New-York tribune., 1879-01-16
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
THE RAID OF THE RAILROADS.

] lFEoM TIE REGULAR COBHE-PONDFNT OF THE TEinUNf.I
WASHSGToN Jan. 1j.-The statement IN dis
patch TO The lgBCNr attributed to Messrs. Porter
and Hodge, two of the Greek delegates now IN ihis
city from the Indian Territory to the effect that
the Indians are determined to resist by force of
arms any attempt by the United States to change
| their form OF government. is deprecated by those
gentlemen, who say that they have beea misun
| derst0od.
Both OF these delegates are men Of high intrlli-
gence, familiar not only with the history OF their
| own people. but with that of other tribes over
! which the jurisdiction Of state Governments has
| been extended. In all that these gentlemen have
said TO the probable effect of destroying the pres
cnt tribal Government in the Indian Territory and
setting uD Territorial Government, they have
/ confined themselves to showing what the result of
similar action IN the past has beel- As everybody
who has studied the subject knows It has uniformly
T suited in trouble, and often in blood
sh d. Il To r>cape these that the Cher
0kee~ CGoctaws, Greeks, aud ChckIsaws 20 seut-l
20 remove from Georgia, Alabaa a. and Mississippi
10 their present homes in the Indian Territory,
where the right OF the Indians 10 govern themselves
ha, hcen repeatedly affirmed and guaranteed by
In" United states u the M ST solemn manner.
it war ~nYU.l uIhapDliy rc~u from tue attempts
tiaI certain corporations are mJaIug 10 dismemboT
tHr lH'.an Territory and destroy tAe Governments,
10 tuc prrpc,Ulty OF UAcH the faIth Of the United
states B., pie.g .g-d. he Indians will not have
been the agcrrssors The ultimate result OF
-u0h a war would of course hc disastrous. If not
fatal 20 thc Indians. they vel enough ioTe>ee
bat % require, no prophetic vlS'oT to discern that
f. would Doc ouly JOSS c3lamIiou- 10 the whites.
We need not 50 soon forget Low 700 Semi
uIlc warriors dchcd our army and navy for
seven years, Inflicted los. IN lly,S OF more
-It1 j.u. ieir own riIlf. her and rufH.
I~use of eighty millions upon ihe United States.
Nor have their descendant, forgotten it, The
Greeks. TOO. have their warike "reminiscences. dat
rC from tie campaign, Of Jackson, who found
.na,E .oemeu worthy Of his steel.
II J.. sad lu good authority az al! the Indian,
I'D tlc Territory c,,i.Ived and uucIy'zcd ale op-
ro-r ;he scheme. that are being pressed here m
jhe interest ol several iaEd grant raj.road coMpan-
Ie~. and tiat there . perfect understanding among
al gl them On This subject as sell as on
otLrr- aii cf'ng their mutual Interests. Ii might
be- reasonably expected, therefore. ln fine event OF
host.I.lt, -To1 ..c out - aU a-.empt 70 destroy
taail rf.tt-ty rie.ls ard impose an uuwecomr
government uro1 them against jHeir VIII jhat all
tnrs, triac. would bee united. II th.y were SO
uH,'.d tu-c could pGt from 5000 tn 1000 men
m the field uUacr tie cUuI-tud ol experienced
Off er- l. should be- remembered that ~
tr, late civil war the Greek, furnished about
I 900 lalu 10 l.l Union and twice as many f0 tLt
Confederate Army; the Choro2ceS about 1000
m.p. ah".t ilr.c-iprr.h- %: VLom ervcd iu t.e
CI5u A4..v, and jlat each .f the other thrn"
more civilized trh.s furnished cout.u-
gent t. both the Union and Coutcacrat"
armies. making uD altogether spmr u,Coo
a 1000 men from these i've tribes alone.
Tae Anacles. Aripahoe,. { eycnn,,. ComancIos.
