The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-06-21
r e D CLIO U D.
The Other Side---NO Fancy
Sketch.
"A Startling Leaf from Red Clouds History
Savage Life on the Plains-Civil Life in
washington-Murder, Rapine Arson and
Robbery Rewarded by Feasts, Fat
tening and Gaudy Feathers.

From the Leavenworth kansas, Bulletin, June 1871
LEAyENwoRrH. June 49, 1870
look at the dispatches in your issue OF THIS
ing assures me that the great Sioux Chief Red
Cloud Is still IN Washington, eating the bread OF the
despised and openly deded. spotted TAIL the COM
panion OF Red Cloud, has gone TO New York to SEQ
sents allowed To them by the Congress OF the United
States, on the recommendation OF the President ana
Secretary of the Interior. Red Cloud declares in
favor OF Mormons and doubtless In favor OF Nor
mcnsm; who knowsl When read the dispatches
heralded all over the country and throughout the
important points In Europe OF the great feast given
by the president or the United States TO these Sioux
chiefs when Mrs. Grant and family were present, as
well as many OF the distinguished ladies aud gentle
men OF Washington diplomatic society, could not
help thinking OF the Time when these same chiefs,
WIN WIZ their bands swept dawn upon Kansas s,,ii IN
ing under the same Grant for the preservation OF the
Union, and ruthlessly murdered our women and
they returned westward by the way OF Plnm Creek,
killing every human being that crossed their path,
on to within few miles or Denver City: how they
repeated the dose from Fort Kearney westward, in
the winter OF 1884, and early In the spring or 1868;
Price raid, the Eleventh Kansas forced to march
over the plains without proper clothing or sufficient
ratlons sleeping in the snow night ater night. with
out tent or covering; how they reached Fort Lara
ME In March, 1885, and were scattered by companies
and batiallons all along the Platte, ana as far up as
sweet water; how, In conjunction with companies
nation operating in the Platte country, was cap
ans nes pr s at Fort Laame how
the following chiefs with their tribes. were
among the captured, and confessed themselves az
having been OF those who committed all the depre-
dations IN Kansas along the line OF the Pate west
wardnRea Cloud ana toe Spotsea ia ad ,,,.
Thunder and tribe, Baptiste and trlbe-how there
captured with them the great chief OF the Sioux
nation, Black root, and his second In command,
Two Face; how these chiefs held as prisoner with
them when they were captured one OF our Kansas
women, Mrs. Ewbanks, taken from her home on the
Blue, after seeing her husband and family murdered
and her cabin burned how she related TO me her
treatment while serving nine muntls as the squaw
of Black Foot and Two Face, exhibiting the marks OF
the hide on her Dare back well laid on until she
agreed TO their terms Of compromise; how she re-
quested OF me 10 punish, then and there. these
noble chiefs for injuries received; how they
acknowledged the deed, and rejoiced that they
had been permitted 10 bury the hatchet in The
brains of KANSAS citizens; how ! erected a tempo
rary scaS6ld on the northern slope overlooking
Fort Laramie, and in the presence OF the SAID Red
Cloud, Spotted Tan, Standing Elk, swift Bear,
Little Thunder Baptiste and their noble followers,
hung the said Black Foot and Two Face Tor the
known crimes Of murder rape, arson aud robbery,
committed ON Kansas, Colorado ana Dacoian SOL
how Red Cloud then became chief IN place OF Back
Foot; how General Connor then, at JuesDurg tthe
temporary headquarters of the dstrict ordered me
to send al the prisoners, mastering i4Ii men, wo-
and children TO Juesburg TO report 10 h,n. Tor
fear a series of hangng5 would forever end the In
dian war. and stop contracting; how he ordered and
designated the escort, naming the oficer5 VINO
should have command. and being careful 60 nave no
Kansas officers soldiers among the nuiDoer; how
| Juesburg these same chiefs, Ked Cloud, spotted
| Tail. Standing Elk, Swift Bear Little Thunder,
Baptise and their lovely tribes, reDeileu against the
authority of General Connors escort killed the com
| mandng officer and number OF his men, ana made
good their escape the Black Hills, where from that
day to this they have been amusing themselves by
| killing soldiers and stealing government property
| and now they demand the removal OF Fort Feter
| man and all troops from their country. How the
command erin chief OF the army permitted chats
| soft word) that should he Immediately ordered ou'
of the Indian country and mustered out or service
| for the hanging OF the beloved Black Foot and two
| Face. How the Eleventh Kansas was ordered abou
and abused by General Connor until Governor Craw
| ford obtained their muster out OF service
Now, in the face OF these facts, hastily ana rude
stated In the face or the murdered citizens OF Color
ado In the face Of the scapess graves OF Kansas ant
the daily suferngs oil her people on the frontiers
| and the thousands OF treasure being expended b.
| the State annually to protect life and property
| from the demOniac vsitations OF these red sons
| chivalry the government OF the United states bids
welcome TO Washington the fathers OF these crimes
| the commanders OF the expeditions, and makes TO
| them great feast, where they appear in full har
ness, with the very knives hanging TO tl!eir belt
which were once plunged into the bowels OF lnnocen
children drawing life from their mothers breasts
| and there hung the very tomahawk-, gustening In
| the gasght OF the White House. and renecLing back
| which bramed the loving mothers as they sat nurs
ing their frst-born and singing OF the love they bore
| for the husbands and fathers, who at that moment
targets fol a hundred arrows. and whose scalp.
hung dangling from the saddlebows OF Red Cloud
| and spotted TAIL The silence OF our representa-
tlves wnie these disgusting scenes have been trans
piring has been exceedingly polite; but, oh ! nov
craven the spirit. Yours truly.
I THOMAS MOONLIGHT.