Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-09-23
WEEKLY TRINITY JOURNAL.
From the Sacramento Bee
The Red Mans Last Shot.

Ihe present time seems to be the appointed
hour for the uprising of the Indians in every
part OF the continent, in hopeless attempt to
gain the mastery in the western world. which
ascendancy they lost nearly half century ago
Inc swlft-footed Apache, on the high cliffs of the
Mohaye desert, hurls down vast rocks upon the
pale-faced silver hunter below the Cheyenne
on the upper waters of the great Red, is lying in
ambush that he may scalp and rob the Idaho
emigrant whose white-covered wagon he sees
approaching from the east the Piute and Shos-
hone, in the adjoining State of Nevada, are ready
TO plunder and murder everything in their reach ;
and even in own State. the mountain Dig
gers, from time to time, descend to the valleys
that they may steal and set fire to everything
they see But the tribes in Arkansas. who re-
tanned Just enough of their ancient DarbarIty to
go into the rebellion under leadership of the
torious Albert Pike are now suing for peace.
The telegraphic dispatches to the Lnton, this
morning, dated at Fort Smith on the sth, 10th
and llth of the present month, respectively,
state follows
September 8th.-Judge Cooley read ad-
dress to the Indians in council to-day, which
was responded to by the CherOkees to the effect
that they had no power to treat, but would refer
any proposition the Government would make to
their national Council. From other tribes, an
swers of similar character were received. The
Indians now here only represent a minority of
those expected, but those who went with the
South will be here in a day or two when it is
expected amicable arrangements will be made
between themselves as well as the Government
Definite plans will be proposed tomorrow, when
a decided answer will be obtained.
q September l0.-The session of the Indian
Council to-day was taken up in reading the stip-
nations to be imposed upon the Indians of the
Southwest. The stipulations provide for grand
consolidation of all the tribes, which will be
brought into one locality which shall be the
present Indian Territory and such others as the
Government may decide upon. The tribes now
living in Kansas are to be moved South The
Southwestern tribes will be expected to compel
the Indians Of the plains to observe the transfer.
The Indians now here say they understood they
called to meet the rebel tribes and renew
friendly relations with them, not to make new
treaties with the whites and are unwilling so to
do. The loyal tribes now here. Others are
soon expected.
September 1.-THE replies made to-day by
the delegations present to the propositions pre-
sented to them Saturday all speak favorably
of the policy of Government, and the Indians all
appear anxious to renew friendly relations with
it. Many promise their aid in bringing the hos
tile Indians of the plains to terms. Messengers
arrived to-day from the Council in session at
Armstrong, held by the Cherokees and Choctaws,
stating that their delegates will arrive on Fri
day
We believe that the Cherokees and Choctaws
alone should be concilated, they doubtless
entered the rebel army under false inducements
held out to them by the very men they deemed
best entitled to their confidence. These tribes,
for the last thirty years have shown decided
taste for civilization and strong preference for
agriculture therefore every inducement should
be offered them to return to pursuits of peace.
The idea of enlsting such of them prefer life
in the saddle, for the purpose Of keeping the In
dians Of the great plains in subjecton is a good
one and should be encouraged. Indian warfare
requires Indians for its prosecution. The sava-
geS must be kept from committing depredations
quietly, if possible. But if force cannot be dis
pensed with, let their punishment be so violent
that they will be driven away from the great
highway across the continent, that they may no
longer threaten the lives of those who would
seek to make the Pacific States their home. Col
fax said that if ever he had an exalted opinion
of the noble savage, his trip across the plains
had dispellcd the illusion. Such is the impress
sion with most of the people who have been
broughtinto contact with the scalpers and unseen
sharpshooters on the desert. The sooner the red
man fires his last shot, the better the white man
will like it.