, 1874-06-13

the ll6htof recent asunts, and nttet mature con.
alteration Of tho bill and tta boarihgp they Fill
Perceive no pccessisy TOR applying thb pruning
lnifc to THO army, which IL now barely adequate
for tho efficient performance OF tho rnany duties
assigned It, on our extensive frontlors and olso-
vhero. Tho present cliokings Of the telegraph
sre Indicative OK ,afsehiof nnh come a. an osnoM
for tho guidance of our Legislators. Tho follow
| Ing itoms will explain thoinHeluos and aro do
serving Of tlo mont serious confederation.
cen: irrhtpu,e, Tashh..oton, 2; c.:
oe Terry liot'os that hoasile Sioux entered tho Do
hGmiAil s9ttlo'nent nrAr the ponca Agency n tho
IT, 'ssps a IT nns
absndonng tlolf homes. md coming In y the small
infantry dctaoment now stationed tlsro uo aao teo-
Agency to attack tic lsca. Word has Iaen sent 10
den. Custer to lay clone for them, aud drlvo thoin
'~' '' - r, i. J,tsn,pAs, Mos,tonnnt-oen
Additional rcpoEs from s@ ray TINT tlse ComRnches
0Ea " ns se,,ons s nsr 5 ss
among tho border aettlemonts Of Toxas.
| lu addition to the above, reports arc renohlng
ua almost daily Of IN alarming character aud
! which, whom we least expect 1t, 1nhy oalminhte
p1sAarnousLY TO THE WHOLE COUNTRY.
| Whatoyor retards tho Hcttfamnnt and growth Of
our Border siaios In the West n,,lat bo leplorcd
| by oil who hayo proper appreciation OF their
countrys welfaro. pccauBe, IN tho Staeea alrtRdy
organized there, and those yct to bo organized,
naa tI,a ronnr,s of orr grast acto"tista ana ~.
piorors aud IN tion iii viii perco.vo tho 10 para
moahS lnn neesss,eY u QUIZ se afmy, ama Inc gfeas
ffhs Hront Woaf and tha natinnal 1reiTsre. T Anv-
ho1v ,vn ,s t. ia nnu ornarn,na ~, r. h,rar.
woii hno~s si.a. "as si.o p.sseH.. r.ssis.f.s
Of tho b1uo-coats that mado the country possible
In o recent lottor by Con-. Custer to Gon. Tor
ry, commanding the Department OF Dakota, ho
| Expresses grave doubt, owing TO tho fow mon
| undeE his command, OF being ablo to cope with
! tho Indians In tho Northwest who seom bent on
| mlaohiof; and whit better argument could bo
used to show tho inadoquary Ct our army than
CuBtor's worlH to Gen. Terry. He aays, ITO
| repol the formidable wRr-partioB Of Indians nb-
spnt from their reservations, md now known to
be warning against the people Of this frontier, IL
has boon necessary to strip tho forts along this
limo Of their garrsous, in order to concentrato
| against tho IndlanB. So much is this Tho case
TINT officers contemplate 49, :,
SENDING THEIR FAMILIES 70 THEIR HOMES
In tho Htatos, feeling unwilling to leave tbem at
theso exposed points with 40 littlo protection .
Gen. Htauley, whose reputation is q soIdior is
well known, and who Ilaa had considerable az
two to the war.party Of 100 Cheyenne Indians
leaving the Choycnne Agency to fight tLo Roo
India6s, and says; "I Anyo induced tic Chiefs
to follDw tho par-pnrtv. and trv IN t,rn tbcm'
back. Tbev eTneaI rsnfnrc,mante '1 st n1nmd 111.m
! River. and aay thov win ho tl,c strnnueat war.
marty that over startod for tGo Raos> T"c"ui5
not learn TINT tLov Intend to attan1e vo,r Rae
acnuta b,t ths hns ham tafr osn,a a. ~ Il ~
two yoars." 'SA o"'''' AVA 'A' '0''
TIIB last observation the wr.tor feraof nan
vouch for. bocn,,se when tha sdvnncos "a c ~
tho great Yollowstono E1polftion had sta2te orst
or or wore about starting, from Fort A, Lincoln
Indians. or thoir hrothera NADIA ' aoma ,nrv
wickei attaoks an TIM Roc scomta. and ,n;nlt
hive done considerable mischief II It had 5ot
bcen for tho timniv arrival ~ uGp ramn,nv NV
Eipl,tb Infantry fffant cor1aau, a. t,o .i,tht ~
whom tin Indi1ns ffai aver thn h,iia e'1' ''
Tho GeneraI furtlrr stnfoa IL Iia iottar n r,u.
Tar tint NTf the ;ntcnttoT ~ lila ia roo ~ =.
nnrty ia 10 nyoid you md atrike thu Reo v1iiarar
advise vo,, tn keon aco,1ts wall ont towsrd
Heart Butte and try to detoot and frnstrate thnir
design. Al Ia how to daaf WITH them II von
mcnE them. I leaya 10 your oood iudomsnt
They aro not likely to bo amouab]o to soft Horda.
aud you had botter uso powder and lend at onco."
disoretion. shows
u1Y OWN ooop JrpnMrnr
because, II there is any man IN ibis country who
thoroughly understands the Indian, sud can
properly castigate him for. wrongs committed,
that man IL Custer, who Ia an admirable cavalry
oilicor, Not only h,s GOOD gense ard INDIGNANT.
as intimatod by Con. Stanley, but his dash and
bravery, which arc we'll known make him iuat
what nucco.sfnl iondor Of cavalry should be.
Gen. Custer hellsvos that tho alleged pretext
Of tho Cheyenne inoursion, viz: ito attack tho
lees. is simply subtorfuge. as thoy invariably
give this as their purpose whenever :thoy leave
their reservation; when It is we'll known TINT not
only the Rees become subjects Of thoir attacks,
but every whtto man on thoso frontiers ia an OBJ
1ect Of their hostility; and in bis letter to
Gen. Terry, he atatos that 1.-THE Indians aze no
longer controlled BY their Agonts" This showa
very clearly that tho 1ndian Bureau and affairs
SHOULD be transferred TO the Department. Of War.
SO much for the poaco policy and Government
presents, supposed to DO sufficient to keep tho
1ndian QUOT: The abovo-cted reports also re-
buke III very Significant niannor :!
THE CRIMINAL POLICY d
general Indian war would do much toward dis