bridge, with whom the command
ing officer is on very intimate terms, and we can
conjecture of no other reason for issuing such an
order. ,.s.,
We believe it to be one of the most disgraceful,
tvrsnnical acts that al American officer ever
stooped to perform, and take this method of max
ING # know to the world, that an intelligent pub
lc may Judge how far we correct in this belief
A 3 Doom NJ d.. formerly Of Bloomfield Davis Co, 10.
a w T1xTtL formerly of bloomfield Davis Co.. To-
JONI &. THOMSON, Lawrence Co, Pa ~
II W REMINGTON GeDeseo, Henry Co.. Ill
Joux II HANSON Muscatine Co, lows
GtoRet w. REMiNG TON, Geueseo, Henry CO. H.
A Las Quincy Branch Co, Michigan
NJ L. Doom. San Joaquin Co California
J. l. SPENCE, Msgnols Harrison Co. Iowa
CpARLEs HARRIS, Lafayette, stsrt Co III
JAMES H. kIsNEAR, Crswfordsvle, Warrington Co. IOWA
n r. Doom, Bloomfield, Davis CO., Iowa
GRO HOLMAN, Chesterfield, Cheshire Co, N H.
WN P.xIos Columbus City, Loai.a County, Iowa
A. McCLUNG Wspelo, Loua Co, Iowa
H. H.RrLEY, Wspelo Louiss Co., lows
| W. J RoNhDs, Wspelo, Louisa Co. Iowa
| Svsouaier, n. T., July 1883