The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-21

promptly furnished, and on the 9th of
October the Secretary of War au-
| thorized the acceptance of one mount
ed regiment of Kansas volunteers for
six months. General Sheridan expects
to get these In the field in November,
and sIso to 50 punish these hostile La
dams that they will not again resort
to war.
General Sherman believes he will
| meet with all the success he eXpe cts.
1t is idle for us longer to attempt to
occupy the plains in common with
these Indians, for the country IS not
susceptible of close settlement with
farms like Missouri and Iowa. and is
solely adapted to grazing. All our
people there are necessarily scattered,
and have more or less cattle and
horses, which tempt the Indian, hun
cry, and it may be starving, for his
accustomed game, and he will steal
rather than starve, and TO steal he
will not hesitate to kill; therefore a
Joint occupation of that district of
the country by these two classes of
people, with such opposing interests, is
simple impossibility, and the
Indians must yield. The Peace Com
missioner has assigned them reser-
vation which, if held for fifty years,
will make their descendants rich: and
ia the meantime they are promlSed
food whilst they are learning to culti-
vate the earth and to rear tame stock,
to labor with their own hands, or
even to remain in one place, meditates
with all the hereditary pride Of the
Indian, and who must be used 60 ac
complish this result. 1t was for this
reason that the Peace Commission,
at its Chicago session IN October,
after the evils before described had
occurred and were known to them,
was forced. to the conclusion that the
management of Indian affairs should
be transferred back to the War De-
partment where it belonged prior to
1849. That Department of our Gov
ernment is the only one that can use
force without the circumlocutlon now
necessary, and no other department OF
Government can act with prompt
ness aud vigor, although to give any
hope that the plans and purposes OF
the Peace Commission will be cate
chiZed. Even then there Is doubt
that the Indians themselves will
make the necessary personal efforts
to succeed, and / know that they will
at least fall back upon our hands a
mere mess of helpless paupers. L am
fully aware that many of our good peo-
pie far removed from contact with these
Indians, and dwelling with a painful
interest on the past events, such as
one desired to have, occurred IN Min
nesota in 1868, and at the Chivington
MASSAGE of 1864, believe that the
whites are always in the wrong,
and that the Indians have been
forced to resort to war In self
defense by actual want or by
reason. of their selfishness. /
am more than convinced that such
is not the case in the present
instance, and | hope I have made it
certain. / further believe that the
only hope of saving any part of these
Indians from utter annihilation Is by
a fair and prompt execution OF the
scheme executed by the Pence Com
mission, which at once by the act OF
Congress, with the concurrence
of the Indians themselves, even
then it will require much patience
and hard labor on the part OF the
officers who execute the plan, which
Il
impose on other officers; but it is
certain that the only hope to find any
end of this eternal Indian war Is Ia
the transfer of the entire business to.
the War Department, and for Con
gress to enact the laws aada provide
the necessary money at least a year
before it is required to be expended.
General Sheridan then details the
expenditures of money appropriated
by Congress, and concludes as fol-
lows:
L propose to continue as now, to
have Generals Terry and Augur to
protect the Missouri River traffic and
the Union Pacific Road with jealous
care, and to gather in all wandering
bands of Sioux to the reservation
north of Nebraska. General W. S.
Harney is prepared to feed aud
protect them to the extent of
the means. have at my control, and
to destroy or punish the hostile In-
| dians of his department till they Of
| their own volition will go to Fort
| Cobb and remain there on the reser-
! yation assigned them, under the care
of Gen. W. B. Hazen, who is also
prepared to limited extent to pro
| vide for their necessities. This double
process OF peace within their reserva-
| tions, must soon bring this matter to
some conclusion.
With great respect, your Obedient
servant, W. L. SHERMAN,
Lieut.. Gen. Commanding.
WASHINGTON, November 20-The
Internal Revenue receipts from July
l1st to date, amounts to $52. .330, 900;
for the present month to little over
81 .O00. 900. and for to day 5000, 900.
This afternoon there was a snow
storm, and continues to night, with a
high wind from the northwest.
The present headquarters of the
Freedmen Bureau will be removed
after the 1st of December to. Howard
University, when it is believed there
will be considerable reduction made
in the force.
WASHINGTON, November A.-Cap.
tain William A. Parker has been de.
tached from the command of the
, receiving ship Independence, at Mare
: Island Navy Yard. California, anC
. Commander Paul Shirley ordered tC
relieve him.
J WASHINGTON, d. c., November 20
1 The receipts from customs from
. November 9th to the 14th, inclusive
r amounts to $2,24S, ,486.
e A large number of the recently ap
}. pointed internal revenue supervisor
e have arrived here, and are to day re
y ceiving instructions from the Com
T missioner.
y The following internal revenue ap
: pointments were made to day:
e Storekeepers = Eugene Herst, Is
d district of Missouri; Stephen r. Lee
t 1st district of Indiana.
: Gaugers-John =. Needy, S. s