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

OF the Interior TO treat with the Arrapahoes Cheyennes
and other Indians The meeting will take place the
9TH Of October General sanborn Superintendent MUIR
ply Kit Carson and William Bent will also be there.
The washitas and Potes and portion Of the Chero-
KEGS signed treaty Of peace to-day.
Delegates from the Camanches and also rebel delega
tiOns Of Indians from Armstrong; Academy arrived TO-
day.
Our Northwestern Indian Troubles.
10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD.
More than three years have elapsed since the Sioux
Indians Of Minnesota ignored their treaties with the
United States and engaged in that murderous raid.
paralleled ia cruelty during which the frontier settle
ments or Western Minnesota, Northwestern Iowa and
Dakota wers broken up, and than thousand de-
fenceess men, women AID children slaughtered in
cold blood. ~~, '--
After somewhat protracted struggle these hostile
bands forced to leave the State Of Minnesota and
passed over 10 the valley Of the Missouri, where they
succeeded in aying with themselvesa large proportion
ofthe Upper Sioux RIDES Of Dakota Thus reinforced by
several thousand Indians, speaking the sac language
with themselves who for several years past had shown
growing uneasness and disposition to become trouble
some, they made common against the whites, and
have succeeded in setting at open defiance the authority
OF the government that entire region OF country; aud
to-day they at will Its prairies II not
moested. certainly unsubdued and unchastised.
Those persons who not thoroughly acquainted with
the practical operations of the in It's deal
ngs with these hostile tribes naturally inquire why IL
is that with the thousands OF troops already In the
Indian country, with the fact before them that three
campaigns have been made against these Indians during
the last three years. that these expeditions have been
m sne ana ever sent oy ne
expenditure Of many millions Of dollars, these hostile
bands have not been subjugated and compelled to lay
the authority Of the government
The first thing to be accomplished II you really desire
to subdue a.band Of hostile Indians s to catch them
This has never been DONE in two instances
since the Sioux were driven from Minnesota Our In
dian expeditions have invariably moved from Sioux City,
Iowa. some time In June, accompanied with heavy
trains and succeeded In reaching the country held by the
hostile Indians in July August After following tho
Indian trails and listening Indian reports for few
weeks they have returned about October and again
gone into winter quarters At any time from the LIST of
May until the middle of November the Indians SUBJ
sst anywhere upon the open praries. They can make
their own eectoneiher fight the troops let it alone
they see ft to make stand they do &c., II they
prefer to break up into small bands and harass the
tanks and rear OF an army they do so; or II they
choose to separate and scatter the plains in single
families 1t y perfectly safe for them to do 50 With this
days could eseT these indians together than
they GOULD tbs backbfds of the Western States As the
HDp advance the Indians fall back subssting them
selves upon the game which they kill in sight OF our
men This took place in the campaign OF last year After
having led the troops far they desired the Indians
scatereu ana lett the army 10 retrae It's steps 70 sioux
CITY and reoccupy its old winter quarters So far as
loss of the Indians have decidedly the
advantagc-at least three to one.
From reliable Information obtained from officers and
privates who accompanied the expeditions up tho Mis-
souri, In 1858 and in 1854 satisfied that both expe-
atQps did not kill twenty-five Indian warriors. The
| glowing f9b6rts Of great victories over the hostile
forcc in motion and gray the feelings q persons re.
actually engaged in these expeditions laugh these
'paper battles, aud treat them with that contempt
which their exaggeraticn deserves.
Our military operations up the Missouri having thus
far proved failure II Is natural to inquire how, ct all
these savages can be reached and There GER
.ainy would BE- no diiouty in whipping Thorn II they
From some little experience in the Indian country Of
the Missouri am confident there Ii but one way Of
getting hold OF them, and that Ii 70 take advantage
Of those elements the power OF which the matchisss
army OF Napoleon could not withstand. Nothing but
the great open prares OF Northwestern Dakota
whore the Sioux Indians roam in summer They art
70 Is. tss rssS
there consrega and spend the wintc whore they nnd
abundance Of who'd and water aud sure protection from
Kvsa II the troops 70 destroy portion Of the
lodges and provisions Of these Indians during sum-
ample limo % replace them sfser the army leaves for
winter quarters In the settlements and before the storms
OF winter come upon the Indiana
What the Indians foar than anything else 10 Just
what tho government should now do-order q winter
campaign Let everything be got in readiness put tho
troops the country Wner0 vNe ln0lon c0mp0e0
take up his winter abode have them properly equipped
and provisoned and above all things ese lot them have
the right kind Of olcers This being DONE instead Of
chasing these hostile Indians boundess prAries In
summer, with cavalry and teams await their arrival
in winter, and then deal with them thek crimes
deserve
To fight and defeat them in tho heart Of winter u 70
destroy them. The Indians know this better than the
white man. They have often expressed thor fears Of
bcDg attacked in winter Whonever our Indian on
the Missouri shall this shape two thousand good
mounted rnemen, under practical, determined com
mander will crmns.c It and give us lasting peace In
II this expensive war is to DO brought to successful
termination and the obstacles removed which its oxst
ence has thrown In the OF emigration 70 North
western Territories the government should at
that radical change Is effected in the method Of its
The ocsr who assigned to the command Of this ex.
petition and all others connected with him, should
realise and act upon tho principle that the nrst duty 70
soue these Indian troubles and restore peace and
euty TO tho citizens of frontiers and conduct
IN maunsr that forces upon the mind OF the most casual
70 the pocket with more than the ordinary uIuriss Of
social life are e1ersing an undue influence TO proong
Il may DO urged that winter campaign In shsG com
try s practcabe account OF cold weather and the
aorms incdens 70 that region To this will reply that
snS ons Isl we'll clothed and we'll ads sd man coo
live also No rain falls there in winter and usually but
le The Indians eorses subsist throughout the
trapped and ssssa there for many years II Inc winter
season regiment Of Southern troops spent the last
winter within sixty miles OF the camp whore the hostile
Sioux were assembled Two regiments Of cavalry could
have utterly destroyed them, had they beer there
instead or falling back Ave OF six hundred miles Sioux
City, TO 60 into winter Quarten II may be said that
there supplies up The Missouri for tho troops
win reply that there was no excuse for NOT having them
there for there twenty hvo thirty
at the qevco Of the commanding general oil Of which
passed DIP the Missouri river Many Of them remained
there all summer. Tho great dinculty has been the
plan Of conducting this whole Affair." and confident
that II the change above indicated Is adopted II will
settle oil Of Indian dicuss on the Missouri before
neg, April and the government many millions Of
dollars AN OBSERVER
Williamsburg Cisy News.
AcuprrAL DROWNING. boy, named Thomas Col.
Iins seven ycars Of age whose mother resides In Kent
street. Grecnpont yesterday afternoon accidentally fell
into the river at the foot Of Kent street and was
drovned bod recovered.