New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1852-01-09
Indian Interview.


w,.Nvr.or bad ar Interview risA Col A'i' a. 'a'
Indian Bureau. a..-
The Indians were three Arapab0ss, three OhcJ-
,r,es FIVE sioux. two Ouce:. two Icvss, and some
squaVr
C,j La afd,es,ed them with respect 20 some diff
lererce that was SAID to prevail among them ana
sferwsrd accompanied them TO the "ni'e HOUSE.
whore tie Pfesi. ont received them
IVqL6oskomappe (0uoes) advanced,
shoot hands, and addressed the President. HIS
.reerb was brief He had come to see his Great
F1t-er, ard was indeed glad TO see Inn he WONG
uCt rcg say more than no y gao ne was ne "oAl1
f.lt III the others had SPOKEN ana no ~ sPsss
isft The President replied b. saying ne also was
~fa'tO meet red friend be hopedtle Giezi sDIis
-,ad trnliod ,pop hin and blessed him since no mad
rffU IN Washington vih goOu re a4sh s"1 nap9.eSs'
ne Won d gladly near him after the others had done
Nacoubqt6a (Arrapahoes) advanced, and
aid 10 had come 70 see his Great Father from A
torp. vefy long, distance. lie hai come % snake
faLds, 10 Be friendly, 70 De o. peS,e Inc AIfap1-
noes we're poor they ha9 n0illDg IN lAelr county
irCrVere rot like the whites aud he hoped their
Great Father would take pity upon them. lie hoped
Ais Great Father would giye Mm some em)lens, IN
ofdtr 70 show bis people when he got home thal MS
Great Father would 90 something for their nation.
lie WIS Glad TO see so many meeting here as frlcn1s
Xfc had formerly been enemies, ana hoped tnt' tue
suLcIihtouCoIt and Agent VIII be able " keep
leace heIC after. AieI ms long VISIT mere, MS people
U0p,bQiupe Lut0 (Sioux) SAID, that he
10 lot come here Of ms own accord. This vas
probably Int az poor Msgha He was invited here.
lie had been wen received and kindly treated, ana
no would IL his own country return this kindness to
The whites he mig ht meet there. treaty nt0 Oetn
maco-a treaty OF peace. All the Indians hao
shaken hands; they were no longereach otner enc
mics. Re Was poor, mad no ioarniDg 0ut ne WAS
somebody N his own country he had made peace,
a,,d he hOped il would be good He hoped ne
would be sent back or horseback and have some
liIg given him 10 show that he had been hsre. lie
-rrtd he would find be children alive AID tia. oil
would be Wen when he got home. He repeated
ms with fer something TO take home.
Vokl VOk0mOst Oheyennes) was uadcr
many Obligations foT tue pleasure Of this lutervie
&c ses proud and reJolced to meet 50 n-U Ia compa-
ny he had 10 idea OF the dssalGe ne 1aa % tT@yel
t0 zee bis Great Father He had left wife children,
C py0ge tv TO cone here In the hope that al would
bo 1isbt. Tho distance he had come was very great.
Ny Great Fa.her, said hol look al US all we are
very peer, We are al n skins we must come TO
Won 'or help; we hope you viii give US some em-
bems to Prove 20 or people hat you Will take com
passion or Us. When he LETT home he had many
an mails does not know If any are left Hoped he
would be sent home on horseback. Also, he hoped
be would get little pocket change 10 pay his way
win. Major Fitzpatrick and TIE superintendent
krcw thattney would want some little money. DID
not kuow TIL he had seen Major Fitzpatrick and
some others what the whites were, but now he had
seen gre5fcr than they lie hoped he would not be
sent back the wsy ne cane but up the Arkansas for
L that river lis people IyCC, ana not on the
nCith fork If the Platte
The President told them how happy he
VS. TO see them all hoped they had spent q pleas
AMI time IN Washington glad that they had
made treaties Of peace and said h0t the Great Spirit
would always bless them Il they faithful observed
these treaties. We know you are poor, ou. IN order
to be- better of II Will be best for YOU - lay aside
The chase and have recourse 10 agriculture. The
Government of the tniIcd states looks upon you aS
is children Il viii send persons TO teach YOU 70
the soil ard Ia r. euuflCfUrn cloth
instead Of SKINS Iliere loud ugh, ugh, from the
lndiUsl Our people sire a road through your
county 20 California and Oregon they might also
yaTt 10 purchase some CT your lands, bat IN every
instance you shall be pal a fair compensation. If
III any case they misbeh sc or refuse to pay you,
make known The matter 10 the agents. and 1t our
people are IN the wrong they shall be puaished -
Some Of you have asked 10 go home on horseback
this cannot grant, you VIII return with the In
den agent partly by the railroad cars, which go as
much faster than horse as the wind does than a
buffalo. The Commissioner Of Indian Affairs will
proyide YOU with money TO pay all your expenses
til vCu return home 10 your own people. "Aud
now" SAID the PrefGent, 'as token OF my regard
FOR you ard as testimony to take home to your
own people, give each O. you ny likeness on a
valuable mccall
The Medals were then placed on the
neck Of each of the Chiefs by Major FITzrArRIoK.
1 he President then pointed them to the
American flag which was held up before them. Ad-
crossing them he said 81 shall present each of you
q flag like this. When YOU raise i. at your homes
J GU must remember that you are one vita US that
= GU arc part Of the same people, for one people
have only one flag This flag Is only fos the AmeTi-
can people and their friends. II you listen to
wicked advisers who would turn you against Us and
YOU become enemies, you must destroy thus tg
Remember this. And now, my red children, have
done speaking to you. have SAID all | wished TO
say. May the Great Spilit bless you all, ana may
you find your families and your people happy, and
glad 10 see you on your return
The President admonished them that though the
medals were for each rs an individual the flags we're
given to each tribe or band He had given them be-
cause Of the confidence he reposed III them, aud in
their friendship and faIthuness to the people Of the
United States. /" IL you want anything else, make
known your wants 70 your friend Commissioner Lea,
and he will take care 70 supply you WIKI Whatever
is necessary
A general shaking Of hands then took
place, during which Madame Kossuth and Countess
Puszky showed particular interest in the Squaws
present. much to The satisfaction OF the latter.