New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-08
THE indian COMMISSION.

ARRIVAL OF THE cHEYENNEs-RACE FOR LIFE
GRAND DlsPLAY-GRAND COUNCIL TREATY
OF PEACE SIGNED WITH THE CHEYENNIS
AND ARRAPAuOEs-PEACE on THE PLAINS.
From Our SPECIAL Correspondent
MEDICINE LODGE CREEK. Oct. 2s, 1901
The Chcyennes, after their repeated delays,
in yesterday, with oil the pomp and circumstance
Of Indian custom. Early ia the morning Withholding
courier dashed into the camp, and informed the Peace
Commission by teres o: gestculations, that the Chey
ennes were coming. An the news spread abroad, our
quarters that looked before Ike farground, became
deserted The young artistic Arrapahoe VINO freauonted
our Press Tent" on hearing the news uttered the gut
tural DOnOsy liable, ugh pulled his stcay panied
robe about uin. and left unceremOniOufiy. The young
ambitious K0ws brave "Sbooting STAR" who YVES won't
to vannt lis skill IN scap.ng suddenly became Pale and
ynmOsed. Old Indian JZzaTOni, who begged incessanty,
were instantly srgCk dumb, and rcreated urcercno-
niOusly. Uglylookng squa~s looked into their baees
may. lrdian maGens who made the officers tents their
homes drew their heads the vaiousy Serape
and disappeared hehrd the tents. invoking the AID o
Mauitou ana all his good medicine spirits Tho cry was
borne along To every camp, THE Choyounes are c0mng
The whites not very well assured Of the intention
OF tho c0niuz nation. The stampede of dusy humanity
had caused many spasm within White pfe5sI. hlOWa
BEGGED Gun. A Spencer loaded, WAS handed To Lin.
Al or king himself acquainted Win III intricate ma
ouory he HID 1t under cot. His example was followed
by the whito chiefs. Out u tho OF their vases
deadly weapons brought 70 Hight Derringers. Colts
aud Henrys were loaded and capped Tie military were
put under arms and ordered TO DC ready FOR any demon
In aEoher part Of the country bordering on the Neco
ougua, and quito three mics from ON camp sum-
lar scene enacted, produced by similar tdlLgS
About o dozen young fellows wandered OF without
loader IN search OF cuTOsite Arrived at the rendezvous
nrpoiutcd, OF them spied large body OF Indians
NJ In line, and spreading themselves over inc slhu
Gus landscape. While going through their ina1tuYels
preparatory 70 marching down upon our camp snalt
detachment separated from tho LEFT wing; ala swept
rapidly down Iayine uttcring Startling yels Our wan
derng party Instantly ook the arn ana left the famous
Medicine Lodge WIN us curi, tuh' Us tub ous'
and lis legtnuefy associai iois, fGr behlnd Away,
away they sprl for ,degr Le, never dal.ns
for one moment 10 look behind, or staying
for another Ono Of them. college student. named
by the Indians Wellington papooso seeing himselfl,ft
win exchange horses with me-; but dared 10 cx
change. Ine Cheycnncs were cunning, tier slogan
sounded nearer. II every one for himself and God
Tor n" " very abort space o. time they reached
The spmanele camp, and found the widest exeenelt
prevailing. Thee friendly Indians shouted amos.
vamost icpn Cheveuie! much AghtV which oiles Hnt
added 70 ;beir night Mady they plunged through the
Indian Viii cs direct toward our camp, and, IN short
fine astonshed every one by thCg paid looks their
eyes extended to the size Of sacers ana their covering
gqS e In 's O cheyennss We're Coming
aud. looking the direction IRON whence they came,
saiitd slyward and which hid nom Wow the nd
vauclng body Of Indians. Even while they spoke
into the valley Then blast - TIE bugle was heard fol-
lowed by thousand voice" chanting the maddenirg
Indian ar saga. Slowly they advanced IN hVc columns,
crashing through the timber. purgmg through tie tai
weeds that ch0Aed every pace singing aud nrng pi
tolls they came. Nne they were yet IN me timber We
could see the silver and medals on their breasts
cleaning IN tho MONDAY sun. then the outlines OF telr
iorns and lastly eyappcncd IN fun sight on the double
trOt Five columns al hundred men each, forty PAGES
apart dressed In all their gorgeous nery Crimson bia-
Is about their oins tall combke headdresSes OF eagle
shirts brass chains, bells, White.
