New-York tribune., 1867-09-18

fni pardon by President Lincoln. ., ~ ,,,n.
ncsoa weto-do in worldly aairs, receiving arfe AN am
nuitics from the General Government oWlInt ~ NV. ar
rarv act OF Congress and the Indians driven WIN ios
of all their property rights, &C., rom @ C NJ, INF in an
evil hour they became involved IN massacre VI inc llc
whites which their ruin ana asQ llc rum ~
Indians in that state. The WhneDaSoes, jdt5
200 were forcby and by authority OF congress get@gu @
from their land, which had been gua,Ton ~
treaty, and driven from the slae' Without painot b
only few hours, forced upon single sDaIu 49, S ~
brigade of troops and sent into the wilderness mere 10
sfervaton Congress in tins cOnhscatng ai ihcI
property i'm Minnesota, and appropriated S,uVu@ @ VI MI
which was speedily gObbed up by SPECTATORS. nndt
naEe3 M 1 ct S that these indians were implicated in
ibe massacre and at the time OF Their eApuiisloin ii
nonnIe Ga,tiur i'm the Union Army for G0Xetnhehl
ana people who returned and rewarded tet sa r % in
services by the most bitter persecution ever III
hctcu gon 1? ?,iieTs were conscacd with the rest and
W If and their families driven from their homes TO dio
of exposure and starvation The history ol ouI lnlH t
ttihc5 presents us as nation committing the most
etocois crlces upon the Indians upon mere ssplcio
confscotnc their property, violating our treaties ana
driving them forth die, all, men. women ana cmnTen
eo1ic, wives and soldiers widows, soldiers children
and soldiers orphans The outbreak in Minnesota was
eaamy Tor our connrythc Indians lost their property
and lost their lives bHt we IoSD o" Good name
The Indian question is better understood now ~ tan W
eyer bGore me Indians i'6e s o1TIae ycn them
will decide not 10 upon the warp9th hot 10 uu th
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whites The Commission if II has done nothing more can
| CONGRATULATE itself upon dong this. 49,. -, e.,
that the sison Sioux this season cultivated about Gp
acres which looked well and promised an aoiah 1, ,
lint the 1assloppers came and all was destroyed Inc
commissioners visited their helds and there viewed ui
nsakable evidence of tbs fact Ihr SINE can @ & e C @
mission and cOunccd with at their rcserNnoh pou' oV
miles above the SissiOns-thCsc Indians nave peeh on
their present reservation lC0 years OF moreWerc visited
bv Lewis ana Clark some 20 years ago. They number
nearly 1000 cultivate the soil raised good crop which
! ktyiS
for agricultural implcncnt and expressed themselves
/ moi ashamed 10 work.
The sissiton sioux are supported by an appropa
ton made by Congress of SO0UO per ahhun I1 lo "su
SEQ to each fimily-which would be sufficient II IT was
justly expended for the benefit of the tp Dut u s nov
many hands. constantly decreasing in amount, until
small quantity at last reaches ITS destination
TIE COUNCIL At FORT sULLY.
A correspondent of Tie Cincinnati CONNER
cal gives interesting sketch Of the council al foi 9"S
| on the 3lSt
on the 3lst Saturday at an early hour, the Commission
were in readiness Gen. sherman appeared IN his MIL
taiy coat and less Of 1xedup appearance was
worn by all the company At 10 o'clock three gmDaTcs res
drawn hy six mules, each dcCked WIN Itu ~
settcs arrived and the Commission aud gentlemen OF le
press speedily taking possession Ol aH VIC Slnd Sldo,c tn
one ambulance were soon under way TO the tort ,,,o
The Commission sat in chairs bemnda low Moou ~ @ nle.
| Cen sherman putting away at his Ggar, Gen; IalLc9
wrapped up in elegant military cloak ana senator
Henderson eycea.,ed: ana u, % an ,r Ur The indians
& t,rd in their sunday clothcs-plcnty Of paint and
feathers six tribes of Sioux were rcpre.entGd. Ihey
rre dro crowd all past the prime Of life, all painted
some yellow some black red. All sorts OF clothes
ycIc worn even one fellow appeared In castoh iriga-
Gic, Generals coat; army cavalry hats quite IN
vogue, and their hair was generally cd up IN 80 nlu'i
which were inserted in fox skin. about inches long ana
hung down over their hearts Dirty shirts were decidedly
fashionable. il being Indian etiquette To put on snt!
