The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-17

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FABRICATION OF rHn REBEL INDiANsSOrnER
hDIAss-A treaty of permanent peace
between the United States and certain
Indian tribes that were demoralized by
the Southern eonfederacy was signed at
Fort Smith, Arkansas, on Thursday last
BY this treaty the tribes acknowledge
themselves under the protection Of the
United States, and agree to recognize its juris-
diction In all respects and not to enter into
allegiance with any foreign Power. The tribes
that sign this treaty are the Greeks, Choctaws
Chiokasaws, Cowskins, Osages, Quapaws, Sem
inoles, Senecas and Shawnees. These tribes
probably number in the aggregate about sixty
thousand souls, and they are all the Indians Of
Western Arkansas Their ready disposition to
acknowledge the error Of their ways, and their
consequent pacifcation, are, therefore, an inn
portant step toward the restoration Of order in
that State, and "a such we are glad 70 hear
,of It
But these are not the Indians whom 1t is
most important to pscify. They are not the
ones whose hostility ia the greatest obstacle to
|. was well to settle the troubles in Arkansas,
but we are more imperatively urged to settle
the Indian troubles with the great tribes like
the Sioux that lie further north and directly in
the way of the immense tide of emigration
that we must count upon for the practical de-
nation. An Indian war that is ready to burst
into the fury of massacre at any moment, to
desolate the frontier and to make the camp fire
Of the emigrant train q scene of horrible
butchery, must necessarily be great obstacle
to emigration and settlement; and as first
step toward the true development of our Ter
ritories it is necessary for the government to
render such war impossible.
There appears to be no way to make
peace with the Indians positively certain
but by the most decisive measures with
the refractory tribes, and there is no argu-
ment of either expediency or humanity that
can for a moment stand in the way Of
suoh policy. The only question is as to
the means. We print an admirable commune
cation on this subject in another column. Our
correspondent shows the futility-the nonsense
slmost-of The ordinary mode Of campaigning
pursued against these tribes in the summer
He suggests winter campaign, and his argu-
ments show conclusively that such campaign
is not only practicable, but that it is the only
one that can possibly accomplish the desired
result. His communication will we'll repay
perusal, and the subject is Of such Importance
II ~
eminent.
TIE SOUTHERN EPISCOPAL BwH0Ps.-The re-
union Of tho Protestant Episcopal Church Is
now subject of considerable interest to its
members throughout the United States. Such
prelates as Bishop Elliot hang back from the pro-
posed union, stating their wishes with reserve,
unless certain difficulties are got over to their
satisfaction. The principal one appears to be
ss to the validity Of prelatic ordination, which
has occurred in the case Of two Southern bish-
ops by the seeded church. We would simply
inquire Of Bishop Elliot II he did not once sub
scribe to the following declaration and
0ath:-"In the name Of God, Amen. !,
-, chosen Bishop Of the Protestant Episco-
pal Church in -. do promise conformity and
obedience to tho doctrines, discipline and wor-
ship Of the Protestant Episcopal Chnrch in the
United States Of America. So help me God,
through Jesus Christ" And is not that church
of the United States still his superior, and have
not his departure from It and his traitorous SER
mons since the rebellion broke out made him
schismatic and liable to Its censurcs! His
present conduct, If 80, is not cxcusable, and in
a loyal convention Of the bishops for all the
prayers it utters are loyaD it will be matter
of astonishment il he escapes rebuke. Can he
or any other rebel bishop, now that the Union
Is restored, pretend that he owes conformity
and obedience to any other Protestant Episco-
pal Church but that of the United States Or
are churchmen indifferent to their engagements
and their oathss
The Hon. FERNANDO WOoD.-This distin-
guished political pilgrim, from Old Jerusalem,
has returned to cast about for the shortest road
to the New Jerusalem Of the spoila What the
rome tying and rope undoing Davenport
Brothers are among the spiritnalist the Wood
Brothers are among the politicians. With the
invisible powers behind them they have done
somr wonderful things; bat, at last, We are
afraid, as in the case Of the Davenport Brothers,
their tricks have been found out The Hon.
Fernando may have learned some new ones