New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-02-24
HOW INDIAN AFFAIRS ARE MANAGED.

TIE SIOUX TROUBLE PREDICTED AS LONG AGO AS
LAST DECEMBER-REp CLOUD REFUSES TO ALLOW
A CENSUS TO BE TAKEN AND DEMANDS ARMS
THE GOVERNMENT INDIAN POLICY UNCHANGED.
iBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
WASHINGTON. Feb 23--lt appears from CORE
,pondence on file in the Indian Bureau that Agent
Savle, as long ago as tho latter part Of December
predicted that there would soon be trouble at the
Red Cloud Agency, aud gave notice that he should
probably be obliged to apply for troops before
Spring In a letter dated Dec 90 Mr.. Saville gives
an account Of feast he gave on Christmas Day to
the chiefs of the Sioux for the purpose of urging
them to permit him 10 take a of the tribe,
proceeding to which they have strenuously objected
for some time On this occasion Red Cloud made
the following speech:
The Good Spirit looks at'me. was brought up this
way and want you look to-day. The Good
Spirit made whites the other side OF the from
that land is theirs Iwl few words to the young
white people NV friends, look at The ground that
! stand on belongs 10 When the Good Spirit made
you and the Indians he made al alike same hands
and same blood: but one race was the first this side
Of the water The camps OF fOrefathers yet be
seen. They were good chiefs. They made the whites
among but they have now destroyed all our
country There great many tribes OF u.s. and also
great many fools, whites and Indians, and they
are fast taxing our country from us. The Ogallaas
Brules, Cheyennes, aud ArrapahOes own this country
and thought going 20 get something for it,
There different people and countries. We one,
and whenever tue Great Spirit says anything TO we
do not forget it, When the Great Spirit made us he
gave rs the bow aud arrow he gave you the gun. We
trying 70 do good and still waiting for the guns
for people. When was at Washington TO see the
Great Father he said l was 10 hold this side OF the
Platte for 90 years There were different " hite Com
missiOneIs here and promised guns
snd ammunition and would move 10
present camp. did not believe them at
she time, and they did not tell us the truth.
They promised to this nation and still look for
them We want nothing in exchange for the guns that
were promised us want them soon as we can get
them The whites have great many cities five or six.
You count your people, bat cannot count ours
We have education. There are 10000 Sioux; 10000
LODGES. You ask often often about counting our
people. 1 understood you well but you tell the
Great Father send those guns aud we will then
talk about counting. You brought up different
food than were, aud 1 blame the whites for our
people dying OF 80 fast. Our hills
already becoming red with them ialuding
70 the collins covered with red flannel
which we have made for them and mounted scafods
Our Father told about the whites long ago. and that
could get plenty Of guns from them to hunt with
This all have say now and all we want is the guns
aud ammunition. and want you 10 get them for us
You issue to these people the same as at
present until Spring We will wait that long yet for the
guns.
This speech, Mr.. Saville writes was approved by
Ugh Wolf and Red Dog, and none OF the chiefs OPP
posed it. He says that the demand for guns carried
implied threat, aud that it was apparent that the
young men were preparing for war in the Spring
The letter concludes as follows:
There evidently two parties here, one for peace
and one for war. The indications that the war
party Is gaining ground and are now probably IN the
ucaf AT n IN
mens on troops into the country contemplated. be
' IA une TO prepare for defense, as other
Neo our hVes would undoubtedly be sacrificed.
wouo aso state Tor your information that every move
"en' ''ns Pi~oe AZ Fort Laramie lie Immediately re-
peeu W inc ihasns Dy the haltbreeds aud white men
married 70 or living with Indian women I do not he
heve that there is immediate danger as Ioro ga m
nave plenty OF food for them, but such IA their
tsinsemper that may have 10 call for troops AZ ,nv
time, and certainly before Spring opens thav ,,n ~
wanted here.
The sDdian Appropriation bill is nearly ready to
be reported 10 the House. The Committee have do
eided t. abolish all the snperjntendencles except
that for the tribes i'll the Indian Territory belle
that these offices be dispensed with without
any detriHent 10 the service. The districts over
which the superintendent have jurisdiction arc 50
extensive fiat they can visit the agencies only at
such intervals that their supervision over them
Is more nominal than real. In the Indian Territory,
where az exception is made the reservations are 80
near each other, and readily reached and be-
Edes Of such importance, that the Committee believe
that useful employment can be found for a superin-
tendent. The Committee have reduced the total
estimates for the Indian service nearly 81 900 GEO.
one OF the largest items on saving being in the
matter OF transportation. No change IL attempted