The New York herald., 1876-07-11
CANADIANS IN THE SIOUX WAR.

From the Winnipeg (Manitoba) Sentinel June "a.
While awaiting authentic Information regarding the
impending conflict between the United States army un-
der General Terry and The Sioux Indians under Sitting
Bull allow me to make few observations upon the
discussion that has taken place in Province and
elsewhere regarding the result OF that conflict upon
Canada. The importance of the subject must be my
for referring in your columns and stating
my for differing tho conclusions arrived
at by such a well informed and able gentleman as Mr..
Taylor the United States Consul and by tho Manitoba
Standard and Free Press and the Toronto GioJe II
was Mr. Taylor who irsi sounded the alarm HIS let
tcrs however are cautiously wordcd: he ioreshadows
rather than predicts trouble for Canada ana he insuu
a,es rather than indicates
ESCAPE.
The danger is to come upon Us when the army OF the
States and the warriors oil the Sioux meet IN hostile
array, aud the latter, vanqu-hed and Dispersed seek
shelter from their victorious and pursuin. Toe by a
timely retreat across our frontier ana TO escape this
danger the hint is thrown out that mutual policy ard
special treaty between Canada and the United States
would be ehcacous-this policy to embrace not only
the probable exigency OF an 'rruption' into Canada
by the Sioux as one journal termed 1t, but to extend
all the frontier tribes OF Indians from the Lake Of
the Woods TO the Rocky Mountains The danger 10 be
apprebended, then Is the presence IN the Northwest
of the remnant OF 5000 routed but armed Sioux and
to void IL invited TO enter into icaty with
the Power which shall have rouled those Sioux Such
"A treaty would oi course. have but one object
namely to favor tho United States and repress tho
Indians The issue presented to Canada Is this Shall
we adopt mutual policy and enter into specal
gency The retreat frontier OF defeated
fugitive band oi Indians IRON the other side? In
discussing this qucsto briefly ii Is necessary to
understand the position OF all parties concerned The
Sioux and the United States are ut war. Tho Indian
in The States far semi independent that
they treaties with tue government at Wash
ingon. from whom they receive tribute in the ST ape
pensions and supplies n return for which they cedc
territories and abandon rights.
TIE BREAcn OF THESE TREATIES
is accepted by both parties tor remonstrance
and ultimately war The position OF Canada part
Of the Empire. that OF neutrality We acknowledge
that the United States and the Indians, the
former the sovereign power but into the quarrel be-
tween the will not be drawn. We content
to Judge Of the progress and justice OF the war by the
utterances of authorities and leading men in the States
On the side is General Terry, with 5000 soldiers,
horse, foot aud artillery; the other 1900 badly
armed There those In The States who say
that the business OF the quarrel lies rather with tho In
dans than with the Washington government; and, If
any Inference be drawn from the appearance the
first class Power is that the former have had what
to them is sufficient provocation, aud that they
s,der
THEIR CAUSE A JUST ONE,
The alleged savage nature Of the Indian, and cspe
ciay OF the Sioux be said to render such in
ference inapplicsbc the before but may
be safely asserted that even the Sioux swaycd by
moral Considerations, that he is not nsensble the
CLAIMS Justice and honor and that he snarts under
wrong The inference above drawn not, then, wholly
napphcable Viewing 1t in this light. what ground has
Canada to bestow her mpathics upon the States
than upon the Sioux in this quarrel; and what
is presented for entering into any treaty with the
United States that would have for It's object the re-
presslon O the SiouXy