The New York herald., 1870-04-18
THE INDIANS.


the Daceiah indians-Letter OF Explanation
from ex-Cou,missioner Sanborn--Treutics
Unfuln'icd the Causs-Dangers Of q General
Outbreak.
Below WIN be found letter written BY General
Jonn H. sanborn, late Commissioner to the Indians.
and addressed to Mr.. Vincent Coiycr, Secretary or
the indian Commission, explanatory OF the cause OF
the threatened outbreak OF the Western bands OF the
Dacotah lndians:-
hon vNoESr coLyrR Secretary OF Indian Commission 8
outbreak hieaened outbreak ths Western the
a o 20 2 he nss Hsss % Ss rs
~. ..ss,y Of lss which, among other things virtually in
wete made in consideration Of the annuies therein men
as Se eay redacea The time q leo years Ths end
men mas sa1med to The Indians and accepted BY some old
Cloud Single Horn and by the warriors and nnuentis
lion the years. and went a nation the drs
year after the expiration o. the ten years In conlucng
opened road and established military posts ong the
ground and sss.rera,ed them ie'ns the ass
de$ee and Induced them 70 hsh with more desperation
sent runners 10 them IN the aulumn of 1867 requested
y Ss a Su Req Gca snss sw
Horn and all the warriors sent bnck word that they woad
po..s the bass tho Dig % Horn Were "is'ay ~itG
"sd hs 'sA' mas GS' M Il MSasna closed As
with the Committees Indian Affairs the House Of Kep
TO send to these Indians assurances 6s
and at ae base OF the BIG Horn Mountain na P's Is
Withdrawn aud abandoned 10 this message MI the CHEFS
word that ihsy would not take promise, would come in
ss soon as The posts were withdrawn and the aoan.
by 'be President ,hs 2ith February A. d. is6s
adherens came m az they bad promised signed The
psaSs was spS s S"e' The Of tue
agneutui al reservation All looked TO his ro.
the United States Aud the question was squarey presented
to .ae con%is.,oo whether should concSe treaty VITA
10 opu su,h
vaton The eniets representing by lar the larger por.
refused to sign any treaty Thai esued them 10 r aooa
seva0n white n,, they could live by haa,ns in their old
divided General Harvey and the writer favorIng vigorous
cultural reservation where every means should be proyed
for feeding and clothing them General Sherman then
the Platte how much force be would require to
sns aaGs hs the gSncrs in his
paisn against these Indians The one.
ton should rcrc for the same purpose ID the
nes an s
financial cond..ea u lac country were such render
they i possible The eonmisscn then ' e
h he a sss ssa a ST.
from them The treaty referred to was the result.
en article y has hs e p m s
by the government so far as know, and refer simply
Indians to have the right g and hunt on the
sOssr ,s sere re- .psGsa until Ys further
nth of the Of said treaty upon when
these wild Indians laid great stress, have, a
understand IT, been utterly disregarded by the United
and not only have the United failed send them my
clothing supplies but haye refused to allow
into ns ysny % o. hsr hunting groands 70 exchange any
condition OF that OF their Old should
be permitted to trade with them point
ern line OF their agricultural reservation. This was
promised them II they would keep away from Larame The
promise remains unfuhed Thus people, numbering
about twelve thousand souls VINO have been denied all that
The government promised them for large
ana denied the privilege OF exchanging the products
their ordinary necessities 10 the alter
native OF living without them going to capture
them. 1t may be said that they on the Missouri
They have traded there they would
Our hope prejudice by gradually draw
ing them IN that direction was no, expected 10 force
them ~ this In n single year.
TIE question Tor officials now to determine
whether Is better to ui treaty stipuations with
these people; give them ten dollars worth supplies each
opportunity to dispose products
the chase or enter upon that renders insecure
whole roner eopardzes all our vast railroad Interests
perty,. and which wai demand the expenditure Of
a m least from me he Treasury M Whether
acted wisely and right cannt say; but do tnat
each OF them firmly believed that he acting for
rgh the failure OF the TO comply with those
terms OF the treaty applicable to these Wild warke Indians
radically wrong and must result dsastrousy The Indians
upon the eservaons haciylzei and stupeGcd by soti
and surieng, be sighted and neglected with mpuny
But the wild, hunting warke Indians Insult
to Whenever satisfied that they have been dealt
treacherousy oppressed without From the
Information have there AZ least 0O OF the Wild rovnl
Indians OF the Daco,ah tribe u larger number hav,
ceased are upon reservations. Ii peace
be maintained all can be brought upon reserva
loss life The country where they hunt Is not neede,
by people viii not come and b,
tae time IL is needed the Indians will have abandon
the VIII have disappeared All interests
demand between people and the Intians and
hope every effort viii be to maintain IT, have th
JOHN B. ShNRORN
Late Commissioner to the indians.