Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1876-08-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.

ed at the Var Department yester
day-Chicago, Aug. 10Th, Camp
Brown, Aug. lith. A Shoshone
Indian came in to day. He left
Crook the 10Th inst, well dowr on
oa Tongue river and thinks fen
Crook struck the Sioux village on
the 11th and 18th inst. Small
parties are watching and annoying
the troops. burning grass, &c. In
the present aspect l1of affairs it
looks as though this Indian war is
likely to be protracted affair.
The Indians will never allow 1T to
be ended by a decisive engage
ment, with their entir, force but
eeparating into small bands and
getting into a wild and impractica-
bic country can keep up the war
".d infnitum." "
A dispatch from Rnckbrilge,
Alun Spring', Va. at 10 o clock
last night, stated that there was
"ot the Slightos5 hope of Speaker
K3rrs recovery, and that his
death was hoarly expected. He
appeared to be fully aware of bis
approaching dissolution, anl tho
sufarin5 terribly. conversed calm>
iy with his wife AMI son who we're
at hi' bed'iio, During the day
ne re;aiYei several kilograms and
dictated answers to all Of them.
The almost indecent haste with
whicl Ctmcron has issued his or
ders to Shermtn to have the army
ready at u moments notice 10 move
in letachments to varioGs Southern
i)clli!es plainly ind;cltes that the
Southern States are to be carried
if neeiful at the pint Of the bay
onet. 1t Is unnecessary to say
that Clmcron will not wait till
some at of violcnc, has aetullIy
ncclrrel OF is even iyh mioent be
fore tro)ps will be sent to every
point where it is thought the Rad>
ic,l interest will be advanced by
thor presenc.. The presence Of
u. s. troops aCd the knowledge of
the pl~pose for which tncy have
bacn sent will n,turAll y lnluoo the
negroes to believe that they will
63 protected anl encouraged in
tho assumption Of rights and priv,
i'egas other than political To which
hey hive never before aspired.
AMI any, the slightest, attempt %
check or preveot them will be pro-
du3tive Of Il state Of affairs which
would never have occurred but for
ths presence Of the troops.
The following is Mr.. Cameron's
letter to g neral'iSherna-: War
Department. Washington City,
Au5. Is, 1876. Gen. W, 7. Sher~
man, Commanding U. S. Army,
Sir: The House Of Representa-
ti7es of the U. S. on the 10th
inst, passed the following preamble
anl resolution. Here follows q
copy of Mr.. Lor'l's bill as it pass
ed the House reciting that the
right Of suffrage should be main,
tainod by the United States and
the citizens there of aud that it
was asserted that this right had
been interfered within some of the
States and that the offending
parties ought to be punished, But
not a word is said about sending
troops to protect voting or to ar
rest offender. The letter then
concludes. The President di-
rects that in accordance with the
Spirit of the abave you are to hold
oil the available force under your
command not now engaged in sub
DUNG the Savages on the Western
frontier, in readiness to be used
upon the call or reluisition Of the
authorities for protecting all citi
Gems without distintion Of race or
political opinion in the exercise Of
the right to US guaranteed by the
fifteenth amendment and to assist
in the enforcement Of "certain,
condign and effectual punishment
upon all persons who shall attempt
by force, fraud, terror intimidation
or otherwise to prevent the free
exercise of the right Of sufferagt
as provided by the laws of the
UnteJ States, And have sucl
force so distributed and stationed
as to be able TO render prompt
assistance in tho enforcement oil
the laH% Ssch additional orders
as may be Necessary to carry ont
tbe purpose Of these instructions
will bo given to you from time to