The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1867-04-19
The Indians Preparing for War-Loug
Contest Probable.


An expedition is to leave here in a few
days, consisting Of two batteries, six COM
panies of cavalry aud the requisite outfit
TOR n fighting spree with the Indians
They are destined for Fort Larned, and will
act as escorts for the trains across the
plains, and in all probability, will have
brush with the Indians, with whom they
are expecting trou BILE this summer. There
is every likelihood of big fight within a
very short time as the Indians are all on the
war path, and eager for the fray TIE re-
suit will be that they will be whipped, and
then comes the usual pow WOW and another
treaty, at which will be assembled all he
chiefs, warriors and braves of the rowing
denizens of the plains in their fighting cos
tune and to witness such gathering Of the
red men, will be sight, worth coming
miles to see. As the chances are that it
will be mary years before such sight ever
VIII be within the reach of any of US, al
ready parties are made up to go out and
see fine spectacle and not have the exquisite
pleasure Of getting awat from it like spec
tators of Bull Run. This expedition will
either whip the Indians and bring them to
terms or be the precursor of long and
bloody war with Red men. Once the hatchet
Is drawn, it will be for the mastery of the
races, and if the Indian succeeds in winning
the first fight, it will then go on, and wee
to the frontier settler! then all the scenes
of early history by the cruelty of the Indian
race will be repeated Already the settlers
are coming in from the outer settlements,
being driven in by securing parties of the
Indians, and all they are waiting for now,
is for the grass to get high enough to fur
nish forage for their ponies. 1t is high time
that the government took active measures to
put down the rebellious spirit of the treach-
erous race, as ST. Patrick did every poison
GUS reptile from tie land 1t will take
many men to do it, and once the ball is
opened it should not be closed until the last
red man has bitten the dust, for we cannot
develop the country or 60 on with the Pa
cifc Road until this fact is accomplished :
they rstard every effort at progress and are
continually committing depredations on the
settlers even at this point we may be driven
| in, for knowing the character of the foe. we
feel that he would not hesitate to sound the
war whoop at any night and lay the place
in ashes, and scalp every living being with
| in reach cf his tomahawk. r
There is no use of denying the fact, that
for some cause or another they are gather
ing for final struggle for the possession of
| the PLAINS. I'VE may be deceived as at the
beginning of our rebellion, parties high in
| authority thought it could be put down in
three months, but if this one gets a good
start it viii be e long and bloody war, for
the Indian only sdrrenders to fight again.
They have no sense of obligations imposed
upon them as defeated and paroled prison
ers, their ideas only run one way, and that
is to kill every white they can, regardless OF
station, age or sex, and the government
may, until it is too late, look with indiffer.
ence on the warlike position assumed by
them, and awake to a sense of dereliction OF
duties ON its part to protect the hardy pio.
neer and settler Of the untrodden plains.
| This ground which is soon to become the
highway of the nation, Kansas, the "Cen,
trail State of the Union, will either witnes.
bloody Indian war or drive out every red
man who raises his hand il defiance to the
government. COUNT.