Richland beacon. [volume] (Rayville, La.) 1869-1890, 1876-06-10
The New Indian War.

The telegraph YESTERDAY brouEh,
the news that tie Indians are creating
sad havoc among the miners in the
Black Hills country-'hal on, Of .ur.v-
iwo men at pcarWood tWcutv-Sovcn
have been killed. willie FIVE other men
had been scalpcd within three miles
Of Custer Ci:y. We f. 'that this IS
but the beginning Of such horrors.
The imprudrnt advcnlurcro who have
intTuGcd into the Sioux reservation
10 the number of several thousands
are widely scattered, AMI it.wi.I be
impossible Tor orr troops to protect
them from the vengeance of the hos
Tie Indians, who are how thoroughly
aroused in consequences Of the anrici-
patcd movement Of Gen Crook and
his force, against rhcm--a muvcmcn;
regarding which tLcy appear t. be
thoroughly informed. Bat this i, not
the worst OF it.
There is little doubt that we are on
the eve Cf Il fierce and sauguinarv
Indian war. in which, 40 matter how
much skill and bravery our troops
may display. it VIII be impossible Tor
them 10 afford 10 the settlers on cur
extended borders protec'ion from
indian iucursioas. and we may soon
expect 10 hear OF til" most friyh,ful
acts Of savage warfare in Wyoming
and Nebraska People in tie East
who do not Know the strength and
ferociIy Of the wilder bands Of Sioux
warriors, and have read Of one CT Two
bold fr3n';crsmCn SUmmar.iy Ii~p5s-
ing Of whole tribes, may think an
Indian war a tr;lling matter; but we
fear that before it is through with, the
country will he appalled, 10y the butch,
cries Of innocent men, women and
children in exposed lpcaliiics, which
will result from the accomplished
invasion OF the Sioux reservation, and
from the military op p'raiions now in
progress.
The Florida war, directed against
handful Of Scminoirs, lasted seven
wears, and cost the country $50, ,00O,-
Geo, besides the lives that we're sacri-
feed Later, what Was known A. the
Chcy, me war carried conllacration
and death to the border settlements.
led to the most frightful cxccsscs of
bprbarous warfare, and resulted, 50
far a. the success Of our arms was
concerned, in killing fifteen or twenty
Indians at an expense Of about one
million and half dollars each. If
+ the various bands OF Sioux occupying
the Black Hills reservation should
make COMMON cause against the
whites, as il seems likely that they
may, in the belief that tue present
struggle for existence is final one,
The consequences may be far more
serious than in either Of the wars that
we have named.
The present situation has been
brought about wholly by the bad
faith uf onr Government. Nearly ten
years ago the United States made a
solemn treaty with the Sioux, suaran-
teeing them the pcaccabic possession
Of the Black Hills country, and
agreeing to protect them from intru-
sion from the whites. Our Govern
rcnt flith.essly violated this treaty.
FIRST by the Custer expedition, and,
secondly, by falling to protect the
Indians from The intrusion Of miners
And now, because lbc Indians have
resisted the attempts Of white adven-
turCrs 10 take possession oftheir lands,
they are to lie chastiscd-IO be cXtcr-
minated, if necessary, the Indian
baters say. though the business Of
cxtcrn'inating Indians by force Of
arms has not been brilliantly success
ful hitherto
. When the Caster expedition made
It's invasion Of the Sioux territory the
results were predicted, and unless We
are greatly mistaken, we have seen as
Yet but a comparatively V mild begin
ming Of what is now to comc.-N y
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