Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1890-12-23
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~. 4 Arny OnesS. n xsv Yost uenhl
In View Of the strained situation In the
Sioux and adDwent lniisn trthes " u
I'll 10 compsrr the fighting abilities OF
The soIdIrr and nj tie Northwestern
Indian. The territory Involved " In
.r~s scsrciy less than that OF w. New
England ststcs, aud In case of outorcak
the lives of hundrvSis OF men, women
ami children Will depend on the ab'lmy
os the soliiers 90 hol'i the hostiirs W.
rh~.k while rc-enfouesnents are hurr'ea
Co the ssvoc.
Tbetrrriiory 20 b. protected is unusual
|Iy well adapted Ia the isrilcs alwnys
pursued by Iniins, sfIonllne every
fertility for r,hlIng aud skIrini'hlnr.
Although f.ri,l Id~u nv Law ." obtain
svms og ammunition except umler GER
tain EXPIRES authority, the InIl'n hss
M ilfil,ultv Ia getting the most lmnro,-
~l magazine rifles aud ammunition
th~rvfor. sfork~pers snt settlers
" ho.e safety consists In the sucrrss ~
the efIort o. keep the tnilan contrnfei
aud prsstL1,iiy dissrmssi, unite w fur.
nl.blns him With csu.c for compliant snI
weapons aud ammunition to an extent
9 ,uyr.I ONLY bv the inilins' purs'h slug
ar tr"ilns ability.
I, 4. .,fe :. .sy TINT fully % per cent
~ the braves arr srmci With s geo q
we,ion as th- arm 10 Oh. troops. NJ
,,,.,oned frum childhood to an .pen AIR
life aud the chase, they srr sdmlrs''e
.bots st short uspre-Jp ysr,is-sni
f,lr st mlir,nge-aO ysris. Above
tlis yoo.i sl,.ts arr the cxrepiIon. Thi'
!. ow Ia, to their llmlfc'i supp'y ~ sn-
mu.It, Ion and tile n-y~ssltv tbev cons~-
anen,iv S,ci ~ making every shot tell.
therefore th-y Ct ss rlosc to an "bjest
as possible bsf.rc nring.
skiIIssl, bavey-r, 10 taking advantage
~ ever, ss,hient 20 the rr"an'l "r cover,
AMI s..ImIi,tIng. ne their rl.ihing 'l"es,
~ th. color 90 the rroand snd shrub',
they sv most Formidable fo.s IN thr,f
own country; aud q. they ,h'os~ the
gr.ind to hsht on u !. rrnrr'li, 81 .
n.tur- that sffcris them the orI"'tnn.-
tie. for the sits-k sni defence tn ~hlsh
the, hsvr h~~n elur'tci.
On the other hand the soldier, ss
rule, ~. Adopted the profession of arm.
q. II Inr,.leut In hl. osrr-r, bat os,ns
IN the figIi phy.hsl 'mln,t'on th't
h.r. the .ntrsu~~ Ca the army ~ sns bat
pr,e,Lally physically p-rfsyt met THY
.r~ able to cope susv.sfuliy Win INC
I,II,o In mIrhe. and endurance of
Hardship.
Eiu..,si q. thev aye to q high degrcc
IL rxr,ll.nr- la ride nsIns, l-,,h 81 the
l.~.r rsns-. spi th"sc NJ Ia ippp ysfi.'
they are m.rr than q match Tor ths
I.dl.n.. Not only srr ih~y instfusf~'
In the u.usI firInr, bat all tb. various
computations that rnier Int" msh'ns
.uc,e..fai shat nnsi.r adverse s'f.an'
.tanc-. sr- thoroughly uni,r.'e-i o.,
tb~m. E.iim,tiag DISTANCES, sn.st "'
,loai., ,iin.tvnt bach grvanis, s'"'i, etc.
sr- m.ti.r. of r-gui,r drill sni pfscttgs
until each m,n knsss hls rin. sni hs'
| Ia.t sppr,,lm ,i,"u of ~hst b" ,'n ia
ulth II offh,nj. fr,m q tvsf. Standing
lI,In. down or runnlng.
ia ~. ot~n the trs,ps are superior "a
the IaIl.u., In sis-r situathnns uhry
h.,. .apsrior ,a,slIlgvacv io all ti'r'n.
