The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-09-24

fort aud attic by all officers tire harrison
and idea ul Tho Territory. Aftef the usual
pipe smoking Coaera SAnbcrn opened tho proceedings
Tho six Commissioners before you have been cant oat
bv the President and white people 20 examine into
the Indian lestoa and detsrmne apon sons coarse 10
be pur.l3a featlse 20 tn,se matters We sont oat,
not 50 much deaf with friendly indians Use yoyr-
selves as ~lth ti0se tDat hostile, aud de-
course shall BE- parsaed BY the Pres!d. m regard
to them one Of tie main objos.s Tor whlca we cano
~, tue yer was to exaD- the country and mo chs
OF the land along tho missouri ana ascertain
wn thel wonid produce corn enough 10 subsist the
Indians II cultivated by them We arc very glad 10
meet you-our hearts are glad We meet you more to
s.s lnn 10 "a 10 70 but wish % al you have
10 saw We w.sS to learn whether you are willing ard
desrou to go foseaIups aud cultivate the sol and
raise subsistence and IL 80, Where yos 3sa to loose
All that yGu ate in those VIC will consider and
yo,r words vii. be taken 10 the President
spcec any OF the Indians seemed incinsd to re-
ply They sat in perfect silence and looked so utterly
unconscious OF any interest IN tho proceedings that
General sherman and Senator Henderson became OK
ceflngv restless and the Senator prop calling them
out Tor the of political meetings, but the
and that a. soon a. they had smoked and delberated
sufficiently they would speak Finally Two Linc'.
Chief OF the Two Kettle band, arose and shock haads
with all he Commissioners and spoke as folings-
Ny FRi4sns--Wc sat w oil night last night to maze
NJ our minds about THIS mater have shaken
towards ali. yaa white people have tried to
make friends for years with the hostile
Indians and have tried TO ncp you, but nave iaod
You going around mike up friends with indians
but already friendly am chief Al OF a. 10 this
arc CHIEFS hy friend General Harvey ca'no out
/ reno nher hts words. Our great grandfather has
used badly don't know whether il was him or our
and the whites Your six Com mssionors have come
here aud asked ms where desire to 1.-Two and cut-
vate with 10 30 on the west sdo OF the river above
here, ncnr the Big Cheyenne. All the land here belongs
to and don't want ID dispose IL or BIS ciniined
to one place visa to take the advce OF my grea,
grandfather lie wants RIO 10 cu!tivae tne soil and
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the have mentioned. The Yankions nc ow here
sold land TO the gogernment and we claim it, II
they had asked our consent wo wonid have boon
satisfied General Suy told us tho land here was
not fl TO- cultivate, but No love 1t. Wo claim
We claim The Black Hills and both sides OF the Ms
souri, river. Ny old people were RAJ ed on the river
wa born near Fort Thompson. Wrca taey vera gong
to build the fort tod them not TO do SO; but when
we we're out hunting they bailt the foit
have prayed every day TO tho Great spirit that wo
might raise crop, and this das Hc las taken pity on
us and we have good crop Of oorn. some o. my band
opposed to culivating the soil II my great grand
father would furnish what he has promised NO
wouid stay here two or tsrse Years and try what we
could do. We visited him last winter in Washington,
and no promised to send us ods aud keep Thea
whore the AGENTS would steal them. When the
goods arrived they boat tho boxes like drums broke
thcm open and stole our goods. We are all poor and
naked, and want clothing Tor our women and chli-
dren.
The next speaker the Long Msndan. who said ::
There IL tue man Genera, ilarncy) who whip ped
sense into my head have been thinking OF 1t for 100
past twelve years Ianded his certificate 10 General
shermanl My friends tina. shows thnk something
Of whites have had that paper for twelve years.
and there Is not spot Of dirt it yet. Last win ef
my great grandfather called me to Washington and
gave the choice Of two ihingseither to cultivate
the soil live upon tho bouny OF tue government.
