The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-06-17

GENERAL SHERMAN AND GOVERNOR HUNT-MoRE
FROM THE PLATTE vALLEY-DIPoRTANT TELE-
GRAM TO THE PRESIDENT.
AT HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PLATTE
poor to offer anything but musce-have plenty OF
of a campaign A. Q; HUNT,
Governor of Colorado.
GENERAL SHERMAN TO GOVERNOR HUNT.
Your despatch of yesterday is received. The fact
reported by you indicates great careessness the
there are bands of Indians at mischief everywhere;
e@6 wRsn ana agSns what idaps DO S Su
GOVERNOR HUNT TO GENERAL SHERMAN.
DENVER, June 4. 1s67.-General sherman:-I have
S SsbneS % cp9, p1 to & 9SnS a % IN % the haze hay mo
s standing i ready TO 60 on campaign would move
carry the war to the villages Of the indians when
would soon develop the whereabouts of the warriors.
miles IN extent and know you have not troops to
the safety of city its Immediate surroun dngs
II only oTE % remote that are mensced
continues. Have no fears OF our making war on
A. G. HUNT. Governor of Colorado.
Our special correspondent says that dispatches
swarm in daily from Montana, Dakota, and
predations and murders committed by the In
dians From a careful estimate. find there has
been no less than 55 white men killed, and
about 80 Indians. The depredations are 80
numerous, that it Is useless to enter into de-
tails; Seven ranches have been burnt, and FIVE
The following is a copy OF a telegram sent by
the Government Ofhcers OF Colorado Territory
to the President, setting forth the necessities of
the people,
DENVER, Colorado, June 3.-To his Excellency An
drew Johnson. President of the United States:-We
are menaced by hostile Indians our lines OF commu-
coaches and stations destroyed. and the occupants
murdered; private trains plundered the men muir
dered and scalped. The arts of peace suspended
and the people suffering from feeling OF Insecurity
which paralyzes every branch of Industry; and all
from foe the lives of which and should be con-
sidered by the authorities worthless compared with
that of one American citizen.
This we have suffered more or less for some time,
and yet no adequate protection or relief has been
afforded In the name OF God and hun anity,
make this appeal to you and ask that the longcon-
tinued temporizing policy towards these mercilesa
devils shall cease. and that you will at direct
that prompt and decisive measures be taken for the
protection of the country
A. c. Hunt. Governor; George w. Lane, Superin-
tendent United States Branch Mint; w. IL. ESsg,
Surveyor; General Il. @. Holiness Register, United
States Land Office; @. b. Clements, Receiver Land
Office; Moses Hallet, Chief Justices William r. Gors
line. Associate Justice; George w. Brown, United
States Collector; A. Sagendorf Postmaster, Denver
Frank Hall, Secretary of Territory.
From the frequent coun ellis of war held in the
Generals tent, begin TO see that they have
arrived at a true appreciation OF the magnitude
of the Indian war. Sherman is buslly pouring
over his maps, and smokes his cigar in man
nerindlcativeofa of plan for a vigorous campaign.
Augur is on the move General j. e. Smith has
about 1000 infantry with him en- route for Fort
Phil. Kearney. Bedford informed Sherman that
Red Cloud, the rival of Tecumseh, Osceola, and
Red Jacket for celebrity, with 5000 red warriors,
hoveTs like a war cloud in the Gallatin valley.