, 1874-07-02
CUSTER'S EXPEDITION,
Allegations that It Is in Violation Of tho
Fort Laramie Treaty Of lSG8.
And TINT }Ynr Is TO Do Inauguratel
Without Authority or Pressing
Necessity.

6rfciat Correspondence If fhc Chtc1Ho 1'ribnne.
8r. PAUL, Minn.. Juno 10, 1874.
Your correspondent, through Representations
matlo to him by Sioux Indians domicilcd In ths
State. having been induced to Boud YOU dB-
patch on aaturday dcuol,nong Custcr'a Blnck
l1}lln expedition RI violatlyo Of Aoomn treaty,
unauthorized by Congress-, diBaprrovcd by all
fTinndH Of tho 1nlans, and actuated by ILL.,
worthy motives, t1,ii,kB II p' oror to supplement
lis dispatch Will, fuller statement Of tho fncts
brought to AiB attont,on. mud Of the opinions
mud snrniscH conveyed BY n maBn OF priynts cur
roRruntonc0 Wllich haB been submittul 10 lis In
Bpoctfon.
TIE TnEATY.
III 18GH treaty wns concluded with all tho
Sioux l'an1a, which was sIynod, OF tho rart Of
tho Unitod Statcn, by Cons. William T. sl!or-
nian, William Il. 1larnoy, Alfred II. Terry, and
G. q. AuRur. and by NleHsts. j. j. Hopleraun,
Nathnntot q. Taylor, Jnhl u. Sanborn, nnd SAM
nof i. Tappan. An intorpreler, writing in tho
na,no Of ono Of tho principal Chiofs Of tho 80
called hostile Hsoux. snys tnt IL oltlor Of thoAo
gel,slonen will my CuatorH proposed expedition
Is not a violation Of TINT troaty, Ao and lH band
will not oppose 1t.
AIT. vi satd tronty rontls.
Tim limited sntca agrrea TINT Tho following district
Of county, lo-w!t, VIZ, n1ncneiug III tho bank
VI hs aitHunn hlsur, wl,uu tho Attn rarHlul IT north
latitutls rrDescA tho eamu; thchco Hnug 1owwatur
nssrn r cf liz ao o % oGsS wsle hs
rysr hence @ weat We s q riyer M ;ost I'D song e
meridian toa roi,t wcro the 10th parallel Of north
lat.luo lntsrreH tl,o nnmo; thence DUG oaAt .lug
addition thercto ali eIist'ng reservatio,s Oh thu
east bank Of antd riyer,-*ha!i lc, and tho Ha1ne
T., sst nra.t, for he a1s0to ~ H., ,, sna I'M; ,',as-
namcd, a1itl fur such other frc,.1y trloes fn.
ltyiduat 1ndlas fru time 70 tius tley ,uay 10 will
nrsongpt them anti ihe Uni,oa states now socnmiy
anrees that 10 rorhos, except loso horc!n desHantea
aa euoses 90 70 Of n T.
anthorlzu to enter upon 1naan reservations ir dis
cl,argo Of duties unjoicd by Law, shall ever 10 pcr.
1itory described ii, this nrticc such territory
may bo alde to this reservation for she Of sad
luTnis. iii clnlus or rlgI in aud 10 any rorsiol Of
tho United StaeB Or Territories, except alcf IL
braret within tho Limits aoresala aud except III herc-
tuafter provided.
