New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-11-27
THE INDIAN VAR.
A Treaty WITH RED CLOUD.

hat tics D.. lit Dc involved ia trouble Win Those Il-
aiats vito ..aIrd lfouph the lines to tho North. hut
A..aiJ saied, yl ., lov.ytr that wLils i'"s yona
h,r rp 10 iI, t,'iy as ior Z ~ IL wife men DID, IT
misht ic d.rcut Co cunuol the young braves. Rcd
cloud rd necessity U going on The rr-' aiiou lr
lad NOT ic.rc. To- farm. ana buffalo plenty ou
Powder River. lie Intended To frcud the Winter among
thrm aud wouig1he to come into Tie trade; bat lie
ciatrd That .houd any person into the Indians
country IA oiIion uf tio tpaiy, lac Womb com cate
that person rTcfp The IAit( RENAME ''''iai n"Ss
auI received uub,r ~ Ir-rhiH anu sufficient IA1o"'
tu carry thcm back 10 Powder River.
POLICY OF THE CAMrAIGS-A TALK WITH GEN.
SHERIDAN.
7 A correspondent of The 81. Louis Democrat
writes from Fort Hayes Kansas, under da'c Of N"y To-
Yesterday NC returned 10 Hayes and made short
yis tie font. meeting Cen sheridan ANA The ir" On
Ger, 81 the expedition, az" i'lh'ou u'' |'"9 y" J
the conmand Tue whole I"lt" Ia lh' h'" ,"lsI.'' 81
GOV CiaWIords Kansas Cavalry trsiurui, Loo men;
I'aur- 81 the 9th Cyairy IL companies OF ihe
10 tsNaily four t"ml'i' ." tue l'l" 'hN'S' ou '"n
p.uy 81 tLe ds.h Infantry, euIoieo' "hr company
/ s.. Infantry, and fOr-ythrs hc"utH-hh"uhlibI io
to uh"ht aUn mem I"'io - par vi D" 70.
mont az Fort MliHrc-pruitby ~ Tr'ri't-hud lmir
t.lr. coming from tie s"uh"ost {" join nt sIN stu'
uiand. A"w moving south toward the Arkansas Hhd
canadian Rivers II reported that inns ior,e
81 the Tie Indians. who have always been iIlrhry.
TIC prlu lpl tuhes mo are hostile are thu MA
pahor-, Apache, kiowHr, CUnaLcut-, AMI u
mixed outlawcd band called Dog Soldier. Thee D"g
suicrs are composed 81 Indians driven ""t "i Nail1"s
TITLE, for coWaIdcc aud otrr crimes. Who nave banded
O. mscNc together until they HAY" become dangerous
tribe They called the Dos Sudirs btcau-r the ,ilHt
sori an Indian can IL 10 call dog. Hence,
these outeass aud fr,tbu,crs thus dr. gatc, hni
i r,, f their excellent ,lrll they are ca,d soldiers
Among three as among all other tribes. are many White
men " he live Win the Indians aud the very worst
~ ti,, ,i,..tur, Wlo u not allowed To live among
he wlltc. The tribe IL Dog Spdiris was among those
vino attacked COL ForsJ the scouts on ihc R'pulcah
and llrd L,ut becch'r They remain scattered about
the 81 The streams north al the smoky lin
FORK. nui Val probably stay north oil the r'il'o"h dnfS
the Winter.
TIC four tribes omsHchcs, ApacLrs, kiowas aud
Al. liLucr-utyc already gone south Ut itr Arkansas
River where they buid their udg for the WINTER. Al
tlDst al
lndius col tie Plains Taken all together, tiy Viii uh
Ter from uJ l., 500 whrrols making quite formidable
army when ~ consider that thcy are all slirndlhy
armed with carbnes. aud nearly every one WIN Two
nave, dung the past year, taken g"a p"ns 10 buS hs
much amnlu ton ~ hty possibly could "slg u" sh's
lrautcl thc Us the Commission last year for ihi- pnf
pose winch shows the cAtIenr foily of thdt kui ~
policy aud rrIea the old story o Indian irra'"'i|
Tie excuse for Issuing arms ana Ammunition To ''r
tubes that they may be able 10 XIII buffalo, when every
old hunter will tell you that the Indian never h'lI' bur
falo with gan. but always utos bS DO" ana dif""'
saving bis gun To 10 To wal win ..., ...-
This Indian expedition Ihus come, OF vital interest
and puu Or failure depends ia" safety al the
people irOntcr the progress ~ lhc ih"id west
aud tho future policy al dealing with the Indians Air
the troubles commenced on TIE So"hoh ana "iohs lh
stations of the road II was decided not To save lhr Gus
t0nary aunuos 10 the Indians. Two small expeditions
sent north. resulting Ia partial success Al Tue
tribes except the Dog soldiers. are LOw oh lhrir "fr
grounds. uccnscd at not receiving their nnniiles aud
seemingly ready for war.
Gen. sherdans policy seems 10 De a. wait until all
These tIibes fully settled In their Winter quarter
then uIOn th.m Ia their lodges destroy eNrythS
they have II possible. take away their arms ana II "y
nTe left force them to reservations below lho
Arkansr which may lbs net apart for thrin 10y lfi~"
For the Of this end all or nearly Oh th
troops cavalry, well supplied win large hunp"i 81
extra horses, 80 hs TO follow up whenever m hiWk
made. The movement Of troops has been going q" nhi'
ihg tho past week toward Tort Dodge, Cen. sh"ih'h
going To take command Ia the rld IhtIr defamation
will most likely the sand Palus, s"uib al h'
Arkausas making tins base al supplies, then al" shhg
the collected together if nave troops sum "h'
H. keep the Indians from making raids NORM aha eau
destroy their lodges md supplies keep br "rth ln'm
aud the buiilOcr now moving south, the lhdihh l'oues
will h00n cease but II those wary Warriors CAP an" "u
forces at different points, pass by ~ small DaH ana
north, where have but small bodies al troops
and attack stations tbs road before ihry can Do
We this hope that Tho Indians cannot hsht vel m
Winter. except when they ind plenty of forage and
then they have to stop quite portion "i llme "f lh"t
purpose this while our cavalry can move nsht
along, being fully supplied.
To some II may that Gen. Sheridan nus NJ
enough troops to successfully 'moet tbrs" e"b,u ,'
and defeat them; but must Iclcinbrt l'l o',' va"
has been the Plains, that he fuzzy uhlrrhl"'uH "
fighting aud will be the ground himrr ana h'S "a"
best CUNT sent against tho Mcnici hib'H WIN
the Ilca ~ the humiliation Of these warning mara
unless they give up, ala Idea which II 40" shhi"k
strength In the East "a policy of MAR ana h"i :" ns"
ling Indian contracts Of permanent peace lsi'"h "' h
nual peace pipes aud annual SlHnghtrrr lo""lue ''
with such plans may nope for tho faiey "' lno ho
tier aud the completion Oi our rilw"l hyst'lh 40" "
this does Oi The people ~ the "'S' h''' ""'
hope whatever. -, ~, 49,,
Cen Sheridan aud staff started fVm Fort Hayes glS