Eas, k.oVas, Nez ir-a,s, O,i-gs, Pa"utea and
Poueas in the Indian Territory. number about
1900 and TIE smaller tHpc, oNd -ra-t.ents ot
tribes nearly 1000 nor; and q. least One-fth OF
TN 49, n,a, De rrcAouel ~ ur for military service.
When thr amount of da mage inflicted by les, than
ninety Chcyenne warriors. who escaped from The
Territory IN Kansas, but few weeks ago,is remrm-
b-red. one NAV vel shrink from contemplating the
nrosrcct were 900, or even 5000 Indians, clearly
il the right arravei against the whites and turned
' loose on the Western settlements.
IhcTn..ed states can hardly afford. on the I'M
portuLity Of needy corporal Obs or IN response to
tie clamor oi ucl apostles of civilization A. throns
the border, Of the Indian Territory, and even now
in defiance of law and treaties squat on the Indians
lands to take ang action that would make war
with those Indians possible. Such a war by tn"
United states would be an uuioly one and the r"-
suits though spectators would be satisfied. would
be such IL 20 make tie partition ot P0.an" ap-
I
ton. Il cannot b. that the sense OF
iusrce and d.rcrcv is 50 weak gWoug the
American people tina the schemes for the pnndrr
aud ,punah0n ol Indians VINO nave 'In"icdttu iheif
right 40 --lt-pycr' u'ut hy tAc progress Ihry nave
made in ,riiI,a.i,u viii ho permitted to succeed.
\ !crsIs seem, 80 l1.t To have arrived ia our
dealings with tle Indian. lie meets u, IN tnis
/ case MOI a. an enemy. I'D CIV Nii'r'''.i' l',
as a surph1nt fer beef and blankets, but
a, ual "-o dda o' one many o.
the ol-tarl.s IN ihc Wv toNard ctviilttio1,
vino own, and cuittvatc- Iac sol. who marks MS
own stock EDUCATE, AIS OWH children, Wor-!IlS the
.,r,. ,,a. ,., , and -.Iu.I, t>o. i- observe orr
treaty ohlicg--ou- ard allow hH - Work out
his own destiny. II" >Jys: Il send rly
cuiid,rn 20 schools tuat a'e ~ "h re-
academies and my tribe -p'ld- uOre money per
,tHja 10 support sLcd schools ihdu your Staie "I
/ ARKANSAS, I.-,.lr OF !sNa-. IL lA' COUNTRY 'Atrr
are ten Indians 10 every Whit" man, ana Vet me
record. of Your own c0urt, vulcn has JurIS-
dIc,iOu over Us ~ ca,'> WH"ie ,W4h''
Wau Is party, -n"" t"i' o"I,LINl' u
common ui.sdrnrtu"fN 10 tnh'''I ar ',.'j.,.c" ~
white men Oh Indians. 1oU say thai Indians axe
IN undated aud dair LOT expires "hp"pH"I l'lI,.-
cal Opn,ou. Ou rtr contrary men dl" lrre ana SAFE
not only in thinking and 'p'3k'h" a. tAeF pIe3So'
but m printing newspapers Containing unpopular
sentiments, which :.-l cfcdl"i' in42lmrii' L"' tHe
Indeed MANY stories, not only Of intimidation but
of murder aud violence, III come parts o. your
country, are told winch, II hey were true "I mih''
would make ne ashamed Ana me most ul-
paataLle element 0t these statements il ~ truth
L. L. W
TIE CHFYEENEs TAKE TO THEIR HEELS.
FOKT RoBIN.oN. Neb., Jan. j.. - he
Cheyenne, have escaped from the canon lh
walcn they have been standing 81 bay. OWNS
10 the troops hO1lg DO ir,yIHons ON hand
II was found impra,tclS- % follow their tail coh-e
pueny me troop, nav, l;.st arrived III ca1n, win
,ta 10 c.tlt Ils pack train ana starting OF e pro-
ioag-G scout after the raFaetr.
AEU-JkRSEF LEGI>L4UIE Committees
TRENTON. y. J.. jan. 1j.-Bo'h Houses Of
,he T....,,,< have a.isuf1-d % Monday evening at