The national Republican., 1867-09-23
Political Affairs in the West
THE COUNCIL WITH the INDIANS
SHARP REPLY FROM GEN. SHERMAN
INTERESTING FROM EUROPE.

FLORENCE, Sept. 27.-General Gsrabaldi has
issued stirring address to his followers and ad.
herents, announcing that the time has now come
to overthrow the tyranny Of tho Pope, restore
Rome to Italy, and give the Eternal city its an.
cieut city as the capital Of the Italian nation.
A royal proclamation has bson promulgated,
signed BY King Victor Emmanuel, warning all
italians against taking part in aiding or abet. |
ting the revolutionary movement against Rome, |
which Is denounced a. q crime against the laws
Of Italy and Of nations.
Tho proclamation concludes with threat that
the Government will not fail to visit with vigo-
rous punishment all persons found engaged in
illegal hostilities against the Papal authority.
LONDON, Sept 22-The regular session Of the
Pan n-Anglican Synod commences this week at
Lambeth. Reporters Of the Newspaper press
will not be present at It's deliberations, and no
daily record Of Its proceedings will be published
COPENHAGEN, Sept, 22.-strong doubts are
entertained in official quarters Of the success Of
the Danish cabinet in Its negotiations with
Prussia for the retrocession Of the Danish prov
incss Of sohlsswig.
QuEESsrows, Sept 22.-The steamship Penn
sylvanis, from New York, on the 7th instant,
arrived here to-day and sailed for Liverpool.
The Manhattan, from New York on the 1lth
instant, also arrived, and proceeded to Liver.
pool.
FRAskFonr, Sept. 22.-United States bonds,
76l.
LONDON, Sept. IA dispatch from Rome
states that the Pope has publicly denounced the
sale Of the Church lanAs in Italy, and hss de-
clared that the decree Of the italian Govern
mont to that effect will be made null and void.
Indian Council at North Piatte-Decisivs
Answer from General sherman-Reply
ofthe Chief.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 22-A special dispatch from
Omaha has the following:
The Council at North Platte resulted in
nothing conclusive. The Indians frankly stated
the causes Of the trouble. General Sherman, on
behalf Of the commissioners, delivered an an
swer which was plain, sharp, and explicit. He
said II tho Indians hold Smoky Hill the road
must be built. They must not interfere with
the Government. He supposed the road was
agreed upon by the cheyennes four years ago.
Tho military posts and stations built two years
ago were not then considered q cause for war.
II the Indians are damaged they will receive
sompensa,iOn. He sprr.s-d also tney had
agreed on the Powder river road In the Laramie
treaty last spring. While the Indians continue
= to wage war the road will not be given up, but
II the Indians right Is found good It will be
given up or compensation therefor II they
keep peace, powder and lead would be given
them until definite treaty was made. A rail-
road train had been attacked. Men were killed
who had not guns, but were bringing goods,
some Of which were to feed Indians.
A proposition was then submitted to the In
dians to accept homes on new reservations, and
: they were given until the lst Of November tt
answer at the council to be held at North Platte
i at the same time they could hunt on tho Re
{ publican. The General represented that w
, were building costly roads and they could not b
J stopped, no more than the nuu and moon in th'
East.
They hardly think hero what war Is but u
they make up their minds it will come to thu
Plains, where there arc the largest herds Of buff
! faloes and kill you all. He told the Indian
that II they wanted to 60 East and see for them
r selves they would DO dead. headed through.
The chiefs replied that they only asked ammu
milton, which the Commissioners finally con
oluded to give.
, The ommission returned to Omaha to-day,
and will separate to meet at Fort Harksr
Kansas, on the 9Th Of October.
Gen. Sherman will come to St. Louis via Chi
cago.