The avant courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1871-1872, 1871-12-07

Inc Measurements OF this article aud the yln-
dictive spirit manifested, strips it, Of any
weight or effect 1t might have had. This.
matter was. at the time tlie debt was cor
tracted, and has been subsequently. dnring
the many years that honest men have had to
wait for their just dues, discussed in Cor gress
and through the press, and after most
thorough examination OF the claisas by a
special agent of the government, who was
compelled to cut off many legitimate Claims
OH account Of informally, and who, after a
Hong. and wearisome Investigation, has finally
arranged the vouchers for payments the San,
| in chuckling over the supposed destruction
of The vouchers by fine Chicago fire, rtllillds
Us Of the heartless incendiarics who added
fuel to the flame on that depforable occasions.
! The cxhorbifailt charges specified III the ar
fficle of the sun, are Incorrect Articles were
( furnished the troops at their commercial
fvalrie in the Territory at the time which, it
is true, were high. The people who furnished
Ithese supplies should net be held responsible
for the matter Of calling out the troops.
Whether the exigencies Of the case demand
fedthe calling into the field Of militia force
or not, the people who furnished the supplies,
in most instances tii not enquire, but re-
QUESTIONS were. made upon them for articles,
and being assured that peigevernIaeht would
compensate them they were turiishedI.ai III /
81 Following is the article of the sun, and
from its malicious nature, e. we have no doubt
butt was based upon the misrepresentation S
Of 4 man who has been yiftually-and shouiei
he ever return, he viii be iterally -kicka;a
out of Montana. Base ingratitude, thy
name is Cavanaugli9a sttias*t't Esfslaiie
One of the most harefaced swindles ever
Attempted on the GoVerniIieiIt,, was the claim
of Montana for the reimbursement OF ex-
penses alleged to lave been contracted in re-
pelling an Indian invasion in 1867. In April
jtof that year, a man il.lfied Bozeman was
killed by the Indians, 1aiad anotlierswoundcl,
alta point about Bu mikes from the princlpai
settlements of Montana. This was made a
pfetext for calling out aud arlaing a 1orce OF
To4untGers, consisting largely lof Uoloiiels
aud Brigadier Generals, (WHICH, was kept III
service until October, when it Qisbanded. as
I the War Department could not be induced to
| recognise any necessity fol- ITS existehte
No lighting was done wit hin the limits of the
Territory, although the trop Jagged TO
| make trouble with certain Indians over tile
| border. with whom the government was ex-
lcaediilgiy anxious to maintain peaceful rea-
/ tons, In July, 1870, Congress passed an,aet
| BY Which the United States Government as
stHned tile payment of the expenses incurred
| by Montana in calling ont and sustaining
/ these volunteers, whereuppn vouchers from
THE Territorial Government We're presented
for payment to the amount Of nearly one
million dollars. 4 large part of the claims
were for>supplies and goods furnished for a
bloodless campaign IN Gallatin Valley, where
fnot a hostile Indian was seen during the
liwhole time that the volunteers we're under
arms. 1.-The patriotic Montana people had
! furnished the troops with supplies at the
| most extrayagant prices-follr at sixty dol
| lars a sack, and other things in proportion.
General Hardce. to whom the claims were
referred for inVi S. gation, succeeded iii re-
ducing them to $5l3, 900; and now it IS salts
factory to learn that the whole mass of voucf-
ers was. consumed in the lhicage confagra-
ton. 1t is 70 be hoped that they cannot be re-
| placed. This case illustrates the purpose of
those who are so busy in fabricating Indian
oHtrages where none have. occurred. and may
! throw some light on the conflicting accounts
which come to us concerning lndian affairs
| in Arizona..''.& - - 81
The Helena h Gass'e, ',1 me ing on Ae
4 itofe' s Siffys 1J,5Y8J tss s8sft4ed i7S3t9
The aboYeis, full of 9nlisstatements. Bozel
man AND .'another man, ~ Instead of being
a,s. lo, NY
tla s;te ~ da IF
ea,.l,s .;t;as CO., $50. $50 - -
nent and the fact that i Sioux raid has since
been made into the GaIlatfn valley. must for
ever silence those whoIclaiineu that q Sioux
raid was thenimprac 'Ihevalley was
then utterly without defense,9 and the Coy
eminent has practically recognized the. ne
cessity for the volunteers by since establish
ing fort and stationing;lt the very SPOT
that they were mustered to defend. The
troops never Went over the borders of Nom
tana Territory, as above stated, nor nnolestea
any i,'u ta WHO were peaceaoy a.sppseu 70
it's. accents NAV sles;res t,s re-
tain peaceable relations with any. tribe, any
evidence that such tribe desires to retain
III ana s,
ARIZONA, is the fact that the ,Govsrnme,,t has
recently, given the military commander con
trgl OF me Inalans there. s,,fts.,s, ..s
@ ~ tho
raising yof certain, troops in Montana; after
vexatiolls. delay, the Government f acknoWl-
EDGED lts llasl:y 1T lne eApenses ny .ne acI
sa,ount u ny. se L IN M lnlT reno M
ed thereom All the steps proper have been
taken, and but one thina remains TO do-7that
lIe oyernmenf sIai pay ~ achhoWi egg
' a. n ' W 'ts own 49,. t,fa.