Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-10

diers will come upon YOU from the north, they
viii come from the south, they will come from
the east and from the west. The soldier Chief
General Sheridan has told the chief at Wash
ington, il he will give him the chance, he
will soon settle this trouble; it will only take
him three months; he is now only waiting
10 hear from this council, If we do nothing
then the war will commence st once, this
is the reason why we, your brothers, are urging
You TO listen to our talk, it Is easy to hN II
now, stop going on the war path now, cut II
right OFT now, then agree upon some men ~
whom you have confidence and send them TO
Washington, YOUR people can draw faIlohs ~
vour absence: If Won do this, we know you can
effect a settlement of your difficulties; If you do
this, we believe you can again sec yonr people
now prisoners in Texas. The two prisoners
there are my friends; they wrote me letter
requesting me 10 say 10 my friends the hloWas3
Ego no more on the war path, and we expect TO
see YOU again l took this letter to Okmuleee
and explained it TO all the chiefs in council,
NV friends, tell you the truth; want YOU 10
90 TO Washington and fix up this difficulty
with your great father, aud when you Xix 1t let
il STAY fixed. Our chiefs sent us here 10 try to
help you fix it up. promise you, my friends,
when hear anything viii tell you; now you
know it.
Ten Bear, chief of Comanches, very old, fol-
lowed.
Here are my friends, the white men; here are
my friends, the Indians. The Indians are taking
the white mans road; when they call me to the
council, 90. / am old; when my horse trOtS
grunt. / thought the white man would do me
some good, but they have done nothing for me.
| thought this was an Indian council, but |
find white men here. When came home lhad
good heart, but ! got different word here
makes me feel different. When | talk TO my
friends they feel glad; they say but one thing
1t is the white mans word that hurts my heart
A long time ago we had council on the Arkan-
sas; we gave up great many prisoners to the
foVprumenr The man who talked last did not
understand that. | don't know why the white
man always wants TO carry us to Washington.
My young men won't 20 TO Washington; they
always take them prisoners. Long time ago
lived in Texas am cut out; the Cheyennes
lived noIth-they are cut out, and have TO live
on this reservation. When my brethren Of the
timber call me, | feel good, and 90 The man
who gave me this medlln Washington is killed
President Lincoln. fyou are going TO Wash
ton | will 20 with YOU; may be you will bury
me on the way; / want TO 60 for the benefit OF
my children l have got paper to show that
have been to Washington; when got that pa
per thought | would not be afraid to 20 any
where. l am an old man. These men, the
Kiowas, have nothing 10 say; speak for them.
want those prisoners, and want TO go with
Won addressing himself to mel and the hiowas
to Washington.
George Washington (Caddo) said: want to
say few words 10 my friends, the hlowas. Not
20 back; if is nearly night; | talk of to-day and
what is to be done to-morrow-the living pres
ent; want to tell you that what the old man
(Back Beaver) said is true. The Cherokees,
Greeks and Semiuoles have come from afar off
IN the timber and are your friends; we want 10
see all the red people together, all living peace
ably; want these people who have taken priS-
oners from Texas 10 turn them all, with the
stolen mules, over to these delegates from the
timber | want to take all by the hand; it is
broad enough to hold all the women and chill
dren and keep the white people away from them
Firm oNrnr faF1r Nra nj
mules, &c., and you will have peace with the
United States. Do that way and we will all
stick together and all will be right. If this
council results fayorably and them delegates
30 home and report it so, the soldiers will
be drawn back. Some of these people know
me, and am a friend TO you, and don't want
any of You killed. If you return the prisoners
and the mules then you can 90 to Washington
with this, and some other good man. want
you to decide this now, don't wait too long
they have already waited long for you, and
won't wait very much longer; return the pris-
oners and mules, right away, then one or two Of
your tribe and one or two of each of The other
tribes can 90 to Washington; when there hav-
ing number of good heads together, You can
help one another. While you are gone your
women and children will be protected | think
this is the right way now; turn over the chill
dren and mules, then 80 to Washington.
