, 1865-10-02


delegates also signed the treaty. Mt. Com
missioner Wilson read the following papcr:
Brothers: We have met this morning for the
great nnd and good purpose Of restoring and
perpetuating peace. Ne invoke the Great
Spirit and Compassionate Father Of us all, t.
| spread the curtain OF his lore. over us all, to
soften our hearts and unite them as the heart
| OF pne man, In our labors for the accomplish
| meht Of this object. You have often met in
the councils Of war for the purpose Of carry
inG On the work Of destruction. and haye en-
J. durcd extreme suffering in such cause. We
have now met in council Of peace, and be-
| fore considering any other question, We ask
Our brothers who have been allied with the
South to join In a treaty Of perpetual peace
and friendship with your Great Father,
rcn everywhere. Such treaty has
already been signed BY every delegation pres-
cnt before youF arrival yesterday; and We be-
licyc With unanimIty md cheeTfulness.
Ton profess desire for reconciliation and
peace. Let your hands now show to the flu
1ure Us well as to. the present, that you are
sincere In this desire. But this act will nvan
to come, when you may be brought together,
and the hand ofgreeting Is held ont, let your
hearts Join with your hands, and by SO doing
you will be preserved from reviring former
auimositics- The old sore is stil1 tender. We
II ie1st vo1 cansc II r. h1ccd acafn md Tins
prevent Its healing.
The following paper, signed by tho detcga.
tions Of the several tribes, WINS read:
FoB1 SMITH, Ark, Sept 10th, A. D. 1861
70 tho Hon. D. n. Cooley, rresjdent Of the Com
nesioncrs on the part Of the United States:
s1n Having understood that Col E. s.
oftIsc Initial Stofcs IN IN nnTnoso ~ nps.a
tiatinr treaties of t,eace. &c is nhont r. ieo ~
for lie purpose Of yisitfng tie Il jndiGns IN
the Plains,'f the Comnissioners on The mart m
ofthe Choctaws and Chickassws ber leayre lea 81 10 /,
completion Of our i1siness With H. hn lnnnra ,nc
bic Commissioners on he nart nr the IHn T1n;toa
States. f'' - 1AS eo4'eo
Tic fact that The 11n,taa st,toa caoan
ment has seen tit to fncl,ia n Ino,n,,or on ~ ~
Indian fribo With fts EonTn,ss;nnars A. " T., ~
Teierence r. The Tnaian Ee,;ona ~ ass @ Win
rnyions to have ths hawaii ~ ~ ae n.saa Ms aaa
md cnnnse, In any da,5ho.oi;n,s ~ pesSmss
with rnnr 3,,1mh1s hndv '''ous VI tet'4e"S
In cnnsenmn1,cs - Ihfs ,,,,>o.- ~, p..,-.,.
rcto,ned hsrs anS - Gan fdsF,I, fftsFn., ~, IaeAa III
untecred to do So, started to.aay ai for BIor M.
Creek, Colorado. To iot1, Comn;ss;oa .1s o''n =,
frcat riff. the Ar,snof,ea M @ onS ss,oa Gna1sss "
srba rs1s' 81 deiaanPat " ~, a nnesGnhcs.
noiftcd lie fn,5nE;nsr na,-s @ T'sa Ne..i.
Cheroiees clcerfnItr .!snsaa !, ~ sinss:..
Of thc stinnia1ions ns;stsd 49, .Is - 3,.o
ornhie cnmntsssn,nre =, 49, fnt. ~ "a S,ata nu
yiz. 10 fl,e 1st - lii XII md ~ Ii.aaJ,,, a,
ruh1,shed In H. T1ianrr ~" a.u 80 d1us,9
. pmt nnai:.;r.,;on ~ h"ra aaaan1a5 IT sa nisn-
i;iic5 nf s,sraex os ract aoee;iat tus apo, .s
r., r,,;ro. ~ ,,,, e,.aI. - nhu
t;on tr o5nronEista ects r. ao,Ea1, IT,! ~.
rcsI..ctf,,131 sri,hr,it thot - tos1 ,s, nlt Mc
bc E,- fho oo"nr. hnnoft ipa1 Weuio s neltnSr
VI
t.incornnratai, ~ . ~ tna ttaha, ~ 10
4rihee ~ an et,,,,, tat,n NY s.; tne sGssta3
ta.oss ~ :, ~ Slua' toou1tg VIII me ORIGINAL
1nnet - Is er,ta1Ia t sas sia1nciPateu ncgI9
saa1,coe Ssthtitapy ~ 10y pa1sssa nalnla.
