The New York herald., 1876-09-12


lighting and arc anxious for peace on any terms
BUILDINGS AT CHEYENNE AGENCY DESTROYED
BY FLooD-BooKs AND RECORDS LOST.
WASHINGTON Sept II, 1874
despatch from Indian Agent Cravens, at tho
Cheyenne Agency. received al the Indian Bureau TO-
day. that all OF the buildings that agency
all records and papers gone. rhe agent says he
for bids, and asks II he shall employ labor
and move to some sale place.
OPERATIONS OF THE COMBINED COLUMNS
uxDER TRERY AND cRooK-N1CEssIrY or
DIsARMIN0 AGENCY INDIANS.
TERRy's CAMP ON THE YELLOWSTONE J
KKAR MOUTH Powder RIVER,
August "a, 1870 J
Tho health OF the troops has suffered severely since
tho union Of Terry's and Crooks columns owing In
part the severity Of the weather. but chiefly to tho
inauguration OF theatrical campaign, attributed to
the influence and advice OF General Crook. This dis
tingusncd Indian fighter" has q theory that II we
want 10 fight Indians must live like Indians He
permit hts soldiers carry their shelter tents
which the useful and important part OF their
equipment, and, In order to cap the climax OF ab-
surdty he compels the men OF his command to leave
their cooking utensils behind except small TIN cup
Tn0 result OF tnlS patent numOuX tnut
the soldiers exposed the rapid atmospheric changes
Of this climate. and unable to cook properly
the mserably insufficient food supplied to them by
generous government, rendered incapable Of sup
porting the tatgues incident Indian campaign
these deserts. General Terry unfortunately allowed
Crook to influence him this point and issued similar
orders to his column. Fortunately the old Indian
campaignsrs found partially evade tho i'll
considered ORDER much to the satisfaction OF the good
natured General who, desirous OF showing good ex-
ample, left his tent equpage at the Rosebud with the
train, ami result enjoyed sleeping in terrestal
rains for six nights In tho future operations this
absurd order will be quietly disregardod and general
and soldiers abandoning theatrical campaigning, will
sleep under and their food convinced that
sound hoalth and q well ordered stomach are
obstacles 10 the rapid marching OF an
army II the generals showed common sense
and won't less after sensational effects the campaign
would have been far successful Only that Crook
happened TO meet General Terry he would long since
have been compelled to turn back to Goose Crock,
where he left his wagon train accordance with the
clever system Of Campaigning adopted on the Plains
which resembles nothing 30 much as Chinese stage
BATTLE where the combatants constantly rushing
in an excited manner after invisible enemies they
mover seem to catch, but who and then manage
catch tho pursucra
ILLUSTRATION SYSTEM
To illustrate tho system is only necessary sup
poso that General Crook loft Goose Creek with twenty
days raiiona This would enable him to
march In pursuit OF tho Indians for ton days
At the end Of that time Crook would have beoa com
psllcd march days back In order not TO die OF
starvation, Tor this country absolutely incapable Of
furnishing food to an army Of white men. Having
reached his supply train and rentted tho General
hav IN rch ren In ho lint from
which ho first rotreated having thus lost twenty day.
tired out his aud horses, accomplished nothing,
and given tho Indians twenty days to rest themselves
and graze their ponies II requires special military
education TO know that campaign conducted on such
principles Is little than farce II the Gen.
eral does soep without tent aud grows fat on hard
tack aud akali water.
That a man possesses an exceptional constitution
and ostrich-like stomach does constitute him
great general and the nct that soldiers sleep n
the rain and get dysentery and rheumatism will not
make them better Indian hghterx The sooner this .
SENSATIONAL CAMPAIGNING
Is put end TO the better will DO for the health Of
tho army and the purse Of the nation II wo cannes
ngnt Indians civilized men, let adopt the essen
Of Indian warfare not tho theatrical effects merely
II s necessary to take away the soldiers tent Why
take away his overcoat and blanket which lees
useful and givo him merely brescn-clo and
war paint; but at the same time give
him fresh buffalo mca. and game 10 ea but above ali
discharge the Brupiagem Indian chics and givc ths
command TO real savages who will not spend their time
marching mp hill and then down again. but will esAb
lsh their supply camps caches where It Is possoIe
TO pick up conveniently, while the chiefs 60 asr
their enemies with real, and not simulated, VA.
whoops.
Tho delay OF General Tcrry's column Is duo TO want
OF ofsufcien supply OF rasions The General means 70
take enough provisions to enable him TO follow the Ia
dian trail for about three weeks, and at the
end OF that time he will be In the
vicinity Of tho Missouri posts, where he
redt with very little delay. II Is thought that tho
o,at frou Ovd0 River n O'Tallou'a Creek
the head waters OF CABIN Creek, thence
north toward Sentinel Butte or directly east across
souri, II OF Sitting Bull contemplate ursher
resistance General Terry thinks It probabe they VII
take up defensive position IN the Bad Lands Of the
Missouri, where there strip OF country admirably
adapted for oeicnce. Here the Sioux fought General
suy IN 1854. aud II they intend 70 hight again
this year they probably will make stand In this local.
ity In the great trail breaks up on tho Lstle
Missouri many believe II WILL and that any consd-
ernble trail leads toward the agencies General Terry
will move his column along It and ON arriving NJ the
agencies Will proceed to dsarm the Indians and ak0
away their ponies II SO instructed by the governnen
II this dono II would render a renewal Of the war
next spring impossible, for no matter what lying In
disn agents may say, tho warriors who slaughtered
Custer and his chiefly the young bucks IRON
the sgcncos No one except some momber Of tho
Indian Ring would oppose tho
pisARMixG sAvAGEs,
and as II Is a measure prompted by every consdera
OF common sense, justice and humanity pubic
opinion ought 10 strengthen tho hands OF the generals
In the held 10 put end at once and forever 10 these
bloody massacres by armed savagcs who dcspIse tho
hand that gives thom ood. General Terry can be
trusted TO carry out the amcnt without
verify and yet with nrmness All hts instincts are on
the side OF humanity, and II II ~ possible
60 accomplish this necessary work without
bloodshcd be may be- relied upon TO do IL. There 10
slightest hope that the Indians be forced to
hight year unless they choose to do SO themselves.
aud they certainly will not light unoss they are ia
numbers so overwhelmingly superior that they may
hope TO destroy our column as they did Clusters.
This Is probable and the only chance OF obtaining
some adequate results for the tatgucs undergone by
tho troops aud the expenses Incurred by the govern
menv IS IN adopting the policy OF disarming tho
agency indians who sitting Bulls active reserves.
With the disarmament OF the young bucks of the
Standing Rock, Red Cloud and spotted Tail agencies
all danger OF renewal OF war next spring would be
nj an end Tho sp,rit OF the Sioux nation would be
broken and IL would be possible 10 naugurate policy
looking the civzing Of these savages So long as
they permitted TO 60 about armed 10 the teeth and
are supplied with tho means OF killing by the govern
ment aud It's agents. II Is useless TO expect them 10
abandon their savage state OF scmiindcpcndcncc Lot
the government send orders Tor the disarmament aud
We can lay the basis OF permanent peace.