, 1865-10-03
QbifaQo Gribu11e.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1865.
TIE SAND CREEK MASSACRE.

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~ eolo1aae, 70 tnat .ft 1ne 80. -
atn' OF the neport o. -, NO ro-', :,
m1t&ee On kne Co1uuc! .. LIE Wns
Headed - a>snere oi Che5ehnc In
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AND sorErlS7La TO-, or 1spns 4,.s AFrA1hs, 1es
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TO The Public:
| have just seen. fer the hfst time, 8 copy o
the report Of the Ctmmt1ee on NE Conduc
Of the Eaz, headed "Massacrc Of Cheyenu,
Indians"
AZ II does mu Eteat h!nst!ce, and " u!
partial. Unfair ana erroneous stat emcnts, VII
nls'ead inc 1None, respectfully ask BUS
pension OF oplalon N ny Gase until l .shal
have tlme 70 lassEnt ~ iacts to said commit
8 correction
IN Inc mea1,aMe, aestre to .lay few factt
1'e!orc me pubic
1he ton!miuee on me Coudnct Of the War,
ns stoNn ~ me resolution OF the House o.
heIiesttn'sMIasce 'aa j. M, neaamg the report, had
n't%so ts ~ n3s LIT, 1!o aaa EepoH Al The
~ taces eoaneetca *ltl Inc late attack, By the
| 70 Its1menf Colorado volunteers, under Col.
tMsmgton, on El!lage of the Cheyenne tribe
oi dhtlans, near Fort Lyon"
1ney uaa no power 70 inquire into my man.
aeelnehk q lnda9 affairs, except n 50 far as
~ "1xsea G 70 tnls nattsa; ana 1ne Chairman of
tnS 1nt ConanutteG assured me |nAt they would
hol enquire INTO such general management.
nasne no connection @nateFer With the
naltle, ana, at Inc ti1ue, knowing nothing Of
tne immaculate facts connected Herewith, /
20 slated 70 tae Committee, and relying upon
the apose assurance 81 the Chairman. nd
dressed 1nyseH to another committee which
uaQ been ApTO1QteQ 10 1AYE6ttEatE tho man,
sstmenL ot 1noian analfe genernlly, IN the
United states. " this committee, Senator
Doolittlc was chairman, and to it, / believe,
hare rendered satisfactory account Of nv
stewardsb1p. ~
The f,omm,ttee nm Tim f,,ar,t .f.,,. w..
tnE eVlan4'tteo " tue Nonu1ct q l1e war,
~ the,r ,oW,.rs n end ~ s' ~ pssona .ns scope
,s,n-eI ;nvost;,t, - aum nasty Ana
s,1ner;nten5ene~ nn, u !, 1ha1r .,'ts as ~ .ais
matters ncrnrrin. nj remnfe ,ssrind. 49,,
sr,J o.,,;so1.. 5,sro,,ra,taa 'r,, -" iIpal
matter n jnrtst'ration' A1' ''o eu"'es'
Under fhrsc "REMINISCENCES bov,r,, ,,o.,,
.e,1snTcd nnhesr3 ci.im r. -r;,.;is,ao nssa ~
a-aen1+;.,.. W. ,es,.f - - - ~, h.'I,eg ~
Rs@ea..1u IRses ~ Iroot u Inc laaslty OF ther
~ ~ - 81, - ~ ~ ee uoue,
.ne tha " S4ua.y Msn auLo9sy Moy
.nrea'f ~ to .rnxa HS;ai ~ peage
~ ~. satss,ta9 ~ q o"t 'voaue9ss ;
linn and tl,at IF ali al, mtnded ,n"n ~
sS4sh ana justice o. ny compliant.
10 not propose Io DISCUSS tne merits OF
dcmcr1ts Of the sand Greek bntt1e, but simply
to meet the attempt on the Dar oEAHala rnui.
nfttee 10 connuct NV name wifi, II and tn
fhro,.. discredif m mr. tesf;mnnr sh.M - -
81 tf,s ,snh1;r ~ tsEa ~ aosc,,,, enau ~.
% as4 ~" e1,n,! !. s,sta aAtIuons eaceps
20 aar as sum- snstan them by untoubted
authority, large part Of which Is published
IN Government documents, by the authority
are I'M members 9 III Henart rdea heein. Inc committee
~ tho er,,,,.. ,s1ss9 ~. .r.,-,,
ra51aa sas asss, Sos. Esans Eolotado
ai.a se1t notie 10 tbe 9srions hsnd. and f91s ~ "
TO Be considered if1end,yfo the whites shouId ~
pair to the nearest military post In order to be nro
sccted ftnm the soldiers who uere TO take the hed
asslnst the hostile Indians"
having been sent, but CONVEYS the false i'm
preston that it was At The beginning of hos
tilities, and the declaration Of y1r. The
truth Is. II was Issued. BIZ AUTHORITY Of fhe IN.
dian Department, months AFTER tic war had
become reuerar. for tbe nnrnose NJ fndncfn~
,he Indians to ccass hostil1les, and to pro-
ffienti]r from ;he inerftah,e i,anorrs ~ Will,
t1,cr Wnrc erT,o-Id. rj,fs stSot;es,s nsn ~
found published IN the rcport or thc con3nfs. p
flonef OF tnalan anaifs, l0r loG3. page lis.
