The New York herald., 1872-09-24

required guarantee OF good faith. He
young men from each band and tribe to go with
him to Washington to see the Great Father and
one moon @ a and S be Brought safely back. Little Raven
and Bufialo Good have been there and they Will
tell you how well they were treated. Now, remem-
ber what l have said, and let me have your an
George Washington, the Caddoe chieftain, then
spoke IN broken English, but SO broken that
found 1t impossible to put 1t together. 1t was
however, warm endorsement OF what the Com
missioner had said The Council then broke up.
and soon swarmed around our camp In search OF
LITTLE RAVEN, CHIEF or THE ARApAHoEs,
10 wise Indian in his day and generation, and
Beecher In face and head, and when warmed up
Is as great master of jawDreaking Arapahoe as
the eminent Brooklyn divine Is OF flowing Engllsn.
He got the Nearway party ntO my tent In the eve
ming ana literelly talked to them like father. His
argument In favor Of the ''good road" was logical
II not convincing. In substance 1t was this:-
80 brother Mow-wayI you are now rich and
prosperous; you have many herds and horses
without number. You are well able to 60 to war war
war scatters your herds and horses and leaves you
poor before making peaces Make war only when
you have much e-heap-et to preserveV,
AS Captain Cutie remarked, 'The wisdom Of
this hobservatiOn lies in the happlication OF It,"
Little Raven, 1t Is to be hoped, win not have
croaked in vain.
CAUcUsTNG IN THE WOODS.
Indians debating among themselves the questions
put TO them by the Commissioner, and high above
all the clarion voice OF Buffalo Good, the most dis
tnguished orator and the biggest backguard OF the
Wacco tribe. The talk in council about the painful
emotion of the Great Fathers mind on account Of
the eac conduct Of his red chdsn 1ns9 sUr was
every year, and as for compelling them to come on
the reservation and chew poor pork and tame
Joking 1t is only a way he has OF talking to his
red children every FALL But what did occupy their
great minds, ascertainod to my satisfaction was
thn fol hnO Ipftn
was tempting 0ffer as Buffalo GOad we'll knew,
and not to be treated with the same disdan as the
other propositions OF tho Great Father, and in this
faith we slept.
THE SECOND DAYS. PROCEEDINGS.
Saturday morning found us in the same predica
presents, and not one expressed the slightest con
Germ about the council. A liberal supply Of pro-
visions was given out, and when that heavy busi-
and 1t began to rain. 1t cleared, however at noon,
and the same old taterdemaon who yelled for US
e Gay was rSn up pa ana sent howg
wisdom. from was6ngtonss, ever moving foun;
srssnas %s Of It 9r napass %sn t~eve reached sas
pants Of the place. But the chiefs dropped in one
by one, and finally we got to work. Surely the In
dian is born diplomatst The conduct Of the chiefs
during this second days pOwwow was exceedingly
skiful. They lodged the main issue in their
speeches most admirably and endeavored to throw
tnc Dlame OF Lne cNStlnR COnOtlOn O aLalTS on Jle
whites very ingeniousy, as will be seen by their
speeches, all of which I give In substance. few
OF the lesser lights In their eagerness to follow the
crafty course of the big chiefs overdld the thing.
and then they were amusing Old Ten Bears com
plant was most pathetic.
MORE STRONG TALK.
Captain AlvOrd commenced the proceedings by
repeating what he said on the previous evening,
but, in more emphatic language, and added, "The
raiding must stop. 1t takes a long time to make
him angry, but he is angry now. tUm ahD He
waited three years, but will wait no longer. He
wants TO know who are his friends and who are his
enemies. Uml ahD He will help his friends and
punish his enemies. (Uml ahD
II seemed to have some erect esneciay WITH thosc
Indians controlled by the Kiowas. The Commissioner
called upon the tribes to declare themselves at
once, and very wisely selected the civilized Indians
to speak first. Black Beaver, or Captain Beaver,
as ne is sometimes called, then came forward and
spoke His effort was OF course, 10 favor Of peace
tiles from both branches of the Delaware tribe
and rations from the government. Instead Of tax
ing his beet in small quantities he waits until he is
entitled to 1000 pounds, and then trOts from the
agency to his fields a good fat COW. He is an in
telligent man and is much respected. The govern
ment is under great obligations to Beaver. 1t was
he who guided the United States regulars out of
the Indian Territory in 1851 leaving his farm to be
destroyed by the Texan rebels.
Wah-Loupee. OF the CaddOes, stupid-looking
chief: Iron Eye and George Washington, of the
same tribe, declared for the peace policy taking
their cue from Beaver, and urged the Indians pres
ent to follow their example. The Witchitas were
represented by Sa-da- wah and he was OF the same
mind; but he thought his people were not well pro-
vided for.
Buffalo Good spoke the sentiments OF the Wac
track. Gaughter.) He intended to keep on the
same road. (The rascal has several horses now
belonging to Texans who are here after TT them. and
ries ought to keep their young men at home, for
they are wealthy. More goods ought, in his
quiet. BufYalo concluded lengthy harangue by
paying handsome and no doubt, well deserved
compliment to Agent Richards. Towack: k:anie
Dave, BuffalO's lieutenant general, expressed his
preference to peace and his satisfaction with every
thing
THE ARAPAHOEs.
This friendly tribe was well represented. Little
Raven spoke first, Mrs. Keith interpreting what he
said into English and Mr. McClusky communicating
1t into Comanche, the court language His speech
was somewhat different in tenor IRON that OF the
previous evening"; but Raven Is statesman. He
said that he went home last night and held coun-
Gil OF his people, and that they agreed to take the
co%mssoner. Il am an old mans he he
listen to my words. I viii take it as a favor.
Tell them TO Alvordl at Washington that my heart
forget what is said. Everything should be done
DON'T WANT ANY MORE SOLDIERS
taken away the young men will be quiet. ] am
Just on the edge Of the white mans road. I got
there when went to Washington, but have not
Spotted Wolf and Yellow Bear echoed what Raven
had said, and then Big Mouth the funny man aud
orator next to Raven, had his say. He was even
profuse in his promises than the civilized In
dans. But there was one thing he wanted tSe
Great Father to do before his heart would be en-
tirely good-he wanted Camp Supply broken up and
the soldiers removed.
THE COMANCHES
were next In order TO-shO-way spoke first He
was glad to hear that the land to be theirs but
he was sorry to hear OF the possibility OF arrests
being made; not that he feared to be locked up
himself, for he was on the good road; but he was
concerned about his brethren outside, who were
not wise. Straight Jacket came next. lie knew
that some OF the COmanches were not as good as
they might be, but If the government had patience
with them they would be better. Esse tu-it was for
peace at any price, at least that was the DRIFT Of his
few remarks. Now came one OF the Staked Plains
COmanches, lieutenant OF the Bear, in the person
Of Black Horse This Is
THE MOST BLo0D-THIRSTY sC0UNDREL ON THE
PLAINS.
Not very long ago he murdered q man at Fort
Cobb while he was asleep In fanced EecnTitY. He