The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-08-06

Red Cloud Takes the Field.
We are informed that Roscoe Conkling.
the Red Cloud of the republican braves,
proposes to go to Saratoga as delegate to
the Convention. This is important news.
1t means that Red Cloud does not mean TO
hang around the agency, watching the
squaws sew moccasins and smoking the long
hours away. On the contrary evil put
on his fighting feathers and his war paint,
sharpen his tomahawk and scalping knife,
see that he has a good supply of ammuni-
ton, decorate himself in all the splendor
becoming great chief and go out in person
on the warpath.
This announcement will be heard with
various emotions by the other chiefs Of the
republican tribes. They had all arranged fol-
grand war dance at Saratoga, where they
could shout over their victories and count
their scalps. These scalps were to be those
of the Red Cloud tribe, not one Of whom
would be spared. There was to be the scalp
of Still Waters Cornell, Red Clouds beloved
brave; of Morn in the Clouds Tom
Murphy of Lone Wolf Bliss, of the
Gray Badger Hare, of the Grizzly
Bear Arthur, of Big Kettle Sharpe, of
Thunder and Lightning Spencer. All Of
these braves were to be scalped because of
their devotion to Red Cloud. The braves
who were to do it were numerous and power
full. At the head were the venerable Silver
Wolf Weed. who went on the warpath be-
fore the time of Tecumseh that sagacious
chief, Spotted Tail Fenton, whose blow is
noi.eless and true. With them were Gray
Eagle Morgan and Bald Eagle Hustled,
Whispering Wind Robertson and Morning
Dawn Curtis, hooking Bird Choate and'
Roaring Bull Waldo Hutchins and q tribe of
braves in the interest of that famous chief,
Silver Tongue Evarts.
From all we can learn this was to have
been the most famous war dance ever known.
There were a great lot of squaw-men from
the Union League tribe, under the lead of
Blazing Sun Schultz, who were going up to
be present on this special feast. But now
Red Cloud takes the field, and all is changed.
For, after ALL it is Red Cloud who controls
these tribes, and once his plume rides to the
front where is the brave that will not follow
him? Whenever the braves have gone
on the warpath in these later years
Red Cloud has been at their head.
When, four years ago, Silver Wolf sat
in his lodge and smoked his calumet when
Spotted Tail was over with the Tammy
Indians and Gray Eagle was silent, whose
voice could be heard, whose form could be
seen in the storms of the fight but that of
Rod Cloud? So when he comes to the front
all the war memories Of the braves are
aroused If war is wanted here is the most
famous warrior of them all, who will fight o
hundred thousand Roaring Bulls and Spot
ted Tails before the tomahawk shall touch
the scalp of Morn in the Clouds or Grizzly
Bear.
We can well imagine the anxious talks this
news will provoke. Red Cloud takes the
field from an impulse of martial honor natu-
raj to great chief. But it is not his time
to fight. He has scalps enough. He should
be a wary, magnanimous chief. Let him say
to the allied braves 81 came here to pro-
tect my children. l take them with me.
propose to 60 into grounds and war upon
the common enemy. 1 have no honors to
win in taking your scalp, Silver Wolf, as 1
respect old age, or yours Spotted Tail, which
is o new one-succeeding the one I took
four years ago-or yours, Bald Eagle and
Whispering Wind. And as for your scalp,
Morning Dawn, much as it would rejoice me
to see its auburn, perfumed tresses adjoining
this belt, I will wait for another season. l
60 with my braves to the land of Tecumseh.
Take you for leaders, in the other war,
against Cunning Sammy and the Tammy
tribes. the Silver Tongue and the Murmur-
ing Brook. Then we can have a pipe of
peace and when we meet in the month of
frost and fogs; when the moon is pale and
the leaves have fallen, we may have 80 many
Sammy scalps that we shall have no desire
to take those of each other"
fired Cloud is wise Indian this is the
talk he will deliver at the Saratoga council
fires. But if his enemies insist on war
they will have it to their hearts content.