Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1869-01-11
NUMBER III.

wanted sufficient time for them to come
IN, as those present did not want to take
the entire responsibility of making a
treaty without the concurrence of the
whole tribe. When / look In
my left (said he) see you, and that YOU
intend to do right and when / look to
my right l see my men, and know that
they intend to do right. r want YOU
both to touch and shake hands. is'si~
The Oheyennes had been firm friends of
the whites, but the other tribes, by their
intrigues, had brought them into trouble.
= He felt that great load would
be removed from his heart, if the Com
missioners would wait and make strong
peace. He wanted tosshow his people
that he acted in good faith, and that the
Peace Commission was working for tlieir
s;sood, as he had been all along telling
Ihem." 60 T 10 so;f
Z We have the assurance of Major Wyn.
koop that after the present war, begun.
and the columns, of Sheridan commenced
moving, that Black Kettle sought a
refuge for, his band in the Indian ter
fitory, where he had been led to Believe
was the point of safety for those indians
who desired to remain at peace, aonly
TO meet his death at the hands of white
men, in whom he had too often fatally
trusted. and who triumphantly report the
fact OF having his scalp in their posses.
sion.' r.so,,a zads l,;,,.. !, -,
y, Evidences, of the friendly character of
this chief, from the time,of the first rush
of gold hunters to Pixies Peak, his Kind
offices to those found on the plains desti-
tute, supplying their wants, giving them
shelter when sick, and furnishing them
ponies to aid them on their journey; the
valuable services he frequently rem
dered emigrants and the military by civ
ing them notice of danger, are ,extant,
and could be furnished, but I refrain,
believing that what I have here
presented will rescue his memory
from the foul and false accusa
tions made against him after, but not be-
fore, his death. Let me, however, give
one incident to show the nobility of char
acter of this most remarkable man.
When Chivington had surrounded. his
village, with view to commence the
slaughter of the Indians, there was at
Black Kettles campfire three white vis-
itors, one of whom was a soldier in the
United States. army, The chief said to
them, att looks as though you had
come here as spies to see how few We
are, but 1 have no proof of it; SO 90
and join your fellow white men before
they begin the fight" And these men
were allowed to go their way unharmed.
/ think there can be no doubt that
Black Kettle and his band remained
friendly during the summer and fall, Of
1865, and that he, had in good faith gone
South to reside in the neighborhood Of
Fort Cobb, in pursuance of what he sun
posed to be the desire of the government,
and in accordance with the stipulations
of tbs treaty of October, 1867. IF am
right in my conclusions then Custar's at
tack upon his village, and the slaughter
of its inhabitants is more atrocious than
! Chiyington's. i aol33aA 5.asuotsds.
I think it of public Importance to ex-
anime the official documents which have
emanated from the military in relation to
this affair, but must reserve this labor
for another number. -. j.. -.
Very respectfully,
| GEO. W. MANYPENNY.