The New York herald., 1867-04-30
THE INDIAN WAR.

THE INDIAN WAR.
Forced Peace With the Crows-The Cheyenne
Camp Burned-Cusfer's Pursuit. &C.
ST. LOUIS, April %, 1867.
General Vessels, at Fort Phil Kearney thinks the
Crow Indians be kept quis by the presence Of the
large force OF troops that now at that post
considerable number OF Sioux are encamped on
Powder river east OF Fort Reno.
correspondent with General Hancock's expedition
says tnat the Cheyenne village where the troops nave
osen camped for several days, burned on the 2osn
inst, involving . loss Of about 100000.
General Custer s still pursuing tho Cheyennes, who
have fed northward
The quartermaster u Omaha has notified tho Supern-
tendent Of the Union Pacific Railroad that he shall
want transportation for thirty million pounds Of gov
eminent stores the coming season.
Tho Fers Buferd Massacre . CanarS.
ST. LOUIS, April 20. 1867.
Advices received from Forts Rice and sully, month
later than the reported Fort Buford massacre make
mention OF any trouble whatever in the upper country
Accounts Of that affair considered canards at Yank
town and other points on the Upper Missouri.
General Cooke and Commissioncr BOgy.
10 THE BDErOR OF THE HERALD.
LouIsvnLE, KY, April ~, 1851.
Last month, at Omaha, Nebraska gave testimony
before the Commission appointed by the War and Inte
or Departments TO proceed 70 Fort Philip Kearny and
there investigate the subject OF the late massacre
then saw that in report to Congress from the Depart
ment Of the Interior, charged in February, BY
Mr. Bogy, Commissioner Of Indian Aflairs-since 70.
jected-that 'a present Nndan) difficulties be
traced to the order Of General Cooke Of 31 July for
bidding the traders from selling Indians and
munition" So little inclined am to .'rush into print"
that then deemed the charge unworthy Of public refu
tion. but called BY the Commission TO testify
70 the facts find now the editorial columns OF the
HERALD Of April 2o article evidently based on that
public document, and. although not named, deem
II time to answer the charge and the commentary
You have Inexperienced the facts or unwittingly
given place to the malice Of another Are you ignorant
that the Indian has been going on for some Eve
years. that in only year-l865-above eighty mil
lions Of treasure expended by volunteers in prose-
cutting III You pronounce judgment on the Philip
Kearny massacre although a military court Of inquiry
ordered by the President board Of commissioners
appointed by the War and Interior Departments
beginning their Investigations Of IL And II is rather
hard the late commander OF that that he should
have been charged in tho Western papers with tmidy
In not resenting the insults and attacks OF the Indian
while you now accuse him Of attacking them when
friendly and seeking peace You charge that my order
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rakes Il prscede all difficulties; II 60 what spaniel
could possibly have existed seven hundred miles on
Blu. here is the extract from my testImony:-
Question. Tho Commissioner Of Indian Affairs. in .
letter TO the Secretary of the INTERIOR dated February
1857, says that tall present difficulties be traced
TO the or General Cooke of July 81 forbddng the
traders from selling Indians and ammunition.
Departments OF ths Platte prohibiting the sale Of
and ammunition 70 Indiana, and what IN your tudg-
-, me-
Lieutenant General Sherman sndorsed on . letter OF
General Grant commander Of the army. Of July %,
tion with the orders Of the Indian Dspa 70 iss
asenlA This al appears BY an official copy Of General
ana Of my Department order q july 81, now psssssssd
and which make part o1 this answer:--
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BY order Of BrsAdisr General Cooke ,,rour,.,
Bsv.. Major United sasss u = ARMY Aa
The Indian difcuties In question commenced serious
y, - have stated, before my Department embraced
near which The Indian tsders had their stores and con
sequsnty haA mot then bean issued TO them or the
At and nss, sG nS sS apply 70 So them
there had boen time before the hostites commenced
the ..dificulties In question But how the COMMITS.
soner Of Indian Aaairs could write this injurious state.
Dnsd IL Ss asS with h
repor stating that was 70 "cooperae In the enforce
charitable comprehsnsion Is II appears too iha. the
order good or bad did mot influence the dculties In
Next day, since nnt testified, my attention has
been called 70 the circumstance that although General
Grants leer 70 Lieutenant General sherman tells him
Indian agents 70 prohibit traders from selling arms"
&c yet a. the close he uses the expression military
saw used Or heard before did no. catch ss poss
bic meaning a. would now appear. Overlooking II,
issued the order thought act Of obedience,
This SS % ali strongly shown in the order, pro-
Tossing 70 DO IN cooperation with the Commits
or some other mad no: called my attention to this
clause in the ORDER he thought likely 70 lead TO
such fatal consequences - 10 has attributed 70 IT, but
The order has probably IN quarters caused in
convenience o. hsrdshiP 70 Indians and regre. H. but
at all on these bands whose aostiies began before the
date OF General Grants letter Such part OF my
testimony Thirteen soldiers and ' citizens together wsrs
middle Of July week two before tho date Of General
Grants letter. as further teaaed with the documsnt
before me- and three weks before the date OF the
order charged with originating all our present dim-
cuties.
The fact Is plan-I simply tbeyed orders There Is
no such thing known as miary tra1ers;'' it means
Indian traders pothng Printed copies OF oil depart
ment general orders are required 70 be SAINT 70 division
and army headquarters at ther dates II done In
case and Lieutenant Gencnl sherman and General
Grant responsible II their Instructions misap
pretended that neither OF then ever corrected IT, TO
say nothing OF the Indian Commissioner who also had
copy, and the order claiming SIMPLY carry out his
own instructions 10 Indian asents But Lieutenant
General Sherman has vetoed permits traders to sell
arms and ammunition specially given or authorized By
that Commissioner.
Evidently Mr. Editor, this Charge, which you have
endorsed and amplihed, originaed In the known
agonism OF tho Indian Bureau othe army In the
document Mr. Boey INDUCED language about the
army which regret cannot nov quote, only from
memory; In substance, that others Of the army must
learn that they command policeforce 70 be employed
orders Of Indian That Congress should