"a 5a';ast ~ nls Dns SO seIaons
cnns;saro1 "a snoa nut " " aasy
AK fS5,Ser Tina hctarc Hu ,,ec5d,nS w. ,nan 4
nsn aaasnss ...o neiots es uong upoa y,
m 1"n h;.i ,o, ~ ~. ~ g9oo na.n
t1 ~ any XIV ~. "Ts @ lauy ~ snue4e9 lTas1h ~.
.,ntf,a.a au .-shas =, ~, y ~ las
,ntn a,a nnu sss ~ l. tno iau ael1s2ly
Hons fbere aTe 60 mapv NJ md n aouc IL.
stances antagoalstic; 7adss Or o. eastes, : @ eas. Is
Whno aGa nte na1 70 ensoM sne
wnuid he nrodnct;va @ ~ incTG,ss & t'o rnni,
sim The nion nrnnosnd nr fha i1nitrd Statca
SENATE Inny ohr{atc r." d,cn1t,es Which To1s nn1T
anpcar 20 Iaatent to rs. Ne wonli iIkc n
~ such nion and canefully wefah II,
We beg 10 assure the Government that our
objections 10 tl,c third and sixth nronosIiions
are mniie IN M cant,ons .nfT;t III with y
view so}ejy 10 the rond nf mr. cnmmon' nso.
ME: and ye annni1nrc nnne,ves wiiiIn9 - ~
Field sncb ohfccfions If ofrcr motnra ic1i1scrn,
Him M beftcT nian can hc sn1uest,d hx ~
which viii he sntI,facioryio fhe 7;ovcrnmart
: We lave expressei our WILLINGNESS fn cntcr
Into treatv of neace and ami,E with nnrnrr,1
people. ana WITH the United Sfates. M Is NOW
rennired bv tbc flrst nTnnosition 1re hsre
shown onr I1estre n setf 10 ~ dotnaet;c dia,
cultics iy sendjnr a sneciai de,e,-afjon IN Fnrt
GIBSON in July lsst. But onr efiorts r. that
end met with no favor from that nortion If
he Cherokee milton, who first extingaished
hy hostile acts our treatIcs with tha ifnI1ed
States. and who now afact fo have hecn
1nv,i ftnm fha 1,e4-;rn;ny and onde.rcrs
inns nntfrIr,otinp+ fhS reoTest ~ tha T1n;to3
Stafes. were s.tirned hy aJ,r hrethren' W. are
reads and wilfinr .eaiy, tn nnoffer thc ofIre
hranch !: hnt W. resnectfn,,y renrescnt that
nffer iii thc hlon5 thrf ias hccn shed and ~
intense bitterness il,at seema ~ m ihs |
hosom ri nnr hrethrsn ws shonI5
nj =. nr,a.+ad r. Nra' IN or '.,i;
,idna cn.11trv T7ho rha,otAs retto-,
IL 1srrr ennnoh to- ali INV rno,,a with 11mch
fo sn6re IN co1nnon ~ WIN ~ PSis Pibss -;hcs - ~
indian TeTr,torr IN thn Ind;aus fIn,.e ansas =. a..
~ @h,r t. ~ - tIc 1n1lans m rom hansas
~ n~as-;do = IT, ~ h;.tsa -! tne agsssnnent ,l
~ pl1,a4I. aug otter ltuos no" alstfacS1og
aae - - ~ me " ~ sscenI oate taey arc
T.r ~ W I'M ~ 'no 1o,tt ~ 10 aea,s oelole Inc
war one Porl1on OF Iae Cherokees "as A.
Iayeo n oeaoiy hoAtilily against the other.
= secFeI 9rg9nizco eoeiety called tho Fins"
iea oy yoho Aoss and ben. Jones, had sworn
oes1sucuon 70 INC nai'h 'hloods and white men
OF the nation outside Of this organization
and INC murders and assassinations hlch cor-
cred our land with gloom and dread before
Inc war, demonstrated beyond question
d anaa peace ana haImony neIeE could be Sc