The New York herald., 1872-09-19
The SIOUX IN WASHINGTON.
A Days POw-WOw Between the
Chiefs and Secretary DelanO.
What All the Indians Want---
Guns and Ammunition.
A Modest Request that the Indian Country
should Not Be Settled for Two Hundred
Years-secrstary Delano Indulges in
Great Deal Of Sound Advice
Description of the Braves.

Great Deal Of Sound Advice
Description Of the Braves.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s, 1872.
The Grand River Sioux Indians called on the
Secretary Of the Interior to-day. They were at
tired In full savage costume, replete with feathers
and council paint. The proceedings opened by the
Secretary inviting them to make known their
wants, and assuring them Of the desire OF the gov
ernment and people TO preserve friendly relations
with them. The Indians consulted for some mo-
ments. seemingly not inclined to commence talk
until they met the Great Father, the principal
chiefs insisting that 1t would be right for them TO
consult together before talking at this Council.
PRESSED TO SPEAK.
The Secretary, however said he sent for them at
the request OF the President, who Is now away but
would be back before many days. and he intended
they should see him before their return TO their own
country. The Chiefs then thought proper to COM
mence the talk, and several of them made speeches,
all OF which were OF the same purport
WILL BE GOOD IT THEY HAVE ALL THEY WANT.
They complained OF the poverty under which ting
lived, and repeated their desire to be on goHl
terms with the whites. Two Bears, who hd Oh
asserted he had no desire to do anything Wyofx,
and that much OF the wrong that had been laid to
him was done by other nations. He madea
REQUEST FOR GUNS AND AMMUNITION,
and said he could not farm as the whites do, with
his fingers; neither could he learn n farming IN
strain, to the destruction OF his lands by whites.
Two Bears was followed by Grass, who
having been properly treated by the whites. He
said that they had been misled and declared that
for the roads which were now In possession Of the
whites the chiefs had been promised $1,000 each.
Grass laid great stress upon the human anxiety for
spoke with much earnestness, and complained that
lands which were properly his were In possession OF
a 10 har
he alluded TOY as being territory upon which he had
rightlul claim.
large, poweriulooking chief, who spoke very
@ d a sd Eat now he had
heart was laughing and he felt good. He wanted
provisions for the future, mentioning that there
S no ss for S he
This chief did not neglect to allude to the poverty
OF himself and his people, and to the lands which
the white mans roads ran. He did not want any
whites in his country for over two hundred years.
and said he supposed II the white men who were
building the railroad should get o paper from the
Great Father telling them to take 1t up they would
do SO. This expression met with Simultaneous
grunt OF approval from every Indian present.
THE SECRETARY TAKES HIS LEAVE.
ht the conclusion OF this sreech the secretary
delegation (the Teton Sioux. who were received
later in the day, and who also arrived here with
further time to hear them at present. They would
have another opportunity to mold council with tho
lieved they were friendly, and believed the words
they had told him. He wanted them now to be-
Father cannot stop the White man from
farms, building houses, cities and railroads. The
Secretary explained that wild game was becoming
scantier under the condition OF things he had men,
toned, and assured them that while they kept the
peace and endeavored 10 live like the whites they
would receive assistance from the Great Father
and our people, AS fast as the Indians
GO TO FARMING
under the treaties. lie told them he thought the
country. where they lived was poor country,
Wg e e Would % NUT teem in beter Men ccn
where they could have the advantages OF civiliza-
ton he had alluded TO. He explained that he did
not want to force them to go, but would give them
every assistance in moving to II when they ex-
pressed willingness to do So He also told them
Spring would be given all the agricultural imple-
ments % named in the treaty: These Indians claim
entitled, when they go to farming, to
all the various kinds OF farm implements, Stock
&C., and also that they are entitled to pecuniary
their country, through which the railroad passes,
and their agent states that they have this Idea con.
santy in mind, forcing 1t into every talk they had
concerning their treaty obligations and relations
with the government.
THE TETON SIOUX
were even more gorgcously arrayed in feathers and
paint than the Missouri Sioux, and. seated in the
was lighted and passed around almost every one
In te room taking pun All the chiefs were sue
hands with Secretary Dclano, at the end OF which
the Secretary made short speech to the Indians
expressive Of his
PLEASURE AT RECEIVING THEN,
the good will OF their Great Father, and the desire
OF the government to cultivate friendly relations
with them. After fully expressing these friendly
sentiments and promising that the Indians should
have an Interview with their Great Father, Secre-
tary Delano went on to inform the assembled chiefs
that II they aud their braves, notwithstanding the
Great Fathers friendship, did not live at peace
with the whites, but rohDcd and pundered and
made war, the Great Father would have to send
soldiers to punish them. He did not want to do
this but, on the contrary wished to do everything
IN his power to prevent II, and had sent for them
here to tell them so. Now, he wanted Medicine
whether to live at peace or not The first part OF
the Secrctarys speech elected many grunts OF ap-
proval; the last was listened to with attentive
then rose and shook hands, and he and Bloody
Mouth, Long Fox. Black Catfish and the Man-Tbat-
Packs-theEagle In turn expressed their views, the
main point ia which was request for guns and
ammunition
Secretary Deano closed the interview by in
forming the chiefs that they would soon have q
talk with the Great Father and afterwards with
the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs, General Walker,
who would communicate the Great Fathers wishes
and decisions. lie would now say, however, that
the Great Father wanted to and would help them
to live like white people, ceasng by degrees TO live
and churches. II so their children would he rich
and have what the white people enjoy some
day, He Secretary Deano) hoped that they
new country where tile government Would
give them land and houses, farms and cattle. The
white people would be kept out-Of this country,
home. He told them this only for them to think
about, as the Great Father did not intend to force
them to go from their present home unless they
were willing to go, and again reminding them that
II they turned their bows and arrows against us
the Great Father would surely send soldiers to
punish them, Secretary Delano then shook hands
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