, 1865-10-03

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Tho Committee not only ignore the genera
and terrible character Of our Indian war, nnt
the great su'erings Of our people, but mak'
the grave charge that "no effort seems tt
have been made By tic authorities there t
prevent all these hostilittes.'
Had the Committee taken the Trouble, 4!
they certainly should hive done before max
Ing 50 gave charge, 10 hnrc read the public
documents Of the Government, examined tht
record and 1les OF, lhe Indian Bureau, Of tht
instead of adopting the language Of som,
hostile and irresponsible. witness, Us thsy ap
pear to hare done, thoy would have found
that the most earnest and persistent effort.
hnd been made, On my part, to prevent hos
tilitles. The reports show that early IN The
spring Of lS6a, q g. indian Agent I.oree, o
perscn that the Sioux under his agency and
The Arapahoes and Cheyennes were neeottat
Ing an alliance Tor war on the whites. L i'm
mcdsafcly wrote IN urgent appeal for authority
10 avert the danger, and senf Agent Lorcc ii
special messenger with the dispatch to Wash.
| and all earnest effort was made to collect tie
Indians in council. The following admission,
In The appended report of the conncil, ex:
Ges ESentM ,71:1 -, IL, Hearing R LIST Al thai
ipgtop sent me ont On the rlaiRs to taJk With sou
and mike It nll righf. sent messengers ont to telI
| you that had presants,' and would make you a
want to have anything to do. with me, and to the
along without him. Bul1sDe wsaied 10 come IN
to see nc, at the heod OF the Repubiican but bis
people held council and yvonld not let hin, come.
hsae1 Ktttt--That Is hne. '@01' ~~ee&''
Es1xEI ~ !. IT. r. uadcr The necessity after all
Ing home without seeing Them. Instead Of tbs,
with our enfMies-H
Notwithstanding these unsuccessful efforts,
still hoped to preserve peaee
:. The records oil these offices also chow That
ID the autumn of 1f81, was reliably advised
from various sources TINT nearly ail the In
dfans Of the plains had formed an alliance for
the purpose OF going. to war In the spring, aud
Immediately commenced my efforts to aye1t
the imminent danger. From that time for-
word, By letter, b telegram, aud personal
representation to the Commissioner oi Inlian
AHairs; the Secretary Of Wax, the COM
nandets Of tho Department and District; by
travelling for weeks in the wilderness Of the
plains; W distribution Of annnities and pres
the Indians to leaye the hostile alliance, by
every means within my power, eudeayored,
10 preserve peace and protect the interests of
the people Of the Territory. And in lie face
Of all this, which the records abuudantly
to hare been made By the authorities there to
prevent these hostilitics, other than By the
commission Of even worse acta.'
They do not point out any of these acts,
unless the continuation Of the paragraph Ia
intended to do So. It proceeds
'Tbe hatred ofthe whites to the indians would
eeem 10 have been inaamed md excited 10 The Ut
most. The todies of pelsons killed II dtsiaaca
whether hy Indians Or not II not cestaiu-wefc
brought to The capital Of tho Territory and e1poeed
s lie .isesay szesa seeps of r he peeps
There is 10 mention In this Of my thing that
was done By authority, but is so full Of mis-.
representation, In apology for 1ndlans, and
unjust reflection on people who haye right,
from ttlelr birth, education and ties Of sympa.
thy with the people they SO recently left b.
hind them, to hnve at least q Just considera-
lion. TIE todies referred to were those Of
the H1ngnte family, who wero brutally mu.-
asred by the Indians within twenty-five miles
Of Denver No one here ever doubted that
the Indians did It. and it was admitted By tho
Indians IN the Council. This WIS early IN the
summer, and before tho notice, sent ii June,
10 the friendly Indians. Their nlangled bodies
were brought TO Denver for decent burial.
Many OF our people went to see them, cs any
people would have done. 1t did produce OK
element and CONSERVATION, and where are the
people who could have witnessed 1t without
'emotione Would the committee hare the
rcople shut their eyes 10 such scenes at their
very doosss, :.
