New-York tribune., 1868-12-24

In reply TO your questions as my views Of the remedy
| IN me Ii ia n very simule one Let us when we make
pledges to these untaught savages who. like children
judge OF good faith by performance, redeem those peges
never fail 70 fulfill our contracts, ana the cure VIII DC
complete 1t matters but little in which Department the
Indian Bureau may be- As eXists AT present 90 not
how the Department OF the Interior the Office Of the
Indian Bureau has been to blame for any OF our Indian
troubles; let tho sympaes OF the people OF this great
country be aroused for the Indian they have been for
the African and irrespective Of Indian bureaus or Con-
gess there will be such radical change IN the CONDITION
OF the Indian as will be OF incredible benefit 10 him in
the future. aud consequently to whole country Your
noble Commission taking the proper steps TO secure
| this, ard, II you continue, success Is certain. IN
connection i would call the attention OF
| among the Indians with whom have been connected
| viz the Cheyennes Arapahoes kowas, Comanches' ana
| Apachcs, missionary or instructor whatever
oeonelnde by answering your question IN iegard 10
my knowledco Of Black Kettle, who has recently been
would state that Black Kettle 90 years OF age at the
time Of his death lie was the son OF liigh Back VOL
once powerful chief Of the Cheyenne nation and tde
particular friend OF Gen. Ilarney, who many years ago
| the death OF High Back Wolf his Black Kettle sue
ceeded him. and soon, by of his administrative
the field beca' G q great cloftain He not only
gardod the ruling spirit Of his tribe but was also
superior ore whose word law whose advice was 10
be needed His innate dignity and lofty bearing combined
which placed him in the position OF pOtentdte. Inc
whole fofSe % Of 1 hs nature m was % o S m c
| lie knew tie power Of the white man, and was aware
thence might spring most OF the evils that could bcfa
his people, aud consequently the whole Of his powers
were directed toward couclatng the whites, aud his ut
| most endeavors used 10 preserve peace and friend
ship between his race aud their oppresors. After the III
dian war commenced Ia the Spring oi lsf when war
bad been fnauguraod by the infamous Chyington, Black
Kettle endeavOred 10 restrain tho just resentment Of hs
young warriors and finally succeeded in gathering all of
his people together upon the head waters Of the Smoky
Hl River. far removed from the settlements and high
ways, and from that locality eudeayorod 20 communicate
FOR peace aud letting The whites know that s people
had never desired % be at aitcr many failures his
ing United states post lie az last succeeded commu.
nieating with myself then commanding Fort Lyon IN
Colorado; Immediately after, 10 delivered up to me
| four white oapuyos. that no had purchased
from other Indians Tor that PURPOSE, and Offered
himself and his brother, While Antelope as
hostages for the good faith Of bis people should We gyo
being and Black kctio' by my ihsrclo- DioIsht ~
his lodSee his women, ana his chllTen, 9catod lAen
under the protection OF tie United states nag; then oc-
CURED the ChyIngon massacre at that time Whte An,
s'lols, VI, .,ic plO,nJl ~ IL, vi '" & We rcjri ~ 90
wounds; with folded arms, exposed 10 the fire o. the
ge nv M s yo1r ~1 mem from TOO lnc in the
faith of white men. no was blamed by his people. who
friend to the whites from that time he lost CASTE, and
fell from the position of Sovereign to that IL subject,
rcgaincd ms former influence, until he succeeded IN
bringing his young Oh ot The warpath, where they
and children; and finally brought them into tho treaty
made In October 1862 at tho mouth Of the Little Arkan-
action ol Cen Hancock. Black Kettle was once more
the benr az the ove branch and brought his people to
meet tho Commissioners at Medicine Lodge Creek in
October ia57. After tho war that existing had
broken out and tho country was filed with troops.
