, 1879-02-08
THE KILLING OF THE CHEYEpNES,

ronr HAnrsurr, Ncb., Feb 3.-The sympathy
OF The best pcopio of our country Ia Gircn 10 tic
weak AMI tic perscculcd, Tic poor black slave,
uuablc to fsee himself from Ills bonds, by Ills
weakness and suffering, 1ll!cd with pity the
hearts Ut good men. vi ho, after years Of lisln-
tcrcsted labor IN tllrir behalf. saw Justice tr-
umpi1, upheld by halr tlc nattou. A small
band III Indians alter participating In tic bloody
var Of 1871, were bnn!shcd 10 tllc Indian Ter
rltory. They went north lust fall TO the land
whcro their fathers livc. anil their children arc
buslcd," nnl, rather than return, they Gahs It'll
but one grown nn's Indian Is left. TLey would
to The south aa ordered by tho Government.
Does-not thls seem case for sytnpathyf Are
not tlle "tnturiatcd " soldiers tho Indiana hit-
ter cnernicsi Let us ace whcre tic hlamS lies.
It wna thought bcst to send thcu. to prevent
llseta from in"itlnE the Sioux 10 war, knowing
stationed fn the vicinity to keep them there.
iu many places. They lid t''rir hest, however,
aud Col. Lewis and other brave soldiers wcru
killed in tho rain attcmpt to btlng them back
Thus begun the ssut Of Gcuds. They divldcl
como reports Of burning, murder, aud outrage.
THIN from another, uni alI along their various
pnths to tbs unfon Pacil!c lIa!lroad. Here
troops werc whiting to intercept tlu,n, but TIC
AtAEtGH4 kCPo1 80 Ao ~ "hSaH lhI 4HAlh1a "0uA
cross .nisled thctn.. AMI they followed on,
though hours behind tho Iplians, who
with plenty OF stolen horses easily
pado tlc!s !r, way through tts h. county they kasw
sbanaunctl, uld. without tents, III tho chilly
month ot October. wltl, Ills lttlo food they
could themselves carry, they pursued the In
dtans through ine wilderness q saut They
without wafer, having been bcgui!ol into such
places BY those t1lty were trying 10 capture.
Fnnlly, they arrived ut Fort Koslnson thorough
ly worn cut. ln tho meantime, other troops,
nId who WrrG Oh their way home, were sent
aftur tllc Cheyennes, md afterwafd captured
them.
Reca,tsc they wcro Indians, and not whlsc
men, nothinE was said ot punishment for tho
murders ilry committed In Kansaa and Nc
braska. 1t!cy we're ticld a prisoners, ai.d
nothing dona for 50 long q time that they
70 back to the!t rrscrvatton. This delay was
caused by want Ut something to feed MD
clothe the tndiaus. such obstaclcs often
presenting themselves in u" workings OF l1lnt
10 coping with thenl. Wllvu The t'n,s ca!ue 10
remove them they would not Eo,-kiiled
scnti,Iels AM! eaeApc.L 2aforc Their werc killed
81 ~" c aosx '&sit @ ay The.s we i'll IN t
Var Of tho KebciIton liso III the 1nenaorJ Of all
WIN knew tlsem ~ heroes. ltut there Is very
lttslo glory tor uuy onc III lnlian ng!tiug. What
lltto fllrte is, IL EtVon to \ few leaders.
bout eall ihs soliiafs cruel a,lI bloodthirsty
bccunss lhey Iobly cnduTe l1afdshius, md
aacriire their livcs whou necessary ~ ao their
duty, ,--tu fntail their contract. It is fur their
Interest to ''syo tho lnt'aos peaceful an'' con'
teMtcd.
Find out whcro tho hlame Ties. Perhaps tiac
whulo trauble ID caused BY bruken promises,
rayer|nx. policy, tl4s cycF-lncreasing tmnllgra.
where, 4t,d the svaten, in use Tor supplying tAe
lndians that affords many chances for sHiud!EnE.