The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-08-22
THE DEP ARTMENTS.


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From shs Indian Country.
Major Wvnkoop r.csutIv ,sn. an, ~ a.. Gan.
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$500 , '. ' 'n'.'s
pons o. depfsoauess somuitted By the indiana
along what 10 known - the Smoky Hill wagon
route under date Of Fort Ellsworth, Smoky HIM.
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suanes OF instructions ne has Just met tho Indians
and held . council with eight Of the principal
H.,a ,, ..Wb,,. p..rd ;, ..s,,,,n. r. >, uy,,,s
Swung D."'
n'seh he"ie' ana 'rne man VINO onot sne rea,
and "Roman Nose," the head chief Of the northern
band of Cheysnuss The Major In his report fur.
Observation-Disclosures,
VIZ s'sd 70 ses nv nHtea tna. my up,
Posea 'ne oo'ernment nad iorgot'en tnem anu
~ s ny" ~ , .nssnu ~ isni y. Peufe.i enss, 'ne
III, n.a Yen naIu 70 ,ssIan 'neI yoans MI
, yu' nov, s,nos .,, anu N eonseqasuG;ss
wy s.uaness = men 'nsy W." sA'"n'u
s'srTstnnns soS'u " ~ nsns.
50, 49, mn, $3.50 va na,a ~, .or sne" vi
NJ. ~. \. ,".a ~ . Hnu my .n "nn IN
'u.' wa u'sss ~, taem W ,n'o" ~ "
'roaple wy Ioaa' ous Ies'sn tnsmsenes 70 'neu
ssLins rom th.m ,bs;r H.. hnn,,nr sronnd. ths
GreAt father would have pity on and take care or
them In thefuture; and hereafter that the promises
made to them would be FULFILLED. They expressed
themselves In the most eloquent manner DESTROYS
Of retaining the hand Of their white brother and
not letting 60 oft They also stated, emphaticaly,
that II any Of their young men hereafter commit
any act offensive to the whites they will eonscats
his property, or. II necessary FOR an example, XVI
MIN. consider this council very Important one
account OF the representation on the part OF the
Indians, oil Of thcm being chsfs who exercise con-
,'a, ns ~ nu =, IMAM nam having con
"In regard to he sTp.nditur. Of III. money sppro.
pratsd they desire SIX hundred ponies in place Of
those taken atsSand Greek, and the balance In
fancy Indian goods; the time for the receipt Of the
same have arranged to be the last Of September
There wers present at the council, besides my
sell Zen. J.. N, Palmer, commanding the military
district Col Green, "a U. s: cavalry. and several
otneI omees oitne army me Indians very re.
quently feengly referred to the fact Of the two
Indian children taken at the massacre at Sand
Creek not having. according 70 promise made them,
been returned. Apart from the tpot that u is the
duty oil the dovernmsnt TO redeem the pledge made
to them In that respect, would respectfully sug.
eea that u matter Of policy that immediate
measures be taken to hunt up and return tho chill.
drsn referred to-"
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Gen. shersdan's New Command.
Gen. Sheridan, in assuming command Of the De.
psrtment Of the Gulf, thus dssgnatss the limits Of
h,s .on,m.,a.
us nv v'%~.nu.
Inc department. Of Texas will constitute the Dis
trict OF Iexas, the department OF Florida the Dis.
triot Of Florida, and each district will constitute
separate brigade.
Major General II. 9. Wright will command the
District Of Texas, and Major General John g. Eos
ter will command the District Of Florida, The