New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-10

GEN. SHERIDAN IN DEFENoE or Soh'
BAKER.
The following dispatches concerning the late
Ggn between Col Baker and the Piogan Indians IN Mon
tana, are published:
GEN SHERIDAN TO GEN. SHERMAN.
HDQRs MILITARY DIVISION OF THE MISSOURI,
Cen W. 7. SHERMAN, Commanding Unlted States Ar"'y
GENERAL: have your telegram Of the 26th inst and
will make the necessary reports and furnish you az tne
facts in the soon as Col Bakers report IL re-
ceyed Col Baker could not make out his report at
Shaw. he was obliged TO return Immediately 10 fors
Ellis to get shelter for his horses and men, see tnas
Why did he not mention that Col Baker had captured
over 100 and children This he suppressed, IN
hearted public. and to further the end OF the o Ioa
ring doubtless in whose interest he Is writing 80 Iar as
cided is Who shall be ked-the whites the Indians
They take their choice. Since s62 at least 800 men
limits OF my present command in the most hendlsh man
ner-the men usually scaped and mutilated,
women ravsbed, sometimes so and GU tunes IN sncces-
sion then killed and scaped, sticks stuck into their per
sons before and after death have myself conVersed
with woman who while some months gone IN pTeg-
nancy was raysed 80 times successfully by dter-
eut Indians. becoming nsensbe two or three times dur
consciousness, mutely appealing for mercy II not Tor
herself for her unborn child Also, another woman raw.
shed with fearful brutality over 80 times ana the
last Indian sticking the point OF his saber into the person
OF the woman. could give the names OF these women
cent Coyer wants this work to go on. mention these
two especially because they came under my own
OF what has occurred hundreds of others The old
Indian ring has again set itself to work to get posses
sion OF Indian affairs that the Treasury can be more
successfully pundered and are printing ana circulating
through country specimens OF doggerel poetry such
as inclose 10 you with this communication These
specimens have been sent to me secretly, ana you can
from them better judge OF their object am, General
very respectfully, your obedent servant
4. H. SHERIDAN, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
VINCENT CoLYER's REPLY TO GEN. SHERIDAN
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, I
BOARD OF INDIAN COMMISSIONERS. }
To the Hon. FELIX X. BRUSoT, Chairman, FtS6ugh
SIN: Gen Sheridan strikes out at me almost Wildly
Justice He says that in my extract from Lieut. Pease
report massacre. in order TO do injustice 10 Col
Baker and deceive kndhearted public, suppressed
tine fact that Col Baker took 100 women aud children
prsoners" II the General thinks that II relieves the
backness OF the picture auy 10 say that In addition 10
the % women and so children sick with the smallpox,
killed there were 100 women and children also taken
prisoners, will add IL now Lieut. Pease notice upon
closer look does not make IT so bad AS that lie says
there were is and 10 children none over three
years and the majority much Younger, some OF WhO
were wounded were taken prisoners.
The General to quito forget that the same GOV
eminent which placed him in command OF the military
of the West appointed us TO do our humane work among
those Indians and virtually makes our duty 10 stand
i'm front of these helpless outcasts women aud chdreD
and 20 say TO any who may attack them, cease your
bioOdv ,r0rk; these are not the gnIty
OF The against the poor settlers OF the border
he saws that want /: to 90 on" No, General, you
know you not justified IN any suca an inference as
this Because pull aside the curtain and let the Amerl-
can people see what you call great victory over the
Indians don't follow that do not want the men VINO
the hOrId crimes you portray with so much
lest Justly punished Strike you must strike the
guilty not the innocent. Faithfully yours.
VINCENT COLYER.