New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-12-14
THE INDIANS or THE PLAINS.

VISIT OF SAC AND FOX CHIEFS TO THE fkEsi-
DENT-PETITIoN FOR THE REMOVAL OF An
AGENT-coL. wYNKooPs RESIGNATION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-TO-day delegation 81
the Sac and Fox Indians OF the Mississippi In charge 81
Keokuk their head chief accompanied the Hon sdr'y
Clarke OF Kansas to the President and make Known
their grievances The Indians attired in thor high
est style Wancom-mo wore coat loaded with IL " a
pounds OF beads and wampum. and fringed with puck
skin strings foot long Two OF the chiefs wore neck
aces Of nails Of grizzly bears claws, strung on an OTTER
skim These nails about five inches in length and TO
necklaces hundreds Of dollars each The President
kindly received the painted warriors and assured Ihn
OF his protection They have come TO Washington with
out the sanction OF the Indian Once, TO effect ~ pos
ble the removal OF swndling officers on their heseNo
Notice hitherto appeared OF their arrest aud m
prsonment by their agent and OF their sueing Conms
sioner Mix for false Imprisonment Their arrest though
sanctioned by the Department the Presdento
approves The following is the paper which ihcy s"b'
mitted 10 Mr.. Johnson:
WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. r. Iscs.
The Undersigned chiefs from the and Fox tribes ot
the Mississippi represent 70 your 80
conduct office should be removed for the following
l. For giving the exclusive right to trade with thor
tribe TO William Whistler who charges thcin eSorbit-
prices for the necessaes OF fe amounting To- twice
three times much as the same articles cost OUTSIDE
That beside refusing any other person cesne to trade
with the tribe the agent removes or threatens To remove
the chiefs for not advising their people TO trade with ths
licensed monopoly and that the agent represents To tier
people that the Government wishes them 10 pay such tx
5 That when they desired TO come TO Washington 70
obtain redress for their grievances the agent declared
that he would deprive Keokuk OF his position which he
has held years and woad arrest the whole party
T. That Agent Wiley followed them to Lawrence, Kan
sas and procured their arrest aud Imprisonment not 9r
any crime but because they desired to represent mex
wrongs 10 the Department.
ratified and requesting and influencing us to syn Ge.a
for strip OF land and quarter miles wide and four
miles long, during the absence OF the United States i-
terpreer. thereby taking US unprenared anu Ior.Is IS
10 convey valuable property TO the delumep' u 'he
For these gross outrascs Of the agent and for bis colin
sion with the trader We the chiefs OF the sac and fof
both the agent Albert Wiley, and the trader, William
whistler and appoint an agent 6 Ts w sds 40
your EIceency claiming protection against the iaIsoy
have We have full faith that the Governments desires 10
do us Justice and we bes you VIII grant our pray" "ha
IsiSnodI KEoKUK, his mark.
WAN-CoM NO, his mark
MAN-ATowAH his mark.
QUAI-QUAHLUP-PE-QUAH hls,S marx.
CHARLES KEOKUK,
Son OF Keokuk and Interpreter.
George Powers, Interpreter.
special dispatch from Lawrence, Kansas says tl6a
Capt Christian, the attorney for "keokuk,' "keqush.
quog," "sufaquah," "Manatowah" an "Wamoommo,'
is about to bring suit against Mr.. Charles MiS acting
Commissioner OF Indian Affairs; Col Charles Murphy,
Superintendent Of the Central superintendent MAJOR
Wiley agent OF the sacs and Foxes and Thomas DoTvp,
deputy United states Marshal, for false Imprisonment
Keokuk and hisairiends claiming damages in so,0oo
Col wynkoop, agent for the Cheyenne and ArTspshoe
Indians has published his letter of resignation lie Ie-
CARDS Gen Custars late fight simply massacre and
says that Black Kettle and his band friendly IDdlhbs
were when attacked their way TO their reservation,
The Colonel speaks OF Col ChivngtOn's engagement "a
sand Creek and Of Gen. Hancocks expedition aud lie re-
suits, and says:
under orders 10 proceed 70 Fort Cobb on no
Washta River and cOngre gate what Indians can OF NY
agency nj that point vicinity Since have startec on
my Journey tmther have learned OF some five dferens
columns OF troops in the field whose objective point
the Washta River The regular troops are under control
and commanded by officers who Will not allow aroctes
To 10 committed there also IN the held, unotr
the sanction OF the Government volunteer Troops sho
Ute and Usage Indians (the deadly enemies OF an loe
plains Indapsl, and whom nothing VIII prevent iroih
numbering all OF whatever age or sex, whereYefiCLhd
The point TO which that portion are marching VINO naNe
expressed their determination 20 kill under all crcum
stances the Indians my agency the point az when
am directed 10 gregate them, and they VIII ready
resnond 10 NV call must certainly refuse 10 aKa
he fhe instrument the murder OF innocent women an
chiidren While remain officer the GoVernment
nropose 10 do my duty portion OF which Is 10 obey 10y
nsruotiops All that is left under the circumstances
and with the present state OF feeling have ~ ls mat
Tar Is 70 respectfully tender my resgnaonand returnmy
commission, which have so far earnestly enuea'eieon
fulnu the require or