The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-09
,trued TO prevent the Indians from hunting on

MIR X Kasson-The hill expressly opens the ter !
ritory to exploration and settlement while the |
no white person or persons shall be permitted !
to settle UPON or occupy any portion ot o IL o.
embraced within the Sioux reservation.
MIR. Kaeson-If that was so, then tho bill would |
be quite right but article 10 of the treaty refers
to exactly the same country as tina. oil refers TO-
Ar. Lawrence (Rep OhiO) submitted that the |
bill should be referred to the Committee on In
dian Anairs, with distractions TO report tno
facts to the House. II he understood the facts
they were these In 1893 q treaty was made by
which It was agreed that white citizens should
not settle in that country In violation Of that
treaty, citizens OF the Unitod states hao enne
into that territory with view to mining opera,
protect those citizens no thus went In violation
OF the treaty. This mad led to this unfortunate
Mr.. Randail-who sent the army theref
MIR. L,wrenco-I suppose the gentleman un-
4 voice on the Republican sde-The Commit
tee u Appropriations. lI.aughtef.l
fortunate war In which the lives Of so many
valuable officers nndmen have been sacri' ed.
II this be correct statement OF the facts u is
our duty to call back the army and TO give
notice to the men that are there to vBcato the
country. Then we will be In position IN which
we can treat with the Indians on this subject.
II we are the aeeressors, II we have unnsces.
sarv provoked this wdf, II we have rmittod
our citizens to invade territory where they
have no right TO 40 and IL we have cent our
army TO protect them In unlawful trcspHss. then
we are In fault, ai 1t Is cur duty to redress our
Toe debate was continued by Messrs Hale u
Mane and iiurlbut u Illinois, who sent To the
Clerks desk, and had read, the following cor
respondcnce as to the origin Of the late military
expedition:
DxPA.rASNr or Tns INrEmoR
NAsHiNGrON, re-. ], 1876.
re nor. S.c-eial,y or VA. ...,,.,,......,,
sih On the ad OF 4 ,t,mDet iast J. haa ,hs mono, 70
Sioux roaming il The row6er River country Gn cr lie
GScisd coptS. % t5 be 'tnI from zach Of ac Sioux
~ ncics. ming ther chic tlat he must com tn
with Uf the SinLN grngis before
the 3ist ult. prepared to remain Ia resce near the
War bspssrtgnsni aud nas army be DIR &C.!
o. % 10. dePsT,msSt. par 'OHD The ,ims given give nm
IN which 70 reurn 70 an assney 9yl,s eAp.t.i esd
effect that sitting Bal stll rsiusss 20 comply vita the
urnt SveG r. to the var DeparaeS, Ir such acton %
he PAT. o. We army as Tou may deem necessary under
ePso;e coy Of sSm@snc,siop s s, from the soS Com
mending that hosttles te commenced
Very respectfully your ooedi.nt servant. .
DFSirT1ssr Ts.nss1Ss ~ Tnt g. ,fy,nsGff D,e ffs1s
sn ne Rsfsf0s s q nv s % yoa dated the Goth
g rsaie 70 a,s 1t s' M Of Of eers aSs sr sgS n
from agency. rcQJ sting that steps be taken %
SSeS ie y s,e' Ike hone to % aoS @ s' You ,Ss
hsNa ihs cav dirvce 60 the Iominis.i iOnet u !diAn
aiescryston before e 3i.t q Isnusry nelii II
w eG G@'S'ah 70 the w.r Dtra - T. "S 3. S5.s indian,
~ ott a.. ordets he lndi,n oincc YouWI, 5e not
ned Ge comn!ianee or golc impiuce u "a Indians
f,s TO n Ky St6ssr S da s 2TIs rsTT f he re- re-
eorp,l ,ie.r removal 70 snd residence within the
bounds 81 feit rgse ston. ,,.. ...
Z. CHANDLER, Sccrrtiry.
These Northern Sioux derlyo their arms md
amriuLition partly from the British provinces.
bit sely from their friends AMI connections
around these agencies.
