The Irish republic. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1867-18??, 1867-10-05


wear nothing but the legs cutting out the seats as soon
they given to them.
General Sanbon spoke for the Commission as follows,
through the interpreter:
We are sent to examine into the Indian question: not
much to talk with the friendly Indians the hostile ones
and to determine what course is to be pursued by the Pres
dent with regard to them One of the main objects look
at the lands and they would afford subsistence for the
Indians (Cries of how) We glad to meet friendly
Indians we meet you hear what you have to say more
than TO talk with you We wish to hear If you willing
to go to the reservations and cultivate the SOIL if to what
word"
At the conclusion of this effort of General Sanbos there
was a painful lul during which the noble Omen pro-
ceeded to take out their pipes which induced General
Stanley to observe can Indian make
speech without smoke than Confederate can without
drink"
General sanborn-"Who are their main speakers?"
General Stanley"That fellow with red shirt and the
one with his chin painted black have the most influence
General Sherman, in white silk gloves and military cloak
around him. chewed away vigorously at his cigar stump
on went the Indians smoking ahead for inspiration, with
perfect unconcer fully determined that should await their
pleasure which painfully did. Long did watt if at
Quaker meeting for the spirit to move
experimenting then commenced, whereat Two Lance a
short thcset fellow with long black hair falling over his
shoulders arose. laid down his pipe shook hands with all the
Commissioners and every other adjacent white
mencng with General Harvey whom the Indians everywhere
persist in considering the big toad in the Peace Commission
puddle He defined the boundaries of the land he wanted
and followed by Yellow Hawk aired in old overcoat
low hat and red flannel drawers who said There oinng
General Harvey who mued up in his military cloak
and peerng through his gold gasse is the who
tried to whip into my bend He pulled old
paper out of his BOSOM that General Harvey had given him
years ago My friend that shows think something of you
have had that paper and there spot of dirt yet
have thought was friend of the white man since Eve
had that paper.
Burnt Face, who blue shirt red pantaloon-legs
and black silk handkerchief tied around his head and
had blackened chin, wanted to be friendly and wanted
the Agency to give him POWDER ball, and "a big-beled
blanket"
Iron Horn camenext. He buckskin jacket, trimmed
with red and white and 85 years old Kossuh hat
old feather and yellow cord ornamened his head and pair
of goggles repoed placdy his retreang forehead He
said
General Harvey is an old friend he saw me first the
old FORTS gone to ruin; you sent out then to get
Indians to make treaty with All of have decided to
locate in spot plant every year, and have got few
small patches CT wish plant the big bottoms
Help give oxen and calves and twenty to show
us how farm caotwork long, and must have the white
to help me-"
Just Like A Bear who said Il amt much of man, but
think much of myself any white man," said: l
think of the white than of my Indians. We
talk among ourselves and send word every day good
father; but afraid that the words drop The only
way get word there is go there with it. Every winter
help our father go to war for the whites want to be
with white people, and be rich. thought that the hostile
Indians would suffer- but they do not suffer much
do. We are harder off than before Our children
starving will stick by the whites aslong they will help
That's the reason go with them but it looks as if
the river buy urs for and sell them for much
money White traders here and stay and make
children. raise them my They are now ragged
SoI VIC SoI Vi IuoSe
We all the land from DEVILS Lake Pipe Stone Quarry
through the Black Hills to the Yellowstone There six
bands here to-day We've given of it away. 1t is
use to ask where is our land. It's all ours'
Fort Gibson letters in the ST. Louis newspapers say that
Lewis Downing has been elected Chief of the Cherokee
Nation William P Sse by large majority. Both the
Northern and Southern Cherokee voted for Downing, who
is said be in favor of sectonizng the lands of the nation
and advocates other public enterprises.
Washington dispatch says: Senator Wade writes to
friend this city that he will introduce the day ofhe next
session. bill to repeal the act of organizing Utah Ter
ritory says the action of the Mormons in denouncng
the Government yranncal and unjust must be punished
by prompt suppression of polygamy Having abolished
slavery Senator Wade says the great of the
Radical party is to abolish Mormonism.
The new town of Juesburg the Union Pacific railway,
the Omaha Herald says has 120 whisky shops for popua
ton of about 5000
Mexico.