The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-09-26
THE INDIAN WAR.


Speech Of General sherman--The Indians
Threatened with Death II They do Not
Make ePeace-DIsgust OF a Savage Chief
-Hemarks OF Senator HsndersOn-Re-
plies of the Indians.
NORTH PLATTE, Sept 20.-The second pow
WOW with the Sioux Indians has Just been con-
cluded, lasting several hours, and witnessed by
a large crowd OF interested spectators.
As the speeches of General sherman and
Senator Henderson are directly to the point in
question and cover the whole ground, l have
given them 10 full, as we'll as the replies of the
principal chiefs. They seemed greatly impressed
with the words spoken 10 them, and were appa-
reatIy satisfied to adopt the wishes of the Com.
missioncrs. General Sherman opened the coun-
Gil as follows:=
GENERAL sHEsMANs SPEECH.
Friends:-We have heard your words and have
thought 9d them al all night and now gye you our an,
the smoky Hill and the wagon Ioad by Powder river
es thG the a od
agreed on by the Cheyennes and ArapahOes, who
an6 IL has been travelled by stages and wagons
ns Sa sa az Sn G%S %o gesr s ss asd s
was not then considered 2 cause Of war. The Govern
you would be nothing more, but 10 us Is much more
% TPd i've in ana New SsS nG c.
and VIM be built We are TO meet the Cheyennes
they are damaged Oy this railroad we Will make
you must not interfere with 1t. The Powder river
road established last for the purpose of haul
Ss CG 4 No our RsO.s
travel there disturb the buffalo nor P' does il de-
stroy the elk and antelopes. The. indians were
sther supposed that The Indians i1 that country
Laramie last sprink Colonel MSrquadier's co%mis:
sionG but y seems that some of the Indians did
The Indians % continue 70 wage war about the road we
WE nd he Indians right 10 be- sood we Will s1e e
up pay or il you will Keep the peace any
and az council also
S Sss 0 wd Gi s
presents because you have given the huat 70 come
nsTs e iii %e G9t 70 and PGt
sg esd VeTg and
SeaeeSb Us eTans aS peOp Some OF YOU @
lacked railroad train and killed men who had
Tor peaceable people even 70 feed some Of your
and Big MouIR s1d theF bands are wiling 70
anything they want because % ss ssey " hSVe 8V
must work with your bows and arrows, thu by your
The pS%der 70 KIN our Tnls answers all
US. Know the different habits Of the red and
white men. You depend on game for living. and
the whites By trade or by annuities and presents,
work for and they do not have 70 work as hard as
you do in hunting hut they have plenty to eat have
dOGS Il You VIII AND oesvs Sn sms S
E0 ike the SnS
sbawnees. and Potawa omies. You see for your &s'
sci sci es q, that The Whit white men are advasclng In all
viii soon have ali the good land Of this coua-
81 100 ate next Year. The raroad up pI SSe " pas
will be built and that mp the smoky Hill also Ifyou
young men attempt to Interfere. the Great FATHER,
the white soldiers aud people viii let them out and
you will be swept out Of xistence We therefore pro,
Select country on the Missouri river e@bracng the
and we propose 10 allow you 10 Keep out ali white
men, exSeps t0cn tESaers ana agents % as you may
raise{herds Of ponies cattle sheep ETC. We propose
You have any Kind of men you want to show You how
70 raise corn, weave wool into blankets, and make
write We also propose pose So 20 offer The Cheyenpes.
homes In The COUNTY, below tbe 1asss ass HaT ~ %
OF you prefer that country you can there and
A great many treaties have been made by those who
SS SS r they did 70 3 Hqs
for the rapid growth Of our peo de and rs our old
sometimes are forgotten. But you can see Tor your,
selves that the travel across the has
so much that the SLOW OX.wagons do not now answer
the whie mans purposes, and we are building costly
stop them any more than you can stop the sun or
moon. and you must submit, and do the best you can
for yourselves, we will pay expenses aud let you
snd power they hardly tSas Of WhS you 1 6amSe oS
out here, and If they make no their minds they Will
6gsloes and hey viii xiii You all "o "'Ee'' hero 0'
own choice. 10 DO what we know is best for your
selves. We offer you to choose your own homes and
N1N
you all the rights white man has. We are Willing
TO do for you better than we do for white men who
come across the great This Commission Is not a
peace commission only; IL is also a war commission
to the Indians of the Plains if they keen peace:
but If they will not hear reason, then he com.
mands that these roads be made safe by war th at
Will be different from any you have ever seen. We
will be here again In November, until which time
You may hunt on the Republican; but then we want
you again to meet here an tell for good IL YOU
agree to go up TO the White Earth next spring. In
that event we Will provide for BrRdy's Island
till the grass In the spring. when want you
to go 10 the White Earth 10 pick out your future
homes: the nearer the Missouri the better that
plies and by IL your get their goods cheap
We would like you TO think of these things now and
10 what you think; but will leave the ar icles
OF our agreement TO be made when we come back
The indians came to the council with the expecta
tOn OF receiving full supply of powder and lead toI
lhelr fall hunting and he announcement by Genera
| Sherman that but little would be given them and
OF dissatisfaction among the audience, and Turkey
Foot left the council In disgust. making his was
rapidly over the bluffs In the direction of his people
probably with the determination that since powder
and lead were denied him, he would do his best a
killing the whites with his bow and arrows.
senator Henderson next addressed the Indians
slying Them few words OF instruction and advice
which were Ieeeiyed with repeated How How
Hows by the Indians,
SPEECH OF SENATOR HENDERSON.
We Will meet you al Medicine Lodge creek on TIN
ieth SI Octoeer nex at North Platte on the LIST OF No
/ NeHDeI hnu ht Laramie on the 30 OF November. w
nope you VIII appoint chiefs, with full authority 4
ea WIN us ~ Que or the other OF those places; Yo
friends or by yourselves. II the ORallaIas and Chey
ennee mere wish 10 be included In with hei
irlenos on PoMdet river we will consent. IL the Brule
here wish 20 treat Jointly with the Brulea OF North
wan fofn Mt viii