mud wear il ont and on condition 10 remove II ul II
wears ont or 10 have II washed As 10 panaloons they
wear nothing but the legs cutting ont the seats % soon aS
Gen sanIorn spoke FOR tho Commission as follows,
We are semi to examine into the Indian question not
go much 10 talk with the friendly Indians rs the hostile
| the President with regard 10 them. one OF the main
objects TO look at the lands and see they wond Afford
glad to meet friendly Indians; we meet you 10 hear what
you have 90 say moro than to talk with You We Wsh TO
hear il you are willing 10 to The reservations and cu
tiyatc the soil II 50 TO what place We shall take your
word it. Now give rs yomr word o.,,o-.s ,,,cro
CceSd 70 take out their ppct which Induced cen stan
ley observe An Indian can no more make speech
without smoke, than Confederate can without
Gen. sanborn-"who are their main spcakcrsr
Gen. Sanlcy-"That fellow with red shirt, ana inc
Gen. Sherman in white SILK gloves and military cloak
around him. chcwod away vigorously at his cigar stump
with perfect aaeonccin, fully determined teat we
should await their pleasure, which we painluly u,d
Long did wait, as If at Quixer meeting Tor the
! spirit 10 move.
short. thick sci fellow with long black hair fug over
his shoulders. arose laid down his pipe shook hands With
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man. commencing with Gen ilnIney nom % % inc Ha'9hs M
everywhere persist in considering The bg toad ll lhc
Peace Commission puddle. lie defined the boundaries 0f
the land he wanted, and was followed by lcow liaWk
atrcd in an old oyerccat low hat ana rcd ilaIncl
drawers who said: There pointing 10 Gen larney' Who
SAT muied up IN his military coax ana Pe1FtnE 3u,
through bis gold glasses is the man VINO tn'd u WHIP
sense into my head lie pulled AN Old paper out of
his bosom, tat Gen. Harvey had given INN year. ago.
Ny friend, tlat shows think something OF yon IhaYe
had that paper and thcIc not spot OF dirt on yet
have thought was friend Of the white man since I've
Burnt Face who wore n blue shirt red paualoon.egs
and black six handkerchief tied around his head, and
had blackcncd chin, wanted 10 be friendly ana wanted
the Agency 10 give him powder ball, ana 90 beDclcd
Iron Horn came next lie wore a bucl..lin iacket
trimmed with red aud white. and was sj years old:
kOssuth hat Old feather ana yellow cord, oamcnted his
head and pair Of goggles rcposed Paeidly on ls re-
Gen Harney IS an old friend; he saw me nrst at the
Indians tomake q treaty with An Of us have decided 20
small patches of corn wish now TO plant the big bot.
toms Help give rs oxen and calves, and 20 men TO
show us how TO farm; cannot work long, and must have
just Like Bear, Who said, az amt much Of man,
but think much OF myself any white man. said,
think more OF the white man than Of my own Indians.
We talk among ourselves and send word every day to
good father but afraid that the words drop The
only way TO get word there is 10 90 there with ~ Lye-
| Ty Winter die; starve 10 death Wc'yo'gOt no
arms to XIII with help our ather go 10 war for the
whites. want 10 Dc with white people, and be rich
thought that the hostile Indians would suffer- but they do
suffer much as do We harder of than
whites as long as they win help me That's the reason
90 with them, but it looks they wanted TO starye
for hafprice, and sell them for much money. White
men traders come here and stay and make children I
raise them as my They now ragged and got 10
clothes. I've got OF these children. We own all the
and fr1n S Devils Lake TO Pipe stone Quarry through the
BACK lis 10 INC Yellowstone There are sX bands here
today. Weyegven of it away. 1t Is use TO ask
where Is our land It's all ours"
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