The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1876-09-29
TEsE INDIAN WAR.
The Council at Red Cloud.

RED CLOUD AGEycY, Sept. 49,
! The Sioux came in to-day
Among the prominent Indian
present were Red Cloud, Littl
Wound, Swift Bear, Red Leai
Black Caol, White Sail, Sittin
Bail, Pretty Grow, Eagle Dres,
Young-Man-Afraid -of-iis-Hors,
and Quick Bear. Many officer
from Camp Robinson ATTENDED
the council, which lasted tw'
hours. Red Cloud made the frs
speech. lie said he and his peO
pie were willing to give up th'
Black Hills country; also to have
his young men take a journey t
see the country spoken Of by thC
Commission-the Indian Terrific
ly-and if they report it a gooC
country his people will so consid
er. If they report it bad they
will consider it bad.
Quick Bear said when the young
got back from that country the
Indians would want TO 90 tC
Washington with their agents
chiefs and interpreters, and have
a talk with the Great Father be
fore giving this country up.
Sitting Bull, an Ogalla Sioux,
said: II have a Judgment against
| the agent. If he is sure every
ten days promptly it is all right,
but if he don't | will go North"
Young Man-Afraid-of- His Horse
said: My father shook hands with
/ the Great Father on the Platte,
and was told that this country be-
longed to the Dakotas. | was
brought up in this country to be
chief. The soldiers have no
concern in this country. Since |
have been here have tried to do
right. | wish to tell you plainly |
have been ashamed ever since
the soldiers came here and sat
down. Iwish you, my friends,
who have brains and hearts
would tell my Great Father what
my opinion is and what ! have
said. | agree to the young men
going on the journey, but we are
going to ask the Great Father Il
GREAT many things. We expect
to have food and blankets as long
as we live. The Great Father has
not lived up to his promises in
the past
American Horse said the sol
diers had no business here, and if
they wish to arrest anybody, the
country is wide, let them go and
arrest them. There are a great
many bad men in the North, let
the soldiers go and arrest them.
I Laughter on the part Of the sol
diers. Here Red Cloud took DR..
Daniels, Maj. Howard and Joseph
Bismett, and set them among the
Indian Chiefs, and said he want
ed them to do his business for
him, and 90 to the southern coun-
try with his young men, and he
also, wanted +. G. Bancher, An
tonic Jones, Bill Lowland, Hank.
Clifford, Todd Randall, Frank
Salway, and Nelse Mason, to go
as interpreters.
Red Dog said the Indians were
not wilIingto sign any paper until
the young men got back from the
southern country and they had a
chance to go to Washington to
talk face to face with the Great
Father,
Black Coal, Chief Of the Ara
pahoes, said his people had an
equal right with the Sioux to the
Black Hills couutry, and they |
would want their share Of the
money received for them. lie
said he was willing to go and look
Mt the southern country.
Bishop Whipple replied to the
and told them that the
Great Father required them to
sign u paper binding themselves
to go to the Missouri River. If
they did not go to the Indian Ter
ritory they would get no more ra-
Iions. lie urged them to consent
lt once to the proposition and go
to the Indian Territory upon the
return Of the young men.
Judge Gaylor, Solicitor Of the
Interior Department, followed to
The same effect, urging prompt
action on their part in order to
secure rations in the future.
While he was talking Sitting
whom the President
gave a fine rifle last year-broke
up the council, saying there would
be plenty more days in which to
ak.
Supplies were issued the In
lians for a feast tonight, and it is
.hought another council may be
leld tomorrow.
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