New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-08-16


warriors
BROTHERS Our anxiety 70 make a treaty With
YOU satisfactory To yourselves na> induced Is 10
agree to your terms " have ACCORDINGLY prepared
paper to be signed by you and ourselves containing
the provisions YOU have asked W. ~ grant you Moth
ns 6ui our kind feelings TO the Sioux people would
have induced Us 10 make treaty 50 favorable 10
.L6m No Indians have received treaty - favorable
10 them. taking a. circumstances INTO consideration
the one which we are now aboutto sign with
yourselves. We hope when I i made known 20 our
Great Father ai WASHINGTON he VIII not withhold his
consent We Will now have It read and translated IN
your hearing, that all may understand, and that 10
one may ever hereafter lnd iaat with rs >npula-
tons.
The treaty was then read in the English and sner-
ward a translation OF II IN the Sioux by Rev. Mr.
Riggs The provisions OF the treaty briefly these
We have already published an abstract Of the
ireatv.-Ed. Trb.l
This IS IN substance the treaty concluded within
upper bands of Dacotas. II 4 similar can he
effected with the lower tribes, the greatest event IN
the history Of Mime sofa Vii, have trdn>prc0 N me
year of our Lord 1851.
After the reading OF the treaty Col Lea requested
the interpreter. Mr.. iorrIbault. 10 say 70 them.
the COmmis>loner> VIII now sign the paper ana
would Ike 10 have you name those VINO Will sign hT>t
he part of the Indians that tins business may
be concluded at once" There Was some anxiety on
The part of the Commissioners 10 see The first sigma
turc on paper, after their own, a. thus would he sui
hc'ent 10 bind the Indians, and from their known
hckleneSS they were appreheESlye lest some oblec
lions should be raised which would create further
DELAY Aner some talk between themselves and the
interpreters. Big Gun and touched The pen Of
the Secretary next star Face, or the Orphan. Old
sleepy Eyes now arose ito the great annoyance OF
The Commissioners. who. although The treaty was
now >ecurc wished 10 obtain as many names - pos
>ltle md would like TO say a few words He would
merely remark thai without concert with any * the
other chiefs, MANY OF the Young men and soldiers
now sitting around thought the country which The
Great spnt had gwen them worth three and a half
miilp ~ OF money that the COMMISSIONERS finding
them N difficult circumstances. had come to ask II
T. ID 4 \
iioatl home. SAID Sleepy Ives and show II IA the
Great Father. hut We want copy here that we may
ue looking nj Il. and know whether you are telling
~ The truth ~ not. am poor, and have difficulty IN
nalUia4tuu- myself but thee men who are around
IL have good coats on. would Ike 40 have what =
nlne ard on one soc. The prairie country IN which
| i've has not much wood ! live along with The
traccrS. and they are also poor, and would ike 10
PROVIDE f,r them. ! wait The traders i ihey have
charged me with gun at ten dollars, u 'cli me or
= thoy have charged me ten dollars TOR a >hirt,
would like To have them tell me now When We
have made finish of this business, Will hnoN how
many Of my relatives and friends can nave mercy
upon think It VIII be very hard upon rs When the
wear become white. and would be pleased to have
some provisions Tor the winter.
Sieepy Ewes here rUmmaged his Grow>y intellect
or some further oratorlcal ideas. out nnding Il a
barren as granite boulder, sat down under ihc m
pTe>s!o! that he had emincntly distinguished NM
>oif
Con. if,-I had supposed that 50 bold a chef as
>lccpy Eyes, who had been To Washington would
which We have made. The sums which we paw eve
ryyear FOR fiy wears. amount 10 more even the
Young men desire. We think II fortunate Tor our red
brethren that they have mol ntruSted the entire new
agreement of Affairs to SLEEPY Eyes. lest they would
rot have made - good bargain for themselves.
THE ORPHAN-l wish 10 say before signing thus
paper. hat after II Is signed desire II to remain nm
changed and not 90 To Washington and be altered
Conul>>ioNrR-T INN, interpreter, that We us
ten to ANYTHING he has To say with great respect, and
that ev,Iytmng sc promise Will be faithfully per
formed.
