Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1864-12-17

ture Of money and some new phases of
peculstion in the Quartermasters and
Com missary department. no erea, battle
has been fought; no tribe of red skins
ex,erminated- where then are good results
is the killing or 400 or 500 Indians to
be counted against the millions of money
expended ? Is the destruction Of few
robes, camp kettles and wigwams a suta
BILE result Of so much hard service? As
to the magnitude of the battles in these
campaigns, they seem small only when
compared with the battles of this rebellion {;
but compare them and the expeditions
with similar scenes in our history with
Harney's campaign in 1855, and the bat.
tie Of Ash Hallow, with Gen. Harrison 8
campaign in 1911, and the famous battle
Of Tippecanoe, or with Gen. Jacksons
operations against the tribes of Alabama
and Mississippi, and thus the conclusion
is evident that as much has been accom-
plished by General Sully as by any Of the
gallant heroes mentioned. The results of
these expeditions are only commencing,
when General Suly reached Sioux City
on his return, and they will continue and
increase, so that more results may be
seen in 1865 than in 1864. aud still more
the next yesr-and it is to be hoped with
good prospect of realization that inhu.
ence, thus engendered will lead to the
paciticaton, determination or subsection
Of the Upper Missouri tribes. They have
lost what to them is houses, lands and
subsistence. Garrisoned posts are estab
lished in their midst--a wholesome OPT
MON Of the number and invinclbility of
white men has be- !, impressed on their
minds ; their sufferings during the winter
must be great they have came in contac,
with a superior race whose presence seems
to act as a scourge and sure destruction !;
they vanish; it is not in battles but rather in
the contamination they imbibe by coming
in contact with civilization Bad men,
bad passions, bad whiskey, bad traders,
bad agents, all aid in slowly but surely
depopula,ing the Aborignies. 1t has al.
ways been thus, and the Department Mill.
tary Commander recommends to Govern.
ment a change of Indian policy and in.
deed some change is devoutly wished for
by ali philanthropists-it can hardly be for
the worse. The aim and intentions of
the United States Government has ever
been of the most liberal and beneyolen,
character, but INFORMALLY unfortunate in
the event, and any change may be looked
on for more hopeful results. We hear of
Indians in the upper country being dcsi
rious Of peace. This is no doubt true,
and when spring shall again open i, is not
unreasonable to expect that all the belIig
erent tribes will be suxious to treat for
peace.
When this rebellion shall be crushed
emf grafton will again flow to the West.-
Nebraska, Dakota and Montana will re
ce've accessories OF population unparallel.
led in the history Of lew countries
1t might be supposed that much north.
ern emigration will bend its way to the
sunny fields of the South after the war,
but there will be two reasons to deter it
from taking that course, no matter how
the rebellion terminates, whether by con.
quest or treaty. There will exist on its
soil hordes Of semi barbarous outlaws who
will lie lshma.lites in their lives and
practices, aid peace loving citizens will
think them undesirable neig hbors-aud Il
generation will hardly correc, the evil and
soften the asperi,ies Of Southern chvalry
towards Yankee emigrant. |, is human
nature, and jus, as inevitable that such
feeling should exist, as tina, men have pas
sions implanted within them from on high,
and prejudices instlled by education.-
And further-the South is the home
OF the darkey, and although just at
present the dark skinned stock is rising ia
the scale of civil aud political life, yet,
but few even Of the most earnest of the
anti slavery faction would Of choice sur
round themselves with neghbors Of Afri.
can persuasion, SO that everything will
tend at the end of the war to direc, eni,
grafton to western Iowa and the adiaceu,
territories, where peace. plenty aud free
lands invite all industrious honest people,
poor and rich alike to settle, make for
themselves and children hear,hs and
homes, happy aud prosperous.
The climate, like that of New Hamp>
shire, as told in an epigram, is adapted
to raising men, and the soil beats Banagh.
er for corn. potatoes, wheat and garden
truck. The schools are almost indigo.
NOUS; industry meets with a sure reward.
Poverty is no disgrace; lawyers are ALSO
le.e; doctors superhuous the clergy res.