The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-06-04

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viii CD sbe political ssage, whether 1t bs 10
peace or ia war. as puppets are moved by the
wirepu,ler behind the scenes. Take him all ia
sll be- Ia by far the greatest statesman In Ea-
ROPE, and the sblest man who ever welded
the sceptre Of France, since the days of
Charlie magne.
rns Last Inassa War.
We published on Saturday accounts from Cali
fcrbis to 18th of May. The most important item
in the news wss the account of battle bet ween
q body Of militia, organized for the purpose of
srrestDe several Indians accused OF numbering
several whites while they were asleep, ct Nil
lsr's station, on Canon river, about thirty
miles from the valley settlements. The militia
force altogether amounted to about one hum
dred pen. who we're attacked by greatly su-
perior force of Indians on tho 18th Of May,
sbout sixty miles from Virginia city, the prin.
cipal settlement In the new Wssboe mines. OF
the whole number Of whites twenty.one were
killed, three wounded, and forty-three are miss
ing. OF course the most exaggerated reports
Of the s6air were circulated all over California.
1t was stated that the indians intended to kill
all tho whites at the Wsshoe mines, and that .
general war would result. At Plaoervilie
and other points companies Of volunteers
were raised and sent forward to the
froptier The commander of the United
States forces ON the Pacific sent one hundred
and fifty regulars, with ample provision Of
Aank
who is we'll informed, puts the number of volun-
teers in the field at three hundred, and Of regu
lars forty less. The whole number of Indians
in the war district is put at two thousand; but
that will be msgpiHed speedily II the conflict
continues; for this Indian fight, like many others
we could mention, bias been engineered un-
doubtedly by persons who are interested In
furnishing supplies for our troops.
There is an immense deal of humbug about
ell these Indian wars, and we have been Obliged
more than once to call the attention of the
public to the modus operandi of reckless and un
scrupulous Indian Lobbyists at Washington and
elsewhere. The Florida war cost forty millions
of dollars, q good part Of which was clear
downright robbery. The parties who insd.
gated the Indian fights In Oregon and wash-
ipgton have little bill Of six millions against
the government, and there are plenty Of
smaller affairs Of the same sort The
plan for getting up IN Indian war Il
very simple. Some of the whites on the
borders are quite ss barbarous as the Indians
themselves, and always ready to pick quarrel.
BY fomenting bad blood between the Indians
and the settlers, q general conflict is brought
about. The most awful accounts are sent to
Washington, and appropriations are made for
the payment, subsistence and transportation of
militia that perhaps never took the field at all
Large bodies of regulars are sent out govern
ment contractors wax fat, and when the job II
ell over 1t is found, generally, that the Indians
have all along been in favor of peace. This
latter fact is proven beyond all question by the
conduct of the Indians In the old States, and
some Of the Territories where they are on good
terms with the whites. No quieter neighbors or
more pacific residents could be desired. The
Indian in the valleys Q9 TIE Sierra Nevada dif-
fers only from the Indian In Western New York
o. the white man at washoe differs from the
white man on Broadway.
We believe, too, from competent authority,
that the employment Of militia - Indian fight.
ers IL an utter absurdity. More useless, unre-
liable or expensive troops cannot be found.
The Texas members of Congress have been
making Q great noise over the new rsgi-
ment of mounted men 10 be recruited
In that State; but II IL stated BY more
than one army officer that the Texan ranger
IL not near 30 good as the regulars II
the Indian Ia seriously inclined to fight We
believe that hundred United States mounted
riHemen are more effective against ten times
their number Of Indians than hundred militia
would be TO an equal force Of savages. II the
honest miners at Washoe, some ten thousand
or more In number, are not capable of defend
ing themselves against couple OF thousand
Indians, the very best thing the former can do
Is TO leave their present occupation and 20 out
90 dry nurses or turn men milliners. Alto.
eether we look upon this last Indian war as an
unmiuga,ed humbug. II may be, however, the
opening Of a series Of running fights which are
TO end in general conflict 10 be kept up a.
long as the government money lasts. IL all
the Indian appropriations were stopped for elk
months, and the agents removed their posts To
remain vacant), We should have very little
trouble with the tribes.
The POLICE AND THE PRIZE FIGHrEEs.-we
give today very full and interesting account
OF the iDcursion Of the police upon the prize
ring at Cenireville, Long Island. and willeus
Point, on Saturday, together with the examina-
ton of the arrested parties This In about the