MIR. Hanison Den" I'D, q1oting the r..
mars OF hir. Lincoln, thnt nl Governmcnt could
exist half free anA hal. 81 We. =. srr'Ci th.t no
.oI.o could ex.st one-haf ciyil'kod ani on:
haf BART ,rous. They had heard great ieal Of
ifad"a"n if"" HstioSs lie wa; an n' admire ., oi
dead IL dian hero not the live one Tbs state
fTr. ScciTe) ttat the Inoiaps had been Informed
that they were To bo transferred 30 isle " Al
department was an admission tnat the Pe-oo
Commi siODHrs ~erc acting the part of spios.
Of toe .entlemln from IAinu!s (>ir Hufisou)
were an sndnciGu0n of the dlctrns Of
rIsG ,ssy y stds, rf ne. is ,9' a nv, e p,uo,
A. ih"y srpI'd keep sho ecu.
AmericaL eei.lu uti,n and progress dij not pro
| cecd that principle rhle1s it lr.cecied
uoon ne great principle OF rieh., and T. nc
knuwleHged cons -ien,' ~ public AZ ilrs aud q
otli.aton II contric.s. IL. ersued that the bill
WAS 70 direct coniil,t wi ihe sixteenth article
ine debate was flr.he- continued 10y NJ. Har-
e.ve the 10 owing nis'ory + s.iung Bul;
| - tho .e OF t.is nltl Iva. curing tn- great
! N!nne-oia na 'ar,,s ~ l,'i@. In 1873 ne fnneht
ssorri riy 3, alta king fe' 'fa. ste amooats. IL
80 Le Idle N.i ~ N tho geal ia Indians In
slDn 1" iott lus; Wi.ich gave MN pressnts,
| including twenty kcgS u powder. Had as
soon % he got the presents be broke
Com iis,lSneis In 1877 be continued u
oateor of predatory warfare. Ii lsds, when
this 'reaty was n. sde 4 Laramie, he r, fused to
| Al and be a .4tN 10 H. Ia l~tg 81 q
The st''s.neut on the Nu,sCl Shell, which vs.
| the first time he vs. ever aeleattd, becaue ms
.u,busradea hiui and killed tn'rty-s sDf III war.
nor. an Tat me year he nhde .,'. pyon the
| rhough, ~ all EXPEDITION tos;lDluc ulm. Aoout
thai tiE,c is peace p.iicy lever MAS raging nd
| on coLautalOn with the o..er geneiais o.
the army. Gen. Hancock recommended that
| Hnuther effort tnoNd be .lsde ly the Govern
| nent To u..Ke tre,,y Hith Sitting Bull. In the
succeeding winter Cun!Tess arpiopfiatel s1b),
w to buv peace from Sittink Bun. lhat was
refard 10 the expel uiture OF which some
oIitcism ias been made. Any how they
si, -eote. IN ce'uog aoont one-haiI OF
his foics INTO The agrncy at Fort Peck
tIt hs aimselt retu.ei TO come In. In !s,t hs
| ..ii cauiS. Oh " .p0i, - --...sIleut- oi
Montana, aud rava ged them constantly. lie
al-o carried on WI uDCn the Grows, wDom I'd
drove from theiT reservation, upon tue shos'
| homes, and upcn every Indian tribe friend'
tacssd two Government stages, ran on
again Ge dove the V Cows "a the resssfvaiioa ess
| into Mon ana BY this Tine the Peace Comuis-
aiOnsis saw That he wa inlractaole, audi hut he
| must De discipiiLed. Messrs. Bruht and Sew
| art. and peaceful men Of like character, peti-
| toned the Indian Department - take steI %
| subjugate sitting Bun. This petition resulted
lu tue letter which has beel read here to-day
| and In tue War DEPARTMENT finally taking I'D
o. the matter. i 4sk whether the Government
| hes violated rs filh Ia making war on this in
tTlctaOle Indian ho has never recoRnized H.
! aa,; but, who deles II. authority, and boasts
| that, II be could set the Sioux Nation to JON
| Lin, he would drive this Govern ~ ent into tus
| Ocel u.
| Mr townsend (Rep., Y. Y)-Is this the same
| Indian who olganiz d IL o conspiracy To murder
| > naior Allison aud other cttizehs, last SUN
| mer?
| ar Maginnls-lt Is the man who planned and
| organized that cOnsOiracy.
| Ihe bil went oyef without action.