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


GTON.
HeuaJ smeTlt of MIssOuri-Lleut. Gen.
ShermaIa's RepOFt-An Interesting
and ImpOrtant DOcument-IDter-
nal Revenue Reeeipts-OhaRgc or
Naval Commanders.
WASHINGTON, November 20.-Gen.
| Sherman's report OF affairs IN the
Military Division of the Missouri has
| lust been received at the War Depart
j ment, together with those of Generals
Sheridan, Augur and Terry.
General Sherman says that those
reports show that while the country
generally has been at peace, the peo-
Dle on the plains and the troops of
his command had been constantly at
war. He says he has studied to find
some lasting remedy for this war
without success. Our people will
settle on the frontiers, without pre-
caution. and run after Wild reports of
gold discoveries, and thus come In
contact with hostile savages. Surveys
| of public lands continue to be ex
tended and patents granted to occu-
pants to build railroads and establish
mail routes, as though all was peace
| full
Over all these matters the military
authorities have no control, yet they
are called upon for protection, and
| are subjected to all the kicks and
| cuffs, without the privilege OF advls-
ing or being consulted. So long as
these things continue the military
| forces on the frontier cannot be re-
| duced. He had been directed by the
| President to subordinate the acts of
all the troops. To whatever plan
of action the late Peace Commissioner
might adopt, this Commission unani-
mously agreed that all the Indians
east of thu, Rocky Mountains should,
as soon as possible, be collected on
reservation us, so far as possible from
white settlements, and that the lines
of travel be maintained by the United
States till they can provide for them
selves. Other provisions were made,
all of which were wise and judicious.
Councils had been held by the
peace Commissioners with all, or
nearly all, of the tribes. Formal
written treaties were made and nearly
all confirmed by the Senate, but for
some reason Congress did no. take
action on the chief proposition of the
Commission, which related to setting
apart the reservation and providing a
government for the Indians. The
people had said that this was the
e cause of failure in securing lasting
peace. Ii is always difficult TO learn
: the cause of war on the part of the
Indians, as they never give notice be-
! liorehand of hostile intentions.
The General gives as near as he
| | can learn the reason for the war In
General Sheridan's department. The
: Indians charged the Government with
5 not keeping faith; that their game
!, had been driven away by building the
? | Powder River Road and the UnioI
Pacific Railroad. The Commission
ers consented, and recommend thai
d the construction of the former be dis
= continued. 1t was, however, Angus
4 before the posts could be withdrawn
t and the Indians followed up tn,
: parties having the stores in charge
Q and made raids on them. The,
: thought the action of the Governmen
inspired by fear, and they so informed
i other tribes, urging them to becom
4 hostile, and they would drive tn
:, troops out of other posts, and fore
d the abandonment of the Smoky Hi
4
, buffalo hunting grounds in America
The General then proceeded to re
= cite in detail the hostilities of tn
II Indians, which have already bee
published, to show that the Govern
ment agents gave them only th
kindest treatment. with one exceI
a ception, that of the agent at Leaver
) worth. The soldiers knowing that a
II Indian war was all work and no pla
n submitted to many indignities, hopir
the Peace Commissioners would 81
cure the withdrawal of the Indian
General Sheridan found, on il
vestigatien, that the attacks {
the settlers of the Saline an
Republican were without prov
,. cation, yet he delayed striking the
camps until he had demanded Il
IS actual perpetrators of the act
6, The demand failed of success, as Il
in old chiefs could not give up so mai
of their young warriors. The W
was then commenced along Smol
Hill and the Ark roads by the |
dians attacking all the white peop
who knew nothing of the renew'
hostilities. Gen. Sheridan seeing th
war with the Cheyennes was newt
he BILE, endeavored to keep the Arr
er pahoes out ct it, and in council wi
y them they agreed to keep out of Il
l. war and go to the reservation. l
stead, however, at the time tn
agreed to move, they were in the v,
The Kiowas and Comanches acted
the same way. The General gives d
patches from the Territorial Go
go ernors, setting forth the hostile az
W of these Indians. The Governor
Kansas was especially restive und
he the butchery perpetrated in that Sta
tai and tenders volunteer cavalry to {
at General.
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