The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-06-02
10! TEE POOR INDIAN.
The Welcome to the Indians at
the Cooper Institute.
A Council Of the Chiefs at the
Cooper Institute.
Greeting Of the White Faces to the Dark Skins
The Story Of Their Grievances and Their
Wrongs-What They Expect from
Their Father, President Grant


crowded with q very intelligent audience, who had
assembled for the purpose or welcoming the Indian
delegation now on q visit to this city.
The meeting had none OF the enthusiasm that was
so manifest when Red Cloud and his friends
delivered their addresses In the same hall
about year ago. This was attributable to
this delegation lacking the oratorical ability and
power OF graphic and poetical posturing, which was
so pre-eminently shown by Red Cloud ana his COM
panions There was evidently considerable SYM
pathy with the object Of the mission OF the Indians,
whose very simple addresses awakened frequent
volley of applause The white speakers endeavored
to make political capital for the coming Presidential
election occasionally but the attempt was not very
successful.
The char was taken by Mr.. Peter Cooper. who said
that about this time last year Red Cloud and his
party favored this city with visit. He then pro-
missed to quiet his people and he has faithfully Kept
that promise. There was now before the meeting
another party Of Indians who were on their way
home from Washington. These Indians, instead Of
being on the warpatn,. We're on the pathway Of
policy or President Grant, who was not desrous Of
adding to the heavy war debt millions OF dollars
LITTLE RAVEN,
through an interpreter. and said that he had come
from long distance to his friends. He understood
white people had made road there He received
letter while he was AT his camp from Washington
and ana ne had hoped that ne should have had It earlier
wrongs put right He told all mis- young men to
remain quiet until he returned, when he hoped TO
have good story to tell them. He was glad to see
so many friends there that ntght-so many gentle
men and SO many ladies and children. He thought
there. At one time the Arapahoes had a fine coun-
try. few white men came V see them, and at
rsT the indians gave them buffalo. gave them meat,
man, too. Many OF those men came on
foot and he understood there were children from
lVos fhw
who cheat The Indians ?" cried Que OF the audience
Little Raven said he was an old man. that he had
white men came there very poor, and then thew cot
houses horses and land, and he thought soon they
would get enough; but they never seemed to have
enough The government sent agents out there and
sent soldiers there and drives the ArapanOes out,
and he did not want to fight; but If he told Washing
that time he and his people lived well enough.
Washington sent agents down there, but they don't
Save na1 her tribe DOWN fo" 'n e wnfe men
poor country. He thought that God was hear.
wanted he and his people to live like white people
do, and have the same chance. Applause Some
60 to certain location and the agents sent them
seven days' ratiOns, which only lasted them two
days. He hoped that God would put right heart In
right
BUFFALO GOOD,
OF the Washitas, said he wanted to be there thai
night TO make strong talk. He believed God had
sent Thunderer and himself there He was glad to
he mad Northern saa ss time
He H would ten "a. straight story and no
white man greater and better road for the white
men to travel in, but that the time was to come
Thought that time was nearly come, and ne was
looking for that road now and dld not get
,sS S, built he and and e ms chss
taught like white people. He heard that there
was an old gentleman IN this house who pitied the
Peter Cooper.) The Indians had a 0ne country
where ne came from, but washington HAD taken it
people had done great wrong TO his people and he
wanted to nave 1t stopped He saw the Com
was going to have it fixed up but that he had heard
that SO long he believed 1t was lie )Laughter.) The
Commissioner, told him that 1.-THE went to the large
towns and would talk to the people the people
would treat him kindly and 1t had been so; and ne
thinks that IN this case the Commissioner talked
TO stop the soldiers from killing the Indians. Siuce
he had been here he had heard that some OF the
tribe had been killed. The Indians were on the land
and they could not help being there.
Of the cheyennes Tie snsse s d Black Kettle and
the chief OF the tribe SAID that he fully endorsed
what Little Raven said.
MR.. W. &. DODGE
said that he had met these Indians In their own
country, and before speaking they always went
round and shook hands with him. (Mr. Dodge then
shook hands with each IndIan.l He then said
visit the Indians ne had seen these sons
of the forest in their home. The Indians had told
two hundred years ago. Ever since the landing OF
our ancestors on the Plymouth Rock the Indians
has had the same tale to tell. 1t was not too late
for the nation to do something for the little tribe OF
Indians that were left. Where were the Mohawks
and the six Nations OF this State, whom Mir.
Cooper remembered in his YOUTH They were
all swept away. By far the larger portion OF the
land which the great American people boosted was
now theirs was once the ground Of the noble sons
and tnlther by the railroads, looking for place on
which TO place his foot. The nation had promised
TO do this ana that for them, yet many OF these
promises remained unfulnlled to this day. The
military experience Of General Grant had taught him
that something ought to be done to save a remnant
OF these Indians. The policy OF the present admin
straon, II II can be carried out will be to place
the Indians on their reservations and educate and
been settled by the Indians just out of Kansas that
they could adopt civilized habits. What was now
wanted was to pat the Indians on these reserva-
that had been spent in butcbering them them
to educate elevate and Christianlze them. The
great object or the friend OF the Indians was to
let the people see them at public meetings and see
that the indians could be civilized There was
something that citizens could do, and that was
they could manufacture public opinion. These IN.
dams were looking to the white men TO save them
from determination and to teach them Christianity.
MR.. BENJAMIN LATHAM
said that he, with others, had pleaded the cause OF
de Indian before General Grant previous to his IN;
the promise had been kept, tcaeersl Mr.: latham
me year 1851 70 the present time, and
the result Of those treaties was that
the Indians before them had been robbed OF every
loot OF land they possessed. The speaker then
urged upon the audience not to cast ballot for O
President that felt less for the Indian than the pres
ent President. tCheers.l
Professor MARTIN called the attention OF the
audience 10 the recent Indian massacre, and which
had been officially reported TO the authorities az
California. This had been the elimination OF
series Of bloody wars between the Indians and the
citlz ems OF America He read some extracts from
DIR. BALLS work entitled New Tracks In North
after which the meeting adjourned.
ARMY MEL lleEhCE