Show fort buford and alic indians indian su 80 it neail the story of the bloody massacre at fort foil buford was nil all a loa hoax X if so wanton yet pl a 1 fAlse falsehood hoo I 1 I 1 CAU can bo be so BO mildly denominated jt it is ir hardly possible that the stor could hito bayo originated in a or find and unless it did ro fco tho the miserable vagabond who started it should be puni punished bed in the pillory we trust taht the proper authorities may inay I 1 investigate this ibis matter a fry cry proper suba subject ct for forsnes in b gation anchon and when tho ilia miscreant w hose ferric ferl 1 le imagination coined tho cruel hoax shall ha I 1 found that lie will be b punished to the flip extent he dea erren the first of the nr inn acro ot of colonel rankin bankin and the garrison tit fort buford hashed across tho the wires some whytt vaguely guely tt und as an ft a painful rumor without much apparent authenticity but about two arks later inter there tharo camo came from washington ft a telegram announcing that tho the report was and professing to giro particulars under the these je it cannot bo be N cry difficult to trace its origin homo home to tho ilia right our conr dispatches yesterday conveyed the pk wing intelligence that letters had been from colonel rankin didd after the ilac alleged ed time of the and however much indignation in anny ty bo be felt at tho the kiefs hoax tho the co country will rejoice in bo lieving that the garrison at buford is ir nil all safe it ig I 1 R hov hou ever aver greatly to bo be hoped that tant this mso alarm may mar not tend lend to n ic action in public i sentiment on tho the subject of indian affairs faire af the very fact that ft a story of tho the massacre of a fortified camp containing nearly 1111 y a hundred veil soldiers unfounded it appends appears to have been in fact could have receil cd such general credence is striking Etril ring ovi evidence dence of tho the bud bad condition of our indian aff its voy very airoso from tho the fact act that tha indians indian well armed and ean lp pad lime hac gathered in immense num harn iro are achi actually ally on the karpath warpath war pih path and are bold and daring beyond forrace precedents if in hi fact it should transpire that no not a hostilo hostile inq this spring been r cen at buford end no demonstrations made arrain against st the fort yet let not oni anti word too many or too strong lias has been printed or mid relative to to tac urgent csuy vf tir early and efficient action by the government t ahe 1 l hr bd story of f fort fur phil lueady aud and the fito of colonel fetterman alth his hia brate men till aill remains too truo true in all its ita horrid del I fair ceil E ery ery mail brings renewed proof that all over the phinn from tho the sione ta t tho tha rio grande the bloods are gathering their var for fori ja tremendous conflict through tho the of the ibo government and tho the chui coui course so pursued by tho the indian Burc tiU the red are amply provided with guns and ammunition nm they hate haie for months been buying begging nud aud with tho the early spring 9 us as boon boon ats tho oun konug gratis of the prairies will furnish forage for their the banded war vr tribes will be off on on their heir mission of and rapine it is wild and dir chrt I 1 1 pot not less len than thirty honald thona ho td vai aiom riom of arlous tribes between tho the head walterr of the wa nad and tho the ar aro are prop ired to bahm the field if these could bo be corralled or kept in a largo body until our troops could giro them battle on tho open the nummer cummer campaign might very Tery soon bt bo fought and von on but thier w ea en know will rill not and cannot bo be the case with tho flie opening of spring they will scatter all oyer over the vast plains cast of the ilia rocky lioun thins in emall I 1 parties and retire when pressed to their hiding places among tho the hille I 1 it i is 1 said sa id that G general hancock bauco k is already or soon boon will vill be doting out from leavenworth with an arav army of twenty thousand nien men if like a great mouy other commanders ho be ox poets to fight indians with large armi armies osand and long trains of supplies his march through the indian country will of little benefit it will be like that of tho the i king of F france rance who with 4 TB clity F valiant binm erched relied up ui the hiu hill and marched u again in fact exper experience ienco lias has that tory little cau can be done in indian warfare by Si aimer campa campaigns igus except to protect the great i 2 lutcs of tra travel tile the savage on his flett fleet teed steed it hout baggage or supplies can outrun every thing that he cant outfight not only ih tho plain but tho the fastnesses fast nesses of tho the mountains aro open to him then than and andic he laughs at A the pursuit of well equipped an and d pole powerful 0 erfal armies it is said that the idovic donl should bo fought with fire WL whether this be true or not it is very certain that until our troops learn leam to assimilate themselves in their mode made of warfare to tho the habits und system oi of ih ear savage foe thoy thet cannot expect to accomplish much wo we davd hareno no doubt that two or chico regiments of western frontier mc men n led ty by determined conversant with indian india i n warfa ic could accomplish more in a single season than general IIan cocks r twenty thousand regulars who ite e understand aro are to be preceded I 1 or accompanied ky by a i commission on o to whom tle tho array arroy is in to act as a sort sorl of ayd posse wm talus |