Year: 1864

Indian Troublcs East.


We have already had occasion to speak
of the troubles on the Overland Mail
route 10 the East, and were lately called
upon to chronicle the withdrawal of the
stock and coaches from several OF the sta
tions near and at which these outrages
were perpetrated by the Indians while
in late issue there also appeared a tele-
gram to the commanding General OF this
District, from Governor John Evans OF
Colorado Territory, assuring the public
that in the course of few weeks, by the
means already inaugurated, all troubles
would, so far, at least, be appeased as to
enable the stages once more to resume
their trips. Subsequent to this, we have
the alarming account published yester-
day, of the destruction of a very conslde-
rable tract of the telegraph hne, and this
is the most alarming feature in the case,
since it proves that the Indians are not
alone in the depredations referred to, but
are aided and abetted by white men IA
fact, which our conversations with many
emigrants who have lately come through
land many of whom have lost their entire
stock on the road,) proves most conclu-
sively ;-some of them stating that the
Indians (soi-disant) who robbed them,
spoke English too Enthusiastically well to
be other than white men in disguise.


Under the circumstances, we think that
some prompt and energetic action is de-
manded on the part of the inhabitants OF
the territory in or near whose borders
these outrages take place. We refrain
from repeating the details of the various
butcheries of unotfending emigrants, male
and female, which have already taken
place, and compared with which the rob-
berries of stock, ETC., sink into nothing by
comparison ;--these miscreants have been
too long allowed to wanton in murder
and robbery. They must finally be wiped
Quit can readily be done-might have
been done ere now, and should no longer
be postponed. Three hundred well armed
and determined men can not only keep
the line perfectly clear, but can force, by
pursuit, conflict with those savages,
whether white or red, and prove to their
complete satisfaction that bravery is in
consistent with cowardly assassination,
while as to skill and dispatch in the line
of slaughter-the brave soldier fighting
for law and right, is more than match
for two red skins and sneaking secesh
hound who may lead them in the scent.


Should it be deemed advisable, the au-
thorities whose duty it is to attend to the
matter, might bear in mind that there is
considerable number of California Volun-
teers in the District of L tab, who enlisted
to fght-who have had very little chance
to do what they consider their fair pro-
portion for the country-whohave shown
their capability in the Indian line of war
fare at Bear River, and are equally anx-
ious to prove their powers on the bodies
of skulking white men who hound on the
Indians to deeds such as call forth this
article. These volunteers and their Off
GERS would esteem it as great satisfac-
ton, could they be allowed the opportu-
nifty of wiping out the scoundrels who
have lately bc9n and are now infesting
the Overland road East, and our word for
it, if called for, they will make quick work
of the undertaking. and perform it in
manner satisfactory to the public, while
they will themselves have the supcradded
satisfaction of ight-which is what they
enlisted for, and the chances for which are
very slim while they stay within the Dis
trlct of Utah.-Union Tedette.