New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1867-11-06

Prom or ste.s,i Co-rssrer'ert
"Conus,IcS CAMP" MEpiciNE LoncE ChrEK'
whatever the people ut large may think OF
tho proceedings Of Doe C,pm-sion, % ono thing they
may rest ae,Iedtiat They have been diligently atNo.G
since their arrival 90 t's place taking testimony. cross
examiuiag, sitting evidence and holding pOW-"oWs.
Holding low.wov {, tie most fatguus OF al not only
10 The Commissioners but to tire members ot ;bc pres
IacL pov-sow consists in listening TO Ilauve speeches
foin Indian chiefs With bahuc names, Who Erst,cuiie
wild~ altering uue-UudcG sentences OF tie most ll'
earthly words imaginable. Then some ono OF the Con+
eioucrs whether ~ natural hcl tncss Of lcarI love
Of Joke or ont q puro philanthropy. 10 is Impossi
ctOasccg.in IcIles ln long strains " tie pu's' p
erdas That ever reporter listened TO- OF course II j. u"
very right and Ir>I @ and tie speeches o. tle WINE
chiefs do credit 10 their heads aad hearts Ah"'ie' 49,
OF Gscouteitis tie compus.on under WAith We "''
shaking hand, vn every FOUL and,d iaaun' ~
fll length upou brd,. blankets and n.i..',D','
insects o.. oItuou, -sc which crawl over Ia.'r l'
and slaughter ti'm by IHc aoA,Is III iv tiei. fo
i rr. t y ,o. AL IT. is joke Positively it can he
ci,I i,iiiu, . Ne but cuc.re oar common l"l's
S 81 ne t' and novel pocccuines row enacted in
tbls OF kssas' The haIinai5 "c-oI"S0S" '0'''
Hie, three days council the Chiefs - the Comnncne
etd Kiuwa nations proposed TO siSna tIt''l ~ F,O.
TO the Council tlt iu u their rendOr Of w'l 'ni and
such nncry - me ".u'ss nH'H"c .u,is % 'o ",l
s0u.ftr nn the -.Dlul. in Tho front l!E WAS -.H'a
Ss'mk' P.ry T",-'9ei' t,at' t. i' ~ , .G
Black Et-e ltN'" ''u't ~ "t''''n I.'' ~ 49, ,.
been drawn mp ly >ctol j henderson ~ a"ttt y" ~,
he chiefs, Poor i-Iormusc> they knew uausLt OF the
ski,lml diplomacy ~ tAo white man. Al'Cl Mi"HE
animation was Sis o.c Oh ooo ot nc ocaeria coUi 'l
tho chiefs oue hour htd tcGr col,v5,u ,',,
Zoo "o-, y..., '''' Nov, and tnen world DE
Iciri t,e y, Of r,e ,rslrt cvpostpatire: Gentle
mon thee q ...sou. are uutmry; We h'a better al
ionra. snd as.cc among ourselves about he treaty.
fDaIiy Tie yoiro Of r0lacuto. Kcia9s Bird" was
heard saying. You told as 20 come !rt 'il' g.
Sign the ptCr. W. are ready hnt yon bs ~. u. pa O., oi
toagf icu said }on were co.rg 10 give Us s,'1 US
a.re IT," lu reply "a, Commissioners eudca'o
Mug and Willy OIr"A"l i"ol-"t ne h"M VIZ VIZ, i. ,s
talking about, aud sItti@inS up ne hfechcI It's UN'
con ra0s abou, lit loias. and then lo We
in d f.ut nalloT as follows looking tTtny q, ,.[
any Medicine io '-,>. IDS, country Is al milne, from ~,
Arkansas Liver Gown !. lr%as; WAN ~ ''1 lS y, to,
Toosiaway. he Ccmau,le Chief His baud, ou,e he
Ino,f poyi.i is low ne aug'uestycte II tire Iatio4s
Then l0Jh ut ,nc NY Sd ii g.. 'iy eH'l W''', o., C
Irairls 90 NC were brought IN. The buffalo ait many
yet. When th,y mc al tohe' l MI thch 10 !oc you
eail an" Poor fellow; just as tue game s'tule les
in the share Of tie upier 30 Sa'aha siusteu Z" ne
which seemed to cUde the substance q Tie utaiyh ne
Comm!ssionrr, s'-aet H. AND ,.sn S"tai@, ,, az
proper ana just WIS l"Nlitg 10 eu' s''" ~
Chief of bic Iuc Sign, and he as tie General GA 'hc ue
Sc.i,atnc manner .i as ii n Gue II not, pressed lie
Pen bomr to tie ceutcr Of the mark TIE treaty W;s
sisIod These Chiefs ~ .e3ins a., Sg,tI "%"} OO'O'O
e4,aic ' " i,5rfl1n OF cyas are tho
Wichita Mountains around which are some = 'd t.n's,
s W. t,r i uii,lli rcsetvst.on Tor the Kiowas
s snd C, iI ,,lv Coina,che Chief isa.icty