The next sentence, equally unjust and un-
my, refers t9 my proclamation. issued two
before the ATTACK they were investigating,
aud having no connection with It or with the
troops engaged Ia It. It is as follows:
The snpiaity ma appealed %; for the Gqvernor
ff1 ifhkz
destroy, a. enemies OF The county, wherever tbey
may Re touri, all such hostile Indians authorizing
them .o held - theft Own 1se and benefit. II lhs
tnpos siblc to telI.'' " -
! ot'er the following statement Of the cir
Sa.n;sans ~. ut.Gs ~. Mnssn 'nss ptoeiafnahon
was iSknca, oy the ton' u. 4. ChereF. It ls
as 'oi'o~s:
= Hyrrat ~, l1TsaanE9toa1'{ 1saE
Dayfd A. Cbeyer. eicrE IN thr n;re ~ tho Cav
s.noF e ibs Tel1itory q Goeiado, Do so;smeiy
PnIes,n,1e ~ tstba o. s1.a p5 pIe5soI3 from the
tsroe OF over two hundred Ilts@sna tor liz, IL
On sn, nsng Ss Whole p
c1estett alarm md hv ,nto me me
simoss tmuitsneous sstacks anS i deprca,sions a.s
t5ev III thefr 1n,esns ~. c,o1ss sa a taat
ieri{no into cncmnn1ttcs hnit n,ost sh9 FL.
nd siockades. for slotecton' % At rcn,1,i 1s,'nts
y, n ~ H. re iohs nae m that thoss
i. e ~ nne .an m :.'a c1 er y 4, nea 70 + snd
sEsns Ine ate OF New lin Tinnssass tbs1 ~ ,s p.
fnmmnnic,tIm 715,h fhs siotss 'Ie H. IT, y
bpstililies Threatened the rsrY cyt<,ence ~ H.
Whole people; tha, this feeling Of dsneer wss NIL
noureA fo 1hfs tfIrc Inn ~ ns a1,u s,e
cf The Icr1;ory prnxin" for nnoin,fa,, ~ ~. ~ fs
arms and an,holy project ,aeassises ,hat hat he t
nro,ida for cicnce ,rss rrnse ~ ~ TsfS 70
ill., Denart,nent st,S- tbr "sn,osi dsn sod mnfe q
seeu.e an elective organization under il; shst ren.
ne Warriors al nn 1rnt istsnrr nnts 1 81 o. ISH- WE
Place rreet' winch reports wers si,esnara s
Eerry. pa:r Ien9,t nf o. =; I1age
tons 10 the War Denar1ment fnT "a
isije: int urret Sanitation t +. ne pnrpose hsd
Gisirict rnnmsnden ~ t.fias - 4cpslttaeM and
pcct ofrelief, and that il thc midst Of III r!prc
cohsiernatlon, and apparently dekneeloxs couai.
goa. u hsa Esea annoancea to III. ONCE hom
a1.,1torsr ,a o. 5ac uhea States had ben per
Es4 toa-:,ri I6 r.. Arsnss aaa nsl5 ~ q aefn
t1on to reneI thc ihreatnnai i,tssfa 70 W IN POSI-
in Eanras and Tistonr: int rstJ..is iTgsh
1eerons of depredalons md murders GY
ne Indians; Ig nom all parts Of our *
rsns a9ana is 1n 1ae ATTACKS
b Telegraph On ire Bth OF A1Gnst desihe H. ~
itt.er 81 George OTIS, Supcrintendeot Of n tbs I
Overland Stese Line: Published page 81 Of Report
2, GoMifsioLel o. Indian Atafs for 1864. Cader
taese e,sef~mstanGss, nuisance on The lIth Of August The
e5i;nc oa s9sa 3, 1s an ed iRan to ne neoae
es ff1m lie ea5acc oe iat Il sna lami.
That ecyeral mIItIs compauies }mmediatciF a,,.sn.
~ & nnlcr Il and a!ded In inspiring confidence;
fns. @ aaae5 ns antnon;y nn act o. imp1opsiely has
zen Iepoftea, and 90 mol believe That any occur
c thin5 .esrn, % mn onn Tn,od 70 Or connection With
sss 1 IL I9nm1Ga hs a,, aass men that
under dtGe.rnt psSlan'a, I'm ~ es,.is
or Volunteers, or with any oi he troops enrsred II
he 'ssnd Greek Affair, and that ins referefiee 10
IN ~, zne ;bs connection IL Tue report Of the Commit
te histoy ans III. u II e te ssan peFScfson Of
~ '''' '''1>' 'Ae = - ''e sas 6Ay1n A. c,,r,rn
TERRITORY OF co1onADo, Anaranox aa cons1
In, or DESvza,-rs. S' N''
Subscribed M and swor1 70 before me- ibis slst day
Aag,' a. u. 4eeo. En- H. asulEy, Notary Public
lad appealed By telegraph, June 14th, to
hc War Department, for authority 10 call tie
Eilttta into the United States service or to
aist: one hundred dry troops-n1so Ind writ
en- tn our I1e1nrnt p IN Crn;rrnaa u, san -k.r