, 1876-07-17

hns been attcndcl With srcnt difficulty.
This I,oicy is humane :nd .lc,errtng Of re-
apc:,t--that when the application q tie power
70 tns eng = 1octly asd a1 I,ste a,1t j.
tnnnot properly he enforced by tho lnterior
Department and Its Agents, simply hccauec
their system 10 dcfettivc, md cannot bc perfect
S s wsS Ma a1Es SEo nd IT, a1ss
Indian Affairs vas In the Department Of War,
tn be administered by The arfny, whose system
cxpericnce l,as proven 10 be correct H1s ab.
Eusd to think that MIR army~olTccrs, n,ost Of
Ing perhaps their owl. and thetr families de-
str,icttpn, for the sake Of meaningless brcyct.
The civilian md the soldiers wish the au,nc
end. aud dlHcr but little In their Ideas IL attain
power Of the Government; but this cannot he
dnne through tho present management.
ps ts Gved d sr' :
treaties uexotisted wiz then by ihe ciSii aieeS.
p ihc Indian Dnfcsu. Tie mil!Ary forces stationed
them. ond. Of consequences, no certain knowledge
% eI ees ana AZ
character. The frat that ia known OF Indian hns.
mcnced a war. and hase aesa.tated many miles Of
t!s.eleis i,y lie time sueh iniormstion reaches
tho military com,nandeF, Tho worst has hcen ac-
coinnsilcd, and tle fndlsns have escnped ffam the
This Indian Agents nfe careful nc.cr to loeate their
AEHn;ess a. hs % no;t r 1f,
twe sets Of officials, responsible 70 1cscnt hcad',
ail not IN accord Glther tn oplnion OF purpose
1ietInE a:uon. At VA, the indian. IRE under Tie
oa e be q s At rndf s
Indian hosti'lt!e* n mt agreed on; and. hesldea
tii.. ~ sooa as the military forces, after hard
e4ps.s as. II ens liz M
&G' AZ 'ss :ss1"s Sa! ssss
nmrdiaely r1oeaita eH thsfr With to S maku pence.
The indian Agent, anxions, fnr manifest rcasohs,
To- negotiate treaty. at once intssfsrea 10 pro.
rvopa. and nrrrats tho further prosecution al the
military expedition just at the moment when 70.
snd eo4t of lie csm.alsr a,e Lost. Ths Indian.
make treaty 10 avoid Immediate dangcr ly tho
tsoop.. without the slightest pSrposc ot keeping n
not Intend to observe It.
Il Is MI apot4cgm Of the people of tho. West,
or tflusc familiar with the indian subject, thai
the only WY to meet tllciF opposition md bring
them .o ssnse Of t1ctr duty, Ia to lirst whip
It will be perceived, therefore. from the pres
ent administration OF Indian Affairs, that tile
Interior Department supplies the Indians with
rS StIns a 9fT1sf s 10 h sa IA ssy b2 s
tally murder the citizens Of the country This
Is going on now before our eyes. While thu
srt'ope are marching, 9gltlng, bleeding, md
nlangled, long trains Of Immense wagons-cacll
must daily passiiIg this post {Fort Lara.nic} for
Red-Clo,ld ind Spotted-'rail Agencies, to which
hostile 1ndlans frnm tho north ure couing
daily, as officially reported H. tue commanding
lie chase Of Tic Fifth Cavalry after Isd!uns
going north frunl the Agencies, and who, being
closely pressed, were forced to abandon thclr
rat[ons aud other supplies. Could thero he
anything nors absurd and outrageous, eapcci-
ally wllen VI consider the great slaughter Of
Custcr's 1nH1nahdf
III. UNLAWFUL TAApYic WITH TIE INDIANS.
Il was al,out two weeks ago that Spotted Tail,
Chlaf Of the IFule sunx, and squRw-na't BY
from Cheyenne to the Agency. 1t was generally
known, while they wcre here, TINT they hatl
several Thousand rounds Of a,umnnitbu Iii their
nosseasion. 4 few days after their departure
for uw Agencies, Il nlan eanle 10 t!sr post (Fort
Laramiu) Iron, tic vicinity Of Bourl,etts story,
on Shndrun Creek, between ihe two Agcnelts,
aud took affidavit that lie handled the uinsn,l,i
tl1n refeTrId to, asld saw 1t sold over Dourlpt'a
counter to the Indians, nIltl It, 10 lnuht, was
rapidly carrIel to ths north tu bu tired af{ainst
our troops. In England, this man. wiu appears
white, would he hung. This subject Ut nnllwf1,l
traffic With thn Indians nllnul.l he kuowu to lis
all, but especially to Tug military; and VIC
bc!ng used nssatnkt o,lr. troops and people. For
this reaaoM, Thu following opinion IL Attorney
General Akcrnan un the bahjcct will be Of III
terest to liz n!l, to-wlt:
thoA|d ec mntlc Ut the pcssons aud property this
captured. ~.
The seroad trction NJ The Get ol jane 10, lEai.
re;alatlue; tr.s!o mud in:sreoatee with :he Indian
&tihrs Il 4rtnt., 72D. pr ,shi:s t-nlc with any OF
the Indians in the ina!an ceuntry whaGt icci,sr;
with forfeiture Of goods. {0r trading there Without
license. What + ,'scr'rd iHdiaa country
H. l. pointed TED out BY ho p; nt'' ssS.
ss .sson Of s tn aet as It % r. " ss s'fss'
VI awa thrn IL force eoGcerI!ns trade With the IN.
fourth section Of Tue act Of ls's nrnvidrA ''ihat
say stoisioa q !ss ii; I ;Is!, r sStsl fss ss
ths aaor 1estea Ss 10 ha ohseryed il tly eass u
GUSS GU FS II san " hs s$ 1's sw r.
while The twrnty seventh section provides ''that
Ill penalties which ehall acGrnc tor and recoy.
iaflaaic.ian a tlu same, etc. ~, III
es eeces y a {sd snss tss'a1 sso hf s m 5
e Gs nsa Guilty. yS iSa pesson %a
psopasty tr"m Icing thtrmnee; thsre Contrary y 10
law. This Hoction further provides that every PET.
s9n spprshsuasdl By the military sl.ali be taks9
ist,ict In which eala pcrson shall le found. and
saat nsta rotsq 9ad property shall be proceeded
whllu en$arod In unlawful trnli1 with hostile II.
d!ans, snd especially Of ammunition, and tho In.
IN open and notorious hostility to tho United statcs
at THO tiae, snh. theseta!e. gould properly
song sI h9 ddcs;shSn e Of p9os t. snses ths
lrla under tho 18th Article Of Var. whlch applies
to psrsopa wh3 asc nut, ~ we'll a. to Persons who