The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-06-08
Washington Items Speech OF Red
Cloud.

the Senate, Jas. Is. Delford, OF lndI-
ana. Associate Justice of the Su.
preme Court of Colorado. and Samuel
| d. Houston, Receiver of Public Money
at Junction City, Kansas.
In executive session of the Senate
yesterday, Schurz submitted a resolu-
tion authorizing the Committee on
| Foreign Relations to inquire into the
history and character of the negotia-
tions for the purchase of San Do
mingo by the United States Govern
ment, and the circumstances attend
ing them. Also, to make an investi-
cation of the truth of current state
ments relative TO franchise, grants of
lands, &c, depend mt upon the ratifi
cation of said treaty, the Committee
to have power to send for persons
and papers. Objections being made,
the resolution went over under the
rules.
The mixed commission for the set
Element of claims between Mexico
and the United States, will resume
its session next Monday. Some
cases. which have been prepared dur
ing the months recess, will then be
considered. There are upwards of
two thousand claims, which may oc-
cupy five years in their adjudication.
The Senate Committee on Foreign
Relations to day heard the counsel of
the American Gable Company, Mr..
Hedges, of Boston, in support of their
petition for a subsidy.
The Reconstruction Committee this
morning, attached to the Georgia bill
a proviso that nothing therein should
interfere with an election in Georgia,
this Fall, as provided by the Georgia
Constitution, and the Committee re-
solved to postpone action with re-
gard TO Tennessee, until next session.
The Secretary Of the Interior, Com
missioner Parker, Gen. Smith, and
Messrs. Collyer and Brunot met Red
Cloud aud other Indian delegates,
to day. in RIand council. The In
dians we're rigIed In full fnery, and
seemed impressed with the importance
OF the council.
Secretary Cox made long address
to the Indians, on behalf of the Presi
dent, assuring them if they would 60
to reservations and keep the peace,
all rations and goods promised would
be sent by the government, and an
agent sent to them to see that they
get everything.
In regard to giving them arms and
ammunition, the Secretary said they
would not be given them at present,
but after they have kept themselves
peaceable on the reservations for a
time, those would be furnished.
Red Cloud replied, saying that the
white people had constantly crowded
the1red men; that the Great Father
may be good and kind, but he did not
see it; that the people of tie Great
Father bad left them nothing but an
island. He said blood was on the
grass on the line of Fort Felterman.
Tell the Great Father to remove that
Fort .sand then We will be peaceful,
and there will be no trouble.
He wants roads on Black Hill, or
Big Horn Mountains, and wanted the
stakes now there, removed. He de-
manded ammunition. asking ii the
great nation was afraid of him. lie
only wanted it to kill game, and sup
posed he must go to farming, but don't
want to just yet.
His remarks elected commendatorY
grunts from the Indians present
Little Bear followed. complaining
of bad treatment.
Secretary Cox promised that their
complaints should be attended to by
the Great Father.
After Secretary Cox's speech. Red
Cloud shook bands with those at the
table in the Council room. end deliv-
cred the following oration.
/ come from where The sun sets.
You were raised on chairs; | want to
sit where the sun sets. (Here the
Indian warrior sat upon the floor. In
dian fashion, and proceeded } The
Great Spirit has raised me this way
he raised me naked. / run no op-
position to the Great Father who sits
In the White House. | don't want
to fight. | have offered up my
prayer to the Great Father, so thai
[ come here safe and well. What
have to say to YOU and these men. and
to my Great Father, is this: Look
at me; / was raised where the sur
rises, and came from where he sets
whose voice was first heard in thii
land? 1t was the red people whC
| raised the bow. The Great Fathe
may be good and kind, but can't See
it. l am good and kind to the
white people, and have given then
my lands; and | have come from
where the sun sets to see you. Tn
, Great Father has sent his people on
there, aud left me nothing but al
island. Our nation is melting ava
: like snow on the side of th
Q hills where the sun is warn
!. while your people are like the blade
3 OF grass in Spring, when Summer i
: coming. l don't want to see tn
5 white people making roads in ou
: country. Now that | have come int
0 my Great Fathers land, see ii l hav
anv blood when I return home. Th
5 white people have sprinkled blood oil
/ the blades of grass about the line {
Fort Fetterman. Tell the Grea
q Father to remove that Fort, then W
e will be peaceful, and there will be q
d trouble. l have got mountains
: that countTy-Black and Big Horn
J [ want no roads there There hav
t. been stakes driven in that countr.
and | want them removed. l hav
s told these things three times, an
?. now come here to tell them the fourt
y time. / have made up my mind
j, talk that way. l don't want n
II reservation on the Missouri home
IT these people. | hear that my chi
dren and old men are dying off lii
d sheen. The country don't suit then
was born at the forks of the Platt
l. Nv father and mother told me tht
:. the land there belonged to m
al From the North and West I'll
y Red nation has just come IN
great fathers house, we are last OF tt
Agallos; we have come to know tt
facts from our father why the prom
lg ises, which have been made to u
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