The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1873-05-01

PETITION OF THE INDIANS.
"70 our Great Father, the President of the Uni
ted States:
ave, the chiefs, braves, warriors, head men
and young men of the Kiowa and Comanche
tribes of Indians, hereby acknowledge that we
have hereto incurred thy displeasure by numer-
Gus depredations and plumbers; by murd erin o
innocent eople add taking into captivity women
and children this we have done while thou
hast been fee Jing and clothing us, and in spite
of the warnings and entreaties of thy messen-
gers Ofttimes sent among US. We have by
these wanton acts of ours dehed the people and
government of the United States until thou hast
ceased thy long-continued forbearance and hast
taken our chiefs, Santanta and Big Tree, pris-
oners, and carried into captivity more than
hundred of our women and children. We love
our chiefs and women and children, and are
brought into deep trouble and sorrow by our
own disobedience, which has caused our great
father to infiict this severe punishment upon u.s.
and we beg of our great father to pass by our
many transgressions, and forgive US, allowing
us TO begin life anew, and return to US our loved
chiefs and women and children. III our great
father will do this, We solemnly promise in the
presence of all these witnesses, that, with the
after obey the wishes OF the great father, as
made known TO US by his agents and messengers
among US. We will go no more raiding into
Texas, but will remain on cur own lawful reser.
yations we will maintain perpetual peace and
friendship with the people and government of the
United States, including the State of Texas we
will remain at peace with all other Indian tribes
and use our influence to induce them to maintain
friendly relations among themselves and toward
the government of the United States; and will
in all other respects, to the best of our ability
obey the wishes OF our agent. All this we col
emnly promise, relying upon the Great Spirit
above, in whoH we trust to AID us in the faithful
performance of our solemn pledges, made at the
Kiowa and Comanche agency, Indian Territory,
this 2sth day of Sd month (March), A. d., 1873.
Esa-to-yet, Kahaugwah, Kicking Bird,
Horseback, Blue Blanket, Red Otter,
Mow-away, Quits Quip, Fast Bear,
Parry o. Coon, Bald Eagle Heidi Sick,
Red Food, White wolf, On i-boi,
Cheevers, Lone WoH O-dle -pi qn-i-sa,
Onawacab, Hard Name, PAGER.
Esa-so-Soit, TrOtlDg Wolf John,
Little Captain, Dangero's EagleCap;tain,
Iron Mountain, Sun Boy Be-a-quo,
Py-Oh, Woman's Heart, Black Hawk
Howeah, Asa Hansen, Deer Head,
Little Crow. Running Bear. Bow.
Wild Horse, Feather Head, Asa Habit.
Joshua, Ice Hansen,
We, the undersigned, were present at the coun
Gil held at the Kiowa and Comanche Agency, l.
T., on the eth OF March, 1873. and witnessed the
signatures OF the Indians appended herewith.
Signed by
Charles I; Camp, c. M. La S, Tatum, US. In
Granger Dyer. J. hawoth,
Black Beaver. III. +. JONES' u. s. In
VIM. Mathewson. terpreter.
A. ID. TOmlinsOn. Thomas Z. battey.
Geo. ii Smith, +. Maltby.
George W, Conoyer. John Shirley.
The foregoing papers We're carefully interpre-
ted to the Indians in council, and signed L be-
ii We, with a good understanding OF It's purport
There was no chief present at the close OF the
council who refused 70 sign It,:
LAwRIE TATUM u. s. Indian Agent.
/ certify that the foregoing paper was presen-
ted TO the chiefs and head men OF the Kiowa, CO.
manche and Apache Indians on the day OF the
date thereof, and after clear Interpretation OF
the same Gas verify believe,) and general coun-
ell tamon themselves upon the subject was
signed by them freely.
f CYRUS BEEDE,
Chief Clerk Supt. Indian Affairs.