National Republican., 1875-05-27

ment, CNTccilng, rs soon as the mountain gates
are thrown OpC1 10 the miner and settler, TO pen
citrate the charmed bourne whose bills are sIF-
posed to be linC1 with silver and clpped with
gold. This famous county, situated in the south
Westen portion OF Dakota, covers area of nearly
two niUion acres. By the cOuTses of the North
Fork Of the Big Cheyenne river il becomes IN
extensive island, covering an area Of over four
million aces Of lanC wk ch is mece vari~1, pc.
turesque Bld lu-G ant than rly o.hef spot in
our Western cine. Its iOIe~ts are uHt.vsled in
density and giya attic grow h; its valley, broad
and beautiiu', seem to be = counterpart OF the
DELIGHTFUL ARCADIAN Walls;
its heIds OF summer fowe.s, ST ->I'7y
out through hn and dell preIGme rte
air around with the richest aroma Of natures
vast CoEserTa Ory is liDpid streams ard
purlIng rI ulets, d;rg their soU-Ces in the deep
gurges and winding raN.ses Of the mountains,
foW rapidly out through the valleys into far
reaching pla'-s and lose themselves a, lest IN
the Watr IS Of tn gGel: N-'sgor.i. TH'7 IS the
land OF soldol p.on ;, the hone Of the NJ It,
copjons and the hunting grou1''s Of the nomadic
OZa,allas.
1t isthe si'e Of the new FL D sra 10, upon which
the eyes Of tea thouse1d iventurers and specu.
Iator5 a-e lcoF'ng With q W.stflI anxiousne-s
that notf 'Dg but the complete Et'agu'3hmcat OF
the Indian title to that SgiOp, snd the throwing
open of the same for settle nelt, will satisfy
tTOm ll's lAuQ Ol -le-OuH N'scOVerles Ll9
bIood-thirsty sioux have heretofore repeIled all
white invaders, with thrt rigOr and persistency
which cha.G, 81 '=ed the NJ kadO Of Japan, years
ago, when he y'slentIy guPrded the shores Of
his county against the commerce Of the world,
But now 80 hit change has come oVer them
Through governmental inHuen1e. excited by
agents and Interpreters, the prominent repre-
sentatives OF these people have been prevailed
upon to come here for the purpose Of completing
negotiations wt'ch, " faYOrably concluded. will
result n the coosc SION of tie entire Black-Hin
county to tHe UrI,-d Sta.27 Government, and
then what? II the Government secures this
land OF rare promise, what will it do with this
wild pSOp,e? The several Sioux t-.bes con-
binCd nuntor something oVI- fO.-y thousand
sorls. They RE q treachc-ous, hostile, ire
sponsible people. Their meagTe intelligence will
not enable them to comprehend the stip1latons
of any treaty, be it ever so simple and platr.
They invariably make their treaties with the
Government misundersts1diugly, and break
the N wheaevC- the spirit moves them so to do.
They say ye2I when they mean no, and no when
it is clearly agP'1et ther interest. SrolId the
Gov .nmels m'dLy 0. CvCl ab-Oga.e the treaty
of ls6S-69, I'D thea give access to the mountain
treasures Of
"HARhEY's PEAK AND BLUE BUTE'
to the hosts that ere lXiOusly waiting to decide
for themselves resp"cting the existence of min
eral wealth in those REGIONS, it will take quite
one-half of the stont'ug amy OF the Unitt
States to pro SCI them in the pursuit Of their in
FestigatiOrs.
This is a serious question for the Government
to consider. The SOUX. with their herce pa -
siOns aHd bitter hctrCd Of the whites. if allowed
to roam at liberty over the broad plains which
reach rom the Ca1ks CT the Mississippi to the
Black Hills west. Pnd from the 46tn parallel
north to the Niobrara rive south, WI, without
queEl.On end cOrd'ng to all pre- cedents, K op
up a continual Werfare against the white in
trude-s who seek their -Oi tunes in the valleys
and gorgCs OF the eneha1Ced place. There is one
way, however, whereby the Government can
obviste this difficulty. 1t can n: gOtiate for the
CON es.iOn of the entire Sioux reservation and
move these DeOl into the southwestern part of
the indisu Teri: by where there are millions OF
acres ly .ng in TLsJe, covered With the tnest
strC"mS and grain a7d grazing material TO be
found il the United St3t'T. Their present re-
serve covers an area Of nearly fifteen million
acres. They do not reed one fourth az much.
While the Government IS spending millions Of
dollars on these peoDle 4 gnnuity goods and in
various Other ways, t is also allowing them a
vast tact OF ! 'ch and luNU-iint cou 1try, which
world be of ImUC0 value to the General Gov
erLmfat were it pUrcba rom aese depO ada ii
and indole1t wards ald thrOWn open to cultiya-
tiCn sPd development. The disposition of the
Representative mC7 Of theSetribes now sojOurning
with Us are lot OF the mot amiable character.
ties 50"SD the pei ''0O' 'o""Sn's o. Ou'S'1' par
THTsE SAVAGE vAssALs
have daily become more and more Obstreperous
until their Orstina7cy amounts TO aim st open
OGudICG 10 llC uJIlllte VIM AANG ttG42 III
charge. They eNit' ltly think they smell ra.;
They say they love their Black Hills and will
not pat Nth them. They say the great :reaty
mus rot be broker. THIS will seem extTc mely
ridiculous vbcp II Is EnOwn that the same ,
who say this have broken the treaty hundred
tines since It was concluded. They are cOnttnu-
ally raidirE into Nebraska, Wyoming and Mon
tara TerriroI.eE. Skirmisbes are daily taking
place between thee savages and peaceful set
Tiers, FROM whom they have stolen cattle, and
WCunts and death frequently occur on either side.