farming there, and, according 70 the provisions oi tAe
are 10 be immcGat1ly built. By The erection u
these buildings and tie settlement ~ the agency upon
around wicn DE tribes VIII gather by degrees; As Tie
Indians settle, tie lands Vii become aGsCiocG IT u IS
male adult about 100 acres. am additional grant OF eesSon
No treaty ior Tie cgsio Of any portion part OF the
reservation GosciuCG within the late treaty slo hc coz
sdcTcd as valid aga" the ~sll Indians Gn'S we S,'e
% execute" a., 80, ~ ~" 50 ,tiir, in MS frtefv
shall he understood construed ia such maler as 10
dcprye any Indian without Ills or Der consent, of the
right to the soil selected by him OF her as homestead
lheeifs or even majority Of tho tribes, cannot now
Iess TS woC Tor ever in treaties made heretofore
with Edians only Iaealt until few cltis could De got
together 10 sgn u treaty di-posr. Of tGeir la d. ar
Tappan moved tt tHe Commissioners adopt provision
that all treaties Tor the ceon Of Land s9A"
proposition Was adopted in this ueat3, 10 IS very
dncd to it, IL may b,coulo a lw al future time.
Beside The action taken in the matter Of tho Klowas
ad Irr,nIbe n All sboat soon fIe IN Ian Teri,
tory ana tat pat o. Texas Aiug wet Of tic indian
territory ana cas-, Il New MeXco. 20 Dc obtained POS
which is designed bc tho ultimate home Of ali the
Indians org4ilcd as territory, controlled absolutely
own IN CougTe, SOWING the soil and Their own law
makersin tact Indian state. The NoftheIn Indians
vii he given them the North aud organized II the
ilsioicrs heard it stated that tic Goyernnent would
eventually abandon TIE present treaty -,hsalng pol'y;
ana would make and deal with them as ctzous q tho
United States with the rights ana privileges OF other
ins 70 y IKE ti i M e asoyereHt
fit,u.l
THIS teaiy Mas ahOlher coilhIeh'An!e feature, NIlcH
will prove iLiabe specific against any idudaieHt
Issued tho ludiaHs unless officer Of The army be
present 70 Inspect IA quality ana qnaniy OF the goods
tance. which vii insure ia uat case equitable disSrlbu
Tie Indians care bat little for this country south OF tho
Arkansas Tor any part u the Stale OF Kansas, only
LlsOmUCh a. buffalo may De found roaming through the
country. As buffalo migrate southwark the Indians
viii follow. II he kioWas ana COuauthes See that Too,
sLaWay and lis peaceful band prosper ~ aencultnral
they may ultimately be induced 10 follow tho good g.
Gov. Crawford senator Ross and exLieut-G Gov. Root
have accomplished their purpose. Kansas ia 50 far a5
easy COmacAe AFTER The treaty was signed the Gov
called on 10 testify and give ~ As opinions
which Is strongly tgcd with prejudice. GoduCe ey-
dence which goes far 90 cOrTODOre the ruror which las
lOated around loag that LeayenwOrihs dishonesty
was the prime the many deprcCatiOns committed
by the k8Was duug last summer and that the cause OF
the Osagts Itb,ous attitude rnated from tho mis-
Twelve chiefs OF tho latter tribe 10 camp two
tengeut chici. ainube, ana wehdisposed charges
agcntSaOw with having withheld AZ least years
nues; that lac hNcd 100 Dales away from his tribe, and
that does protect tie tribe from the encrOachmcHs
OF the whites. The story OF these pcaceable cesis sad
one Their reservation iOilucfly EXTENDED Inc Whole
length OF the southern boundary q the state OF Kansas,
$50 miles ~ length, and 80 miles m width They had more
lands than were necessary ior their occupation aAd be
fore the treaty OF sept %, 1868. an payments from
the Government Lad been Discontinued. leaving
them greatly Impoverished 10 remedy this
evil they consented 10 sell their surplus lands