New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-06-17
THE INDIAN WAR.
GEN. SHERMAN AND GOV. HuET-A0RE FROM TBE
PLATTE vALLEY-IMPoRTANT TELEGRAM TO


GEN. SHERMAN AND GOV. HuET-MoRE FROM TBf
PLATTE vAILEY-IMPoRTANT TELEGRAM TO
THE PRESIDENT.
AT HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE Platte,
| - FORT SEDGwlCK, june TO- 1867. )
Cor. HeRtt0 Lieut-G Sherman.
| Our people are too poor to offer anything but
muscieollye plenty OF that VIII the Government back
A. G. HUST, Governor Of Colorado
Cen sherman to Cor. Hunt
ported by po on me pe OF
me stage company There is no doubt but there are
and against what Indians do you propose a campaignl
| W. i. SHERMAN, Lieut.-Gen.
Cor. Hunt TO Gen. Sherman.
Gen SHERMAN: have 900 carbiaes only to found an
Armament, have no money or credit with Which TO
equip the 500 standing ready 10 go a campaign.
would move down the Platte and smoky In separate
cOmns and carry the the villages Of the Indians
which would soon develop the whereabouts Of the
riors An Indian war now exists country 1890 by
1000 Ises in extent and know you have not troops to
guard bali much territory. We have fears Of the
safety Oh our city It's immediate surroundings W
only emote settlements that menaced, and many
lives will he sacrificed this state Of affairs continues.
Have no fears OF our making war on Indians now peace
Our speciet correspondent says dispatches in
daily from Montana, Dakota, and Colorado TO head
quarters, Announcing depredations and murders
committed by the Indians From carefut estnsse,,
find there has been less than % white killed and
about 80 Indians The depredaons that
1t is useless TO enter into details Seven ranches lave
been burnt, and five coaches attacked
The following is copy Of telegram sent by tile Gov
eminent officers Of Colorado Territory the President
setting forth the necessities of the people. li ea
DENVER Col. juno $, 1867.
To his EIeeliencU ANDREW JOHNSON, President Of tie
We are menaccd by hostile Indiana: or lines ofcom
muneatoD cut off: The United States mails captured;
coaches and stations destroyed aud the occupants
dercd; private trans pundcred the, men murdered
aud scalpcd. The arts Of peace suspended and
the people suffering from feeling of insecurity which
parnlyZes every branch OF industry; and all from foe
Nv
authorities as worthless, compared with that Of one
This have suffered more or less for SEINE time and
yet adequate protection relief has been afforded
In the name OF God and humanity make this appeal
TO you, and ask that the too Ogc0ntinued tempOIzng
policy toward these mercless devils shall cease. and that
you viii at once direct that prompt and decisive easres
be taken for the protection of the country,
A. C. Hunt. Governor; Geo. W: Lane, superintendent
Gen T. c. Holmes, Register, United States Land Office;
g; i; Clements RECEIVER. Land Office; Moses ballet
W. Brown. United States Collector; A. sagendorf, Post
master, Denver; Frank Hail, Secretary Of Territory.
From the frequent councils OF held In the Generals
begin that they have arrived at a true APP
probation Of the magnitude OF the Indian sherman
Is busiy porng over his maps and smokes his cigar IN
indicative OF plan for vigorous campaign. Au
CUR Is on the Gen. l.. smith has about 900 infan-
Try with him route to Port Phil kearIcy Bedford IN
formed sherman that Red Cloud the rival Of Tecurnseh,
OceOla and Red Jacket FOR celebrity with his 5000 red
warriors hoyers like cloud In the Galatin Valley
MILITARY MOVEMENTS ON THE PLATNs-MoRE IN
DIAN DEPREDATIoNs.
ST. LOUIS June 1j.-Omaha dispatches say that
late Denver papers are full of accounts Of Indian depre
datons and murders. They also contain dispatches from
Gen Sherman TO Coy. Hunt in which the General says
he troops enoughto protect all the exposed points
and the people for the present must fight the Indians
themselves. He also advises Gov. Hunt 10 send 300 men
immediately to seOur Republican River Countyi then
send them Port Sedgwick, where he will have them
mustered into service for two months. Gen Augur viii
the Platte 30 Laporte and across Snders Another
party will Large Pole and another the LarnIie
(,eo Ia eIDpeted
were stsMpeded last month by Gen. Hancock. Wagon
trains gcs, and nchmen must collect AMI protect
Themselves Gen Sherman says the great portion OF the
Sioux not within 80 miles OF Fort Sedgw1ek that the
depredatens are committed by small scattered bands
aud 40 something T. L. Hill, Division Engineer
Union Pacar Railroad, killed on the 18th inst about
miles Laporte, and Mr Archer. Inspector or
the road severely w0uaded Mr. Hill's body was per.
orated by 10 arrows and five pistol balls and seaped
Station the Atchsou and Kearncy route, ON tho SUI
In Vt and q, OOg worth OF stock run OF.