The report coutinucs: :.
e,,ns InsI.na IN ,s,e y, sns toae Ghes
fif s.nt wnri to Wsor Il ynEn% NC
Fo1 iTun. tia, lbrT haa Il 1her noasrssion .na n
t',cs hs n1trhasI oi othr indisns Ht,,o, W.
Ennn MI, snTre nj n,pr snc hrnd,s; ye,, III
la iosa Inatsns s1, r,c,yted the WhItc cen1;vas
On hts retu11. be vas accompanied hy uunber Of
he Ind h.onrht "a I'll, nnyrr IN r., ihe nnr,s. ~
con,e11,nr with the aufho1ihes there ID resarI to
keeping fhe peace Among them were Blac1 Ret
Ge sna " Whle An.e!9pe OF the Cheyeones and some
caicis o. " Arapahoef; ne council Was held
nna t1Gto Gh4ets seaGQ I1at theV Nefc friendly TO
are;n thar so-.
- aIn e, tuss eaI
,,a.e tha sts sn9. ~ ~ taat ne Indians
White Anteepe q he M Ind nd L. s'if .na
lie Wh.s md Ia not bn M eny af sny sa;. 70 70
los lilly Of dep1edaEions."
This word which the Committee sar WA
sent t. Na;or Wrntno,, ,Tns - 1atta, ri
Indian Aren't, Major Colley. Thieh il nnb. r.
lished In the Report of tic Gnmmissioner NJ
iAanha ae"''s fos ieea, ts5e 1*'*' ana IS rs ioi-
lows.
,,ro u,,o. @CnErEr cC17a1 VILLAGE, Aug. =, 1854.
we received 1 letter from Bent, Wishing Ia to
make peace. We neld council IN regard 10 IT, Iii
providing you make peace With lie Eowaas. & e..
E.anChra, A1apaheez, Ap,ches md Sionx. We arp
;ioin; & 10 send l messen:er 10 The houas, and to
with Z {oT. , We herd n thst YOU ave some lpasoa-
ugtch ". sts villa, ,e :, fgsea psssonefs ni YOUR
Eve III ,our Thr1s src tEree w11 M nppst;es , !on
Ind II Of AIapahocs. They have hen ont s5,nr
time md expected IN eoon. when We held this
cornell II there sefe fer Asspahoes and ssou1p:cs-
en. .rt. Me "an1 9ae ne"s IRON 5oa IN return 1ha,
l. 4eues'
rnxn,o.. ~. e,.ans n.L aa.- ana o.nef cnieis.
+EotnPa1e P une aooVe eatlact trom the report
" I,.' .nc n..ia ~ lnis puonsned letter Of
=; ti, ,.. aau I lug aua'iss'on oi tne Indians
- The The cou,n,;ttn. a. DsnsG ssrt ~
J., iue " e1inge 3a3sla sss ING ptlsoncfs proposed
H.5s,s Is mina3. " f pHsi'ta$ea g VAef
"e oanH ,s, setea prisoners .o1 Joufs, which
,,4ve ~ M rnntg - E'e UP p'o'1olng you WILL
ther t;od s:srenn.sd 1poai prisoners "hom
the council held in Denysr, Black KettIc IL
said:
'.MRjor Wynkoop pas kind enough 10 rrcc,ve ,1o
iesser ana .if,,ea he IN camp 10 nhosa they de-
dcr tga1 t5d Gnf other Mr. sny
md end xei h r s1 snSn todsc @ a,e ~; 5so women
Roper, sixteen Or ses cuteen es1s; Ambross ASHER.
seven o. eight yess: Daniel Marble, ReTen or eicLs
ses:z; isa1e lhanks. four or 1.e y.ars. Ihe p3is-
II ~ Hosnn WILL tafn h iasei Ar hanks 4nd babe md
snsdef il lie ame ~on.n yn ,ae H. he ho NJ ~
sell. The BOYS wers taken between Fort Icsrner 1
md the Blne-"
Again, they did not dcpy having cantnrea
the prisoners, when told them that Eavinr
the prisoners in their possession was svidenes
Of their having Committed fhe dcnrriatians
when they were taken. But White Antsions,
eaid fyn ffha f,harannn. ! tsS1
oners vcst or Eeor1er an3 .GsA ds.e,aS aSo Ptts r.
trains.u Had ther nnTcbased ths ne;.an ~ ~
thcr vop11 MT H.re ...sr, 80. .ae rstson:ts,
known in thts connci1> GU" :" lnaAe IL
Tie Committee say The Chiefs went n nc,-
yer to confer with lie authorities ahon, ~ reer.
inr The 1,eace. K1ark Eettia Sou avou' hsP = r.
CONG 10 The conclusion ~ ,noba -o... ~ ~
You, providing YOU viii make neace % Win 1l,a
Ca1sancies, Arapahoes. % Apaches ae l
Anaf14 The f.om,,,+too ear.
Van tbe ,c.,1,nonx nns. ~ nv ,h.. .Ao,,
under te immia;s ntt nY hit na. 1ae ,ia tnaans
Willie Aptejonc. Of 1hs Cheyennes md Iett H,nI M
II The Arap.hoes, tetrex a,l Gud trea. fr;xuTIv Il
*e trhit4t. a.d ned not Be- g7ttfg eT my aes of
'osEt1y q acpFrid7toas
Black Kettle says, In his letter: "|ye re-
,eiycd a letter from Bent, wishing US to make
hace." Why did Bent send letter to
licndly Indians, and want to make peace
ii u IrAf Trt, had nHh /