The Portland daily press., 1874-07-27
THE INDIANS.
Tysw bad Iudimns are Made.

New YORK, July 25-AThe origin of the
trouble can be traced to the superstition of the
| Indians. For weeks the Indians have been
| talking OF the great Comanche Medicine
| Man, how he descended from some indefinite
| place to take a seat one night at the council
| fire.; of his ability to render all invulnerable in
war against the whites; how he spat cartridges
| out of his mouth of every calbre and manu-
facture. These marvels were, of course,
| eagerly swallowed by the young braves, who
always are anxious for pilage and murder, and
a. little legerdemain soon won the conservative
element among them to his purposes. From
all sides come the cry from protection AGAINST
these hostile savages. The peace policy has
proved complete failure, and The government
should now deal with these creatures as it
would with other outlaws.
Sen. Custars Expedition.
CHICAGO, July %.
To COL ". d, Whpple, Wor Departments
Gen. Custar sends despatch from long. 103,
As. lat. 45, q, that his command are in excel
lent condition. There is plenty of good grazing
aud water is found on the route. No indians
have been seen except a small party two or
three days ago.
Signed, P. H. SHERIDAN,
Lieut. General.
Plans for Active Measures.
WASHINGTON, July 25.--On July II Gen.
Sherman sent The following telegram TO Gen.
Sheridan:
dispatch of to-day is just received. Don't
you think it would be we'll to order the 9th and
10th Cavalry to converge on Fort Sill and set
tie this matter at once and prevent the Indians
from turning toward Texas, as they undoubted
ly will do to get even, especially if they have
got the worst of it thus far. Each detachment
could follow some fresh trail and word could be
sent to friendly Indians in advance to collect
for safety at Fort Sin. The hostile Indians
should be stripped of all horses, mules and
unless something is done now the rascals will
merely rest and start afresh.'
On the following day Gen, Sheridan replied:
81 coincide with you fully that Gen. Pope
SHOULD make the 9th Cavalry take the often
sve. l asked him to do so about week, but
he has asked further time He is taken with
absuriity of using cavalry in that way. L will
make him use his cavalry on the offensive and
will stir up the 10th Also
In forwarding the copies of these kilograms
to the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary
of War says: ''If these Indians may on every
provocation, real or assumed. sally forth and
kill and steal of the exposed frontiersmen, we
require 10000 cavalry to give even partial
protection; but Extensively thousand cavalry
can follow them and punish them as they
surely merit.
He concurs in the views of Generals Sher-
man and Sheridan and asks an early reply
from the Secretary of Interior if the action rec
commended meets his appreciation.
The papers were referred to the Commission
er on Indian affairs for report, who on the
18th inst, submitted a report referring to his
letter May 14th, in which he recommended
that the reservation lines be no such barrier to
the pursuit by the military of maraudlng In
dams as to hinder the forces from striking
these Indians and furnishing them before they
reach the main body of the tribe.