The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-18

mIned TO guard them against treacnery. The
night passed without any incident occurring to
break their rest.
scHoNCHIN's NO-REMovAL SPEECH.
In the morning after breakfasting in Wild Gals
ranch, they returned to the cave for a talk.
After taking their seats business commenced with
the following speech from John Schenchin:-"l
have heard the talk; Captain Jack has heard 1t;
Captain lack don't know anything about another
country-don't want to go there. Captain Jack
has talked good about the country; CAPTAIN Jack
and have talked much about these things; We
have talked enough; l have talked enough. 1t
looks like another heart has entered into the talk
now; l want to talk good to you; l
want a good country to live in; l will
speak the truth; / have talked about 1t till
am tired expect you are tired coming out here
to talk about it. These boys tired going to and
fro talking. want to talk good just what comes
In my mind l want to say yes to this thing, but
don't know about it; don't know as can /; l want
everything wiped out and to live we used to-
That Ia the way l want to settle this matter. l
would like to know the names of the bad men
that want to harm us ; want to know where they
live; want to know why they are mad; l am
afraid of them; want to talk COED and straight.
am not afraid Of these men; these are my men
here; all my people; they will do just what they
agree to do; what talk now talk forever; am
has all been talked over. 1 did not exactly un-
derstand then as 1 40 now; the first time you told
1t to US you did not tell 1t to US this way have
talked to my people some about 1t; we are all OF
the same mind have told all my men to lay
down their arms and you can see that they have
done SO. What l understood the last time was
that We should lay down our arms, we should have
peace and that was all we had to do.
UNDERSTOOD THAT THE COMMISSIONERS WOULD
here and talk to us. I expected them this time,
instead of which none have come. l am willing
they should. You must be tired coming so often to
talk good for US. Iwant them to come to talk;
want these Commissioners to come and talk.
want them to come and settle this trouble soon, so
that you need not be coming always to talk
want to talk the truth and have this trouble set
tied. Why don't these men quit and have peaceS
Don't trouble them (Oregonans). These are my
men they think like me. l have told the truth as
near as can. What is the reason these men won't
make peace, these men over there (OregOnians)3
Why don't they quit fghting?-we have. told my
friends what to do; If they do not do right would
make them do right. 1t scaresme; they won't
quit fighting and let us alone. l have no horse to
go and see these Commissioners or anywhere else
let them come here That's ALL"
sTEELE's PEACE AND DON'T-CARE REPLY.
u
long way to talk to you as friend; the Commits
soilers came to Linkville and did not intend to
come any further. / asked them to come to Fair
chd's and they came, only half days ride from
you. They did this because they are your friends
and want to do good and stop this Some OF
the Commissioners have ridden for four weeks to
meet ard talk with you to try and stop this fighting.
General Candy, an old man, has ridden 800 miles
to talk, because his heart is good to you. These
young men who went into Fairchilds saw him;
they tell you II they think he tells lies. He Is
your friend. He wants you to show confidence
enough In him to come out and talk with him. He
promises you will be safe. The first time l came
here came as your friend because trusted you. I
was not afraid OF you then; am not afraid Of
you now. l am not afraid OF any man In
the world, but I am afraid to do anything
wrong. don't fear when l talk with . good
heart. told you then that thought 1t best for
you to go to warmer climate, under the charge
OF General Candy, because he is a soldier and can
protect you. Our people are many, the Great
Chief can't watch all the bad your people are
few. The Oregonians are very mad at your people,
and ifyOu live here they will kill some OF your men.
Then your young people will act wild and kill some
good people, These men say that your young men
have stolen some OF their horses, killed their cattle
and murdered their people. They say they will
kill you If you stay here. They are very mad They
are not your friends or mine. They talk bad Of me
because have been your friend. The Great Chief
knows that you are not to blame in the matter,
and to keep you from being harmed by them he
wants you to go with General Candy, who will take
you to a good home where none will hurt you. He
thinks this trouble Is from q misund erstanding.
1t Is liable to occur again II you remain here.
BAD MEN WILL DRINK wHIsKEY,
and when drunk will shoot Modocs, then war will
hnOin av,lo Of had
Great Chief cannot watch them ALL They will live
close to your land, your people will meet them and
there will be trouble all the time, for when they
see each other each party will get mad. That Is
why talk peace, and why want you to go to a
warmer country. If told you you could live here
in peace when knew you could not, would be
speaking lies. II you live here two months there
will be war again, and then you will say Squire
Steele lied to u.s. when could not help it. We
can't move our people, they are too many. Your
people are few, we can move them. When told
you wanted you to 60 to this warmer country, l
could not tell you where it was; had not been
told by the Commissioners to do So KNEW that
the Great Chic had plenty ofland thathe would give
to you. then went back to the Commissioners and
General Candy told them your hearts were good.
and they have sent me back to you to tell you
what they would do for you. He told me to come
in and make peace with you for them, II you
would not talk with them. But they want to shake
hands with the head men, for they came long
way to see you. If your hearts are good you can
go little way to meet them. They don't want this
war to stop because they are afraid OF you. They
have plenty OF soldiers. You might kill thousand
Of them; but it would not stop the war; He can
IN two months bring more soldiers than he can
stand on these lava beds. He wants to stop this
war TO
PREVENT ALL YOUR PEOPLE BEING KILLED,
because he thinks you are good people. If you
go to that new home you Will be fed, clothed and
protected till you can take care of yourselves
You can have your own land, raise grass, melons,
grain, horses cattle, and live like the white
men. II you do not agree to this You will
stay here and be killed He will send soldiers