The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-06-04

whether occupied by Indians or not, just as
they now 90 from one State TO another, FOR
this reason il Is very desirable that, while you
have friend here TO look after your interests
you shall be situated where you Will be an,e 70
get support beyond any contingency. do
not propose TO ask yoa to leave the homes
where you were born and raised without your
consent. i want to point out the advantage 70
You and to your children, II you VIII make sucn
arrangements NJ will be proposed 10 you.
There is territory south Of where you now
live where the climate is much better, and the
buffalo more plenty, where lands can be purchas-
ed, where grass il much better and game Is
more abundant, including large game, where
there is good pasturage for animals, and where
you can have teachers sent among You 10
teach the art of self-preservation and self.
support. Now this year we have had
great difficulty in keeping white people from
going to the Black Hills in search of gold, but
we have 80 far prevented their going, or pre-
vented their remaining. Every year this same
difficulty increases, unless the right OF the
white people to go to that country is granted by
you. and IL may in the end lead TO hortilites be-
tween the Indians and white people. without
any special fault on either side III such trouble
should occur and become general, il would
necessarily withhold. for the time being, at
least, the supplies which the government should
be sending to you. All this trouble ! want to
avoid. / want to see you well provided for,
and want TO see the provision made IN such
way tnht III Will nave 10 DC respected DN
successor, and by other administrations in the
future. l want the Indians 10 think of what
have said. i do not want you TO say anything
to-day, but talk among yourselves and he pre-
pared to hear the Commissioner Of Indian
Affairs and the Secretary Of the Interior, who
will always speak for me, and will never speak
without advising me before they have spoken.
That is all want to say to-day. What have
said has been written down, and will be re-
peated TO you.
Spotted Tail having asked special per-
mission TO say few words, spoke as fol-
lows: "What these men have published
in the papers that / said about the Com
missioner is lie. | never said such
thing. never said the word. Whoever
published that paper, he must do that
himself, because do not want to call
my friends liars.
The Indians listened attentively, occa-
sionally uttering show" of surprise or
satisfaction. The announcement that
the limit of supplies given under the
treaty expired two years ago was terri
BILE blow to the Indians. and will have
great influence, for they have been de-
nying similar statements made by Secre-
tary Cowan and Commissioner Smith.
But when the Great Father said so the
turned to each other with signifcan
chow"
The policy that will be pursued toward
them was plainly declared in the Presi-
dents speech, which is to place all Indians
on Indian territory. Although it is not
impossible that the Sioux will consent
to leave Dakota, as they want the Powder
river and Tongue river countries If an
exchange is made.
Copies of the Presidents speech have
been given to the interpreters and the
Indians are discussing it tonight. Red
Cloud said to your correspondent when
asked his opinion of the speech: 1.-The
Father talks like Chief. He is the In
dams friend, but the Sioux will not
leave the big rivers and mountains of the
North for the plains of the South. The
Sioux will die where they were.born. The
Great Father will not take us away from
our homes"