The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1869-12-24

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slider, 70 gEo,oad,, /, Iparsctical suggsytioni. There
sre fsw but Win challenge tie approval Of
the be,oprple-thoseI Who win "trip % the work
and dive through the almost intcrminable
'verbiage u hs bStton. it.shesldAavsShsia-
vorable consideration Of The, legislators If
they have time. and endur,nca And Ne,
beg even those who would ,sles Give \ hos
Tile esteztain1en& - consider tho Message
of Mr. Ashley has one gsese viftns-it b his
last. Over it is the .halowibgr glow Of
death, the gratefol odof Of she kIsve.s u
RHERLDAN ON LNDxANN. Il
Iiestsssnt General rSheridan's RsDart sfI
Uperatisss against tss Frontier Sassees.
nc.dqu.rters Military Diyi..os Of the Missouri,
1"7 'F7 zTF."T Chicass, IN, Nov. l,lseaF5
Major General E. D. Towwnssad, AAjutapt GenSss, ..
| 8. A., Washington, D. c. ."s"r H'"'1th '' =
0kNsRAL::t Ihave the honor to submit
for the Information of tie General IN Chief
my report for the year, 1850, accompanied
by the annual reports Of the Department
Commanders. ag+ - frrpt at : .e~" .-' r
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: The Department Of Dakota embraces the
State Of Minnesota and the Territories Of
Dakota and Montana II has q large num-
ber Of Indians within lis limits; most Of
those west of the Missouri may be safely
classed - hostile Il IL also subjected at
times to incursions from the Indians living
north of the British line. In 1t is the long
line Of the Upper Missouri river with its ex-
tensiye commercial interests and the rapidly
extending settlements in Montana; also the
northern settlements of Minnesota. For the
protection of the various interests connected
with this department, there are stationed st
the following posts the following regiments
of troops: At Forts Smelling, Ripley, Ab.
ercrombie, !, Wadsworth, Ransom, sully,
Rice, Shaw, Ellis, and Camp Cooke, the
,18ths 2oth and 22d infantry, andss detacll7
ment Of the ID cayolrys .ad! bna st@5sph a'tof q.
The Department has been economically
administered and ably commanded, but I
deem the number Of troops inadequate for
the proper protection Of the various inter-
,ests at stake A great many of the settlers
In Montana have been murdered, and 500oT
900 head Of stock captured and run on with.
in the last 80 days, and much bitter com.
rlalnt LAS been made by the settlers on &C.
count Of non protection: the few itroops
stationed in Nontsns being insufficient to
meet the wanls of. the case sstIgsl o. .,is,r Il
y
, The Indians have run riot a1ong the lines
of our Western settlements, and the emf.
grant and commercial lines Of travel for
many years, murdering and plunderiny
without any ldequate punishment. and, the
Government has heretofore sought to give
,proteotion tDi some of its best interests by
making presents to those savages;. or IN
other words, whi'- It found It necessary 10
enact tie most stringent laws for the gov
ernnept Of civilized whites, ittwaa attempt-
ing b govern Wild, brutal and savage peo-
pie without any law1s AZ ill, or the iihiction
Of any punishment for the most heinous
crimes. This system was not success. II
aiman commits murder orIrots we hssd him
or ssad him to the psnitsntiary. II. IN In
dian does the same, w have been IN the
habit of giving him moro bsanlEets.d insT y
The INDIAN is = lazy, idle vagSbond. , he
never llssabors, and Has, po profession except
thst Of arms, 70 which 10 il ,raissd. from .
chidsts "A scalp y constantly dangsed before
bic eyss,saad tAerhighest honor ecsn aspire
70 Is to possess one taken by himself. D Ii
not 70 be wondered at therefore, II he nim,
So sxsx = ..rN rlft-s.S T. ,t-Sgs:s ,.1-ll -
~ ~ t.''lDl - wen ne &l0ws nP,
u tnetetN no punishment t. tollows the. bar
ban0us aCk.s'aaH .f5sRiaH q caa ls.sIaak 10 tses-
Tho Government hss tsiwxvs Been, ! vcrryy ~.
,i,,ernl IN Indian. .s,,.o,.,,,, ,.,h.,.,.. -.
-. 80 ""e1. '
,.,..d. ,o,A ~. /. ]. 80
io''eo 70 tnem , nave oeen OF me very 'oest
cnsHc'cr . nIl making mem n perhaps ~ far the
ncnessi sico4n3nh'esa4 tAe eoanssy. y e'st',s,,.
.ne sys'em OF suPpiyins thewih bands,
under the present Indian management, II
,smass 9..s ;",a,da sn = Es I: g No. Gov
now plead. Id feith. and n ~ doesn y "~, .c~
sive np his cruel and destructive isb;ss ~ II
se2 e otas5 xay e ssxe 3 !hs I've md prop,
= Ou ~ s9f - y EIH!sn !sla1l nlm u4iy
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