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

to be friends lor ever II one Of our people bea the peace
You must tell your agent and he will see yon nghed ~
any Of your people break the peace, deliver nm Up %
your agent, at ne may be punished ~ uoftuk 70 -
Will be done him. When We have written down tit
peace we must trust each other az friencs we not
cast aside suspicion, and defend each Other nom ha.
lslees and cries Of ugilhowJ We have Low DONE AKA
The Cheyenne chiefs announced that rs the Arrapehos
cheiS were In council, and that as that tribe mad no. .s
at war but had always been az peace they vOrI1 pfIes
10 near them sleaA M Non beng Translated ~ S4I
Adams, the Interpreters TO the ArwpalOcs chief LIZA
isayen the father, and hend eaebem Of the tribe, ross
slowly 10 his feet and stalking TO the center OF tie eiIc
VI chiefs, addressed them as follows:
cnt We Arapah0es have been waiting to see yon ara
hope you will sign the peace which we wish We s'eni1
TO IA; they give warm clothes AID good food. Cry
dOnt want TO 10 Tlee are Tie Utcs make was
upon them much you pleasethey your eneaieA
tie whit your friends. have heard taf you haN5
been offended at me for protecting whites it2
from your way 10 my camp for protection. Would yea
have rae behave like c0g Would you have not dung
he sanei DO lot be peeylsh children, bu be nlen. and
blane And COW, Shite chiefs, hope that WHAT ycn
men Mt these forts the Arkansas road therdny Tsy
mostly children, and you must moi allow them 70 rs
Wild that proyoes waAeep lem within Doa4Gs AG sn.
white settlers Glso 70 behave themselves ana lns peet
Will last. see that al tie Cheyepcs aS As.e' .op
gratuafe you upon your success IN lGaAlds ec" VII
be good thing 20 tel the whites In theSdtes nc news
Of peace viii make their hearts elad fon have a9ns
wise thing In not mentioning any inrs ahou' tie Inlts
they have stolen. Let them keep thtIn l wonl3
ask you that my reservation be near Fort Lyon.
was born and raised IN that neigb9rlcod ahd o!o ~
II yo1 ever shall want niro2d through J., Shell ~
~.
cine Lodges schoo ne Dmt on our reservs9on rs 80
time the tribe sgrfe 70 settle down shan he IN ny
BY placing my reservation where wait il, shall bs
separated nom Otfcr tribes Yoa cannO gcs-ey atio
hands and those Of my people shall be clean and wta
We want an honest trader at our village WHO WI %
You shoud caution them. They arc very o5nOne {to-
pie ard you should TIC to do right, lest evil da
night come. have spoken"
give this speech as Il was SPOKEN by venerable man,
and the most honest Indian on tine Plans and tie Y0r4t
The next who spoke was Cheyenne, TIE first chief o.
that ration who has spoken snco ne have been Lers
The other treaties made wero only continuation ca
treaties already made, and In great measure, Atls ~
Sioux are tie tribes who have been at war hrs
wns the frst opportuniJ we Fave had OF neailni re
He Ipeeeh was uttered with TIE sharp, spasaodis
asi; yon if 1t is rs you sayi Have you come frc-
make peace with PSI Wen, then, take You 10y TIE
hard. and my soldiers also Shall take you b. =.
your soldiers at your backs. Here stand, Crllts
about The railroads: we win hold 4 together. va
VIII both have night IN IT. believe that on arc ser.
fou Il Irairie I've by il We prefer to do So ard as
yet we do want any Of the blessings Of cvi.zs,oa.
is south OF the Arkansas River but that county between
the Arkansas aud the Platte is ours Ne are val
yoar advice about That, hut until then VIII tale
chances 1t were wei that those soldiers Oh te Arkansas
tty ci it - III ic Yon mini; tbst You aye aox
Ip',leIs 'ts ies' leS. - 80 ~ ,,s i-t y
prefer to live formerly. II yo Us al The gJOs Yea
could give, yet We would prefer oar own lie, to I've "a
free as have done. You give presents, ans. thea
take our land; that proyokes war Ibaye sald al"
TIE destruction Of ter village The causes Of TIC va.
