The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1875-06-10
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spotted Iall liz strongly materlalized,
quite enough So to satisfy the authoress
Of "Gates Ajars,' as ;Lo will have his
gun, dog and pbny and other material
comforts in the other world. Spotted
Tails views concerning oivilizing infli-
ence are highly intelligent. He says all
the Indians want is chance and time.
But then there is little doubt that Spot
ted Tail is first class liar:
The Sioux Indians arestill undecided
rs to what they will do with regard to
the propositions made to them by the
Government, and the strong likelihood
now is that they will go buck to their
homes in Dakota without signing any
treaty whatever. The pow-wow which
was held yesterday ut tho rooms of the
Secretary of the Interior, between Mr..
Delano and Commissioner Smith on the
one side and the whole Sioux deputation
on the other, was very remarkable
affair. It exhibited to n very great
degree the utter ignorance of the red
! men of the binding force of the white
mans statute laws, and the extraordinary
amount of patience that is required Of
the persons who deal of1icin1ly with
these savages.
Red Cloud, in preparing his toilet.
had endeavored to appear from the waist
up as white gentleman, but from the
waist down, in that regard, he was sadly
deficient; the white mans apparel in
that part being represented only by the
toll of his close-bodied black cloth coat.
His coat was Of good cut, was new and
glossy, his black silk vest fitted him
we'll, and his whito linen shirt. with it's
plated bosom, was fnultless; but it was
number fifteen around the neck, and
the paper collar he wore was about num-
Der seventeen and q half, and the result
was that on both sides Of the collar
button the collar bulged out in nm un-
graceful curve SO MS to turn tho little
black bow or ,neck-tie outwnrds and dis
play its under side. It was some little
time before I discovered that Red Cloud
didn't wear trousers, that below his vest
| apparel, and that he wore on his neither
limbs the usual Indian leggins. When
he arose to speak, his shirt in front ap-
peared somewhat. like Mason's apron.
Red Cloud was the only person Of the
Sioux who, on this occasion, wore coat.
All the rest wore shirts, vests and leg
gins. All wore, or had with them, their
blankets. Red Cloud had no paint upon
him whatever, and Spotted Tail was also
unpainted, except on his scalp where
tho hair parted, which was colored with
streak of vermilion. All the balance
were painted--no two alike-and seemed
to vie with each other as to who should
look the ugliest. Bull Eagle was smeared
NIL over his face, scalp and hnnds with n
light yellowish green, suggesting Mt first
sight bad case of jaundice, while Black
Bear was marked with streaks of red
mouth very much after the manner of
the scarification of the South Sea Island
ers. The paint in most instances covered
the whole face, neck, scalp and hands.
It was very warm; the perspirntion
flowed copiously from the "white
brothers, but the colors of the red man
remained unbroken. Their suffering
from heat must have been intense, as
they each used a fun, and that n lnrge
one, as vigorously rs the hottest blood ed
Japanese.
When the Secretary of the Interior
finally arrived, the chow! hows!" had
passed around, and Commissioner Smith
had explained the object of the council,
Red Cloud came to the front. There
was some disappointment manifested by
the whites present mt this movement, for
1t had been expected that Spotted Tail
"Su'A " e-iS oPchheI. I1OWcfcT, wien
Red Cloud commenced his speech, the
impressiveness of his manner and the
words used seemed to suggest the idea
that probably he had been under-ratel.
With nplifted hands and eyes revercntly
turned to Heaven. he said: "Great Spirit,
hear my voice; have mercy upon me
now, and pity me. Before I speak,
wish to call Heaven and earth to bear
witness to what l say" He then pro-
ceeded in quite a long speech to say That
he and the bands connected with his
agency had concluded to accept tho
$3.50 offered by the Government, but
not on the terms under which it was
offered. lie wanted 500 in one hand
and $40, 900 in the other, and the So, 600
laid on top of that. He wanted it now
in cash and not i'll presents, and he
wanted tho Government to be ready with
more money next winter. He COM
menced then long and tiresomc state
mcnt OF the grievances of his tribe, and
before he concluded hnl to be reminded
that such matters could not be consi-
dered at that time. Altogether his