, 1870-06-07
THE INDIANS
Preliminary Cornell OF 7zcsh Fndfa,a
Delegations s1t the Indian OElicc-
speech OF Secretary COX and Reply
of lEed Cloud.


WAsH1SGrny, June ..
10th delegations OF The Sioux Indians came
together to tho Indian Office this morning,
Secretary OF the Interior and Commissioner
Parker Long before the arrival Of the In
dams, tho passages OF the department we're
filled by a crowd anxious to inspect the red
men as they passed it by, and this, besides be-
ing unpleasant to them: interfered very much
with their comfort, making it somewhat Diff
cult for them to wend their way into the Coun-
I'll Chamber. After while, however. they we're
al admitted and sealed, Spotted Tail looking
the personihcation Of dignity. being, with his
three companions, on one side Of the room.
while seated N two rows at right angles from
Chiefs. and tho head men, togathar with the
6quaws who accompany them
There were also present General Smith, who
accompanied the Red Cloud party tlither
Colonel Beannais, Of st. Louis Colonel Dul-
lock, OF Fort Laramie and Others
After the Indians Eere comfortably seated,
and had passed tho pipe around their circle q
few times, Commissioner Parker, ACCOM-
panied bT Secretary Coz, entered the Council
room, and we're introduced to each Indian Of
1.s:3 Red Clouds band, having met the Spotted
After that ceremony, tho following speeches
we're made, the first being by the Coun1is
Eicner, who s8id:
81 am vary glad to see you to-day I know
that yon have come a long wav to see your
Great Father. the President Of The United
States You have had no accident, have ar
rived here all we'll, and should he very thank
fnl to the Great Spirit, who las kept you sata-
The Great Father got Rcd C1out1's message
that he wanted 10 como to Washington md see
him, and the President said he might come
We will be ready at any time to hear what Red
Cloud has to say Of himself and his people,
h17f erf m ~
1nterior, who belongs to tho Presidents Coun-
cir :.
The Commissioner then stepped aside, and
Secretary Coz addressed the circle. say,ns
sony we beaEd l. that The Chief q he
to zee the President and the officers Of the
government, We we're glad. We were glad
that they, themselves, said they wanted to
come. We know that when people are so far
apart, as We are from the Sioux. it is very
hard to SEQ each other, and to know what each
one wants. But when we SEQ each other faca
10 face. we can unnc1staud better what is
really right, and what We ought to do. The
President, General Parker, and myself, and al
the officers Of, the government, want to do
what is right. While you arc here, therefore,
is in your own hea!ts, al you feel,
and what your condition is. 60 that We
may have = perfect understanding, and that
ne may make peace ths1 shall last forever.
In coming here, you have seen that this is
very great people, and we are growing all the
time. we want to ind out the condition OF
things in the Sioux country, 50 that We raay
make satisfactory f1eatles. In q Day Or two
the lresicent, himaeH, will see the Chiefs,
and, IN the meantime We Want than to pre-
Ca5e to tell Inn Th7t they have to say, and wo
Will make our answer" We want also to usa
our influence, so that there shall not only be
peace between the Indians and whites, but
that there shall be no more troubles about dif-
fculties between different bands OF Indiana"
The Secretary, after the conclusion Of his
Speech to Red Cloud and party, addressed
b'nseH to Spotted Tail, thanking him for be-
ing present, and telling him he Was glad Of
the good VIII he had Tor the whites.
1t vas thonght at tho conclusion OF these
speeches y fhat the conference would terminate,
prefer that he had something to aay, and STEP
ring bsiskly to the table he shook hsnds with
the oihcia1s present, and in tltm voica spoke
a. ieloWs
MY FRiKSDs: l have come . long way to
see You end the Great Father, but somehow
a1ter -, nave reached here you do not look at
ne. When neafa the words Of the Great
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