New-York tribune., 1871-11-23

gcther successful with the Indians It. wa"
thought that a direct appeal 70 tneir honor
and to those fine feelings which are 7nppo"'n
to lie dormant in the breast OF every weii-Dorh
Apache, would induce them To li"oon r'"crV"-
tlOns, and learn to abstain from the wees oi
savage life. Perhaps the settlers were not 40
tolerant of these peaceful experiments rs pure
theorists would have been, ana me
Indians did not have fair play. Certain IT Is,
they left the reservations on slight prOvora-
ton and went at their reg:lhr Industry of
mmrdcry and robbery with arpetitc @hdrp''l"d
bv abstcntiOn. The settlers, through a Grand
Jury, declare that they nave 'ri!i"d ~"
Apache from sccnCI of '1yiG" lt''.k % The
ground, where they hLy" Dera !. tt ana l0Noch
by the Government of tn. United >'I'"S.
Thcy a!.o chlrg, that Officers ~: the army
make money out of ~, :.iilon sy>'om, and
make concubincs of the Women Oh the rc~"r-
votions. We submit that ;h;S .aS: charge -
not only elani"rous but wholly Ir;"i"r'n'.
The cry OF the sctilcrs = .or n.oIe troops :"
kill Indi,ns; yet. yhrn th" army men tih'
sides with ihc ,ayLcr, WhD seem " VAN %
do better they are accused oi rinr.
II s PLAIN that We nIit u" oh' u 'Wo
things: Keep th IAdiin' ~ ~" '"fF '.'hS
by presents ra.iorS, and oln'r pHa;1i'i! !h'dl'H'
or hold them to rig.d account by the use oi
military force Both Of these systems cahIo'
ut once be- attempted. Il Is oIiillccDliy proved
that mere present giving l. worse tiLih III cX-
ncnsive folly: it is 4 criminal encourage
of the Indians. v" cannot afford 70 vo'e
millions each year for blankets Wa"S' ana
trinkcts for Indians who viii want more IN
six months and Will fight If they DO NOT E"t
thcm Raiion5 are not 50 expensive, ~ thoSc
now dOrd out to tie Arrrhe- cost Dlt nIne-
teen cents PR head each day. Why not
then, keep iheso people on reservations, iced
ing them literally when nerdtnl. anl Furnishing
every infr:ction of obligations to peaceful be-
hayior? The military fore" must he main
tancd to watch tho Indians, keep them on
In. reserves, pursue them when they leave
on evil crrands, and punish them when de-
trc.cd. They vii! not stay and behave thcin'
selves under any promise OF food and pres
ems. II nothing will preserve order and stop
their bloody raids, there seems to be nothing
left for them but to take the consequences.
1t is too late to think Of giving up IL whole
Territory to The uscs of savagcs; we cannot
turn back civilization from any region III tho
Republic. II Gen. Crook, aided by humane
and enlightened public opinion, cannot Keep
the Indians in order and stop the perpetual
wrangle which has been going on, we may as
well abandon the experiment OF sctilin" the
Territory and rclinquish the ground to the
Apachc5 But we insist that the General shall
not be hainperrd with tempolNlng orders
from Washington.
Coy. Stafford of Arizona has one idea IN his
late lcttcr-tlat of employing friendly IN
dians to fight hostile Indans-whlch seems TO
"a sagacious and valuable. No one but those
who have travciscd the Plains can fully realize
the absluity OF sending our regulars ON foot
after mounted Indians fleeing with their plum
der to one or another of the thousand glcns
of the Rocky and more western Mountains
Cariratrrc could hardly cxaggrratc the folly
of this most expensive solcclsm. we are
sure all the Indians who might at any tlmo
bo wanted could be hired at Onc-tcnth
the cost of soldiers. and that, being fed,
they would chase the depredatOrs into their
farthcst hiding places, and never relent till
they had punished them most severely. 1t has
been difficult to suggest Use for friendly
Indians; but here We have it. Withdraw our
clumsy infantry, and supply our guardians OF
tho frontier with abundant food, blankets, and
goods, whcrcwlth to hire Indians to chase and
fight Indians whenever Our frOntiersmcn
were assaicd by them, and we should have a
much cheaper defense than hitherto, and far
greater security than our pioneers hayc thus
tar enjoyed.