The New York herald., 1874-12-13
THE PEACEFUL INDIANS.
Commtssionsrs I'm Council with the
Five Nations-Res0luttons Adopted BY
the Indians-Their Grievances Enum-
erated-El0quent Speeches BY the
DuSky Orators.

erated--Eloquent Speeches BY the
Dusky Orators.
MUsCoGEE, I. r.. Dec II 1874.
The Indian Peace Commissioners met the IN
Ndians IN council again to-day, and the following
preamble and resolutions were presented oy the
Delegates
whereas certain questions have been propovyaed a. 20
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question their gratitude for his steady adherence 70
respectfully ask Of oenersss a: the suihGr. ;
sSeo ne .,,gua',O,Ss, q ,Ssr our
FosaoThas they are unwilling take the initiative
Change CT in their naons al Condition their relation
TO hs upa az o ns
which they reprssen. labor under gsysnses wnSn
them IN :C : Or
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II /. The obiectonaSIs manner IN which the United
is ts oSs the
For the delays In paying the nations moneys ney
the grants OF lands made IN the Indian Territory BY
Consulting the views o the Indians the ti,ls
susnen 81 snSn ,aws the Ss'ns ne
Unjust determination In railroad tarifs made
corporations have roads in operation over
failure Of The United state: soyernm;en' .de
The Injury done to the people Of the Territory BY
log bills to orgsnize Indian Territory into Territory Of
the United states. which threaten the ntraction
them unsettled 2 their ana "a Tnss mn as m
the Interests Of the i've Dations
The resolutions were signed by thirty three
delegates. A full ana free discussion OF the reso-
ea.iSns eaeS cr sne Nations and BY tie oomms.
sioners, was continued untn nve P. ~, when the
by the Indian delegates would have been listened
to with attention on the oor OF Congress. for the
ability and eoauence % displased iupn 10 presenting
Colonel E. c. Bondlnot announced that there
was large number OF Cherokees who
Delegation ses % presenting % the resolutions rep, ee
resented them, and asked that q paper signed by
the Was
stevens. r. Harris, ;, Charles E Water: E
BSSan0 ASK ,ass ss oonS1ess and o'ass; ssn
shall legisiate for the Indian Territory SO as to
secure-drst, United States courts in the Indian
Territory; third, Delegate In Congress.
Colonel Boudinot showed that these three propo-
sitions were especially provided for BY all
the treaties OF 1885, and declared that he
and his friends would be content II Congress would
lecislate upon these subjects. He stated that for
himself he was willing to 60 much further but had
presented tnat plan 80 that all the nations might
adopt 1t and all dissension might be healed.
Eloquent speeches were made by Captain Benge
and Colonel William P. Ross, OF the. Cherokees,
General Porter, or the Creeks and Others, ali Of
whom admitted that they were willing to accept
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Roudinot, and 1t seems to be the opinion OF the
Commissioners that there Is not 80 much diner
ence after all among the Indians upon this subject.
This afternoon Juoge Fulsome, OF the Cnoctaw
Nation, stated to the Commissioners that he and
his associates desired Colonel BOudnOt to present
their views TO the Commissioners, which Colonel
BondinOt did, by the unanimous consent OF the
Board and delegates. He did this by reading
the eighth article OF the Cnoctaw and Chickasaw
Treaty OF 1868, which provides for form OF Terri
torial government, and stating that he and his
Choctaw niencs desired, II Congress decided to
legislate for them, to do 30 under the provisions
OF that article OF the treaty.
Mr.. Ross said the Cherokees were not bound By
the Choctaw treaty and did not accept 1t. The
commissioners adjourned, apparently well pleased
with the Council, and lett on special train to-
nipht.