The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-07-19
Tho Indian lYnr.

!. Tho report of the commissioner Of Indian af-
fairs, July H. published in Yesterdays Sun, traces
% e arS war the 70
ernnlcnt toward tho Indians such as tho Sand
Creek massacre OF the friendly Cheyenne and
cned for burning Of thoir villages, and tho ostab-
lishniont against their earnest protest, OF the
Montana road, with, military roads thereon,
through their best and last rclablo hunting
grounds. Tho document referred to is founded on
the sub-reports or several OF tito commissioners
appointed some months ng9 to inquire generally
rS %ot faso wAG boS 5as
General sy. maPo1sse .hoy would
whom they wcro sent. Gen. Sanboru, another of
tho comms.ionors, reports that tho Sioux Indians
have carried on tho war for tho purpose OF defend
poac1, ia necessary 10 abstain FROM aggressive
war; iHo recommends that tho troops bU employ
cd & IN garTisoning military poats, protecting woak
ishing small thioving partice, and that commits
sioncrs should DO sont to Tho Indians and ftiondly
rotations restored, Which no thinks bo readily
dono! III WOW OF all tho fncts, Con. Sanbom makes
various recommendations as to providing homo
for tho Indians, which are substantially embodied
In the report subniittedto Congress- and ipubish-
Il thus appears. upon the authority OF those who
ought TO DO pest informed, that tho Indians woro
no. h tho original aggressors in tho war. and that
an end to it by negotiation instead Of arms'' Tho
determination" outcry is as impraoticable as In
human. Tho hostile Tribes numbor soino rs OOO
who'll would cnablo Red Cloud to bring as 600 to
10000 warriors into tho field, tho most OF them
mounted and we'll arrnod. Tho honyy losa aus
tanned by the garrison at Fort Wallace in the cav
nlrJ sortie OF tho 24tii ult., whereby more than
onofourth Of thoir number was killed, whilo, sc Is
said tho Indian loss is uncertain" does not look
as 1t tie prnctlcabllty OF oxterminntion wero bong
successfully demonstrated. Tho experience OF tho
Florida war, which was limited TO o. single Btato,
and Whero tho hostile Indians we're comparatively
few in numbors, ought to satisfy tho public tiat Com
ciliaton is moro economical method Of dealing
With tho Indians than the sword. That wnr be-
gan ID 1885, and u was not till 1912 that It was
80 much as partially interrupted treaty 'beifg
thon tnade by Which tho creator number OF tho
Indians Wero removed to tho west OF the Missis-
sippi. Tho fbw Indians who remained continued
to bo q aonrco OF groat trouble, and 1t was not
till Mny, 1858, that tho whole. body wnB removed
whoronpon Gonoral LOOMS, then u. com.
mandlng.-tln Florida. issued q proclamation
declaring tho war elosel.'. This waB twontys
three yonrs after the first ruptur, with tho sdihi
dolara and. thonsnnds OF lyes,, Yo mny form
from this some conjecture Of what o general Indian
war; Spreading over sn area OF Thousands Of milos,
is lkdly to cost, and how long It will last There
have boon wrongs, wo doubt not, on both sides in
| tho dealings Of whitos md Indians In tho West
with each 0thor, and wo who nro strong, can
afford to bo copciliatory. Thoso who desire tho
determination OF tho rod mon ought to bo satiR:
fled from tho rnpid disappearance Of tho race IN
this country, Numbering now! only somo 300, 900,
TINT tho Indians, even il To never raise muikoL
against them, will o1torminato themselves muoh
moro quickly than We Su1s, 16ut. t''