The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1875-06-03
OVER THE WIRES
Bed Zen aud the Black Hills
Country.
They Are Reluctant About Re
l;nquishing their Right
to the Happy Hunting
Grounds,
But Agree to Sell a Large POr.
ton OF Their Land for
$4,000.


dian delegation called upon the President
to-day, accompanied by Gen. Cowan, Acting
of the Interior, and MrSmith, Com
OF Indian Affairs. They were re-
ceived by the President in his private Of
fee. As each Indian entered he distanced |
to the President, and, being presented by |
the interpreter, shook hands with him. The |
Indians then arranged themselves in n cir |
Gle around the table, Spotted Tail and Red |
Cloud having prominent positions. A large |
number of ladies and gentlemen were pre-
sent, including Gov. Pennington, OF Dakota,
Gov. Thayer, OF Wyoming, ex-Gov. McCor-
mick, OF Arizona. The President then,
through Mr.. Fielder, an interpreter,
addressed the assembled red men
as follows: want to say to the Indians
to-day something about the object bringing
them here, and few words for them TO
think about, but nothing for them to reply
to at present. ! have always been friend
to the Indians, and am very anxious to do
what l think best Tor their good. The
country where they now live, as they must
be well aware, is entirely incapable OF
supporting them, should the government
refuse to give them aid. BY the treaty Of
1865, clothing was granted to them for
thirty years and provisions for only
five years. The food and provisions, there
fore, which have been given to them for the
last two years have been gratuity on the
part OF Congress. These may be taken
from them at any time without any viola
ton OF the treaty. My interest now is to
make some arrangement with them by
which they and their children will be secure.
Here several OF the Indians expressed
their approval of these sentiments by ex-
claiming Ugh. Ugh.'
The President, resuming, said As l said
in the beginning, it must be evident to
them that ii the supplies of food should be
withheld by the government, it would be
impossible for the Indians to live where
they are. Another thing would call their
attention to is this: They must see that
the thite people outnumber the Indians,
200 TO |, taking all Indians within the ter
ritories owned by us. This number of
whites is increasing so very rapidly
that before many years it will be impossi-
BILE to fix any point within the limit of our
territory where You can prevent them go
ing. 1t will become necessary that white
people shall go from one place TO another,
whether occupied by Indians or not, the
same as they go from one State to another.
For this reason it Is very desirable that
while they have friends here to look after
their interests they should be situated where
they will he able to get support without
any contingency. / do not propose to ask
them about their consent to leave the homes
where they were born and raised, but
want to point out the advantages TO them
and their children, if they will accept such
arrangements as may be proposed
to them. The territory south
of where they now live, where the climate
is very much better, where grass is good
and where game is more abundant, such as
buffalo; where there is good pasturage Tor
animals, and where teachers can be sent
among the Indians to instruct them in the
arts of civilization and the means OF self
preservation and support. This year we
have had great difficulty in keeping the
white people from going 10 the Black
Hills in search of gold, but We have so far
prevented them from going. Every year
this same difficulty will be encountered
unless the right of the white people to GO
to that country is granted by the Indians
and NAV in the end lead TO hostilities be-
tween the whites and the Indians without
special fault on either side. II such
trouble should occur and become general, il
would necessarily lead TO the Withdrawal
for the time being, at least, the supplies
which the government has been sending tO
them, All this trouble | want TO avoid
| want TO see them well provided for in
such way that arrangements viii have tO
be made by my SUCCESSOR and other admin
istrations in the future | want the lndi-
ans to think of what have said i don't
want them to sa. anything to-day; want
them to talk among themselves, and be
prepared 10 hear from the Secretary of the
Interior and Commissioner of Indian at
fairs, who are authorized TO speak for me,
and will be governed by my advice this
is all l want to say to them.
i. Spotted Tail then advanced tword the
President, and, looking toward the repre-
|. sentatives Of the press, who were taking
notes, made a short explanation in relation
to published statements to the effect that
the Indians had stigmatized the Secretary
. of the Interior and Commissioner OF Indian
Affairs as liars; he said such charge:
were not made by him, and
) whoever put this in the papers made them
ND themselves He did not call his strong
. est friends liars. The Indians then with
drew, evidently disappointed at not having
an opportunity to reply TO the President
They were in full costume, with plentiful
supply OF paint and feathers.
!, l.. ID. Sine, through his attorneys, sent a
letter to the PostOfice Department demur'
ring to the action OF that department re-
tusing to allow the use OF the mails for his
lottery schemes. His attorneys ask for the
law under which the action is taken, that
they may bring the subject before the
} courts and test the constitutlonality OF the
law. They claim that the action OF the
department virtually confiscatesthe private
property of individuals, which is directly in
conflict with the constitutional rights OF per
! sons.
WASHINGTON, May 3l.-The Court oI
Claims to-day gave an opinion in the case
of the Union Pacific Railroad Company
Suit was brought to recover one-half OF the
: amount earned for Government Transports
ton, but now withheld by the Government
to pa v interest on advances when the sub
sidv bonds mature. The Court gave a
Judgment for the company in the sum Of
! ssh. 600, and ordered that the counter
claim of defendants be dismissed. Thi:
counter-claim of the Government is that de-
PENDANTS are not indebted to claimant under
, the provisions of the act OF July LIST, 1862
the act of July 18th, 1854, or any other ac'
Of Congress, or otherwise, and further, that
the claimant is indebted to defendants in
, the sum of $4,000, 900 for the payment Of
interest an bonds.
Attorney General Pierrepont has issued q
circular, saying he finds the appropriation
for the office nearly exhausted, and com,
} handing general economy and retrench'
ment.
A general order, issued from the Wal
: Department, announces that the appropri.
alton made by the last congress, for the
, pay of the army, &C., for the fiscal year
ending Jund Both, 1875, is nine hundred
thousand dollars short OF the sum estimated
for the War Department, and the presen,
. indications are that the appropriation will
prove deficient.
The Commissioner OF Pensions has writ
ten letter to the Secretary Of the Interior
saving that on account of the limited APP
preparation at his disposal, he has selected
the names Of nearly fifty male and female
clerks, whose services will be dispensed
: with on June 30.
The Court Of Claims to-day overruled the
motion for new trial in the Elgee cotton
case, in which an award of $4,000 has
been made. The oyerruling is without
prejudice, and the motion for new trial
can he renewed by the United States il the
books of the purchasing agent OF the So
called Confederate States Government can
he produced, showing that Elgee sold the
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