, 1876-04-10
THE SIOUX WAR,

TIE eIo,rxwap
sp,cta, ccyy.,psu.Ienes Of IN Gnfeapo Tribune,
- SYDNEY Ns', April 5,-The ltrepre'sDle e0u- p.
htcE-lor 20 IL nas 'or sears nooh eons'aotoa !. w
many who liyo on tho fronstor-botWeen the
power Of tin Government and the Sioux Nation,
hng at lsst begun. For mauv yoarB tho Sioux,
"ho h"!o seen tho 'ne'l'"o,o "PP.oasn WV
preBclohe cycs. havo peen Bteadslg ""a fauonty
PREPARING Fon THE CHEAT CONTEST.
Tlcy baye hoar]ed ammunition, which thoy
co,1i1 Al anv md n,l t,mcs procuro In exchange
1o"!u -. ~. w. ~ 49, ~ tr 49, o,,ar 49, ~
ioF pnHn'o'tooes' t"o w u tao o''o. A'u suo
beaver, or tho hides OF tho ncol-
CnltIe Bupnicd them ns food by tho
Government. Crazy 1torso's village. which
destroyed nftcr sovera fight on tho 17th OF
MARCEL, was found to be perfect arsenal OF war;
like stores, thus fully sabstnn,a.Ing tho theory
.a.,,,.,r, .ti,.a rr,,,,.o,,o,a ~ ,v,r
oi"ane ".''o =. :, t,.,'. ~, ,,.t''I w.
Crazy 1lcrse, tao Ch1ot ol thib Da'ita, mas pcnn
very bad Indian, and is ono OF The worst ouo-
mics Of tbe vhitas. An officer related to mo, q
-'fow ,1,ra non Tho fo,,owtnr tncfdent. which H.
NV oa,e NJ. tuo 4o'I"t.s 'a, ..,s. =, a
!aS'Iates h's cn@tacses' ne,ns .n't'ea ~ , .uto.
tho lodge OF ono OF tho hall-breeda At itoa-Gloud
Agency, lie observed, on doing 80, that ono OF
tho occupants hastily covered his face With his
bjnuket, and kept il no covered during the whole
time TINT l,e remained ln tito tcpco. On taking
lliB departure, he nakod tho proprietor, Who
Bucil mnnnor. Richard replied TINT
It waB Crazy Horse; and that ho Ind taken q Il
onth never to look upon tho faco Of = whlto man,
except to take his lilo. Tho band OF thla insct-
knowu know 1s' ~ - NV sS"'' ~
"noa HoLp1rEH,"-
that is to sny Indians Of different trihos.-iu
this caso, Sioux. uho5onncs. aud Arupahoes.-
who baud themseyes together for tle purpouo
of killing and p,undering tho hated whito man
wherever be may bo fonnd. For years this band
Ilna snileu around Fort Fettsrn1an, and been the
terror Of tho ranchmon Of the Laramie plains.
Tho causo Of this war may bo traced back for
at least ion years. When brown aud Fottermau.
with two whoo companies OF tho Eight
centh Infantry, were sos upon by 1,b0o
gloux. laid every man killed. within
i mile and hail OF Fort Phil
I1oarney, then commanded by Col. Carington.
lnBteai OF visiting upon tho Indians swift and
bloody ycnueapcS tho Government, With snpl-
lar vcaknesB. abandoned the poate OF Forts
Neno, Phil Kpa,poY, and @. r. Smith, aoandou-
lug valuable Htoros and buildings which would
uost thuunands aud thousands Of dollara to TO-
placo. This naturally
EScouRAdEp TIE SIOUX,
for tlloy bs!oyo In but two causes for IN effect,
ornn,ent fearet their urowcsa In batto and, be-
Having thu. tloir urrocancc iuuoloooQ, aud ae-
greBeiycnogs were 1ncloaBed boYond uoaa,lro.
itnu arrtcd nv tim trenty Of 1AGH to nh.
staiu from tuurdorng and piIlagine whito mon ;
md the Goyornn,cpt aerood TO fecd them and
| annniv ti,cm will nnnuitioa II tho Hoyornmeut
has lit part}y iiyo IN to thia part OF tho agrco.
mrnt. Il Ia from the prononosa Of tho ayersce
iuIiiau AGENT 10 mistake = 5-day.old calf Tor 6.
oar-oll boof, and give credit 10 homo - God.
foariog " contractor for Ito imaginary animal
smri lhit,1ra harn hcon dono Gnl. il rcpori
| snanke trnIy, moro thincg than that. THO In.
Itaps have. without doubt, been deliberately
swipuled cut OF much Of &hc good things which
| tho Goyorpmcut generously provided; aud
| having their full Share OF human nature, they
naturally become unmaua soablo WHOM they foo
| tbomgolycs wrouecd mud aggrieyed.
! on lie other nRn5,
| rukY NEVER HAVE opsEuygp