The New York herald., 1872-09-08

viceabe and much needed troops frOm the
South where they are not wanted, and send them
here forthwith There Is not much time to be lost.
The palpable weakness OF the government encour-
ages the young men OF the tribes to deeds OF vo-
war on an extended scale this season, continued
Outrages may be apprehended
RETURN OF TWO CAPTIVE GIRLS.
stant occurrence, Is illustrated In the OF two
rs SSHs. 10 aeTe last @ S tine XS
In June last they were part OF happy family in
Texas One night their house was suddenly sur
rounded by the KiOwas-the villains VINO draw
tions rom the government here once month, talk
soft sawder 10 the Quakers and sneer at the SOL
and mother Of the family were shot and hacked to
pieces. The elder girl of the two to whom refer
for worse fate. Her sister, twelve years
DID, and little brother OF six were set aside
n S q
bodies OF their dead parents. The house was then
put to the flames and the Internal aends danced
the boy were carried on to the Kiowa nation mot
far from this post) the girls condemned to infa-
amusement in their leisure hours. Mrs. Tatum, the
excellent wife Of Friend Tatum, has the girls now
III which, though horrying to reflect on, is not to
be wondered at The little boy is still with the
ana him Is no 70 tel wo tsy T
girls In, expected large ransom; but did not get
cent am happy to say He is therefore, likely to
however, determined not to issue to him or his
tribe any mere rations until the little captive is
brought In, and this may bring him to terms Why
this course not taken long since Is to me per.
fectly inexplicable.
MsoLENCE OF THE KIowAs.
That the KiOwas have no fear of the military IL
perfectly evident At the council held near Fort
Cobb two weeks since, at which Lone Wolf White
met superintendent Enoch Hoag Friend LOwrie
Tatum, Agent Mills and Interpreter Jones, the
'.y0ung men" openly boasted OF their triumph over
the girls already mentioned, and In high giee gave
particulars Of their outrages which were even too
seems that the Kowas held council as to the pro-
priety Of killing Friend Tatum the other agents
Sunatey TIE matter was laid over @ for Se eonsiaera
tion, and the confab was continued to the end 1t
fast and hard for shelter as did Friend Tatum and
his men when the council adjourned.
DISGUST OF THE QUAKER AGENTS.
| superintendent Hoag and Friend Tatum are dis
BACK, sheridan: They confess that there
that is the military way. After patting them on on
the back, feeding them with delicacies and pro-
length acknowledge the hopelessness of their mis-
sion The wild Indian recognizes no authority but
ders- our citizens and destroys their property,
9 a mn and benevolent M gentlemen should
him with beads and blankets, furnish him with
food and make hero Of him. 1t is utterly incOn-
sistent with his ideas, and the only way he can
account for 1t Is that we are afraid OF him.
MODEST PROPOSITION
At the council alluded to Lone Wolf speaking for
haughtiy declared that he would entertain no
proposition Of peace until Satanta and Big Tree
the the as o a
Rio Grande be given over to him, promising If that
were granted to return the captives-three in num-
ber-all the government stock now In their posses
sion and to shake hands across the bloody chasm.
OF course the agents would not entertain the
modest proposition, and the council consequently
ended In smoke, as it began. These Indians have
always regarded Texas as legitimate tnieving
murder in that State. The Kiowas themselves are
numerically weak not being able to put more than
two or three hundred warriors into the field but
they exercise vast influence over the COmanches,
Qua-ha-das twhO have never recognized the au-
thorlty OF the government) and the numerous bands
the councils and powwows Of the tribes is always
for war, and while many Of the more experienced
odFa the young men canne Ss
When satsnta and Big Tree two Of the chiefs Of the
the tribe-were arrested here by General Sherman,
on their own confession Of murder and robbery, q
sharply followed up by the military, would have
| done much toward efectng a permanent peace
with all the savages on the border. Unfortunately,
n'"sss.: n rnr atAsaa g X l. Foley isaaS -
prevailed, and we now the consequences. Kick
whites, was appointed by Sherman Chief of the
Kiowas In place OF Santanta; but while ackhoGl-
stranne INN inauence. @ % Lone Wolf and White Horse
are the actual leaders and these are the represent
with gratitude the services OF Satanta in the mat
ter of murder and theft, and would do almost any
tnlngSr rather h w, promise anythingmto have him
Of the savages are persistent in their appeals to
the government agents for his release; but they
| would come the end of their power. AS for Kicking
| Bird, he can have no desire to the ex-chief
again in power, knowing full well that his first act
| would be to scalp his enemies In the tribe.
| THE PRESENT SITUATION.
This, then, is the present situation In the Indian
hQt ba
manches, Qua-ha-das and aflliated Indians, are
numbering and robblng at will in Eastern Texas,
mules and cattle, even nom government n corraIs
Kidnapping children and spreading terror and dis.
all this and boast OF it, and defy the government.
One determined onslaught on the dends by a
time at least to this state OF affairs; but the let
us-haye-peace 9uakers in the States have influence
a to prevent
nted to the Commences, for the use Of
aw Of the Territory is very strict In its application
to whiskey traders, but The Indians laugh at law
cans In exchange for Texan cattle. In like manner
they provide themselves with breechloading and
Indeed, It is said that they are better armed than
| the United States troops.
OUR CAVALRY AND THE INDIANS.
They certainly better mounted. We know
what chance diay horse would have In race with
Harry Bassett;" the United States cavalry horses
now IN service are but dray horses In comparison
with the feet coursers Of the Plains The last con.
tract for horses for the cavalry was as low $1O4
for each animal, whereas in former years the price
was $17o and more. Every man have spoken to
here on this subject assures me that
good horses cannot be bought for $l04
or $3.50. 1t would be far more economical on the
part OF the government to purchase fast horses at
the cost Of $500 each, than to continue purchasing
animals that are perfectly useless for the purpose
intended And must here remark that the army
officers are not at all anxious for an Indian war;
though impatient to have the Kiowas punished
It's
SEVERE, THANKLESS DUTY
they are engaged in for whether successful or un-
successful, they are equally blamed II in carrying
out the orders OF their superors they attack and
kill a number OF the savages, they are abused by
the phianthropists and Quakers OF the North for
butchering 'the poor defenceess Indians;" II they
fail, with their limited number Of troopers