decided the best, ana broUgh. my decision TO my
people I thanked the Great Spirit when heard
General Harvey vas coming up for knew he would
bring good wnite men to shake hands with. Tho six
bands held council all night last night and hsy have
the and children the other side, and we
claim both sides BELONGING TO US lam glad TO soa
live much longer have seen you and shall not
be afraid visit tho fort. When we go to cuiti-
vaS the land, we wan: an our Traders 70 60
ploughs and other implements bit We have not them
yot We want you to send them to us We can't DO
anything with our hands. Our great grandfather Will
take pity and don't wish 10 XIII US. You want
to gnt for yoa bat you who ara paid to risk your lives
DOM want your wives AMI children TO etarve aud we
have The same fesrng want my wife aud children to
live. wont to Washington with our agent and want
him to tell you, before ALL what have received. These
are fathers agents.. have got two but goods
have all gone up the river and from this time dont
believe | have any father. We want four hundred
drei sacks OF coffee and sugar six nations or have
decided to go TO work. and we want these things TO
a n9 " Gnse s ~ sss ana
to keep tho Indians friendly, and have tried TO help
him talk to them. have been sent out with knives,
tobacco and other presents. and have given t al! to
these hostile Indians and am poor myself whatever
you are going :, say tell me pain, and not
is bcst for mo- and viii take your advice am going
to saw few words 10 General Harvey You have come
up with this big chief General s6erman), aud an
glad to see you You have brought Us good words
Before 1 received this paper from you making me a
chief, did not what did. would go to war; or
do anything but since then chief and don't care
how much lhcy Gght.
General Sherman then said to the nterpreter:--
Tell tho Long .landan from INC that when we send
provisions, send them for our soldiers II is our
frst business look ont for them and tren fernish
others. DO not believe soldier will hurt an Indian
whom Indians pesceable, but when some are hostile
they naturally suspicious. General stanley CON-
mands this department and he Is hero, and viii war
rant he viii receive any Indian that comes 10 friendly
spirit.
Another Indian chief, 'Gae Shield" next made q
speech. He said
When end one OF my relatives always like to shake
hands with MIN. second Chief, Fire Heart wss the
frs. chief whom VIC came 10 0rt Rice bat 10 has hid
den himself General Harvey told mo Ne were friends
and brothers. lie gave advise, which W. have rcl-
lowed for twelve years. When no tells me no $ my
friend and brother think all the soldiers my friends
and brothers. have only one heart II had two one
OF them might no bad, aud | would do wrong. can ::
write bu, wnen good men come hero 20 give me adsce
friend and although Other white men have Jecsssed nae
| bshavo him to-day. Some OF my sons went WIN
General Su!ly TO tgnt against orr own people tinE
the whites than my people, or wc,;.d not
send my 70 light We have oon sen, words to on
great Their but don't think tey reached lin by
trying 70 help the whites thought thry would help
bat thoy don't heip me at alt We gaia moth
ms, and suffer mucn in winter, because we have nc
arms aud ammunition to XIII game. IL / go %
war aganst hostile indians / should hase arms
to defend myself but don'l set them. Tho hostile
ind.lns let NJ Trey Nfu w Rti <.itci
General suly whipped tho Indians Wbestone
Hill. he came back and cent INC 10 bring them IN, and
and brought them ell 10 Fort Rice. Two years ae
a comm aston OF six men came here and sad oar grca
grandfather waited 10 buy this road thlssoafi ryei
road and promised TO give zach band OF sioux $1,000
year lor twenty ycars, except the DGcsect VINO were
TO receive $1,000. 1 told tha. every time thoy
brought the $1,000 worth Of goods they would bnng M
voices of tho zane, but have never seen an nvcic'
but once
General Stanley here interrupted the proceedings by
stating that tue whole troabc with the Indiana on the
Tar yncu
pracised the face OF the earth, and he hoped the
Commission would ard get a. the whole truth, all
the was from here 10 Washinetonl
These Commissioners told 10 cultivate tho grouni,
aud promised US plouahs, oIen seed and oil noces-
sary I'm piements I hold the promise In my
hand now. We will plant as soon We get these We
have had gums powder for tho past I'VE years.
Game Is all have TO 1.-Two on, and We are unable To
kill 1t without arms have been trying 20 do MI In nv
power TO satisfy the whites but u seems as though they
wanted to sarve 70 death. All the robes, furs &c,
that used by the whites are furnished ~ US ~ one.
half what they are worth. Whila men. Oticers aud