Black Kettle sought refuge Tor BIS family and few OF
hs individual band where hC had been led 10 believe was
main ar peace only 20 meet his death AZ the hands Of
white men, In whom lac lad too oou fatally trusted and
who irumphautly report The fact ot having his scalp IN
'''''' Rrv,rKs OF Gry. cUILoM
Gen. Cullom of Dakota, late Superintendent of Indian
Affairs n Minnesota, the next speaker Who said that
o sa1est was one n which G Gas sn Heepg I
period of 10 or II years in that time he bad tray-
come ultimately hcqnantod with their habits Thc In
dian Is sineniAdcd rsce o peole' hs easy 70 SohSrh
We need only refer 10 the success with which Penn met
I'm hi. iabors among them show how true this i and
ie speaker believed II v6 could only interest te Quaers
OF tie present day IN such mission, they would
of our difficulty with tho Indians is
the manner IN winch treaties are made ana iuihtd WIN
them The Ind m Washington Is an object OF
cufiosy there for five or slx weeks; then he becomes
homcsck aud ready 20 sign any treaty mat presented
10 him so that he may return 10 his family Our Com
missioner makes as good treaty he can for the Gov
eminent aud when the Indian goes To LIS homo ne s mot
cause Oh many OF our Indian wars The speaker then
TO the deterioration that civilization had upon
Lake supe0rwlerc ho said 10 or l2year ago they were
nppy and pro OsperJus plenty Of furs,
and plenty en Lately he had visited the same people
aud he found only poor miserable creatures; WHISKY
aud civilization had done Their work. Gen CuilOm IN
this connection referred 10 treaty whchhad been made
VITA the Indians Of Lake superior. which had cost the
Government $4,000 aud had resulted III great INJURY TO
SPEECH OF PETER COOPER.
When NV friends we listen such revelation Of hor
roTs M. we have heard tonight feel ko using
the language Of the poet VINO sald tlat NAN ihlu ihlu
mauity TO man makes countless thousands mourn Some
number of years ago had occasion 20 look mp sOne
records OF the first settling OF this island on which We
live and in those records OK time shortly aiior
tho settling OF the island / found an account
Of horrors equal 20 anything that you have heard
tonight 10 seems that when Hudson first landed here
ho was rowed to the shore by an Indian cef VINO took
him 10 his cabin aud treated him with the greatest KIND
ness Shortly afterward Governor by the name Of
Ket called together number OF his friends and col
,I fp fIem
IN the night and KIN as many indians as they e%GiLd; %
between aud 100 Indians aud that massacre b.Jught
upon the people an Indian which camo very near cX
Sceinnine or thess troubles aud It has gone
from day 20 this. ono party after another has
wllds OF tho country. Even there lie Is hunted, perSc
cuted ana cheated. Another instanc" oI great cruelty
fttingly In language IL seems mat III me cary .ctt
ment 0f New.Orlcans tdifcuty occurred Detwecn
the settlers aud the Indians, aud tho SELLERS HlIl
their better provision for carrying, ON wax tuiu
tho sayagcs had, took quite number, or prison.
ers They took those prisoners aud soli tiem Tor
slaves at Jamaica That horrible cfueily nNtd III ,no
memories Of their descendants, ANA hha resulted m lho
wcuigh Total determination ot the white people there
In conclusion MIR Cooper sad that the only remedy Tor
the 80 troubles to give the Indian an equa chance
with the white man. Ia all that pertains TO American
citIze,sblp Let him send representatives, TO Congress
aud hs wrongs will speedily disappear; go
Dir. latham was the last speaker huu sald at ne was
glad To SEQ 80 many represehtHlTesoi Tue pIe, i,sV,
try. lie referred editorial la The " l. Times which
he said did great Injustice TO those senlemeh NH9 we're
ma rks by reading letter which lie had received relative
to em grant travel tie Plains, and the writer's expert
cnce among the lndiahs
MURDER OF THE HON. j. T. EARLY.
ST. LOUIS, Dee. 23.-An encounter took place
at st. Joseph 10 day between The Hon. j. IT, Early,
prominent lawyer, and Col j. A. Green. also lawyer,
in which Mr.. Early was shot and killed. The dispute