red and blue bead-worked moccasins. glfamug toma-
ne fdr nf W. Thor eldf, MO-kova.oto or
Black Rette, mounted upon WHY s horse.
blanket, his long black hair floating behind like ba-
shaN's tan and waved Lis hands. In most admirable
order they moved by the left flank by divisions another
wave and tey marched 0blquey across the Ne0coton-
gWa-up 10 within 90 yards OF C"mnisson Campvhere
they halted still continued theI lively eXhlarang
chant until the Commission appeared IN full dress anu
halted within few PAGES Of tie line. The song ceased
and 90 chic is advanced them, when the weary
ceremony Of shaking bands eommenced, aftor which
lhc; returned g thcTf camping ground
About dusk lie cLefs visited the camp and were re-
ealSd viii, rofee ana biscuits After satisfying their
ravenous hunger they departed nome TO tnelf camp n
promise to be back early Oh the morrow" 70 ~end TIC
This morning the whole village turned out en- masse
and came to tho council The ceis 90 ID me so ~
was declared opened by ComIisSloner Iayi9t, upon
which Senator Henderson read The address Oh 'e eo
f" our friends, the Chiefs and tho Headmen Of the
Ccvcnne and the Nators We come out ainong
YOU 10 determine the most important question in human
anrs-that OF peace or war Three OF ns are app9tsd
by the Great Faher at Washington aud four Of us py te
Great Council Two years ago. at the mouth OF me Iltto
Arkansas, we made peace with YOU ana wished 10 iSst
for ever but Bad men on 3s e or s bonet 70 ms
about your people In regard TO your Ieeig' ana in.on
tons and no doubt falsehoOds were carried 10 you IN
rof renee to the feelings OF the whites We have among
us wicked who wish TO pront Dy the eaiauhllrs VI
both sides and these bad men ntlnualy seek war 1y
tell you lies to excite yOu ard In the same way 70 US We
now think there bad men told wicked hes 10 Gen han
cock and caused him 20 march with MS soldiers at sPrs
nm 10 thIs country The Great Council and the Great
Father both asked him for the reasons OF ms arc ana
he informed them that you HAD broken tie peace anu
they SAID that you had committed many Outrageous acts
mon our people before he had commenced ms maren.
snine OF our people said that Gen. Hancock was rgni
some said that YOU wanted war; ana proposed that we
shnud send soldiers among You to cover the Plains like
% others said that Peace Commissioners and not sol
deIs should be sent among you To talk Win you those
of ms who wanted the Commissioners were IN the majority
ana Wa nre those Commissioners. We are ROW ready 10
hear vour complaints aud take them 20 Washington That
the President aud Council may redress them We 40 hOt
want war but have 70 accept It sometimes when we
cannot have an honorable peace Some OF our Dad peo
ple mock aud scon at us because we want 70 haNo
peace with the red man. Perhaps some OF your
yOung braves, with more blood than brains, VIII
oppose yOur making peace with contrary 10 the eN
rresa wish of the nation such men on bot hides must
he cast away: their eounsels black with death Why
shouId va war with each ofherl The world Is large
enough for us all. Peace makes ms happy, ana war
brings sorrow the lodge OF the red man. as Ne
end In tbe total destruction OF the lndan because ms
numbers are less AS long as the buffalo ranges on the
you keep 10 the treaties made at ne lo ia tbiarsr
But the herds OF buffalo are becoming leNri "i" fra
every year NOu see this for yourselves, %
ahOuld prepare for the day wnen nc rnh H..
When that day want you TO Do plepartu
In lieu OF the buffalo you must have htiu VI O, l
OF sheen and drOycs OF hogs, like tho whie lhA III oueI
10 hav Hem van must now select rich piece OF land Tor
reservation that may be SET aside LOT 49,, Nv, 80
man settles upon IT, We VIII helP you or crei Eac
pledge our own words aud the honor OF ou oIeat fAer
That lt shall DO aside for you ON Una. We
viii build house to store your g0os .la. s W e.
you cyery wear agent shall DC seht among you
10 1--WE with Won thar he may hear your Complaints Al
the same place you, VIII nave your -, ~
physician TO cure your to d vonr corn md
your soil. We viii send yon mn 10 s ~ 20 ~ '
teachers 10 educate your chuIeh III "uuVh :" 'h'So
things the Great Father VIII sehu you encis leal suS
other things "a you may need Now ia return oi lhis we
ONLY ask fGat y6u Will not modest our foadS lccs OF