Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1865-12-07

indiaa Troubles and Wars.
For ths last four years thera has bssn
more or less dishsulsy wish tho Indians 90
the frontiers aad along tho thoroagbfares
leading Ia Colorado, llaha, Montana and
10 ether Wsstsra rsgians, aad 50 far ali
sAe efforts Of the government to pat step
70 the 4iepFedatious and murJefb commit
tad BIZ The Ind ans have been of no avail.
Il uay be sail Sish mach truth thai SO
far lhe Indians hare hal tbs beat Of it.--
They are always posted as to Tbs whsssa-
bouts OF che government forces and arc
almoss certain 10 slnda all pursuit that
may be made after them, and while the
troops are pursuing them in one direction
I Large partian Of then will Leave The
main tfai. sad fall upon weak peinta or
Iiolated wagons and small trains and
sssnTctla the stock murl:r rho owners
ard pIanatr ard destroy the iraia.
So fag shs Eiaigyaats aal Frsighttrs
haze kiilesa uere 1ndisrs than size Sod
sliers, and il appears that thsy are better
ab.e taI saks care sflhsmselves than the
Soldiers ara 10 take caFs Of & guard shesn.
. II has bcca found that the lazsians will
not attaek train xhers :bcrs are an han.
drea 81 moro pgssons connected wi.h i,
assl freighteEs and migrants generally do
not leaFe f.. Kearney untll they hare
formed : comp tuy of an hundred or
aors wagons. By this means they SO
safely tlrongs anil he Indians ksep a. >
RESPECTABLE distance from shem.z
So FL the attempt On Tia part Of tbs
government u put n end 10 these lndiaa
deprsdhtions, While ii has proved soares
Of great Speculation to indiyidusls, has
proved q pesfee. failure. Several niAicus
CT dollars hare been expcadld il CAM
paigs against she Isdians chi not an In
dian for si0o,00o expended has besa
allied and the warts rs hercs a1a uleady
on the part Of ths Indians as err. Tie
government haEiag failed thus far, and
thsre being no prospect CT It's forcing tbs
Indians to bseons friendly and pcaeaable,
ice have plan " which so thiak sAal
ind may hq accomplished.
Orr plan Is to let the job IL contract,
II Is said that oyer seyen millions Of dol
lars Aave already been expended IN this
Western and Northern Eniisn var, ana il
Is also estimated that aii the tribes Eul
t3sether u3x al var With TIE whites can
net master Il, 900 warriors. Now let tht
government let cat toe contrast Of killing
CT tat Indians, CT 50 nany sf them a
accessory 10 make the rsst conclude u b.
pescs4b.s, giving for cash warrior t:liet
$500 hni f1s each oshcr killed 500, and
xe vehture tho assertion that Ia less thar
ere year We wcald have q lasting pcae'
gish the Indians, ard that too Acforo an.
other So ,00l ,0a9 WoaI1 be ezpeaded.
| Let the gsreranans make this kiud o
G proposition aud we assure il that West
ern enterprise world take aad soon Enisl
The contract, ard lha Indiass woali lesrr
to DO peaeeablo and fFi&ndly, CT tbt,
would be sent 70 tAo ssgFees hanGint
| grounds'' to be found ia another weird
Our plan waaid "aipa ca.p 1000 var
riors aud 935 goo other Indians With an ex
psnSiture Of 81 ,oe0, 200, and # that doc
not make tie baIahee peaceabie, aid an
othsr 81 Co, 900 and ''Nipe oa." tbs re
nu!nIng S,Ga0 warriors and q, boo other
making altogether la,00o wkrriors ea
so 900 others placed Beg oad tle pcssibil
if q raising hostile arm agaiuS. ii
vi ita man. II this was doae, and il ca
and tcosfId Be done, aith'n year, If d
gossrumeuf should make the proposition
xe tAiuk ,Es balanee, il arr, Of tie In
diana between the Missouri Riyar mad ID
Pacific ocean would remain peaccahis 70
oil tims to sone.
This plan would put 9 stop 10 sp scula
sions, and pernlasions from the govern
meat, o. the part Of individuals, an
you'd cost nothing, il II prosed, as a
ths Indian expeditions hare proved,
|. failure.