InsArt. II, tho Sioux, surrondorIng tho torri-
tory outside tho reservation mado by the treaty,
f'yot reserve the right to hunt on any lands
north of tho North Platte and on tho Republican
Fork Of tho Smoky Hill River, so long as tho
buffalo mny range thereon In such numbers as
:" 1"9sAAJ sAo SA"a'' "ao 4""@A"aS A"A'AoA
agrco:
q That tloy will permit tho rcnccfl construction Of
any ratoad not paasing over their reservation Us
befoan uehhen:
constructed on tue an..s Of their 1esorfsio, e Gav
ernncnt will pny Tho tribe whatever amount Of da-
sioncrs, to 10 appointed by tbs President for TINT ,r-
rnse,-onc Of eal Commissioners to boa Chief or
H:aanlan Of the tribe
Art. l6 feads
ths country Mort, Of sae Sorsh f!ato River, md esst
% o. t1o o al ~ a. ~ 0rn Ia1a sa 10
an% uian st,iacs mi anrcea tnt M whits
person or pcrsous shall Gs permitted 10 ret
t,o upon Or occupy any portion OF tito
sae, Or, without couHcnt Of the Indians first had and
ota1licd ~ paea hfongh the AaMe ana u IL fusther
aEtsen ~ luz uea Sa.es ,a wn .,,n nanS.y @aSa M
Stn,r uation nn ,itarr no s ,ow M .sabai,o n ths
territory ID tis artics nc slall be abandoned, aud
t.a tho roud leading t, thcn a,. by thou, to ths
The whole trcaty ia alike 10 sesorving tho
ooun ,rv for exclusive 1,so of tbe Indians. and
ynotanfoaInp that il a|.nuld not he orcnn,cfl bv
fhn wt,,taa nr v1sted hv them orcout o., cnt,1ent
of tho Indians. The Explanations nude to tlo
Indians. md tie Language Of tl1e treaty. both OK
cintio s,,c m oyuonltion ns tlot of Gmstor'n, M
,u 80 v ~ nr;.otn nsnfnrat'nn ~ thn con,,tr ~
r, H. aso errrr.siv nroy;ile in tic treatv that ~
1ninrn crssnn NJ INV nart nj thu Sioux tcrrito, v
i,o1I i, cnn,non sIalj hc yaIi excanr made ~
,o'o ~ ~ III tho anit ms,es ,uteras,ad ~
~ ,uTunn,ypn " ~ uy cosaprss
n, H.. rnrf ~ tho Indians Wo,I within thar,
,,,,,',,au M .n1 f.,t t. ntod thnt ai.i,an,,,
tsreu r.. hao,, j.; ensuIon r.. n,,ths sc'.
~ .a,r "o ~, .a. -3otnr,,i"n, ,,no,, -
a.n to eustu. ,.a,,, ~" a,r,aa - ~, >,,,t -
-. t,'n a,,n,,;r ~ ~ ,hot ,,dv M
n ~ w." 49,, ~ - h 10 Htto1 mi ~ tho w. ia
""a oAuo ;t - - ~ H. s1u ..let o ill.,, =; Iane, ~
, ~. ;.nro,it ,sr,o;i, aiIa,oJ tho, na,,n ~
liot !nu @ 'nis nt, 'nuaa
ltGnt ne nie'eae" M n"asipS a, H.
Mpae a.I u oarI;,ta W W
tue ala o. 1olataEy sinut!n.a, t ens'nsets al'a
anu 'tn iaS ofco a1'u ti,a nan
a.e e'uelGas I'M ~ "uvt. III H. .u o.i;e
VINO nntAotAo ~, 80 '"e' Ao6"1o WV 'eApo''1'Ao"
~ u "a1'1nofemeHt.
~, no EXCUSE fnh WAR. ~
VI tho nouo OF inoro ~ ao'e.n. o'ea men IN tno
sioux natiou, wita.ii slie eloaa teatnoss, aesa
than ooo. IN cialned, hase ~ ~! naanaaer vlo-
lated tuo tfeaty o. Peace. lAe .teasY mnTes ce
n1hple provision ior .Asit punlshn'ent, nna lor
tho payment OF ene datao6ea t!iey naVe occa-
sionot, Without resort TO "Ar MA!le tne major
paft OF tne olouA nave atslc'ly observed tl sne
treaty, tue uo'cr1moht hah 1ot ai"hfs peen aole
TO plosont ~ VOCATION by ~, Wa1es ma macn Of
tue apparett noatlll1y Of llIo Ana!ans has neoh
nado to appoar py misrepresentation ot tAe!r