The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-20

ness Of Congress in disposing of the public
funds, Is of little moment; and. the Indians
once cornered, we can have the pleasure of
whipping them out again at the same price.
Lively work for the regular army; and we
doubt If, with the magnitude of the lob. Gene
raj Sherman will be able to make his pilgrim
age to Mecca this year.
Troops Indian agents. the War Department
pulling against the Indian Bureau, contractors,
and twelve hundred and eighty million dollars,
are the necessities for an Indian turmoil. Give
General Sherman the management of all these
elements, and he will soon destroy Indian
prestige, and cause them to respect the troops
under his command. Money enough; that is
all that is required-mOney .hra.sa
Indian tactics against the regular army
What impudence These calico clad, nimble-
footed, light. armed, enduring sons of the
forest daring to make war on us Mounted,
too, as they are, on hardy little horses, which
can march sixty miles per day for days
together The boldness of these miserable
savages in throwing down the gauntlet to
modern troops, armed with heavy Springfield
muskets, carrying on their shoulders enor-
nous knapsacks, well filed with everything
that civilization can give to make soldier
oontented The cavalry carrying a heavy
man, a weighty saddle and all that at the end
of an eighteen mile march can make a
horse hungry; splendid baggage trains, with
in command of our brass-decorated gentlemen,
who have been well educated by the nation in
whatever can make the system of modern war
fare a terror to the savage Indian tactics
against this 1t is absurd. Let US support
the efforts of General Sherman, who is destined
to win new lauTels on the great Indian plains.
Give him money and men; these are all that
he requires; he will soon finish with the Indian
pest. ...I...a
There is certain idea existing that those
Territories and States that are on our Indian
border can raise troops of a peculiar class,
who are fitted to fight Indians after the Indian
fashion. Several of the Governors Of those
districts have made application for the privi-
lege of raising volunteer forces, which they
foolisbly believe can close up the Indian
troubles. They, full of false arguments, are
bold enough to say that men who have wrongs
to avenge, and who are willing to fight as In
dians fight are better capable of entering upon
and carrying forward an effective campaign
than the regular troops that represent the
dignity of the nationi A proper rebuke has
already been given to them by incorporating
the volunteer force of frontiersmen into the
regular force, and placing regular officers over
them to direct their crude movements. There
is no doubt that General Sherman has done
well in this case, and will thus allay many Of
the jealousies which might arise were any
such desultory body to show itself capable Of
fighting Indians as some people think they
should be fought. Let us, by all means, sup
port General Sherman; he will carry on oul
Indian war as it should be carried on; his swift
troopers will soon restore peace on the Plains
All that is required is money; that will bring
everything in its train, and we shall make al
glorious as exit from the Indian war as we
have m ade from the war of the Rebellion.