Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-05-02

Gen. Hancock Among the Indians
Picturesque Scene General 1
HancOcIk's SPeech--Ets Effect
sTan BuiI'ss Reply.
Al correspondent of the Missouri ID e,nocrat
gives the following account of Gen. Han
ilockss late interview with the chiefs OF the
Cheyennes at Fort Larped: :. %
According TO previous invitation from
Gems Hancock fifteen chiefs of the Chey-
efnesor Dog Soldiers p came to camp last
night ostensibly to hold a council, but
chiefly that the General might impress on
their minds the Important necessity OF
keepin9 to the strict letter of their treaties.
A most curious sight they presented, yet
somewhat imposing. The officers were all
dressed in full uuitorm-gold epaulettes,
tall hats gIfttering In gold the artillery
especially made a fine show with the red
horse tails waving in the night breeze. giv.-,
ing them very wariike appearance, and
exhibiting to my mind thelvery beau ideal
Of asoltiier. The night was dark, but q
large fire was built, which lighted with fit
dlfiashes the deep darkness around, and
the forms around the council fire. On one
side sat Generals Hancock, Smith, Custar,
DaEidson and Gibbs, and the artillery, cav
slF4, aud Infantry officers; while on the
other sat the chiefs, with Major Edward
Wynkoop, their gent, and the Interpreter.
TfIe chiefs were dressed in various styles,
Goat some with gorgeous red blankets, their
faces painted and their bodies bediZened In
al the glory of the Indian toilette; hideous
sizes in theirears, and pendant from them!
Were large rings of brass, armlets of silver,
Rings8 brass, necklaces of beads OF various
colors, breast ornaments OF silver shlelds;
and johnson silver medals, and their scalp
locks, adorned with a string of silver plates
tWodsyards longaf Generals HANCOCK and
Smith were introduced to s'Tallf Bull and
{" White Horse y the two. principal chiefs,
after which Hancock, taking of his over
coat and standing in all the glitter of a,
Major-GeneraI's uniform, spoke as follows:
GEN. HANoocK's SPEECH. yii
i told your agent some time ago that /.
was coming here to see you. and If any OF
you wanted to speak to me you could do so.
Your AGENTS. your friend. don't find
many, chiefs, here what is the reason
have great deal to say to the Indians, but
want to talk to them altogether. want
to say,it all at once. But am glad to see
what chiefs are here. Tomorrow am go-
ing to their camp. / have boy, said to be
q Cheyenne. whom the Cheyennes claim.
We have made q promise, In which we
pledged ourselves, if possible, to find this
boy, and girl. whoWere somewhere In the
United States. We have found the boy, and
here be is, ready TO be delivered to his near
estsfelatiBes, who may call for him. / will
leave him at Fort Larned with the COM
mander. He will deliver him up to them,
The girl is near Denver. We have written
for her, and she Willno doubt be sent here,
either TO your agent or the coInmander at
Fort Larned, for delivery to her relatives.
You see the boy has not been injured the
Sirfwill be delivered by as also uninjured.
Look out that any eaptiyes in. your hands
be restored to us equally unharmed. tell
you these things now. that you may keep
your treaties Now i have a, great many
soldiefs-more than all the tribes put to-
The Great Father has heard that some In
f7ians have taken white mem and women
eabtiyes. He has heard, also, that great
many, Indians are trying to get up war, to
try to hurt the white man. That,is the rea-
son that came down here. j sintend not
only to visit you here. but my troops will
remain among you, to see that the peace
and safety of the plains is preserved lam
going also roVisityou in your camps. The
innocent, and those who are truly our
friends, we shall treat as brothers. If we
find hereafter that any of you have lied to
shalt punish whoever befriends; our enc
nfes. If there are any tribes among you
who have eaptiVes,se white or black, you
musf give them up, safe and unharmed as
they are now. / have collected all the ev-
idence of all the outrages committed by
YOU. so 61db your may 4AitO
the matter and tell me who are guilty and
who are innocent. When your agent in-
forms me who the guilty are l will punish
tI1ep1. when lust demands are made will
enforce them, if they be not attended to.
have heard that a great many Indians want
fo a oht: very weIl,w are here, and are come
1,repared for war. If,you are for peace, you
know the conditions; ifayou are fol. war
look out for its consequences. Ii we make
war it will be made against the tribe, who
must be responsible for the acts OF their
young men, aeist 9.e =
& Your agent is your friend, but he knows
mis- friendship will not save you from the
anger of your Great Father it we go to
Svar. H we find any good Indians, and they
s.nrne to tIs with, clean hands, we will treat
fT1eTsl a. brothers, and we will separate
them from the malcontents, and provide
Cor them if necessary. This we will do that
the infaoeent NAV escape the war, which
viii be waoed against the guilty. The sol
fliers are going TO stay in the country, and
thew will see that the white man keeps his
freStV as wei as the red man. We are builds
inc. railroads and military roads through
the country You mustanot let your young
man stop them; you must keep your young
men off the road. These roads will benefit
The Indians as well as the white man in
IsrinoiT,o- their goods TO them cheaply and
r,-on9er,Tiu The steam-eaF and wagon train
1rn,1it RIM. and it is of importance to the
=, ;tta and Indians that the mails, goods,
s,,d I1aesan GERS carried on them shall be
safa -,1s won Know very well, If you go to
&, 81 Szith the white man, you would lose.
srs, y = : Greet Rather has plenty more warriors.
r. -, ere Won might kill some soldiers and