Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-09-26
THE INDIAN WAR.

TIE COUNCIL BETWkRN THE INDIAN COMMITS
SION AND THE HOSTILE INDIANS.
A. S. II. White, Esq, Secretary of the n
dian Commission, arrived In the city last ven
ing, having left the North Platte, 300 miles,
west OF Omaha on Saturday last. The council
between The Commissioners and the hostile In
dams held on Friday, the Goth instant was
very satisfactory. There were pre- cent, Hon
N. G. Taylor, Commissioner OF Indian Aft airs
Gen. Sherman, Col. Tappen, Gen. Terry, Gen
Harvey, Gen. San born, and Senator Hsnder.
sor, with the following named indians
Spotted Tail, Swift Bear, and Big Mouth
BruIe Sioux, Pawnee Killer Man who walks
under the ground, Whistler, and Standing
Elk, Ogalia Sioux. and Turkey Leg Cheysnn
council was beld on Thursday, the 18Th in .
slant, and the 1Ddiars was told that the com
MISSION had come TO see what the trouble was
and what tire war YVES about. 1t was the d.
sire oftte COMMISSION TO hear their staten en IS
then. and promising them areply on the suc.
ceeding day. In reply, TIE Indians stated they
wanted me Smoky Hill Railroad Eastern
Division Pacific Railroad,) and Powder River
WseoD Road, Goute 20 Montana) abandoned,
as these roads cut off and DESTROYED
their game, and that while the
game lasted thew wanted to live there
and nunt il, alter that was gone they would
go 10 farming, that they winted the bIpe coats
(soldiersl kept away On the rextday tne
council again net, all being present and Gen.
sherman, on behalf of The commits sion stated
the Indians south OF The Arkansas wbohid a
right to the country around the Smoky Hill
ROAD had gwen their consent for that road over
live years ago. The roid was absolutely me-
cessary for The white people and would he
built Military Posts ard Neil Stations were
built here TWO ycais ago and the Indians did
not tten consider Il necessary 20 make war
As 10 the Powder river road il was esta5I,shad
last year for he purpose Diminishing sub,is-
tenCe 10 be NJ ope who were digging gold in
M oDtana ira the Great Father in Washing-
ton had supposed that the Indians In III It
country had given their consent 10 the 70 I'd
being built by treaty made a. Fort Larauale
but it row seemed The Indians wanted TO max.
war. While they to urge war that road would
not be given up, bpt if it was found out by the
time OF the coprCil at Fort Laramie, Novenb Der
lst, that the Indians had right to thai
they would be compensated for any DANA -
sustained by them; also, for the Smoky Hill
1aliroad Gen. Sherman impressed upou the
Indians the importance Of cultivating the soil
instead OF relying upon the chase. What they
(the lndians) called war, the Great Father in
washington thought nothing of, and offered to
bring all the chiefs to the East that thew might
see bow thick the white people were. To this
Big Mouth, Brule Sioux, repled the white
people were as thick as grass. Gen. Sherman
also told them that they could select any com
try between the White Earth and CHEYENNE
rivers, in Dakota Territory, and bave that as
permanent nome, where they would be pro-
vlded with agricultural implements and cat
tie. similar proposition was made to the
Indians south OF the Arkansas. Offering them
reservation in Indian territory In concIu
SION, ne offered them small supply OF am
munit'on, IN order that they could hunt on the
Republican and secure meat for the winter
The publish" statement that Pawnee iIIer
left the council and put on war paint is not
true He supposed the coun ell had ad Iourned
and went 10 neighboring lo5ge. bat wss sent
FOR and returned and alter the adjournment OF
the council received mis- supply of aumuni.
tion With the others All the Indians prsn-
ised they would not 60 on the war path and
would endeavor 10 bring Iron Shell aud Rel
Leaf, Brule chiefs, with their binds TO meet
the Commissioners at Fort Laramie, on No
vember 1st. Gen. Sherman and Gen. Harvey
have returned 20 81. Louis. Col. Tappan, to
Denver, Gen. Terry, to st. Paul, Sen ator Hem
derson. 10 Dis home In Missouri, Gen. Lanton,
TO Omaha, ard Comm'ss oper Taylor, TO On.
caso. Thew will meet again at Fort Ha-ker.
Kansas, on the 9Th OF October 1t is said that
Turkey Leg, Cheyenne, with his band, threw
the train of st Plrm Creek, but it is the i'm
preston Of many in tn at courty that the deed
was committed by white men.