New-York tribune., 1872-09-19
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
SECRETARY DELANO AND THE sIoUX-WHAT
THE RED MAN WANTS,

WASHINGTON, Sept 1S.-TheI Grand River Sioux
indians Secretary Of the Interior today ated in full
savage costume After urging Two Bears asserted that be had no
ANYTHING wrong and that mach Of the wrong that had been
lard to him by other nations He made request for guns and
ammunition and could farm the whites do with bis hngrs
neither could farming short time lie also alluded IN the
usual Indian strain the taking Of bis lands by whites Two Bears was
followed BY Grass who had many complaints make Of not
having been properly BY whites He said that bis tribe had
been med declared that for the roads which we're now N posses
sion the whites chiefs had been promised $1,000 each Grass
laid great upon human anxiety for riches and said be did not
want to die poor lie spoke with much eaestne ard complained that
o5s tRo.e ouie By Red coad spotted Tail being territory
RanniHa Antelope large powerful chief spoke very and
loud said that he had shaken hands with the Great Fathers
his laughing snd be felt good lie wanted PROVISIONS
for the future mentioning that there should be euouh tor 200
be did not expect to die as soon q pc vent nome Se' u @
negec 70 alue 70 VIZ 81 tbron NJ, tSe vi ie mems
which he aa wSrs b, own ropsr sun OSs S , sI ~ r @ m @
% ana % 20 ss from me Great Father telling them to take up Sey
This expression met with Simultaneous grunt Of APP
% e secrerJ TO them that the Great Father stop
the enyang farms buAng houses cities ana rail-
@ S & 6 that a @ S @ ep I ~ e oeos Sa and cde1vorc m the
whites they would receive assistance from me e SIss FSae ran ana @
they entitled to under the treaties He thought the country where
they lived poor country though be had never seen B but whtn
they willing he would put them better c9us Th ley could
force them go bat you'd give them every assistance N moving 10 II
when they expressed willingness TO do
who ae assuring Of the friendship Of the Government and
Eler snt on 10 INFORM them that they braves
standing the Great friendship did hive peace With the
whites pundered the Great Father would
have to send soldiers punish them Medicine Bsn replied that
bad hoped that when be saw the Great Father be would
receive rom great or his live u where
lives the country very small and INTENDED to ask the Great
enumeratng other things four sacks OF
time They needed also, guns and annunloD and
travel The white loved and they loved land
request Indian Agent simmons the Interpreter sskd Medicine
whether be bis people had not been receiving m aos Of
aud coffee together with bacon ever snee last April when
they called into the eodHc Fort Medicine Bear sented
said the other chiefs wond talk about everything he had
left out
said people wanted into The Agency and receive
regularly. Long striking che six feet i've inches
g Father had them PROVISIONS Gc, but
% hey needed especially The space ground lived in was too
hoped the Great Father would take his mean
soldiers settlers and railroad sueyo out Of their country Agent
this point informed Secretary Deao that the small space OF
ground referred 800 miles in length and 200 vide
Catfish expressed himself feeling much az with the
him In sph II ankness he going tell tine Chief
DauO what they wanted For said he did not here
nothing lis main desire seemed 10 oe o gus ana ammunition
Tie Man that Packs the Eagle then made speech IN which be
pained Young the Great Father making
through settling in the Indian country and driving OF their
lie wanted know If the Great Father INTENDED permit this instead
Of leaving the country their undubd possession. For the last
ten be had desired an Opportunity 10 say this TO
the Great Father Afraid Of the Bear aud Black Eye aud
ms when the for them. and Secretary Delano
closed the interview By informing the chiefs that they would have
dian Affairs General walker who would communicate the Crest
Fathers wishes decisions He would howeTer that the
Great Father wanted to and would help them to live Ike white people
cueh u their children would be h sOd have What
the white people ov day lie Seeta Deano hoped that
they would be wiling to- go scov..ossD, down to o,,i
them land and houe farms and cattle The whe people would
BE- Ept out e this country which intended 10 be and remain he El
Great did them from their present home
uhe theF willing and again reminded aem ns they
send soldiers punish secretary Deano then shook hands With
them al round, and terminated The interview