Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1867-09-27
rnE INDIAN wAR-PEAcE oomaIs-

TIE NDhAN NAH-FEASE COAsAAS-
Special 70 the New York Tribunal
YAEgToN, ID. T. August p, 1967-At
Omaha, the capital Of the state OF Ne
brsska, and headquarters Of Gen. Augur,
commanding the district, the Indian
commission tarTied for a few hours, for
the purpose Of taking the evidence Of
Gen. Augur and others in reference to
Indian affairs. The general estimates
the number OF troops necessary 70 en-
able him 10 wage q successful campaign
against the Indians in bis district at
twenty thousand 10 0 0) three-fourths,
fifteen thousand, $4,000 cavalry He
also estimates the same amount, Or num-
Der, necessary in Gen. Hancoek's dis.
trict, south the same for Gen. Terry's
district, north sixty thousand 60,000l
troops, f0rty-hve thousand as, COO cav
airy, required 70 subjugate or extermi-
nate h Indians on our western plains,
and in the mountains.
Gen. W. s. Harvey, q member Of the
Indian commission, M Of our oldest
Indian fighters, who served in Florida, 10
the Black Hawk war, and on the plains
for years, estimates the number neces-
saTy TO put down the Indians at one hun
ured thousand men. He makes his est-
mate from a thorough knowledge OF b
capacity of the Indians for war, and
often refers 70 the campaign IN Florics
as proving the courage, shrewdness aho
determination Of the indians when
pressed into an extremity and compelled
to resort to arms as their only means or
self-preservation. In Florida the nation
expended fifty millions dollars, fought
the Seminoles six years., and were then
forced to buy them of-never succeeding
Ia conquering them.
On the plains and In our mountain
Businesses, with their facilities for rapid
movement, knowledge Of the country,
no cities, towns, or other trains to guard
and protect these means OF oommuni-
eating intelligence from one to another,
their originality of attack, and capacity
for 500 understanding the plans and
preparations Of their opponents, they
car resist sn army Of JOG, 900 men for at
least i've years. As our people are in
the wrong in this whole matter, and oy
our government failing to provide
means to prevent an Indian outbreak, 1t
may be well TO make an estimate OF the
cost Of prosecuting q wal Of extermina-
ton against q few thousand Indians now
on the western plains and in the noun
taius, and 70 ask If there is not q better
way 10 settle the difficulty b a. by going
to war. On the plains It IS said to cost
about two millions $1,000, COO .
year 10 support a regiment Of
cavalry. Eighty regiments will cost
one hundred and sixty millions
$3.50, 600. O00) per snnum. The twenty
regiments Of infantry, artillery, etc, will
cost al least twenty millions 81, 900 ,000)
Rnore-one hundred and eighty millions
$50. 900, 00O). In i've years it will cost
10 subjugate or exterminate the indians,
nine hundred millions 800, O0G, 00O)of dol
lars. It will be impossible 70 estimate
the cost at less than five hundred mil
lions $500, 600, 00O), or q hundred mil
lions $500, 000, 000) Z year. Is the Dur
try prepared for this addition to the ma
tiOnaI Indebtedness and consequent re-
duction in the value Of government
bonds, merely for the purpose Of answer
ing the demand Of some Of our frontier
settlers for the determination OF the In
dams? And this when we are in the
wrong, and when every honorable man
l. forced 70 admit that the Indians are
Justified In their resistance to cur army
If they we're in the wrong, entirely so, I
should advocate the policy expressed
years 2 by one of our presidents, Of
Millions for defense and not one cent
for tribute" and insist on conquering our
ElEAAy ~ LAAC NknhbA AAAC Va hAUHEOAs
It is impossible TO subjugats or exter-
the Indians. No force can follow
them into the plains south Of the Arkan-
sss, on the hesd-waters Of the Canadian
znC Red river and BRACES, and into the
LlanO Estacsdo, and ovsrtsks them.
We know something Of that region,
passed round the heads Of Red
liver many years ago, to the heads of the
.rszOs, and crossed the staked Plain,
starving four days and a half, with
,ut Il mouthful OF any thing but water,
Ind afterwards three dsys, two Of them
without water, besides consuming parts
If several horses, tame and wild, prairie
terrapiEs, and sundry other luxu-
les. An army marched into that desert
'egi0n would leave their bones there.
Their animals would starve first for there
s neither grass or water; and the
know the way into Mexico, and
10 return, also. We have been
winding and numbering Indians for a
hundred years and more, and sre resping
be fruits Of it, at last. The war will
Iever end, except by a treaty. We hear
f scores Of Indians being killed, and
ven two hundred in one 'bsttle.' More
,omanches have been reported killed,
han ever were in the tribe. An Indian
on the plains has a long lease OF
lie; and we doubt II six were killed .
7hen two hundred were reported 90.
We see that $500 we're paid for three {
indian scslps, the other day. It is not 4:
tated whether they bad the ears on.
taking and paying for sealps is part {
( tbe higher civilization" we suppose. J
T the Government wants peace with p.
be Indians, it had better begin to treat /
)r ID as soon as possfble. {