Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-10-24

in the Indian country, we receive informa.
ton that ffty-six lodges of Indians left
Cheyenne agency last week and took the
war path, and that two companies of troops
are now 10 pursuit.. Though this matter
has been kept a profound secret at the In.
dian department, We have.every reason to
believe that it is strictly reliable: The
secretary of the interior has reasons 70.
hushing up the affair, it being largely the
result of his own indescretion. We have
previously cited the case of the three In
dians belonging at Cheyenne agency who
we're given permission by Mr.. Schurz to
change their place Of location to Red
Cloud agency. In . very short space OF
time intelligence of this transfer had besn
scattered throughout the camps at Cheyenne
agency and the various Indians of that
agency reached tbs logical conclusion that
If three or four of their number had been
thus favored, there was no good reason why
the entire outfit should not share in the
luxury Of . new home afording better pri.
vileges than the one set apart for them.
Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies are
more desirable places of residence than any
of the river agencies, for the reason that at
those agencies the Indians are permitted to
retain their rms and ponies and are not
much bothered oy the military. With this
picture of absolute Indian freedom before
them, and being encouraged by the exam
pie of q transfer from the onerous ~restric-
tions of civilization" to the more happy
attributes of barbarism, it is not surprising
that the Cheyenne agency Indians should
become disaffected and desire to break
away from the white mans rule end taste
the sweets Of a free life upon the interior
plains. Between the Sioux agencies there
Is constant INSTRUMENTATION. Events
occurring at N are speedily known at the
others. The desertion of these %ffty.six
lodges of Indians will inspire the young
men of all the bands with . feeling of IN.
easiness, and should there occur any COLI
sion between them and the troops serious
results might follow. We do not aim to
excitss any Unnecessary alasm.Ws feel
though..that tn. present managementdf II.
diansinyites trouble, and that % lcnesas
the insane policy is persisted in an out
break 10 extremely liable to occur. It may
not bs known At the Indian ~headquarters
that the young men Of the Sioux nation are
banded together and fully ofsaaized for
bloody work, but it Is generally known
among people who live in the upper coun.
try, and it is conceded that an ipjudicioss
act might precipitats . oondik. The Uts
uprising was q snail affair conparsA to
what might be 3 Sioux uprising. The
former lesson teaches - again that the al.
legged good intentions Of an Indian are not
to be relied upon and that, in fact, they
haye no good intentions. Spotted Tail and
Red Cloud haveeso completdyspulled the
wool Over the eyes Of the departmSat Off
cials that they are incapable Of compre-
hending the situation in its tue li4At. AZ
the mitigation of Spotted Tail the military
has all Ssen removed from his counisy,
while his young men are permitted 70 -.
tain their arms and their ponies and ass
hardly allowed to express = desire for
creature oomferts that IL not speedily
granted. They ars On an excellent var
footing today and with absolutely NO re-
trlctions upon their savage instincts.
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