The Van Buren press., 1870-07-05
DELAWARE. c. n, June 90, 20.
Letter from the Indian Country.
INDIAN TERRIroRY,tJunc 18th, 1870.

INDIAN JuHC lolI, lctV.
Mr.. EDITOR -
| There's danger on tho scented breeze
When 'er you scent II makes you sneeze.
So the Indians are on the war path again
Since the Quaker dynasty some of them lave
left their peaceful yOcations, their fields md
gardens, which they have been quietly culti
waiting for the last ten or fifteen years and are
now changing their shovel plows into tpma-
hawks, and their hoes into scalpng knives.
And there Is distant thunder hunIning of
war and rapine, Yet, who says they shant,
ifthey want TO. in the nobility of their souls
avenge the martyr deaths of their brother and
sister PieganS whom that cruel and unteel-
ing Phil. Sheridan so murdcrou,ly sent to Il C
presence Of that Great Spirit, without even
giving them time to wash their faces, or to
scalp the rest OF those troublesome interlup-
erS. called border settlers. Yes. who says they
shau't! but should the tommanches Kiowas
Sioux and the rest Of them join their forces
they might create a little hard feeling. which
might il taken in time. be avertci without the
usual expense TO the Government, generally
attendant upon those little scrapes, by send
ing out Mr.. Vincent Colycr with an olive
branch in his beak, some prunes IN one pock-
ct and tracts Cor some last years almanacs.
or something in that shape. it mIttcrs not
which) in the other and then see what glorious
consequences would ensue--a treaty of good
will and love towards all men even white and
| instead Of stealing Government mules and
horses from Fort Sill they will be planting
climbing roses over their wigwam doors. MIR.
Colyer reports that he has discovered great
and ready capacity for christian learning in
those red men and he having seen the capaci-
| ty would best know how to inculCate the
! knowledge necessary 10 thc march OF chris
| tMuity among them; hence the necessity of
sending him upon that holy mission. The
| Mr.. '. c., also, report, thdt he made one of
| his journ Us on foot which assertion leaves
| LIT. jacobs. ambulance, mules. etc. in rather
obscure background; but no matter. the Gov
| ernment might perhaps furnish him with
| trans pUrtation and still keep within the
bounds OF economy for instance a mules pa
! ternal relative. small but sturdy.WhiCh would
serve Il double purpose, that of tranSp portation
| and of cheering the solitude of his rider or in
other words he could sing and make the lone
! ly welkn ring. 1t the cNigcncirs of the SER
| vice required an escort for Mr. V. G.. we
| would respectfully recommend Judge Wright
| aS lac could attend to the business portion Of
the expedition 10y taking in the claims of Lo,
the poor Indian" while Mr.. & attended to
tAeir spiritual wants. Should amy appropria-
I tiunS for MILLS or cattle he made cnuld not the
ser, ices of Mr. Reynolds be secure!
! In fact tue whole system adopted towards
| the Indians i wrong or else IL has not been
carried out, During the war an Indian ring
was organized for the purpose Of swindling
| the Indians and making treaties for them,
how well they have ELECTED their purpose
subsequent events have shown. This ring is
not vet di>OrganiZed. as any one who j. con-
yersant with Indian business can aver. \
portion OF the ring are now at Washington
trying TO put through claims which should
have been attended To years ago, and would
have been had it not born that delay was
caused from the >m III per centage oiirrcd--as
these shark, are hot willing to iu.erest them
selves for the Indian unless they can receive
at least one-hal of the net proceeds.
Aud some Of these political spectators am
sorry to say. are eN-agents. who were remoN-
ed at the incoming of the present admmistr-
tion Everything goes to prove that Indian
Commissions are not at the present time re-
Quired. but the pledges which they have here
totore made carried out Ii is useless to make
; treaties unless the Government fulfill them
and then should not the Indian fulfill hi. part
of the contract compel him. Nothing. how
ever. can he done with the Wild Indian until
he Is placed upon reservation and compelled
to remain there. And tbs cannot be done II
renegade whites are permitted ON said reser
/ walton or adopted into said tribes, for they
would at once be making treaties for him.
providing they could receive In ihe way OF
compensation so many sections of land.
Give Us a sheridan for both whites and In
/ dians, and to assist him agents TINT cannot he
. brlbed or who will not enter into any conspir-
, acy 18th the chiefs of said Nations, to Which
, they are assigned. As Ike the whites the