The New York herald., 1874-07-26
TIE INDIAN WAR.

| THE INDIAN WAR.
Correspondence Between Generals shor-
man and Shcrida NAN Offe nsive PoIfc v
Strongly Urxed-The Hostile Indians
To BE Punished and the Friendly Ones
WASHINGTON. d. c., July 25. 1874.
The following dispatches were received at the
headquarters OF the army this morning.
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OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
| On July II General Sherman sent the following
telegram to General sherdan:-
Despatch Of to-day Just St received Don't you think It
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nndouDtedly will gel especially II they have got
word could Ss 1en he %
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me- 9es % sar Is done now the rAcah viii
On the following day General Sheridan repled:-
S x M ySS % that
He Is taken with the idea OF defence and oes
him h,s cavalry on the offensive and will str up the
Tenth also.
In forwarding copies OF these kilograms to the
Secretary oil the Interior, the
SECRETARY OF WAR SAYS:
nsse and 0R h 81 % real or
front front %ersmen. we can never expect peace Delensvey
son Su @ spyn 70 ss Partial pro
and punish them as they surely merit.
He concurs in the views OF Generals Sherman
and Sheridan and asks an early reply nOm the
Secretary OF the Interior II the action recon.
mended meets his APPRECIATION. lhs papers were
Teierred To the commissioner or indian Affairs Tor
report, who, on the 18th, submitted a report re-
errlng TO his letter OF May IA, in winch he recom-
to the pursuit by the military OF marauding In.
0ians as TO hinder the iorces from striking these
Inulans and pun,shing them before trey reach cue
main body of the tribe, and in which he also called
attention to the necessity OF exercising great
care IN such use Of the military upon reservations
to prevent the lndiscrim nate slaughter vi the
innocent with tne gul ty aud he pro- Osed to throw
the responsibility o such care upon the command.
ing officer hc says
Late Information from the Indian Territory leads me
Sssys sy Srs now at For, M hy chey
loyal and irendiy inuiaas ron tne hostile ones and
Ga1 the most prominent Of the friendly indians Who IL"
o" his parc Nearly iH ali the 'iG
at the Wichita Agency aie entirely friendly.
| Agent Miles, OF the Cheycnnes anu Arapahocs
writes under date OF the iOth inst that with one
exception ali the delegations OF Indian chleis and
braves VINO visited Washington last fall are on
the ricnjy side, some Of the more prominent hav-
Ing suffered great persecution and loss OF prop
erty for their Losl'Ioa ia snprort Of the gov.
movement rendering those friends or the
governnment., t,,,inu, Liable to attack and massacre
measures should at once be taken to keep he
illendy Indians from the Others, AMI permission
hhye not had an opportunity to joln them to come
In. Ten all who persist IN hostility or have been
guilty OF ,uroer should be pursued and punished.
In order 10 secure these enGs 1t Is necessary -
Frs,--rhat the friendly Indians at these agencies
Serosci each rerson capable of bearing arms be
made 10 answer daily roll call during the impending
Tai.d~That no Indian should De allowed to ion the
friendly except on @ after having been
friendly Indians be required to report any additions to
tneT nmSer and to bring such parties tor
fuse 70 surrender and ali who have been guilty Of
effect their puni;lment compel suSmiss,oii
% hs Gen OF hess tribes be
ana directed to report 10 The military commander the
carrying out he above procuring peace in
the Indian Territory.
In conclusion. the Commissioner says
IL sproper in this connection tina, mention be made
prominent causes which have led to the present
or and
persistent raids and murders texas; and second
dans rom % ha Suao Huner sore thieves and
ry during the winter saughtering the buffalo
by me h0u % Gs 9T e ass aud ohy on arIs
s em udr M ss a e e ns q" sse
aud compel justice from them as wei as from the In
dams.
Secretary o. the Interior that General Sherman
has Just been directed TO cause the pui suit ana
punishment wherever found OF the guilty Indians,
and that the reservation lines SHOULD De no bar
rer to such operatOnS great care being taken
not to strike the innocent Also that strict meas
ures should be Immediately taken TO keep the
friendly lnoians from the Others and that permis-
SION be gwen to Others, innocent, to come in, and
then ali VINO persist in hostility and have ueen
guilty OF murder be pursued and punished.
Tne same day commissioner Smith teegraphed
to superintendent Hoag aud Agent HawOrtn at
Fort Sill, informing them Of the determination O. the
Wal Department, and drectns them to c0-Ope-
rate with the military, and also tnat all Indians
processing to be oyal must come In Immediately
and be enrolled, and every Indian capable OF bear
In arms must ans Ser to daily rOl, CALL ana not
receive any additional Indians into tneir hands
without permission alter examination and en-
rOment.
ON tine 21st Enoch Hoag replied:-
Transmitted copy Of tne t despatch Of the 10Th inst to
request that the agent will employ every available
means to draw to his asency and prosc'on all loyal
how cooperate with the military under The
in eanna hs ae oya
Ind and to some extent restrain them from hostli-
required leave iher agency cooperate with
the c !" ns saenev the EI s "
those indians disposed to maize trouble can DC
. na she be ss n ss
official corespondence Of these agents tor the last
have peen nearly destitute OF supplies that a iarse
drawn of the the Cheyenncs this year and
all increased encroachmsnts upon them by buhao
the have been taken to rearess these 9
among e G a any upon Spa e he
persons or properly OF the indians the United States will
Anei further quoting from the treaty he SAYS
If these solemn obligations been by the
government but little trouble would have been made by
is before and must be met but the n.en will have
al they can do to manage ana care Tor The Indians at
mony with the understanding OF the department and