About all these THINKS they were very ntce3t Lat 10
| past bo buried We come 10 mahe peace You hays
give presents II you like but We prefer 70 - WIN
out tnem. You may b. ID us nedcine hedges chops,s
thai If you want to- but We cannot guarantee tn-t We
will occuIy them; You may say that VIC .ha. n"t ha
own grounds, but we Wiz do 20 IN spite o. yoa ana
since you 10 sign treaty Of peace Wy We have
objections This was their conduct ioush0u 1hoash
Tie treaty lay drawn up in full with al ihs leqgsi::
Tor tlCir goods some idiot had commenced 10 break
open the goods ready FOR distribution The cheyenIef
| The Commissioners in sweat. What was 10 "a
donef smith The Interpreter stood hard eya seiwiei
obstinate cid fellow 81 sly, smith, those Cheyenes
have rot signed tie treaty y6 bllg them up 10 sisns
! said some one, aud away went We Old eentlemal us
long coat tails lIp!ng behind with the Excitement Tica
burned within Lin by dint coaxng brilliant ron.
s he s SSTRea enis S'Is sS eoq W Y 4 u Lag
| Clici, Sim Face, Cray head, Little Roek, GiTis
E KoSe tn todE ia W an hour Hoo to eo S1f 1
Bear that he IA duty bound 10 sign. At last Gsi
The Great Father knows Yoa are clief and your
name must be upOni face or he Will not recognizes
stead Of touching TIC pen lightly pressed head
OF tie pen until 1t was buried Ia the paper lac tieA
IT, and ny word shall last One chief is enough 10 81,
for as bat dozen names" After the Cneyennes
Darps 10 no idrt treaty Idttle Raven Yellow Pear
stoin, Willie Rabbit spotted Wolf. Little Big MOntn.
Alter the signing Of this abrupt aud hasty declaration
OF eGee came the congratulations and ucossant shaking
OF Lands and then tho distbution Of presents WLioa
served sugar 10 Tie bitter ideas Of making peace
Fifteen hundred Cheyennes Old and young, nale arr
female squteG Themselves on tie ground Ia front Of tie
cuarteraster GU rtets IN ore great circle Two thou
ponies stood behind this circle OF wretche humanity,
TO bear the presents home -Four Thousand otner Indians
looked on with ackuster eyes and long couBeHaaceS
Twenty thousand ponies grazed oil the surrounding hills
| thousand YlgNams surrounded Lily Nnue tents IbI
day presented the yeest ever yet south u
tie ArkaIsas Bales OF new blankets are ripped opcE,
ana BOXES CONTAINING suns OF UNIFORM are Droheh Nhbs
tie distribution OF these pretty goods is making merry,
lei us turn our attention 10 the oaty they have signed:
First 1t is agreed that peace shall be maintained be-
tween the people and the Government Of the United
and is agreed that IN case hostile acts or GepreeaOns
committed by the people OF the United states such
the ngertoved Indians shall submit Their grievances or
complaints to the President through their agent aud
direction, and tie thus made shel be binding on
all parties interested, and tie Government IN good faith
Will enforce the and the Indians on their pa1t
Committed by any Of their tribes TO deliver him up 10 the
agent ~ be punished according TO tie laws u the United
TIE United States also hereby gree that the district q
country embraced within tie following limits OF the
Cherokee lands west OF the Goth degree OF longitude,
the Cherokees having agreed that the United states
could settle any Indians west Of the Goth degree, upon
payment Of thirty cents per acre sanborn Harvey ana
Leavenworth in the treaty Of %, out Of grlorauce
gordins the lgcaol Of Indian lapes. gave them laldt
east OF the 6th degree II Sost Longitude and stretching
| across the Usage Reservation up 20 the Afsenr
| say River and extending Vest TO the l0ts
degree Congress. however, amended the treaty, ana
struck of from and Usage lands al their rtsrva
ton running through that country leaving thom stu 80
an AGRICULTURAL aviation, 1900 square niles All hie
Land shall apart for the sole undisturbed use and
occupation Of the CheyenLe who one OF tie parties
TO this treaty and that white person, except Ohcers
agents and employees Of the Government shall upon
or settle within the country embraced within the above
limits unless formally Incorporated into TIER tIlJe 40
cOrding 10 their laws ana usag6s
also agreed by the Indian parties heretothe Cheys
| aud alDp~-