The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-10-31
THE INDIAN COMMISSION.

The Grand COun uncII-ImpOrtant Speeches
or Principal Chiefs-RepIy of Senator
HenderSOm-Peac0 Declared with the
xfowas and COmanches-SecOndD Day.
MEDICINE LODGE CREEK, Sunday, Oct. 20, 1867.
The grand council opened yesterday, and con-
tinued through the day, during which many
speeches OF very interesting nature to the In-
dans and the public were uttered.
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Precisely at the time appointed, the chiefs and
the Commissioners met again in council to de-
eide upon their future standing with each other.
Parry -wah-sah-mer, or Ten Bears, represented
the Comanches. Satanta represented the Rlo was.
Before the poW-wOW was commenced, twelve
Usage chiefs, under the leadership OF Little
Bear, made their appearance on the council
ground. According TO Little Bear, 1t seems that
Superintendent Murphy had invited him and
his brother chiefs to visit the Com mmlssloners,
and contrary TO Agent Shows express wishes,
they came. They had travelled long distance,
and were utterly exhausted. FAMINE mad well
niph stared them in the face; their horses were
lame from the excessive marching. Little
Bear, after introducing Twelve O'clock, the
head peace man of White Hairs council,
said that tomorrow they would talk further
upon the subject, but to-day he would lie down
and eat. With the permission OF the Commis-
sioners, superintendent Murphy took them IN
charge to assign them quarters. They were the
mos singular looking Indians l ever saw. OF
very large frame, they lowered above all the
rest, and were conspicuous from their peculiar
dress. narrow comb OF hair ran the length OF
the head, tapering in the inevitable scalp-oop.
few of them had their heads covered in Grim
son cloth, while their forms were clad in dirty
greyish blankets 1t is possible they may have
something of importance to relate concerning
the agency of Snow, as many hint has leaked
out that all was not correct IN that quarter.
However, may best learn what 1t is tomorrow.
After the departure of the Usage Chief from
the council ground the business OF the day pro.
ceeded.
Ten Bears rose up, and after a mysterious
shaking of the hand peculiar to the Comanche
Chief informed the Commissioners that his
people had not troubled the white man at all,
but that two years ago the soldiers mad hred on
his young men, and war had been the result
Since then, though, peace had been made
which had been literally kept on their part He
also said that his people did not want any Medi-
cine lodges; they had been trained mp since they
were children in the way of the Indian, and he
did not want it any other way. He, for one,
expected TO die an Indian. He hoped the Con-
missoners would not insist on their settlement
upon reservations, as 1t was distastetul to them.
His people wished to roam over the prairie. If
the Texans could be kept from their country,
then they might settle down upon reservation.
But he would try to keep the paths clear and
Satanta then got up and said that all he had
TO say was to eniOin upon the Commissioners to
distribute the goods faithfully TO each man; also
that the KioWas and Comanches needed two
agents one for each tribe; that there were 50
many hearts that it required two agents. He
wished John Tappan In place OF Leayen worth
Crappan is q settler at Larned and cousin OF the
Commissioner, S. F. Tappan.)
Senator Henderson then replied as folows:-
"Toour Kiowa and Comanche friends, who spoke
to us yesterday through their Chiet Satanta, Ten
Bears and TOoshaway, the commissioners say Iney
have listened TO words and nave considered
them We'll We are glad to hear you express conn
dence IN and assured that you VIII follow me
GOOD road we shall give you. We Will not abuse lha'
conhuence What say to you may pL nrsL ne uu'
Pheasant, Tut II follow advice IL VIII bring you
sooo, ana you Will so be happy.
,.ThI99gh your ohief 4tan!a you say yogde
SIRE 10 hold this country south OF the Arkansas river
y your treaty OF the Little Arkansas, two years ago
yOureHeNeo INTO your country here the Cheyenn9s
Alahahe es, ana Apaches, We agreed you might
eonInne @ 70 hHat m up 10 the Arkansas river We are
not Ike the Medicine houses of The whites bit you
like the Ounaloes and the chase and that Won wish Ia
do as your fathers dd. We won that 1 he hnf
falO VIII not last forever They are NOW N
few. and you must know II, When tLat deV come
tie Indian must change the road his fatheT trod NJ
he must suffer aud probably die. We tell vnu tat y,
cha, ee will make you better. We wish vo, tn n w ~
ana We will now offer you the way. '' w iiFo
% he whites are set ing up all the good lands The
have come TO the Arknphas river. When thew cnun
they dive ont u e buffalo II you oppose taem, wa
,nDSSt come They are many and you iew Yo
1aos fi some of them but others viii and taS
their places. And hually many Of the red men wi
have been killed, and the rest viii have no homes