New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-06-02
AN AGREEMENT WITH THE INDIAN DELE
GATES

THEY AGREE TO RELINQUIsH A PART OF THEIR
HUNTING GROUNDS, But REFUSE TO GO TO
INDIAN TERRITORY-THE PAPERS NOT YET
SIGNED.
WASHINGTON, June AL the delegations of
Indians assembled in the of the Secretary of the
Interior this morning at 10 O'clock for the purpose OF
having another council with the Secretary The entire
delegation including all the agents and Interpreters was
present The Indians gandly attred, and painted
in all cOlors, from pale yellow 10 a deep red Bishop
Hall came in with Secretary Delano. Commissioner
Smith told the Indians when they at the De-
partnent last the Secretary made them proposition 10
10 to the Indian Territory and also asked them TO
consider the offer Of the Government of $4,000,
" relinquish o part OF their hunting grounds. He
also spoke OF the desire Of white people - the
Black Hills and the difficulty of preventing them, and
requested them to agree to such arrangements would
prevent boOdshed. 1t hoped that they could give
such definite to-day To make II unnecessary
any further talk on the subject Red Cloud said
Great Spirit hear me; have mercy on me; pity me-
He called on heaven and earth to witness before he
spoke The substance of his remarks given below
He had not forgotten what had been spoken. The
President must have made mistake in telling him. when
he first here that their arrangements were for 30
years. The President told him at that time 70 select
country for hunting and he had done So The tive men
by his SIDE came OuI last SUMMER anu ou nun 9i Ihe
first time about the S25 600, and he said wait TIL 20
aud President and Il he has GOETHE money; II
il is naly there have children, ana aln NOT WILING 70
do anything TO make them poor. This $4,000 Will only
the land 10 PaWuce creek. We Wlhn 10 RETAIN
the rest When he was mere t0nr years ago, ne was
shown "A large building where all the money s kept and
he knows he had large amount there. He would take
this S25 OOO but when the Winter ne wanted them
10 try aud get more. When he came here before
nothing said about the Indian Territory, and since
he been here this time ne mad seen but itte OF the
President and he thought IL hard that he should De ked
there to i've and ne now tOd them twice IiaI ne
would there. His country was good one nd 10
wished 10 keep it, He did not like the running of the
Nebraska line through his country, ana he considered II
robbery. Last Winter when tine annuities were Issued,
MANY of his people absent and did not get their
goods and he wanted goods for them. he was not
satisfied with the food sent 10 lim did not ike salt pork
and Thought his children had died from eating IT, lie
wanted bacon; he wanted and hOmny and tea sent
him looking the future for his children, ana
tried tn do the best for them.
Last Winter wagons and cattle were brought to him
He did not like it, lie yet Indian, and the cattle
were afraid of him. He wanted horses and harness and
carriages complete He wanted to live like white men.
YOu tell us 10 plant the earth, hut when we DO IT, we
have TO do m with hands, We want implements 10 do
IL with He would take the r25,OOO, although IL was
little he could hold II in both hands He wanted six men
sent out Commissioners He wanted IN appoint three
OF them When the Government picks out all the men,
he cannot settle anything with them. lie wanted good
and wise men, and not soldiers He wanted those men
now there removed He preferred white men 10 soldiers
thinks the soldiers nave urea 70 make MN ask IOr
soldier for agent
Swan, following. spoke substantially as follows:
Tie came here with three chiefs and wanted to speak
for them The S2 900 is small 10 do them any good
He had ess than ten people with HIM here and could not
settle ANYTHING them The President had Congress
aud many others 10 aid him. The PRESIDENT had sPohen
10 min had frightened him. IL would not
do for him 10 take word back TO his people about
moving to the Indian Territory lie wishes when he re-
turns home have assistance 70 Aid nm In Keeping the
white people out OF his country
Secretary Delano said he wanted 10 explain to the
Sioux what they were invited here for. He said
We are all your friends. and want " make you AL ~