The 81. Lmplng Devil" then Signs, then old Sleepy
Ewes BIG Curly Head, before he signs, would like
10 >y that YOU think II great deal O money 10 give
ior this land but YOU must well understand that the
money viii all go back 10 the whites again and the
country VIII also remain theirs. The " Walnut
SlgnS The Handsome Man" the Whistler, the Cray
Thunder, the Good Boy " Face IN a Mist Is nitro
ducod by Curly Head This Is nay som would
Ike Won 10 invest him with the medal which YOU
nave given 20 me aS chief he VIII keep II Tor YOU
Req Day. Young sleepy Eyes and The Rafting Mecca
sign. Thus, when signed by all The principal In
dian>. The treaty was vllncS>eduy the whte persons
present and transferred from the treaty ground forth
with ~ the secretary.
One ofthc chiefs. with ms face bIackencdIn token
of mourning would like TO say = few words To Gov.
RAMSEY, before the Council adjourned. would like
YOU TO tell me. If YOU can, why am naked ana my
be- DIV thus backcnrd. In consequence oil my listen
ing 10 What Iou had 10 say. some time since, some
persons have Knocked IN the head and Killed my
Young men and some Of their Squaws ana proposes,
and tins H. thc reason why speak.
GOV RAMsE,-We feel sad with the chief that he
l. under the necessity of backcning ms face Ever
,lncn came "a YOU a. agent OF our Great Father !
have lahorCd 10 prevent The Indians from numbering
TIE men. women ard children OF each DINER nave
endealored 10 snow them that they both suffered
thereby that generally the scapS were those oil Wo-
men and chdren,whO cando no INJURY II they "ould,
and would not II they could The Great spirlt ana
their Great Father look upon these things win amor
renee and have determined that they shall cease
Ar the treaty made al Fort Smelling. 1t Was agreed
That these murders should cease. The first scalps
taken after this were those OF four Chippewa emil
dren. The Chippewas instead oil retaiuing upon
the muTdeIers OF those 90 down upon thc AiIlheso-
IA and murder the innocent of your tribe. mus you
see that when go among the thipPewa> they make
the same complaints that are MADE mere. lheec
things must all cease our Great tatheflias dtter
mined Il.
Col LE,-Tnd,anS and brothers We have now
happily concluded The important business mat Drought
Us together. told you at the commencement oil our
treaty that were ready 10 give YOU good pdfSdH
AID now assure YOU that II l. good treaty, anu
that there H. but thing for youto do hereafter IN
order 20 be satisfied that You have acted tor your Oe>I
GOOD that l. 10 be honest and falihiuil IN ~ ODsef
/ vance A. the Government viii be upon their part
| We are now about 10 separate and may never meet
/ again. came among YOU stranger ledF' lou
friend The red man viii always ma my ears open
10 his complaints and my heart ready to DO MN JUS
| tce We have now hnlsed our business ana oio
/ YOU al farewell
! Gov. R,u~Ey--Yo u hayenow made treaty which.
~ my brother he commissioner hds assured YOU i
| good treaty, and should you make good use OF II
Iu time to come YOU Will be well on any Indians
WHO receive annullies from our Great fdthcr. lou
Will have fam and shops opened for your con
venience and support ana goods ana provisions e .
! ,r,Lnted among YOU annually and money 70 The
| amount OF $4,000. If you use all Of these Things
we'll YOU can be happy But De- careful not 70 waste
! YOUR money by committing depredatohs on me pro-
perry OF those whites living among YOU as II WIZ
| take much more money 10 pay the damages IN ,ucn
cases than to buy the original property we oe,ire
not only that YOU should I've IN peace WIN 'I'J
uhi,es but also that you should live IN peace and
| harmony with all other Indian tribes we nave
Goods and provision, now here before You when We
! desire 10 present YOU. and which your faIner VINO
| lives at Fort Smelling Mr.. McLan' the agent VIII
! now divide among YOU. H.. 81
! Thus ended the sale OF twenty-one millions oil
acres of the finest land IN the world. me Indlans
are now busy IN receiving the goooD' anu ''e u'
To- vh,es now that the excitement l. over are
sIx nnuirlng for pTOyender. IOmOrrON nlOlh-