, 1860-06-02
The Pony Express Cut OF by tho In
diana.

Our worst fears hare been sealized-ths Cali
to1nla P"ny Express, which ieft San Francisco
on the 18th inst, aud vas due in this city On
between Salt Like City and Ctrson Valley,
r1ders chased, and bags containing news. Bnm-
maries and letters lost. We do not think that
any one who read our article on this subject
several days ago, expected anything different.
The fact Was patsnt, that the express messeu-
gers were without protection on the principal
portion Of their journey, and thu well known
polaaesS OF the Indians on the route, together
With tho killing Of one rider before announced.
would naturally lead to the perpetration Of fur
ther oatrssea-~ The enterprise will not, We
imagine, be given up because Of these disasters,
not continued efforts will be made to keep up
the communication.
:, It must, however, be apparent 10 everybody
tnat Whaseser advantage is gained by quick
communication between distant points Gun be
supplied by the running of this Express, and
tne same rcaso1s which impel III to push for
Tsa wara telegraph to the Pacific, Apply to the
reclly benefit St. Louis, still, IS the means Of
drawing a route into notice which is deemed
superior to that which bends go far to the houth-
ward to gratlfy Texas specuiators-it is impor-
tant that ne should encourage it. II the New
York merchant can hear from China in fifty
the Pony Express and telegraph, it will natu-
rally attract attention 10 heroute, and do much
to concentrate public opinion in favor Of rely
ing entirely On the overland route for comuuoi-
cation with the Pacific, and hasten the day OF e
Pacific railroad. Iu this view It is certainly i'm.
portant that the Pony Express should be pro-
tec:ed at all hazards. aud this protection should
be insisted upon by nj friends Of direct
route. The Express runs upon the principal
trail to California, mad if the Indians are per-
mitted to chase and kill of the messengers Of
the Pony Express. their next step will be to at-
ahnf3 ESA1$ $$1nfm
in stealing the horses and destroying the lives
Of one or two riders, their passions will soon be
aroused to a ruthless massacre Of all who cone
within theirEeach.
At this the Administration virtually w!nks by
allowing its army to remain in Utah. The dan
ger may be Is imminent as that which beset
Leonidas Of old, but the War Department has
as yet failed to protect either cmigrants or ex-
press. Congress is now in session, and should
call for information on this point. II there Is
no provision for scattering troops along the
route, then the professions Of the Adu,ini.tra-
ID such provision some.biug ought to be known
.of the reason why the Pony Express has been
cut of. As .lnng Us the public Treasury is not
called upon 10 pay y-auything for the support Of
an enterprise that Is Of more service to Calfor-
nia than all its Ocean mail contracts combined,
ii is only fair that the protection which is due
to every traveller and eElgrant upon The plains,
shoald be especially accorded to this- There il
no event in the Development of Overland 3iall
Communication between the Mississippi end the
Pacific, that caused half the qualification to the
people Of California, as the success CT the Pony
Express, and we much mistake their temper If
they permit these outruges by the Indians to
interfere with their pet enterprise, and to 20
UNPUBLISHED by the Federal Gogernms Mt, with
out demanding redress in a tone that will alarm
the Democratic o1icia1s in Washington, even il
it does not awaken their ympatlies.-Aissouri
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