TT them mEelEFS re OF SuruClelt magnl-
tude to have long ago rendered the sttpulations
the treaty Of lses no longer binding on the part
Of the Government, and to-day the Government
could COUscientiOusly abrORate the treaty and
tai e possession Of the country. But the Admin
istIation evidently does net intend 10 90 TINS us
policy is peace one and 10 take ioTciOle posses
sion Of this country would pTCcptate long aud
eXI eE siVe WsT: therefore the immediate object OF
the Government diplomacy has been to bring the
leaders Of these Tubes into conference with the
proper authorities here, and N this way come to
a aIerfeCt understanding a. TO what the Admluis-
tTatiOn intends 70 do. In furthersncS of this plan
ia took plaCe yesterday at
THE EXECUTIVE MANSION.
The full delegation, Wondering forty braves and
one sQraw, deckcd in the grotesque costumes Of
the tribe. attended. They entered the White
House at ! o'clock. and forming into line, single
hIe. marched with perfect step and naughty bear
ing into the audience ToOm, where the PresideHt
was waiting TO receive them. In passing the
EGre8t Father" each chieita'n was iu .rOduc0t to
him by the interpreter, Mr.. Fielder, and then
forming into q Lemcircle srxIously awaited
events. The President then turn / to the inter
prefer, and through him addressed the delegs-
lion as follows:
Tine object OF bringing you here today was to
Say something to which expect no reply On your
part. ! wanI to be i:isnd 10 the Indians, and
am anTiOus to do what &c for they welfare. The
country you row live r. as you must be we'll
aware, is n''-ely incapable OF supplying your
wants. BY tire treaty OF 1868 clothing was guar-
antC-d to you for seven years Pnd prov isOns Only
for FIVE years. The fool given you for the last
two years has b, en- q gTatUitY on tbe part Of CJn-
gress. II is may be taken IRON you at any tine
Ls.V-F g1aa los 49, oh.
Low Is to make sgreemea ut with you by
which you and ynur childIen NAV be SccUr' ! Tor
bust from the senr'rcle, followed By one or two
suppressed RrUnts-) II must be quite EVIDENT to
You that if supplies of food withheld by the
white people it v Il be impossible Tor you to live
where you now are You must see that the
white p; ople outDumber your people two hun
dred TO one in the TerTitOie Of the United States
TINS number is incIeas ng rapidly, and before
many yegrs II will bc impossible to ix the limits
where the lnoi9ls an prevent the white people
from going It will soon be necessary for white
people 10 20 10 countries. whether occupied by H.
da rs or not, Just the sIme as they 20 from oEe
State to another. For this reason 1t is desirable
that you be located where you eau get support
and will he sa!e beyond any contingency do
net ask you 70 leave yOUr homes, where you were
born and raised " ithOUt YOUR consent, but l want
TO point Out 10 y0u the advantages both to y0Ur-
selves and children If you will enter into an
agreement witch shall propose to you. There
is "a territory south Of where you nOw live where
game, grass and the climate is better and where
whites can be Fent among you to teach YOU the
sTtE Of civilization. This there has been
great rifficulty IN keeping the Write people from
invading the Black Hills 10 search Of gold but
the Government has thus far prevented them
from remaining Each year this same dIficulty
will be encountered. Bless the right to 90 to that
cGUut V is granted by the Indians
''l0 the end this purpose to enter that country
will lead to hOstilities between the whites and
the lUdians without any real fault on either side
All There difficulties want to avoid. want 10
see the Indians we'll provided for, so that thew
will be respected by my successor and other Ad-
ministTatiOns 10 the future. / want you TO think
OF what have said to you. don't want Won TO
talk to-day, but to speak freely with the
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR
and Commissioner Of Indian Affairs"
Scarcely had the President finished his remarks
when Spotted Tail. with some agitation. rem arked
to the Interpreter that he had word of i'm port
anee to say TO the Great Father. He said that he
wanted to tell him that some of the papers had
hbeled his good character by saying that he had
called the Great Chief (Ihe Secretary of the In
terior) "hesp big lar" and be further added
that II was not So and whoever says it is so Is an
other, and be could prove It.
The Indians then passed out and entered their
cabs, evidently quite we'll pleased with the visit
but net oVerlOyCd with the prospect Of leaving
their DAKOTA homes for the SUMMER cline OF the
Indian Territory.
How the indians Received the Presidents
Address.
After the poW-WoW at the Executive Mansion yes-
tsrdsy morning a representative of THE NATIONAL