The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-10-06
How the Indians Look at IL.

The treaty the Sioux Commission sue
ceeded in negotiating with a part Of the
chiefs Of the Sioux tribes. by which they
gave up the Black Hills country, previous
ly confirmed to them by solemn treaty, is
likely to be the cause OF further trouble
with these savages.
The treaty proposes TO transfer the Sioux,
10000 in all, to the Indian Territory.
Already there are q, 900 wild savages there,
TO which number add the Sioux and the
total will be $1,000, at least 80 900 more
than the civilized Indians. OF the As. 000. 900
acres in the Indian Territory, about
IS, O00, 900 are parcelled out TO the tribes
already there. What is left is 10000, 600
acres next to Texas, the poorest country
of the whole Territory, only half Of it
being 1T for cultivation. For this the
Sioux are expected to give up 10000 900
acres OF fine lands in the Black Hills.
The Sioux will see the swindle and re-
sent it, Furnishing both whites and the
neighboring Indian tribes, among them
their hereditary enemies the Pawnees for
the deception. IL is not surprising that
the tribes already settled in the Indian
Territory aud the white inhabitants OF the
adjacent states look with alarm at the
prospect OF having brought into their
vicinity 40 600 OF the ierccst, most untam-
able, and most relentless savages on the
continent, who will be enraged at the pow
crty Of their lands, and hence melted to
barbarous vengeance If this treaty is
carried out we shall run the risk of greater
atrocities on the borders of Texas and
Kansas than any OF which we have record.
b. F. OyERroN, the Governor of the
| civilized Chlckasaw Indians Of the Indian
Territory, in his last message TO the Chick
asaw Legislature, uses these solemn words
Of protest and warning;
"FELLow CouSrnynEA In the name ana behalf Of
our rprserutcd hrothcrs Of the Black HIS appeal to
you tns ia, 10 taisg Your voice 81 ssSlnst
CHRISTIAN warfare up our race God fornd that YOU
nc representatives Of our 90" common Indian nirest
"u' , IN, s' tcri Hon ~ Inc stony ourstion We
b,itcr All To- G,fnl tcn, although we have bought
god Mi Tor our country which mas III nctes and
1ounis 1ncy nold thelrs oy solemn compact WITH g
United States Government M thf rlgNt Oh 1s yer y
rd c ~ ee people Of the upilfa s,sgs
q, e ye n,yS 40 ,-I9S o. ls a Il Won stand
al' Of "a u no influence in ehecNns ihls N nst and
| ,'af WI hcp .ni ,,mp,'iy o. our vste friends who
upou al no distant DAY 10 maze surrender OF those
sime g.t' st the sioux nov wasting their hearts
htoi o. fourr Off, and We VII have mt one of two
| 90 ngs io consider either make shameful ana DIS
gfateiu sure der II national PRIDE together with
AL rsit,, privilege, and mHunltiNB acquired by such
| OF perish Ike trutes II war Of erlermlilron."
VINO shall say that this warning AGAINST
the possible and even probable bad faith
OF tho Government is not timely Who
can wonder that these peaceful and indus
trious Chickasaws send out their sympa-
thles to the outraged aud deceived Sioux,
our treaty with whom we have wantonly
| violated Nor need thore be any surprise
that Gov. OvERToN, taking warning from
our bad faith regarding the Sioux treaty
should forecast the dav when tho 9eat,