New-York tribune., 1871-09-21
AN INDIAN COUNCIL.
TRIBE ASKED TO GIVE Up THEIR HOMES
FEELING PROTESTS OF THE CHIEFS.


psreA BY Senators and Members Of Congress from Ore
sn was presented the last Congress- ASKING that the
AA1aAs be removed from Umahlls Reservation In that
esta Congress considered the question, and authorized
sssnci with the Indians to take the matter under Cd
vsernent This council was convened On the 7th OF Au
gust I opening session held In the chapel at UNA
Mia There were present the part Of the Government
the Felix R. Brunot Chairman Of the Board OF In
ean Commissioner with his Secretary Thomas X Cree
end Messrs A. B. Meeeham, ]. G. White. and N Can
meyer special commissioners appointed by the
under the provisions of tho sct with their secretaries
Meesrs Davenport and Disosway. On the part OF the
Indians there wenap snoot chief Of the Cayuses
Howiish wampo, chief Of the Umatas, and Homlly,
chief Of the walla and all the principal men OF
their tribes with large number Of whites and Indians
The Council was opened with prayer by Mr. Brunot and
after the preminares incident to the organization nso
been effected Meohsp ss % read See eef
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Som peotS and outside influence brought to bear t" induce
Se" eS " Any r PARKKs Com. Of Indian Asairi"
Mr. Rrnnot cxpained that the intention of the Presi-
themselves regardless Of what anybody outside or the
osr and % p want you do what is best for you and
when you talk about this thing you must tax ahon, as
brothers things In regard 10 Wnlcn you
think differently. but You must oil agree IN TINS tn ana
settled will be be nSens Ta@p Sea@ SqS' 81 20 ses
white men large number OF settlers & ana o19er rs W t
nav fathers nor do wish any Of You to come here and
give me or my people advice. 1.,o.. -. oo.o, o
ing he who helped to make the laws, and the
Indians should keep his words in their hearts Mr Cor
you say the proposition OF the President
For long time you have been at peace with the %hs
reservation. They have committed small depredauons
You this reservation for your the white man has no
nght here without your consent. There are many white
sGG1 snG 8 %a
lead retaliation Our hearts are with yon ana we
and learn if you do not desire to move to
some other reservation some other part OF he @
would not take portion Of the reservation and own it
himself and have the s we tse rest d q to to
the Umatlas said have heard and understSod % AL all
that ssG e1d ws %a h mase
. treaty with us. he said we should receive as much
you' you i do not know what became Of the money he
% the three tribes should have good houses the white
people had do not see any Of them hem have have
the thing. 6st thst erG hear Pr0%isssd %ssi
Sp 90 not say SIsn tSCns to dispose
my %otns s d5aw NV my psops pUoa are Working it.
You are asking for lands say IKE n mem onld ana
an money that G Was as RFSmssted ste1dn ms
before did The land we soa 70 Tes
belong to other Indians who are living on them st as
living % We 6aTe 0aT soes S0e snd for our people
and say again cannot let reservation CO. Ihst is
%suap p snoot. Chief Of the Cayunes, then spoke az
wish to sss zee my NTH See d stevens yS%d ysd
Palmer ct other treaty They promised many things MN
am very fond Of this land We have no more OF t9sn
need fGT eSa ad to- ccune ourselves to small piece
hand white men settled down among Oa u.s. Ieat fn
'fz TassmI have we no ,s1s esiTs
friendship and are in no 1 n1rTS & am not little boy
.iS SS RSs nR at with
and have taken into my heart Mhat MI bfno
stand What he said made my heart feel glad. When
the reservation was marked out for u.s. II years ago. 90
ever since am an old man and have worked till the
rolled Of the ground 70 ses Tsae oI 4y Gy
give away my lands. have but one heart and 1t is
sSaEs sCSnry fs ws E1Ts c @ and
want any white people 10 come and live upon it. Gov
ecne to live on our reseryaon stay upon
this reservation There is country outside for me to
go to- the white has occupied the whole OF It, He
travels through the country and is on all sides of it, but
win stay here this land that was given s: to US
right you should love your country, and you should
think long and well before you agree to sell It, You
found for YOU: We know Umatia is the best piece Of
we do Many places have been spoken Of. Some people
have talked Of waloa Valley; people know about
country but we do know what their heart is Some
persons talk Of the country at the mouth Of the Yakama
and much bad land We think 1t good place to fish.
Se Of is DO @
heard Of the Snake County south Of this; It is very
only for sage brushs great deal Of grass
All these places have been talked about Perhaps nome
OF them would suit you But home were found and
Wenap snoOt-I want to say few words in answer to
what YOU have said have the NeZ Perces Reser
walton, and simcoe and Warm Spring Reservations;
have seen the mouth Of the Yakapa, and WalSa Valley
al OF them with my own eyes and none OF these countries
Howlish wampo-I am a red man. and you are great
white chiefs You are my friends. When you talked
same as yours brought with to the reservation all
that Gov and Gen. Palmer promised me at the
nxve good houses, such as White men lived in we were
70 have good white doctor, blacksmith, school
eeisiOn, farmer to teach how to farm, 6our-m
To tas
were promised us We cannot see any. There
was 70 have been O. hospital 10 put our SICK
for the doctor TO attend them do not Of the
houses they promised see house that was said TO
have been built for 1t is about nye feet high. and
built Of round cotton wood logs; all rotten and
falling down. wenap Shoots house as II 1t had been
made for pg,sty. Homly's house is the same see
house In which ve-it s made out OF mats is that
the house for chief TO live in who was promised good
house with doors and glass windowsf We have no
doctor. Ny people get sick and die have only to look
st them there is doctor TO come and them When
my people died. they put box naked and buried
without any clothes upon them. We had blacksmith
We thought he was for US; but when Indian wanted
anything hxed he was driven out Of the shop 1t was
the same when an Indian wanted gun fxed IL was put