New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-04-06

both sides, and to-day we are here to make peace
and be friends. AS we have come upon your in.
yitaton and laid down our arms, we hope you will
not think hard of us, nor look upon with feelings
| of revenge. From this time hereafter everything
shall be good and there shall be no more treache.
ry, no more tricks from any Of us. And now as
we have made peace we hope you will let us have
some power and ball that we may supply game for
| our starving families"
MFR. Jarrott who was sent here as agent for the
Sioux, said:
my Children am glad to see you. It is
nearly year since was sent out to talk with you,
but this is the first opportunity | have had. Ny
position is to stand between you and your grand
father and to speak with you. You complain of
there being bad men here. This is not strange.
There are bad men among you. When the grand
father finds that he has sent bad man to you he
removes him and sends another. Whilst you were
off in war could not help you but now that we
are to make peace shall be among you and attend
to your wants Sen-tig ,alis-ka (Spotted Tall
spoke of getting power. You would not give
and white men would not give it to you. But now
if you will pledge yourselves to me that you will
not use these things badly, I will give you some
powder and ball upon my own responsibility"
Here objections were made by an officer on the
ground that the tribe had already pledged them.
selves by their actions and through their chiefs to
peace. The agent concluded to give them pow
der. ETC., without their making him any special
pledged
Mr.. Jarrott-Al we can do now is to make peace,
settle the difficulties and make arrangements to
meet the commissioners when they come. There
will be three commissioners, and Colonel Magma
der and myself will be with them to attend to
your interests. You can rely upon US if you will
only behave yourselves. Yesterday I received a
telegram from the grand father, who wants us to
let him know when you come, and what time we
can fix upon for treaty. We can speak to the
great father by telegraph very quickly. now
wish to know if you are satisfied to make peace
for the present, and leave other questions to be
settled when the commissioners come?
Chiefs-Yes.
Standing Elk (Ha.ha- bah.wazi } who is known
as the friend of the whites laying aside his robe
came forward in state of semi nudity, and ad
dressed few very pointed remarks to MIR. Jer-
rott, the agent.
He stated that his people had been swindled
imposed upon and most cruelty wronged by bad
men sent here to act as agents for.them that the
Great Father sent them many presents, but they
never received but very few. His people were
starving for what the Great Father has sent to
them, but which the agents appropriate to their
own use and squander in luxury. My people want
the Great Father to send them an agent who is
honest and who will come among them, and talk
to them and see their wants and attend to their
necessities.
NJ Jarrott-There is higher power than any
thing earthly that governs me in my actions and
my conscience would never permit me to wrong a
poor Indian.
Mr.. Jarrett was moved to tears during the last
remark.
The council here closed, having proved entirely
satisfactory to both parties. The Indians went
to receive some presents and provisions and
some of the chiefs to visit Mr.. Bullock and others
whom they knew in times of peace. The com
missioners are anxousy looked for by all who
desire peace. We sincerely hope that when they
do come, they may adopt some course which will
prove as efficient and successful as the policy Of
Col. Maynader.
Col. NJ. is an officer of long experience among
the Sioux Indians, and the prevailing opinion here
is, that the government cannot do better than to
leave the whole affair in his hands. The Sioux
nation has entire and full confidence in him and
will be much more liberal in treating with him
than with strangers E. r.