The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-03-24
'endins appeals TO save settlers from the

rider to save myself from the hue and cry
Of people who know not tho Indian, and
whose families hnye not the fear, morning
noon, and night, of being ravished and
'calped by them. The wife of the man ut
lie centre of wealth, civilization, and re.
inement, is not more dear to him than is
he wife of the pioneer of, the frontier
have no hesitation in making my choice.
am going to stand by the people over
whom / am placed, and give them what
protection can. We have not the troops
to place at each mans house to defend it,
and have sometimes to take the offensive,
to punish for crimes already committed, in
order to prevent the preparation of others.
In taking the offensive I have to select that
season when can catch the fends and if
q village is attacked, and women and
children killed, the responsibility is not
with the soldier, but with the peo-
pie whose crimes necessitate the OF
tack. During the war did any one hest
tate to attack village or town occupied
by the enemy because women or children
were within its limits Did we cease to
cause women and children we're there If
the women and children we're saved in these
places it was because they had cellars to
20 into; and should any of the women and
children of the Piegans have lost their
lives, | sincerely regret that they had not
similar places of refuge, though doubt if
they would have availed themselves of them,
for they fight with more fury than
the men. The soldiers do not want
to kill Indians after long years of
Indian frontier service. I am salts
fed that they are the only good, prac-
teal friends the Indians have. We can
not avoid being abused by one side or the
other. If We allow the defenceless people
on the frontier to be scalped and ra7shed
we are burnt in efigy and execrated as
soullcss monsters, insensible to the suffer
!ngs of humanity. If the Indian Is pun
lshed to give security to these people we
are the same soulless monsters from the
other side. This is q bad predicament
to be in, but as l hare said, / have made
my choice, and am going to stand by the
people whom the Government has placed
me here to protect. The reservation is the
last ditch Of the wild Indian, but to get
him there be must be forced on bv the
troops. Those who think he can be in.
duced to go there by other means are
mistaken. When ON the reservation he
will have to be kept there by the pre-
sence of tho troops, and thus become
tangible for the good work of civiliza-
ton =; and he Gun only be protected
in his rights while there by the troops keep
ing off the emigrants who cncroa ch on his
land. All these points are practically ex-
hibited each year. The Cheyennes Arapa-
hoes, Comanches, Kiowas, and Apaches,
have just been forced on by the troops
During the last year, as soon as / withdrew
the troops from the Sac and Fox reserra,
tons, the emigrants took possession. A flood
of emigration almost ten thousand strong
moved in solid mass and occupied the Usage
reservation because there were no troops
there to keep them off, All the ether re
servations on which the Indian may yet be
placed will be lost in the same manner I'M
less guarded by the military.
Yours truly, P. H. SHERIDAN,
Licutenant-G cneral.'
On,.leasantness" between G0ra,a m
and Senator Cole.
4 caucus of Republican senators me-
this morning al the instance Of Senate,
Cole, of California, who presented charges
against Mr.. GG1ham, Secretary of the Sc
nate. Ii appears quarrel between these
two gentlemen, growing out of jealousiet
in politics in California, has long existed
and the {" onpleasantncss' has become mu
tually unbeatable.
1t is charged that Gorhan last summer
denounced Senator Cole personally, eud
since his return to this city has spoken Of
the Senator in disrespectful and impro
per manner. The Senator gave to the eau
Gus numerous instances in which he had
been openly insulted by Gorham, and pre-
scented atfidsvits verifying the charges.
| Speeches were made by Howard, Stewart
Sherman, and others, upon the impropriet,
of Gorham's conduct, and committee con
sisting of Senators Howard, Sumner, ant
Ramsey, appointed to Investigate The
charges which, if sustained, will result il
tue removal of Gorham. 1t is said the lat
ter acknowledges that he denounced anL
insultel Cole, and will admit the fact be
| fore the committee.
Miscellaneous.
Associate Justice Bradley, who wat
sworn, and took his seat upon the SUI
preme Bench this morning, has been u.s.
signed to preside in the fifth circuit, com
prisiug the States of Georgia, Florida
Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, anc
| Texas.
4 clerk in the Treasury Department
has been dismissed for lending money t
| his brother clerks ct luxurious rates.
Secretary Robson is on a brief visit tt
. Philadelphia.
The bill for the suppression of pdygamJ
in Utah, which parsed the House to-day
will meet with very strong opposition IL
the Senate. Besides the objection that il
! is in conflict, in spirit at least, with article
/, amendments to the Constitution, which
provides that Congress shall make no Law
prohibiting the free exercise Of religion
there is n general belief among leading
senators that emigration and railroads vii
do more etfectually the work of destruction
to polygamy and Mormon rule in Utah thar
any laws that may be PASSED for that pur
pose by Congress. WALLACE.
Associated Press kilograms.
Congressional.
WASHINGTON, March 23.-Senate.-sen
ator Johnston introduced bill incorpo
rating the Southern Express Company
which was referred to the Committee OF
Commerce.
Tho Territorial Legislature Of New Mex
leo asks authority of Congress to raise
70 70 ~ ha In,