Che last speaker is a Caddo, who cultiyates
two farms, has plenty of cattle, horses, mules,
Lone Wolf then said: will now make you
straight talk. You white men bring back Sa-
tanta, so we can see his face, and then we will
return all the prisoners and mules, and 90 TO
Washington as requested. Bring up Satanic,
so ! can see his face and | will return all the
prisoners and all the mules and 90 to Washing
ton, give up Satanic and will give up myself
and my whole tribe, work hard for this, and
have Satanta brought back. | want to 90 tC
Washington no quick no matter what time oil
laV SafaDfo is hrpnobt II n bprn Hiucf I will
start for Washington. If ] can't see Satanta's
face Washington cannot see mine If | don't
see Satanta | win think the white people have
lied, and then ! will lie | am not a very nice
man myself; butt have some young men love
and want very much TO see Satanta. This i:
all have TO say.
PAGER (Apache chief spoke as follows:
have heard all the good talk that has been
said by all the different chiefs, and have taken
it all up That is the way Of myself and my
people; we want 10 live at peace with every
body, and intend to do so. If a delegation goes
to Washington, / and my friend will represent
the Apaches, and hear what Washington has
got to say. /, too, would like TO see Satanta
and after we have seen Satanic drive up your
wagon.
Wa-loot-pa (Caddol-I think the two Kiowa
prisoners ought to be brought TO Fort Sill,
where they can be seen; bring them to Sill, and
then let the kiowas give up the white prisoners
and stolen mules. ! think when the KiOWas
see the prisoners, they will be encouraged to
make greater efforts to return the white prison
ers and mules, The white people at Sill on
two occasiOne promised that if the Kiowas
would deliver the mules (tbOse taken a year
ago by Satanta) they should have Satanic and
Big Tree. | know this. Bring up the two
kowas, and then they will bring up all their
mules and prisoners, and they will all live on
the good road,
AT the conclusion of this speech Lone Wolf
signified to the council that he had made his
best proposition towards effecting a reconcilia-
tion between his tribe and the government,
whereupon that body adjourned sine die.
After the adjournment, kicking Bird (who
had remained quiet during the couuci) came to
my tent, and addressing himself to Interpreter
Jones, said he was in hopes to have met his
agent at the council; that he always liked him:
nut seeing Jones was nearly the same thing as
by him he could send the message Of respect to
DIS agent, although the present difficulties in
winch the kiowas were involved rendered it up.
sale FOR him TO 20 TO his agency now. Then nd.
dressing himself to me, he said: | know there
are heap OF soldiers, but want them to hold
on little while, not move at once / have a
great many chiefs and warriors that | can RELY
on 10 assist me in anything / undertake 4
year ago when my agent asked me to return the
iorty-one mules taken by Satanic in his last
rad, and demanded by General Sherman at the
time Of Satanta's arrest, recovered them with
out half trying. think with the assistance of
now. This was an Indian council and didn't
know the delegates, and had not much conf.
dence ~ them, so let Lone Wolf do the talk.
lng. tit had been council with white men. I
would have talked. Lone Wolf didn't take a
wise course. He and the commission cot the
matter into big smoke. When the demand
was made to us 10 deliver up the mules and the
prisoners, 1t seemed 10 me good, and in NV
heart said yes, but didn't speak it with NV
bps have TO talk with my Young chiefs and
get them right, before can tell what | can do.
will try. ' "'''
answered him that / would take his
talk aud forwardit, With that spoken in counciI
10 Washington, and invited him TO meet me
again at the Waitchita agency next day.
Sal met Lone Wolf and kicking Rird at
the wichita agency; they were both evidently
worried AT the serious complications in which
they appeared TO realize themselves involved
and would, doubt not, have it otherwise if thew
could.
Lone Wolf said he was willing 20 90 TO Wash.
ington with delegation of his people but his
son was confined at home by a serious. II not
fatal wound, received at the time of ONT
Of his late raids in Texas, Il think al the
time Of the capture of the military train
at Hsward Springs and he dared not
leave him for 50 long a time He said thew
would 20 as requested as soon as the weather
got cooler and his son got better | interviewed
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