American citizen. [volume] (Butler, Butler County, Pa.) 1863-1872, 1867-06-19

are unincumbered They have no wigs
wams-no camp equipage 70 carry with
them. For the severe loss entailed upon
them by the destruction of their villages
they will make up by pouncing upon the
trembling emigrant and the traders train.
The Indian will glut himself until full
| and when that time comes, j. e., when
emigrants cease to cross the plains, they
will fall off, like the surgeons bloody
leech, ,..s.t. E-
THE WAY TO FIGHT INDIANS.
The only way to fight Indians, at least
the Sioux and Cheyennes, is to permit
five hundred prairie settlers-men who
have lived ON the plains from boyhood-
men who are skilled in all the devious
ways of the savage, to go after them. =
III ese men can readily be found in the
States of Kansas, Nebraska, and that
portion of The Territory OF Colorado that
juts out on the plains, eastward of the
Rocky mountains For their services,
the captured ponies and other trophies
will prove sufficient recompense, Let
the Government tut proclaim that for the
| sake of economy, and speedy solution
Of the Indian question, it is willing that
Western volunteers shoudengage in the
task, and a thousand @ould leap into the
saddle without drum OF sounding cavalry
5ugle. Their incentive TO the self inns
posed task would be the wailing of West
ern mothers for their first born strong,
bearded men mourning for their sons !;
| brothers signing for outraged sisters, lin
gerlng in servile bondage ia the wigwams
of their vile captors. No maudling seu,
timentaIlty, We opine, would find room in
their bosoms. Everything would be lor-
gotten, unheard, save the furious cry for
revenge When these men have chas.
| tised the Indians after their own fashion,
let Eastern missionaries mingle with the
subdued and conquered tribes, and cum
| plete the good work. If any Indians
were left after the swords of the destroy
ing avengers, the missionaries would
doubtless, find eager listeners to the
Gospel, and the Christian shepherds will
ling Aocks, The Gospel would be as
balm of Gilead to the stricken ones, and
| the nomadc sons of Ishmaal would be-
come civilized citizens of the great re-
public
| SUMNER IN PLATTE VALLEY-DoUGLAs
RANCHE.
Summer on he plains--a drizzlng,
sushy, moist snow. A fierce norwester
is blowing, sending chilly sensation
through all humanity. Nearly the t'st
of June, and in these cold arctic regions
a human being remaining one hour out
doors, without any exercise, would freeze
to death Charming country Should
excurtionists wish to remove themselves
from the swelteriug heat of summer, in
St Louis, they can enjoy sleighing by
going to Omaha in the middle of sum
mer. Were we suffering the fierce tor
ments of the unmentionable regions, we
should never wish to exchange for Omaha
and the Platte Valley. If it is so ex,
tremely cold in summer, what sort of a
country is it in midwinter Great Jupi
tor Olympus 1t must be worse thar
Iceland, a.r..,...l ...
CHIVINGTON, OF SAND CREEK.
This Western Giant, who has achieved
such an unenviable reputation in New
England, and such an enviable nam
throughout the West, we encountered il
our travels in the Indian country HI
/ is giant in name, as we'll as II perfect
Goliah in stature. He is a ponderous
muscular being, straight as an arrow
graceful as an Appollo, majestic as {
king, dignifed as judge He stand
six feet four inches in his moccasins, ant
weighs two hundred and forty pounds
High, sublime forehead, dark hair
sparsely scattered over his head auC
slightly silvcred, black, brilliant eyes,
full, magisterial, eagle face, prominen
nose, man of great force and dignity
commanding IN appearance, and calcu
lated to strike the ordinary man witt
admiration His appearahee has NOR,
of the judge than the executioner; {
gentleman than the ruffian We coulC
never have believed that he was tn,
author of the sanguinary affair at Sane
creek as We saw it delineated. Their,
must have been an upright motive,
stronger controlling power than the peo
pie of the East were aware of, to urg
MIN to utter the command to his soldier
that sealed the doom ofthe hapless being
at Sand creek. lie is now about fifty
five years old; was formerly Methods
minister, and preached for the space o
two years in Omaha.
GENERAL AUGUR's INDIAN EXPEDITION
Major General c. G. Augur has at las
succint orders from General Sherman
lie started for the Plains last evening
although it was reported he had gon
sooner, which was mistake He goe
direct to Fort Sedggiek, and about tn
18th of June will start from thence t
Laramie. From Fort Laramie the whol
expedition, which will be composed {
about l 500 infantry, 800 cavalry an
'250 Pawnee scouts, will go to Fort Phi
Kearney; thence to Fort Reno, Montani
and the headwaters Of the Yellowstone
attacking hostile tribes wherever founc
and destroying their villages and proE
erty when surprised. In fact, ali indi
cations are for vigorous campaign. III
has ordered qaartermasters supplies SUI
fcienta for three months, and means
haul them.-tSt Louis Democrat.