Daily national Republican., 1863-03-27
'sPEEcRRS BY THE PRESIDENT AND
THE GREAT CHLEF,S.
THE DELroATLoN PHoToeR4gHED IN com

otateS oeiegAuon OIL lnalan Chloie from the
Western plains, viz,
oAaymAf.-LsHn Bear, War Bonnet, and
Standing Water.
KOruiL-Yellow Bunalo, Lone Wolf, Yellow
Wolf, White Bull, and Little Heart.
ArqpahOss.-spotted Wolf, and Nsvah.
ConGHehs'.-Pricksd Forehead, and Ten
Bears. ."s
Apaehs.-Poor Bear.
Cadlo.--Jacob. r. .. a.r... |T|
COMMISSIONER DoLR's sPERcH.
In presenting the Above-nHmsd delegation,
Mr.. Dole said:
Mr.. President: We have here some Of the
chiefs belonging &c the wild tribes OF the West,
who dealre TO have a talk with you on subjects
Of mutual interest to you and themselves.
These chiefa have expressed a great desire to
express their sentiments to you, and to have
the benefit Of your advice and counsel.
The Interpreter will Introduce each of them
by name, and give you, also, the name Of the
tribe to which he belongs.
THET ARE INTRODUCED.
The chiefs were then successfully named by
the interpreter, each advancing in turn and
giving the President O hearty shake Of the
hand.
REMARKS OF THE PRESIDENT.
THE President: Say to them am very glad
to see them, and II they have anything to say,
1t will afford me great pleasure 10 hear them.
Lean Bear, the chief orator, said he felt very
weak and nervous, and would like TO have a
chair. [ A chair was placed in the centre of
the circle, upon which he took his seat.
THE presidents Tell him not to be at all
backward, but to say all he has to say with
perfect freedom.
SPEECH OF THE GREAT CHIEF.
Lean Bear (through the lnterpretsr) express
ed his thanks to the Great Chief for his kind
ness, and the great pleasure It was to him to
have this interview. The chiefs who had come
with him were Of different tribes, but they were
all glad to see the Great Chief off the white people
and shake him by the hand, and speak their
hearts to him. They had come long way,
and wanted his advice and counsel on many
matters concerning their condition. He would
hear all the great chief had TO say; and when
he went away he would not carry II In his pock
ct, but in his heart, out of which Il could not
be lost. The President is the great Chief OF the
white peoples he Lean Bear) was the great
chief of the Indians. Their wlgwams are not
so line as this; they are small and poor. He
hoped the great Chief would look upon his
people with favor and say In his wisdom what
would be best for them to do. They were here
to listen to his advice and carry It In their
hearts. Where he lives many white people
have come to settle. He always wished to be
at peace with them. He feared these white
men on the plains were not so ready to
keep peace towards them as they were
towards the white people. He would ALWAYS
endeavor to prevent his people from doing any
thing to incur their ill-wlll; and If there Was
trouble, 1t would not be owing to bad conduct
on the part of the Indians. They were sorrv
that there was great trouble In this country
now between the white people. They under
S'ood the white men were fighting each other.
His nation did not wish to have anything To do
with il. They did not understand IL. and did
not desire to take sides with either party
They wanted nothing but peace towards the
white people, and they hoped It would last "a
long as they lasted. He and his comrades
we're now far away from their homes. Their
families were alone, with nobody to protect
them. He hoped the Great Chief would sepd
them hack as soon as he could. They wapt.d
to get home.
ANOTHER CHIEF SPEAKS.
Lean Bear having concluded his remarks
another orator Of the delegation was introduced
and took his scat.
He was very glad to have the opportunity of
seeing the Great Chief. They had come a
long way to speak with their Great Father.
They lived on the greet plains, they were one
people, and lived In peace and friendship.
They had come all the way here to get some
good counsel from their Great Father. He
hoped, when they went back to their nation.
they would have something good to tell their
people. They would listen to what was tolt
them as he and bis comrades would lIsten IN
the Great Chief.
He had been treated with great kIndness all
the way along on his Journey; the white people
treated them with kindness wherever they met
th1mi until finally they were here in the Great
WlgwaIn, In the presence Of their Great Father
he had met nothing but brothers and frI.n6s
ever since he came among the whites. He had
seen a great many white men; they were all
his friends. He hoped they would ALWAYS re-
main friends. 1t appeared TO him like a dream
that lie was here. When he looked around
him and saw all these fine thIngs, It seemed
like some kind of magic he could not tell how
he got here, so far away from home. 1t seemed
to him that he must have come on yings--that
he must have flown as bird ales through the
air.
THE PRESIDENTS RESPONSE. 4
This chief having concluded his remarks. the
President said:
You have all spoken Of the stranpe sI0b,s
you sec mere among your pale faced brethren,
inc very great number Of people that you see;
the big wigWamsj the difference between onT
people and your own. But YOU have seen bnt
Il very small part Of the pals-faced peopIe Won
may wonder when tell you that there are peo-
pie here in this wigwam, now looking at Ton
who have come from other countrIes A Great
deal farther of than you have come.
We pale-tAcGd people think that this world ia |
a great, r0und.ball, and we have people here Of
the pale-iaced family who have come almoEt
from the other side Of II to represent their ma
tiOns here and conduct their friendly inter |
course with MS, aB you now come from your |
part Of the round ball.
Here globe was introduced, and the Presl-
dent, laying his hand upon 1t, saidIl ...
One Of our learned men will now explaIn IN
you our notions about this great bali, and show
you where you live.