The daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1873-1877, 1875-05-29
TELEGRAPHTC.
|. WASHINGTON.
A Grand Indian CounciI--Civ-
ilized Diplomacy Against
Savage Shrewdness.
The Aborigines Masters Of the situa-
tion---The Chiefs Unwilling to
Leave the Black Hills.
SPOTTED TAIL IN THE Role OF A GOOD
INDIAN-.-EE OBSERVES HIS TaEA-
TIES WITH THE WHITES.
He Wants the Government to Keep the
Gold Seekers off the Sioux Re
servation.
The Chiefs do not Think Favorably Of Going
to the Indian Territory to Find
Homes.
Special Telegram to the Inter-ocean.

Special Telegram to the Inter-Ocean
WASHINGTON, May GA nation re-
presenting the perfection of enlightenment,
culture, political economy, art, and science
to-day met an untutOred, superstitious.
growing savage in the arena OF dir irlomacy,
and was worsted at every point. The
Interior Department invited the Indian
delegation to a council, and were outwitted
in every particular. Although there have
been two weeks of effort to impress Poor
Lo with the grandeur of the American re-
public, and the advantages and superiority
of civilization over barbarism, and a num-
Der of formal receptions, decided, posi-
tive speech by the President, and a can
did, friendly talk between the Indians and
the officers with whom they have to do, at
which the inteltiOn of the government was
plainly set forth, the negotiations which
are to lead to the opening of the Black
Hills country are farther from consumma-
tion to-day than they ever were before.
THE INDIANS HAVE NOT BEEN TERRIFIED
by the suggestion of having their supplies
withdrawn, as was shown them to be a
possibility under the law; they have not
been convinced of single reason why they
should exchange their country they now
occupy for another; and they have express
ed a positive and conclusive objection to
the plan which the government has hatch
ed out after long incubation of that bad
egg, the Indian question. Last evening
: Spotted Tail, Red Cloud, and their fellow
chiefs pondered over the speech of the
President, which was reread to them, and
this morning they came to the council loom
with pleased, cordial manners, and firm
! resolves on their minds. Their hearts
} we're good, hut they were fully determined
to yield nothing, but gain all that was
possible. Secretary Delano, who returned
from Ohio few hours before, presided,
with Commissioner Smith at his side
! There was present large number of of
ficials and citizens drawn in by curiosity.
THE INDIANS WERE IN FULL DRESS
which means feathers and embroidered
blankets, with the exception Of Red Cloud,
who came in with full suit of bIoadcloth,
with white shirt, black necktie, and stove
e pipe hat; and Spotted Tail, who was dress
ed similarly, with the exception of the
. coat. he being in his shirt sleeves.
Secretary Delano opened the conference
i with few good suggestions to interpret
:, ers, whom he wished to correct the trans.
: Iation of each other, so that there nigh,
y be no misunderstanding of the rema; ks
The Secretary then made a preliminary
speech, expressing goodwill and referring
to matters which were discussed yesterday
+ He complimented the Indians on their e
). deity to the treaty of '6S, and then came
down to business, and spoke Of the anxiety
of the whites to settle in the Black Hills
DELANO's SPEECH.
/ We cannot stop the white people from
e going out there. Now, you see the goy
Il ernment has more children than you. Yol
; are the governments children, the child
ii rem of the great father: so are the whit,
i people, and the great father has to d,
;" what is best for ALL want you to consid
E er these things for the purpose of doin,
e. what is best for all the children of tn
great father The country that was set Of
for you to live in is cold, barren, aud no
lg good for agriculture, but it is your countr
be by treaty, and the government will protec
IL your rights in it as long as it is able to
be it, unless you consent TO take some othe
place for it, do not intend to force O
IA compel you to go away from the countr
ce without your consent, but we want you
id consider everything and believe us whe
no we tell you we want you to do what is fo
= the good of you and your children forever
of Besides being cold and barren, and not f
ut for agriculture, the country that was Sc
no off for you by the treaty Of 1868 is suppo.
at ed to contain gold and silver The belle
es that it contains gold and silver makes tn
60 white people very anxious to 60 there, an
ea you don't know how much trouble th
er President and commissioner Of Indian A
ms ms fairs and have had to keep the white pc
ne pie away from there We have done ou
y best for you and wish to continue to do i
-, There is a tract of country down sout
,Ia from you, across the state OF Kansas, ,cale
%. the Indian Territory; it was set apart |
hv the government for the home of the Il
dians; it is a large country; rich lands, flu
= of game, and mild, warm climate. 1t
the opinion of the friends of the Indial
that that is the best place for the Indian
The treaties guarantee it as the home
the Indian forever; there we can teach Il
@ Indian to take care of himself, and whe
D the Indians are there no war or bloodshe
I'M with the white people can occur. We c;
give you country where your childr,
can learn to live like white people and
). happy and comfortable. 1t you think t
ort vorably of this. we will send you down
see the country aud you can choose Il
best location you can find. Ifyou conser
71I Congress will cheerfuily give you mon
~ every year until you are aole to take ca
= of yourselves. In this way we shall ayo
& all trouble about the Black Hills and d
turbance with the white people hunt
gold, and you will get a better count
than you have now and you and your ch
I'd dren will be happier and live better tn
= you do now. Remember we have not ca
ao ed you here to force you to this. We wa
= you to consider this plan and the reaso
a candidly and fully like good men. 1t y
" are not prepared to answer now, consid
o among yourselves and answer it when y
, q! are ready. If you don't agree with t
Great Father as to what you had bet
. 70 do,you must remember we are your frier
'eb- and are trying to do our best for you. \
) re- want to make YOU more happy and yC
j lis is children happy.
sus- can understand how you hate to
away from your native home We all
$ attached to our homes, but the white p