The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-10-07
Advance Of the Red Columns and the
Dispositions for an Attack.
HOW THE DANGER WAS AVERTED.
Honor to the Brave Young-Man-
Afraid-of-E His orses.
THE STORY OF A CHlEFTAlNESS

new and bloody chapter yesterday had signal been
given. The Grand Council for the perpetuaton OF
peace between the white people and the Sioux nation
BY the purchase OF tho Black Hills and the Big Horn
Mountains would in a moment have become scene OF
massacre uncqualled that of Fort Phil Kearney
1t scarcely further that the max
ing OF treaty at present will be most difficult and is
perhaps, even impossible. Stumbling blocks have
gradually filed the way since Lieutenant Colonel
Dodgcs expedition into the Black Hills, and
tho Commissioners, in the manner IN which they have
conducted the preliminary negotiations as | have
shown In previous letter have been far from mtgat
ing the Jealouses tribes and chiefs, but have
rather engendered fresh feeling Of discomfort The two
Commissioners, who thoroughly acquainted with
the Indian charasser-Messrs. Human aud Beauvais-
ought 20 have been able TO have pre-
vented this but they did not Beauvais is,
indeed disguised with the modern method
OF treating with the Indians, and says that If
great feast had been made for all the chiefs and an i'm
mense pile OF blankets aud other presents had been
placed the middle OF the council circle, they would
have 10 terms long ago. But this has not been
done and the experience Of yesterday Is the result Of
estimating the intelligence OF the Indian high and
OF expecting him and bargain the abstract
His mode OF doing business is otherwise. He requires
some evidence OF his promised compensation to be
visible and within his reach before his native enthusiasm
for trade is aroused he by barterer, and
prompt one, too, but all his nsactions per-
formed with tangible values and seldom with
promises, unless they emanate from him only The
Commissioners have excited in him
SUSPICION or A FRAUD
intended in making such proposition that Of bor-
rowing leasing the Black Hills Big Horn Noun
tans instead OF buying them outright, in accordance
with the idea with which the chiefs impressed
when they Washington last spring The speech
o. President Allison Monday great surprise TO
all the Indians Whenever they had talked heretofore
with the Commissioners the words used had been
eto buy the Black Hills " Without questioning
the honesty Of the commission il fail to be APP
parent that a dulintelect there would seem in this
change OF purpose a deep design to deceive The
tive would be in lesseniug the OF the
cimcn OF the value OF what they would be rclin-
gushing Many Of their chiefs arc shrewd enough to
discern 90 much, but unfortunately cannot further
The Commissioners cannot be accused Of insincere
dealing, because they all gentlemen Of too much
sagacity to stop where the Indian would and imagine
that the acceptance such proposition would be
the pecunary advantage Of the government than to
him.
souAw
The feeling among the Indians inimca to the
ceptance Of reasonable price for their lands has been
mainly caused and by the miserable class OF
creatures called "squaw men," who by all the
Vaccinations in their power, and have been
deayoring exaggerae in their minds the value OF the
gold region sought after Spotted Tail has SON.
Inaw, a porty Frenchman, and Red Clouds
daughters arc married to Nick Jarnis and
Todd Randall These men have strong
influence with the chiefs and their people, sought
after by them for advice and reality, Il treaty is
made will be the makers or Il the part or the 0ga
lalas and Brules Fielding interpreter is OF equal
importance among the Missouri River Sioux. To serve
private such these lucite the Indians
10 any which suits them and often succeed
In their purposes They have considerable control
the Sioux with whom they reside II IS often used
smbarrass the agents and is employed TO thwart
the plans OF the commission. Their influence is SO
powerful that orders for them leave the Indian res.
ervaon forthwith have been time after time rcscirded
almost under compuson q their red skin constituents
INDIANS.
Another and more imminently dangerous clement
however trouble in council and lodge are the
Northern Indians, whom The sub-commissou with thu
aid OF Louis Richards induced 70 attend the treaty
making. II would have been wiser 70 have allowed
these wild warriors who have before
been at agency to where they have
hitherto roamcd Having pretended to behave
themselves their right to the consideration q the gov
ernmcnt is very small Little Big Man. their chief
has been devil OF dscord in every council held BY the
Indians in the villages He has argued thr eaiencd and
Sioux to withdraw from treating with the whites The
young mon Of the first would require little persuasion
10 put them in readiness for any deviment Southern
Cheyenues still among them and still bitterly hos
tile to the whitcs One OF them, week ago, was
breathing bloody threats through the camps, which
now certain were not altogether without significance
He had made a vow TO shoot a Commissioner IN the
council aud there were sufficient number Of young
bucks IN a similar mond to wipe out the whole Of the
delegation from the Tonkasila Little Big Man abided
many days AZ the village Of Young Man Araid-ofHs-
Horses The young Ogallalas easily cxctablc, and
do not ike The peaceful pace Of Red Cloud nor indeed
the stole policy Or Young Man. Afraid or HIS Horses
They envy and hate Sitting Bull, head soldier;
and they ready 70 90 Or murder on their
sponsibity. Little Big Man was also received by the
wazacbi and Kiocs bands and on the evening before
the talk Of yesterday the camp Of sintigelska
engaged IN earnest council with the great chief
SO earnest II that gradually grew confused and
dscourteous and Spotted Tail Little Big Man ex.
hausted Dakota nyectiyc upon each other Little Big
Man went from the council FIRE swearing away the life
or sntgeliska who answered him that had but once
20 die Little Big Man threatened him with annihia.
zion II he came to the general council His anger
knew no bounds because Spotted Tail would REIN
Quish his position in favor Of ccdng the Black Hlls
For week the young In NIL the bands bad not
been in q happy framo or mind aud had warned tEer
elders when they gathered to smoke the calumet
and talk 10 "hecd The young men ~ Even some or
Spotted Tails braves had Joined in this cry
UGLY HUxoEs
Sigh, rurors ugly In purport, bad come 70 the
nccncy 5urng Wednesday, and in the evening not red
nan was 90 H. iounging about ~ was usual, but
al va ,if e8d deacricd Not SO 10 the tepces, how.
ever Imsc. ~ aoubs was suinQsslg aissusssaA RRa