New-York tribune., 1873-12-26

Boston their agent was issuing rstious weekly at tho
S sSS st eGSS the MSs Clay Agency miles
~ many more; Red Cond being now nearly wltno4'
Dur ,--ak we remained near them. and tn spite
Of almost daily renopstrances from the agent 10 .g
one OF twenty warriors, ictt the agency and struck
south toward the settlements oi western %Western escc
and Eastern Colorado. leaving their laines III Pau
and plenty The chiefs confessed themselves entlrey
unable 10 restrain the young men. who ey sad, were
bad ndians ana With gather
ing Of horses and scalp or twO0I some ~, Zee
err. Mixing Immediately with Win a8eir psope s",sI or
the horses recovered This state o things extends clear
to the Rio Grande. James hambn, formerly large ,cIe
me in May that he had been driven from tnere, asc
eight years residence, by the Comanches; ne su sa
the frontier was more deenseiess, anu '
thinner than ten years ago. The release OF has
Big Tree though made under most solemn PROMISES sas
been the signal for renewal OF the neary sparded
by their tribes. who considered their lives iorIceu "
the fearful buichery for which they were had
az an act OF Government cowardice ana IofthBh au
not elapsed before the converted ~ Big Tree nau ie,'
the for the warpath We deserve nothing oe,
ter for leaving to Commission OF nns9specti&ns & he
easy going civilians matters which should and must De
managed tumanely but firmly by our OLD army olhcers
but it is (arfuly hard the settler vincent CoyeI S
wife and children not living west OF Fort worm on
the Texas border; II they he would Do slower 70
believe the assurances or merciless savage "hO na
his liberty gain, whose career is record OF murder
and whose creed aud education have been iasenoo anu %
stIa3gem from his birth. Every circumstance Oh ne
situation seems to fay the maxim that the way VI o
traDsgressOr is hard.
Perseyere the system, but make its supervision and
punishments rigid aud unbending. Tue wlte men oI
the plains know that intrusion any reservation no"
not only possible but probable death; the IN,
dians know that part OF their rights well enough. ana
knowing dare maintain" Indeed they show "a Keen
jealousy Of any. casual Intrusion Three white
men, one a Government macarrier were shot durlnH
our short stay at Red Cloud, even while under tne
partial protection OF the Tue ranohnen of the
plaus the stockmen and farmers small aud great OF
Texas Kansas, and Colorado, ask only one thDB no"
from the Government on the Indian question. .
You provided enormous reserves OF land IN ther
natural homes and you protect them there; ana you
offer the Indian all the Decessarcs OF life free, or the
asking. We pay OF tax for the one. and do mol
to invade the other Make IL as iatdf Tor SIOUX
Ute Comanche to leave his reserve Tor pluuuer st
is for Us 10 set foot inside OF IT, You have forts ana
troops enough, nearly Forts ID. A Russell anu
Laramie between tho Sioux and the settlers, ana
within "A few miles OF Red Clouds agency. Let the
troops have orders 10 hunt down aud punish vigorously
every araudng party OF reckless brayesithat eaVe te
reserve III they escape Its SHELTER follow them up
and insist and enforce their Identification ana sur
render for 1t be done And let our 0nicers unue
stand that in doing their duty tncy viii merit promo
on and not run the risk Of being cashlered at the
hands of an unscrupuous Indian nS In Wa hlngton as
has actually occurred-nOL one but many tlnes-on
charges Of "unwarranted assumption oi authority.
As the foremost paper Ill the country, ask you "
present tns plea In or the border settlements
Not complaining of past nscon, but hopeful Tor tne
mture not crtcilng your philsnthrophy Dut honestly
presenting distress, ask for the adoption Oh ls
measure, which, not reversing bdt strengthening an
lsting policy will more tuau other Orng perndneht
peace aud prosperity to tue valley hOmesedus vi the
IraZOs, the Solomon and the Platte Is
Aec YORK, Dec. IS, 1873.