Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-07-09
THE NONPARElL ON THE INDIAN
WAR AGAIN.

In our reply Of two weeks ngo to the
article in the NonpareI deuouncing the
Indian expedition, We then stated that
We had heretofore given reasons and evi.
dence why the expedition was necessary,
and only intended in that article to cor.
rect some Of the misrepresentation of the
Nonpareil, and show his objec. in his op-
position to the war against the Indians
We charged that jealousy and desire to
injure Sioux City, was the foundation Of
this opposition and the edi'or Of the Non.
pareil docs not deny the fact, but answers
our charges by attempts at ridicule and
by quoting detached portions Of our ar.
ticle with the intention Of putting US in q
false position. These are always The
weapons used BY men who assume to write
Of matters Of which they have no knowl.
edge. He says: "his (our) statement of
the number Of troops engaged We know 10
be incorrect" Knowing that be would
vince when We nailed his lie about their
being 10000 troops under Gen. Sully, We
took the trouble to obtain from official
sources, the figures We gave, and when we
thus nailed bis lie, we clinched the nail,
BY giving the total number Of troops, in
GLIDING those stationed along the river
to garrison the various posts In regard
to the troops under Gen. Mitchell, in Ne.
braska, we do not pretend to know wheth.
er they are needed there or not, as they
are not in this department. The Nebras-
khan and Republican can probably say as
to that
The editor Of the NonpareI knows very
we'll that this country has been visited ev.
cry season for several years by thieving
bands of Indians, who. have murdered our
citizens, stolen thousands of dollars worth
Of property, and kept the people Of Dako.
h and northwestern Iowa in q continual
state Of alarm and apprehension. I'm.
provement and emigration have been
stopped, and many have abandoned com.
Portable homes, the result Of years of-toil
and priva.ion, and sought locations where
their families could be secure against the
merciless savages yet, when the Govern.
ment takes the necessary measures for the
protection Of the frontier, and 10 which
the whole northwest has a common inter.
est, the NonpareI pronounces it an In.
dian war bumbug" gotten up for specu.
lativs purposes, and from his stand point
cannot see the necessity Of attempting to
punish these bruIal savages whose hands
are red with the blood Of hundreds Of our
citizens. He "can't SEQ it aop per.
haps. but the people of Council Bluffs did
10 September 1862. Then, they were as
much excited and apprehensive Of Indians
~ " Of Sioux City. Families we're sent
East. and many OF the prominent citizens
who desired to b absent on urgent bust.
ness stayed 1t home to defend their Ore
sides They then united with Us 10 our
demand for that protection the Govern.
ment is 10 duty bound to give u. But
now when 70 have succeeded 10 Sc.
curing snch . number Of soldiers - those
in authority deemed necessary for the pun.
ishment of the Indians, and the protection
OF the border the cry is humhug" and
"swindls." Consistency is . jewell"
not possessed BY the NonpareI. The
people Of this section are willing that
tbers should be an honest and candid in.
ves,;gation Of the necessity Of protection
sgainst Indians on this frontier, but dis.
like to have their position misrepresented,
and alsi6ed By prejudiced men like the
editor oftbe NonpareA. Not only is the
stability and existence st our towns and
settlements imper'ied thereby, but also
the lives and property Of the people.
- Tho school year Of the Stata Univer.
sity .. lows City will close next week.