N,Ll.~i 10 the siros- a.. light batteries
,lr-siy sent a. the front mast D. taksu
Inio r,a.hl-raiisn. r'-y ar- pr,,ts''Ily
unlBow to 90. rel man sni vill IL 81
srr,t .~rsIc. ia il.loigins tniiin. frosu
.troa sisoLl., ,il.Isr.lns tiscm AZ lons
r,ngv .nl ls., but no, least, 'etror's'ni
thru aud pfo'luClns mos, ~h"lc'"'''
rffst.
Ano,h~r slemeu, Ia thu problem
mo.t ..fIou. one-i. a.. dliiiinliV 10
torInr the iniian. ts ngh ~b-n the,
do not wI.h To-. uutli th. .Dos !. ot
the groua.I they Gu ,io sh"at o. the,
pl.,.s. m they are slo..ly pur.uc'l
they bf,ak up lnto ~ p'riir' anl
..,tt.r-to unn. later st som- ssfc'r
t.,lnt. 10 tb. tr,ap. also separate snd
iolIo. .ieh haul they is-,o'ne tea ~hl''
4, sspsfstel To- rvtrler rsrh other al
.ni .an. 10 ihrm srr apt Ia b. "iP-'l
.at by several parties 81 the ini'sn'
uuli~l.
| wb.e th. worst e"m-. 'o The wor.I
al that ti.. InIi,n. hts- a. io \. :" sur
rra,I-r, and they ave treated o. pri."ner'
n var arr Ia ,i,lllfsi c"unifie.-fc
sn,l lsig,~l sol ksI., Ia prize, safety
Ti.~ .ohii-r know. tsso will that h~, ~
,n ,,i-r how or wlIru, r'n nr'rf ."rrrn
Ter 10 IA. inii,n. Tut ms'n' lnr'h'
III. cruel d.ith. lie must ~ln of ~ toe
Itur,sI. sn,I that I. shy an inilin hsi'
.Issy. .nl. Ia on- of tao wsy.-'n t''
flsht ot the in'll'n. of la the death
nshting. of every .ohl1sr.
IfusT br-.k. out a.. ioss VII fhll ~
thu scattered t"vps sni .~itlrr. 81 IN
Dakota. snd viii D. much Larger than
grnerslly ,pprb~n'Is,l, Toe al,l'o''sh tie
trpot,. can - rons~utrstri fsr NOR,
ratAlly than Formerly sni the ouibrri'
"a IN 4. comparatively .horiiis-i ii mn'
T.. remembered that the .-tilrr. sn'
toe "a. ha,. greatly muliIpll.-i, sui TN
IuiIsn. undsr.iand thu white min'
way. ani methods. u slll TIA var %
rIl. ani .kiunl.i,e., all ". chief u'
umph. sili rv.uit from the oil pol'''y "
never r~a.lns iii. pur.uli, never hfiln;
ih-m rrst until. t,r-i out, they can u
broashi Ca hay sni dealt With, sn,i a
al the Indian. are mounirsi sn'i onl,
p,r ~ ih. ir,op. are cavalry, this VII
IT, work of time.
Will. the dispatches that the hostile
Indian. h.v. moved their camp to tn
iisd I.,ni. inlIc.i- an iui-niios on ih.'
part to pr,lous their r~.lst'ng~. gis'"-
il,-m for III. prr.-pt an almost lmpfrg
nibl. stronghold, u ~lll eventually, u
ca.c % ho.tllliies, prove uniensble.
We .houid a. s.on 20 " iti,out mtfche