The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-20

OF The wnltes which have been in contravenon OF both
the written ana the spoken treaty"
s'Was the negotiation OF last autumn another attemps
10 cheat the Indian ="
.Undoublcdly The Indians were purposely Piled be-
iorehand that their demands might be as exornanI
possible. The Indian Ring was preparing dish for
IT'S capaclous have been as,ounded by the mr.
reaching power OF that cabal have doubt that the
survey part Of the scheme and that further
the purchase should have been made By governments.
the Delanos Belknaps Robesons and Babcocks, and
all their friends, would have had the choice claims IN
the gold region through the plant agency OF the
geolorlsI Mr.. Jennay. more elaborate
PROGRAMS or vfIlEvxRy
and sweeping fraud was never made The rush OF the
miners spoiled the land speculation the presence
some honesty m the Sioux negotiating commission,
toee.her with public opinion defeated the treaty"
There IL no douot about that"
Justly angered by long experience OF government
who have kept aoqi IRON the agencies, where scsnIy
cattle. aud have seized upon vengeance chance IA
vorcd their thirsty passions. They fight ard XII as
igion. they could bear the latter themselves
without w,ncns, as ! have seen them a tneiS sun
since the higher which 10 constantly edFing them
toward extinction has made no practical Efforts to
cyilize them. Once provoked, their enmity Is ex-
hbted IN atrocities peculiar their blood their trad
ton their religion. Those who have given the just
provocation have the result on their head And
II IN the struggle which must cnsue, the Sioux
are beaten by the soldiers II VIII not 90 because their
cause Is unjust"
"a Dcliote YOU
"But IL is not certain that they will be overcome
Their armament IL magnificent Two-thirds OF them
have repeating rifles and abundance Of ammunton.n
sTheir method Of lighting. however gives the ad
vantage the troops now that tho latter arc used 70
Indian antics 7"
..Ycs, where tho Indians are not overwhelmingly
numerous"
1.-The steady FRO OF dismountcd troops Is greatly
superior in its execution 10 that Of savages mounted Oh
horseback ~ A,
ssBut IL they can surround smaller body they
surely will annihllate IL. Tho Fort Phil kearncy
massacre, in which the brave Fettcrman fell, illus
trates their prowcss. They led pursuing party OF
eighty soldiers into tho very arms Of their reserve
bandsa then enclosed them that soul escaped
to tell the tale'
The editor drew examples in which army officers, IN
his opnon have been guilty Of crueltyjust savage
that sometimes committed by the Sioux, OF which
was the at Fort Lyons, ordered by Chving-
ton. In his opinion the prospect OF fight with tho
wild bands this summer small Many expeditions
had gone after them in previous years with sanguin-
airy antcipatons, had marched all the country
where their camps supposed to exist and returned in
the autumn without night Yet the increased strength
OF the hostile hody and the excellence oil their arms
might inspire them with greater than their usual bold
ness whio the invasion OF the Black Hills by miners
and the shameful treatment OF their friends at tho
agencies might lend them desperation bitter final
struggle may occur.