The New York herald., 1871-11-07
THE INDIAN s.
Report of Vincent C0Iyer on the
Arizona Indians.
Peaceful Character 81 the Apaches -Thefr II ldus-'
try and Honesty-Cause of Their Rasds-
Horrors Of the Camp Grant Mas
sacre-The President Sustains the
Peace Commissioners

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8. 1871.
| The FresdAut Secretary Of the Interior ana Sec
retary Of wardevoted over two hours to-day listen
| ing TO Vincent CAyers report on his recent work
among the ApaelAes OF Arizona and New Mexico,
which has attracted much extended comment
through the press. After narrang ME enth usiastc
way In which he wsa received by the Apacnes, OF
their coming scores from the hills and valleys all
along the route, carrying winnie nags, TO- meet him.
and OF their 1Oc<lng to the reservations by hun
dreds as soon as they learned that thew would be
protected and FED, he read extracts from reports
made to nm by old army on1ce1s who had been
among them for years, showing their industrious
and peaceful character whenever they have an op-
portunity. Colonel Green. First Cavalry, Says
The Apache Indians furnished hundred ninety
s Ky s wS n % h as% IN 0 nnsy ys sa s
They supplied the garrison with s the they use, ng
and
with old knives, and The whole was brought into the
Mr.. Coyer said tho Apaches were more civilized
than Red Clouds Sioux, and he believed n the
them HEM alone N'' for 'i two years they would
kiowas or Cheyennes The Chiefs voluntarily
dressed themselves In panta0ons and coats, and
distribute to the other men Of the tribe. In their
talks they were most friendly, ana their accounts OF
tae,r present @ pitlabe ana
edged they stole cattle and horses, but declared
that It was only for food and 70 prove It pointed to
Apacnes were killed. .'When scep,n said one
rolls stone Of down from mt the e hillside H ABOVE we me
think It Is scout after u.s. and my women and chill
Camp Grant massacre and brings sworn evidence
from army officers and old white settlers corrob0ra
tive OF Lieutenant Whltman's statement, making
the details OF that affair more horrible than
already published. The story tnat these Indians left
so industriously published the cause for the
massacre, Is pronounced false by several untmpeach
the reports winch are now helne SO extensively
telegraphed from Arizona to the press that the
Indians are leaving the reservations and depTedat
terJay that Cochise mad left the reservation at
Canad % Alimosa and gone on the warpath
i was not possible for them to get any news
Ocean, as the reservation Is near the RIO Grande in
New Mexico The story that out OF 400 Apaches on
| the reservation at Camp Grant only nifty reported
ration day explained by the fact that party Of
armed citizens from Tucson had been allowed TO
| The marvel Is that fifty remained. The tale that
"a party OF mining prospectors, who had travelled
Camp Grant and the artillery brought to bear upon
citizens and liable iS to unless s
posed Of BY the official report Of Major
Nelson, the officer commanding Camp Grant, as
| f0ows:-
HEADQUARTERS CAMP dRasT ssiseSrs Sept l. Is. irls
..rac.ion. secet.ry Of War transmitted throuSh
disposed aaan. day. three band. ws,s repre-
which time Two Me1csns came % this post from Tucson
sss
1 "a so ssr
requested prsyen, a.,emp lie
essn ss Dunn on s
sa ana ra sye IN
day after he left and that the party INTENDED passing
s
ss,s
I 5s ws5:%
party par iron Tucson post
mission, and requested they pass
order forbiddIng armed parties Of citizens approaching
shs
s ssSssa Y
Third cavalry. out to inform them that was prepared TO
poa them Their The Of the
a post M A. ne os S d sn snp out Il
concluded to 80 back wnch they very reluctantly decided to
would respectfully state, this connection. that do
n % , s sas Of @ snr s1 % s
made here onhs SINCE a ~, ysy
Captain Twenty first Infantry Commanding Post.
! For this action OF Captain Nelson which Mr. COL
and ana protect the Indians, he was severely censured
! by General Crook. Mr.. Colyer read extracts
from letter he received from General Stoneman
that out OF every hundred dollars tnat goes on 10
Arizona are sent there
tractc:s, farmers. editors, freighters, drink
ing saloon and gambling shopkeepers
expenditure Of the War Department is over three
and half millions or dollars year, and as there are
not over two thousand Americans in the Territory
this is the reason why they are now yelling so
loudly against stopping the war placing the Indians
lion and establishing ,has m ms
Territory have no regard for truth was
shown. by dozens OF, giarlag lalsehoods, and
nearly every officer OF the army in the Territory.
Mr. Colyer says they did not represent the senti-
| being exposed to the Indians by their immediate
proximity, are in favor Of peace, but only OF the
| towns remote from danger with whom they i'm
| mcdiately associate. General Stoncman ssys:-
% ns :ss ss ans rs:n
have quiet they cannot long 90 a. tue white.
In reply to the charge OF dlscourtesy in that he
did not 20 10 Tucson and Prescotr, hear the COM
plants OF white people and address the crowd, Mr..
Coyer said that was not the business Tor Vnicn ne
sent, ana lie re8u eAlruCts Tic tWO ucWs-
papers, IN which the people were openly bounded ON
| to mon, lynch or stone him to DEATH ana private
| Information assured him that the writer's meant
| what they said. on the conclusion OF the report
the President declded That there was no dscord be-
| tween the Interior and War Departments The
Indians upon the reservations established by Mr..
| C0Iyer In Arizona should be protected, and all
those outside who refused to 90 In and be at peace
| General Crook should attack and s1bdue.
WHAT GOV. MCCORMICK has TO SAY.