New-York daily tribune., 1856-04-26
FROM THE PLAINS.
F,om,tae ST. Loui, Republican, Ap,R
nv II The
the " farce.

We are permitted to make some excerpts from
very interesting letter from the neghborhood of Fort
Pierre, dated the sth March, received in this city.
Touching the weather, the writer says:
Ny last was written Just before the extreme cold
weather in. We had plenty of good, honest, cold
Winter weather while building our huts, but had got
through the labor Of housing ourselves then. Gen.
Haney started on the 18th December TO 60 to Leau
qut c01r, and three days afterward commenced what
Mr. T. Merriam would call a cold term, which lasted
three weeks-beOw zero every day aud night the
Lowest point being 80 degrees this at Fort Peter,
which il necessarily colder than any portion OF the will
derness. | don't think it was quite as cold here,
d Ough cold enough in all conscience Since then the
thermometer has been but once or twice 30 Enmby n-
clined and for a short time only. In February we had
quite number of-for the lat ude-warm days, and
tie ice began TO melt pretty freely Since the lst OF
river tight and It il cifcrish now though not unpeas
antlv so. '1is wonderful what powers OF endurance
can De acquired il short time. We look Tor break
up in the river within the next two weeks and then
more lively intercourse with you people low down N
the world see by the papers that it has been very
severe winter East and North, and upon the upper Ms
sissppi So has it been to the North and to the South
of US much colder, with great deal OF snow whue e
have hardly had more than six or seven inches alto
gether Al Laramie. too, they have had heavy snow
ever since early il December Well, this Is queer
country and so III dismiss the weather, and come to
more important matters III post you up. -.,
believe told you in my last OF the great council
10 be held with the Sioux about the lst OF March IL
| did not might. Well, II has come OF. On the lst
went down TO Peter and did not return TIL day be-
fore Yesterday. was present, and can ini1rm you
and all inquiring minds that peace is made, virtu-
aly with the Sioux of ali the Missouri and Platte
country and on fair and substantial basis. Ten
chiefs and principal men, from eacH oi NM Danls,
were prcseni-ninety in alduly authorized to act for
their people though | didn't see any written " ere
dentials On the inst day Gen. Harney lald down to
them the conditions prescribed by the President which
were very reasonable, and then some lew additional
ones of his own also reasonable and judicous; and
then thev were let of that day "to chew the cud,
consider and digest il.
ON the second dsv and the third also We listened to
the speeches of the chiefs IN reply to the conditions
The f urth day was pretty much taken NJ with
Designating the chief OF each bard that were hence
forth 10 be recogu by them and by Us a. sucL 'l
tbis wa. ore of Gen. Hauey's conditions. Ihey
were of their own making, ami the fifth and last
day the GeIeral gave them their commissions OI ap
roiutmer-s On the presentation of which to each OF
Them in order be took them by the hand. ms was
one of the moet interesting features OF The "ho4e
affair being accompanied with short speeches oui 'le
rrincipal chiefs made with appearance OF so.eu-
rni,v He commenced with Little Thunder, and
this brought down the whole house. Oa th's laSt
day Gen Harvey piled il on Little Thunder, Oy
adding TO the restoration him those of the prisoner,
that were al Fort Pierre which had been done before
al those al KeaIny and Laramie. Ihe enect was
oreat AS II was as gratifying as II was unexpected
r. tolowipc dsy the delegation l-ft for home.
Tie bands represented AZ this council Were-thrse
hands Of the IaDktonnsjs the Ough-pa pas, blAGA-
feet, Sioux, Minnecoqious sanS-strcs, Iwo-ns"e' Ne %
Yancton and Brules. Ihe O-gaAl-las NeIJ NO.; ~, ~
IN consequence of the conduct of the agent al LARAMIE
but they 10 doubt VII be along before great While.
There was also band Of Wah-re' kouters uhdef Or
Head that were not in. Ny private OPINION N az
III matter is tha, the General Las exhibited good
sci sc and good feeling "a degree that many o. u
friends would hardly have supposed hlln eapao4e OI
and confess 10 discharge Of good deal Of the pre-
udice have held against him. and believe tae t ei
fsc, he has produced on them i wholesome ana
ab;S;rS They were badly scared when he came here
and are wei pleased to be free on a. good terms As Dc
ave tbtm Besides, the feeling OF hostihty wa new
SS@rv extensive among ilem and The rampant ieeAns
men have got lesson. .-..-..,-
Among he measures adopted by the Administrator
and which will BE- carried out hereafter, l. the estao
ITr, ~ the traders under the immediate control OF
the posts TIE agents also will have to etae - ,S a. Ia- or
same. Hence it Is expected there WIZ not ot the o!
outrage. on them, or for tie raIers To 'mPo'e
-, ,Ie IrdinTs. and there can handy be question
there has been much OF that hi;sb
.,,,v 5o,ts along the Missouri. aud Perlap7 10 'he