The national Republican., 1867-05-27
OUR INDIAN WAR.

There is no war in which q nhtion can
be engaged that presents more real difh.
culties than that which ciyilized people
may be called upon 70 wage with bar.
barous or half civilized nation. The Eng
lish Government found great troubls in
carrying Ontheir warwith the sepoys. Two
civilized peoples at war with each other
can govern themselves by certsin humane
laws, which apply equally to each, and oil
those questions Of rights Of prisoners, non
combatants, women and children are we'll
defined, settled and acted upon. It is not
30 with the savages Of our Western wilds.
They wage an indiscriminate slaughter.
The infant child and the unoiiending TO-
male is Just as obnoxious TO the Indian
warrior as the full grown man. in arms.
Revenge, indiscriminate revenge, is his
war cry. With such people the United
States is now pretty clearly at war, and
how long II will last and what is to be its
progress and end It is difficult to forecast
We have two able Generals in command Of
our forces in the Indian country, viz: Gems.
huouR and HANCOCK. We may expect,
therefore, that nothing will be done rashly
or indiscreetly. .--.
A correspondent Of the New York Trib-
pne, writing from Omaha under date Of
SIay q, gives some account Of an inter
view he held with Gen. AuouR.. The Cen
eral said:
That until the turn Of affairs which
General Hancock has made in burning the
Indian village, he had intended to take q
force of two thousand men, mostly infan-
try, to defend our northern posts against
rny future aggressions Of the red men.
But now his whole attention must be given
TO the Platte route--the Union Pacific
railway. Dispatches arrive daily at his
headquarters, announcing some new dep
relations. This morning he received n
dispatch stating that one hundred herd Of
stock had been taken from the neighbor-
hood Of Julesburg, and three herdens had
been killed and scalped. Troops are being
hurried along the Union Pacific TO defend
the posts most liable to attack. Custer is
still at Fort Hays, and his men are slowly
recovering from the attack Of Samroy
Fresh provisions are being rapidly hauled
to his command, and other posts are being
plentifully furnished with provisions, thus
providing against any contingencies that
blay arise. The Indians who are at war
are encamped on Turkey Greek, about
twenty-five miles from this city. General
hugur will probably undertake his expe-
dition next fall. He has engaged some
two hundred and fifty Pawnees as Indian
scouts. General Hancock at present is
at Fort Leayenworth."
In the meantime, and before next fall
when General AuGUR undertakes his ex-
pedition, what is to become OF many scat
tered settlements away from our military
posts Will not these feet, rowing bands
Of savages commit many horrors which
must curdle the blood even to contem-
plate? We think that there should be q
quick, sharp, and short contest with these
people, and they should be taught lesson
Of submission to the United States Gov.
eminent that they will not soon forget.
We would recommend no such treatment
towards these savages as the British Gov
ernment meted out to the Sepoys; nor
would we endorse any such massacre as
that perpetrated by the villain CnEvrsd-
Ton; but let the work be done, and prop
trly done, if it take the entire force Of the
United States army to do it.