The New York herald., 1877-11-04
. THE HISTORY OF SEVEN WARS.
Wonderful Similarity in the Causes
of Them All.
SITTING BULL AND JOSEPH.
Indians Should Be Governed by
the Military Authorities.

d from the lips OF Father Mesper, missionary, who
past thirty years has been iaboring among the
natives Of the Northwest The reverend gentleman Is
strong believer In the manifest destiny Of the white
man. and thinks the West should be opened 10 white
ssttlsrs but not in the summary way in which dur
iuq his long experience it has been done From the
story gwen below il will that In every instance
the wars have grown out OF occupation or wouid-be
occupation OF Indian lands by whteS Many Of these
aiculties could have boon obvated had the warnings
OF Father Mesper been heedod and millions Of dollars
would In consequence have boon saved TO tho govern
ment. His narrative of the causes Of the Sioux and
Neg Perce wars Of lively interest at present. and
no doubt when the reverend gentleman goes before
Congress in December he will be enabled to give
valuable information to those who ANXIOUS to
form our Indian policy and mitigate the dangers Of
the white man in the far West
FATHER xEsriLsRs STORY
In the summer Of ls47. Father Mesplier arrived In
this country from France, and In September Of the
same year he went TO the West ana began labor
. missionary among she Indians ofthe Northwes. He
Hrs. fell in with the Indians OF Washington Territory
Oregon, then undor the leadership Of the famous
Kamiakhan Shortly after he arrived here
broke out. Some OF the inducing causes Of the war
bsiore he among the red men, and
the Father relates them folows:-"A Presbyterian
preacher named Whitman had located among the
Indians here. and they had long been jealous OF his
growing wealth, and had frequently threatened hts
lie. Matters precpitated by unfortunate
combination Of circumstances. Tho OF OF
The chiefs OF the Cayus died at Methodist mission
Scnool at Salem, from natural causes induced from
confinement TO study, and number OF bucks" Of she
Walla tribe were poisoned by arsenic, which
Mr.. Whitman had placed meat and dis
tributed around his premises Kill the
wolves that had been depredating his stock These
two circumstances made OF By unfriendly
indiana who at q council claimed tnat the whites
intent killing on all the Indians In the Northwest
Alter the councii al which this statement made
Me Cayus and Wallas went the wsrpath and killed
about twelve whtcs The volunteers went out TO
meet the Indians, Indians taken prison.
srs ana hanged At Salem year alter
OREGON
Tho next war, the secret history Of which has NOS
yet been written, the Oregon war, which lasted
three years. and was the most proractod waged
against the federal government by the red man.
Ta,ner Mesplior mad by this time uS55) become good
friends with Kamiakhan, and treaty proposed
the people Of this great chief by which they should
surrender part Of their land and 90 reservation.
General Joel Palmer and Governor Stephens
commissioned 10 make the treaty. ana for several
weeks powwows held and the patience
OF the Indians nearly exhausted. Kamiakhan was
not satisfied with the treaty, and Tor long time
his finger 70 pen with which the treaty signed,
and the gentlemen who had the treaty 70 make
thought all we'll kamiakhan, however, told
Father Mespler that he was not satisfied and would
only touch the pen in order get back
his people again. The whites were informed Of this
BY the Father, but attention paid TO IT, for in
days. now, the very essential element Of
Observation-Disclosures not considered necessary whore
she Indian was concerned. Kamiakhan back TO
bad hoa
Eoubie came upon him. and his people, whom he
loved very much, accused him Of having bartered
away their heritage he explained TO them that he
had only touched the pen. When oil the petty chiefs
were gathered around tho counsel are Kamiakhan
made speech, In which he called upon his people
20 rise man and drive the pale faced
invaders from the fair land that God had gwen
the Indiana That night compact was made 10 drive
tho whites to tho mouth Of the Columbia River and
exterminate them. The keynote OF the war was
by the discovery Of the bodies Of three whle
men on the way between Puget Sound and the Dalles
News OF the discovery Of these dead msn was
brough 70 the Dalles and Mr. Bolan the Indian Agent
there, went TO If the report true The
nrst white man he met Father Pandozi, who told
him he had heard that three men had been killed. but
no had not seen them, and advised him 70 90 in all
haste back again the Dalles the Indians would
surey murder him II thcy caught him. Mr.. Bolan
started to return and again alive AS
he did no. Father Mesplicr sent messenger
fasher Pandozi 10 ask II Mr.. Bolan had called or If
he had any sidingY OF him. This messenger was
met in the forest ON inc way by KAmia-
nsan h sas SA' h. nss boon son. ysRs1
Mesper 10 Inquire about the health Of Father Pan
days before MS arrival az Father Pandozs Msson Mr.
Boan turned his face toward the Dallcs and II he
time tho whites had taken an lndian boy ana thougn
nothing was charged against him u was decided 10
hang MIN. Fainer Mespher went TO Governor
Stephens tor the release Of tho boy. This
request was denied, and when It was asked why he
was TO be hanged, tho Governer said because shere
was no jail to put MIN In News OF this hanging came
10 the lndians and in no way pleased
them, It rs safe to assume When the mes
sengcr returned with no tdings Of Bolan, Major
Alien and Major Reins Organized 900 volunteers, out
it was LOO late IN the season TO do anything.
1000 men 10 iook Tor the lndans but he had strict
Instructions not 70 attack them, TO DO the
asiensive and endeavor 10 bring them 20 terms
A large band OF the Yakamas and kIeckataks were
met Ny this force under Colonel Wright and through
The mediation Of Father pandozi tho war, lar as
these two tribes concerned, an end
Though Kamiaknan's people had apparently made
peace chci himself went into the land Of the
Psioes and spokans, from among whom no had taken
his wife, and melted them TO continue the During
the winter of ls5e57 the Paioes and spokans contin
ned TO commit murders and roDberies, aud In the
spring 1861 Colonel step.oe, who commanded Fort
Walla- made campaign against them, bu, was
badly beaten and recalled In 1905 Colonel Wright
orrantzed another expedition against hosl,es
and on his way from The posts 70 Tho hostile
country he had to pass through the NOE Perce
ton, and tearing that they might attack him
rear, . made treaty, onensivc and defensive, by
which the enemies OF the Nez Percds became the
spemtss Of The United states. This treaty
srned by Joseph, tho fatber Of she lately captured
cnisf VINO supplied . contingent OF 500 men. Wright
met the Paloes and Spokans ana engaged them in
bastle The Indians were strongly situated, and tho
0eht was going against the troops, when Father Jo-
veph. an old missionary, came forward and medi-
stsd for . cessation OF hostlites. la Wrighps re-
port Father Joseph was highly complimentcd, and
Hers was n second instance OF tho influence OF
Wit he
return WalaWalia Colonel Wright shot several In.
r,.ns among Others Howrra, Chief OF the YAkamas,
= ho stte M pied TO away while they were hanging
hie son Qus.cnip, who, Father hespier says, began
shs ~ar by killing the three whites whose bodies
ncIsn left the agency years before discover.
s,s..rsi Hsrncy ana Coonsi Wright settled this
nm sreat or odis themselves.
TuE SNAKE WAR
In 1862 the Snake indians discovered indiana on
heir lands and as IN ali the cases spoken OF before
sSsv thought me whites had come to drive them out