, 1870-07-16

VtcWh oil General Vi. II. kAazen -
General Character OF Exi~linK
fiUxtilitiex = The Quaker Agents
The Necessity OF Military Control
Threats by the OsAxess
From thu St. Louis Rtpuo'ican, July ID
General W. B. Hazen, who passed through
st. Louis recently, supplied some interesting
1utliAn intelligence. The hostilities at present
existing on the plains arc Of quite serious
and general character. Portions OF the Cher
ennen, Arrapshoes, Eiowas, Camanches, and
Apaches ara actually ut war. whilst there arc
sonc IN all the tribes really desirous Of peace,
and who have kept themselves clear Of hostiI-
no control whatever Of aDy Of the Wild Indians
for the past year, sincs the officers OF the
nrny detailed for tha. duty the year before by
General Sherman wero retired, and their du-
ties transferred to the Quakes agents.
Since Sin b,s ths I'D sostS sssSt G. Gen11 asa .s a
civilized Indiana in tho indian Territory
proper. He has endeavored in all ways to
aseist the Quakers in their work, believing
them, in their sphere, tho best people the
government could employ. That sphere,
However, he considers has been greatly mis-
They have assumed to control the sayages by
moral neans, while such means can only b.
employed successfully With people who
recognize m oral obligations.
In this they arc failing utterly. The Wild,
unconQue1ed Indian does not and mover did
| recognize any control but force, and 30 long
as any other idea is employed in their mansGe-
ment, failure must be expected. The resor-
yation syBteu for wild Indians contemplated
| q military surveillance, which shoald at
| Ill t,mea ovetawe them, while the Mormons
and conscientious society Of Friends could then
nee moral agencies for lis regeneration, We
| have heen adopting but half Of this plsn*
| which is many times worse than nothing, es
The reservations now give the Indians safe
| covert fur their preparations and refuge.
Permanent peace can only be secured BY glE-
| ipg supreme control Of Indian matters to the
military authorities, and enabling mem 70 take
the initiative in all matters, znd by force pro-
vent the outbreaks constantly taking place.
The present theory on these reservations is
| that nothing can be done by troops until re-
QUESTIONS aTe made for them by their agents.
like troops sent to assist civil authorities.
The Fnends VINO ablure all war make no
requistions, and the troops are on the defen-
rive purely. How long such system will be
tolerated, il difficult to say. As at present, It
would be better to take all the troops out ot
fiat country. The abore theory, however,
does not extend beyond the regularly deGaed
reservations, and there is not much excuse fot
not using the two regiments in that count!
are tho staked plains. and theiE rendezvous
for depreciation in TexeH might have beer
broken up with proper degree Of activity.
General Hazen remarked that the ent!rs
management OF Indian affairB, during tht
time he wna there, might be compared to firt
about powder-house and it was easy te
SEQ that anything but the most delicate
cou1se would .precipltxts war. II war coult
be made in earnest, the General thinks, i
would be the best thing that could be done, II
It would forever sottlo all troubles, but al
matters are now, with tho Indiana having
4 oil Enfr JYn
Affairs is certainly bad. In somo aspects th'
IIidian question looks encouraging for 1T
final solution. The controlling sentiment o
tic Eaat, which has more or less shaped th'
Indian policy Of the goyernment, TIA
humanity without fo!cs must DO tried y be
understood that force and humanit,
must be put side by side, and they vi
soon dispose OF this harassing business. u
to the psc8ent We have never had real contro
, OF any OF these people, owing principally t.
the inability to make arrests When mel
TIE government hns never authorized tho mil
, i,azy I'd compel them 10 give mp.
| In Te1Ag the Indians are Worse this winte
| than ever before, aud tho condition OF thing
there is really dsplurable- The 0sage say ths
they have joined issue with the 9thss ~
/. Indians, and are now coming back to dny
: from the territory the squatters who lav
;; settled there Without tho shadow Of law
This presents grave complication. The y
, dian, from his side Of the question, Is entirel
in tie right, while tho settler has sttpn
, grounds }or his position being encouraged j
part by public sentiment, and tolerated
; what be has done By the goyernment. Mnc
! Of the difficulty in managing Indian affair
] arises from the impracticability Of nanagln
: them from an Office thousands Of miles AWAY
: and bv a syHtem that has within itself no &C
tual power. We're the department a part c
! the war Office then its mandates woald be laV
.. and With adequate ability to enforce then
> promptitude n important measures would b