The Herald charges the Indian troubles in toto upon the Republican party, and seeks to make it responsible for every murder committed by the red devils, but charges them more directly on the Indian Commission. Now it seems to forget that Andrew Johnson, who appointed that commission, is claimed by the Democracy as a Democrat, and himself professes to be a Democrat, and proposes to use all his influence to build up that party, and help it to elect its candidate for the Presidency this fall. Further, that the committee of Senators who came out here two years ago to investigate our Indian troubles, and who are more than anybody else responsible for the present outrages, were Doolittle, Foster, and another whose name we do not now recall, but all men who profess to-day to be Democrats; and further, that the late Commission was composed largely of Democrats, and came under the auspices of a Democrat. It is the Democracy that are responsible. Leavenworth and Wynkoop are both Democrats, and who has ever made worse and more truthless reports than they, and reports which have done us so much damage?

    The Herald and other Democratic papers of Colorado have been constantly claiming that the whole influence of Congress has been used to carry Colorado for the Republicans, that Congressmen have come here and that money has been sent here for that purpose, but with the same breath claim that Congress will be as ready to listen to Belden, should he chance to be elected by the Democracy, as to Bradford, an old, well tried Republican. Can the Herald explain how that happens. While we deny that the visit of Congressmen here was in the least degree influenced by our territorial elections we do claim that Congress and President Grant will be much less apt to listen to enemies than to friends, to those who denounce them than to friends. It is reasonable, and everybody knows it.

    The Tribune has the following by the Denver and Santa Fe telegraph line:
    SANTA FE, 28.--Recent advices from Arizona give details of a fight with the Apaches as follows: At Tucson on Monday the 19th, a train of twelve wagons, of Tally & Ochoa, as it was returning from Camp Goodwin to this place, (Tucson) was attacked by 150 Indians as they were coming out of the Cienga de Los Pimas, 28 miles from here. A vigorous fight took place between the teamsters and three citizens that were along, and the Indians, for the train, but the courage displayed by the wagon-master and his men finally drove the savages off, they only having captured 28 mules. The loss was severe, as there were only fifteen men, and of these one was killed, and five wounded--one mortally, and who died next day. It is known that four Indians bit the dust. The train was provided with a small cannon which was used to great advantage.
    Tally & Ochoa pay $150 to their employees for every Indian scalp brought in by them, which has saved these enterprising gentlemen over $8,000 the past year.
    The Apache Indians have killed a man named William Rothewell somewhere in the vicinity of the Colorado mines, and wounded J. R. Osborn, in the knee. A Mexican named Grant was also killed near camp, which makes ten killed by the Loes within twenty days, and within a radius of sixty miles of this place. A Mr. Corwin was also killed near Camp Grant, within a few hundred yards of the post on Saturday last by these same peacefully inclined good people. It is reported, that over fifty head of cattle were run off from Texan emigrants, within five hundred yards from Fort Cummings, in this Territory, a few days ago.

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Source:

Unknown, "The Herald Charges the Indian Troubles in Toto Upon the Republican Party," Daily Register Call, Central City, Gilpin County, Colorado, Saturday, 29 August, 1868, p. 1.