The Van Buren press., 1876-09-26
Our Prospective Neighbors.
COUNCIL AT THE RED CLOUD
AGENCY.
Sitting Bull Breaks up the Council

succeeded to day IN bringing Red Cloud
and his people to the council Among
the prominent Indians present were Red
Cloud, Little Wound, Swift Bear, Red
Leaf, Black Coal, White Tail, Sitting
Bull Pretty Grow, Eagle Dress, Young.
Man. Afraid, Quick Bear Many officers
Gil, which lasted two hours.
Red Cloud made the FIRST speech. He
aaid he and his people were willing to
give up the Black hills country and also
have his young men take II journey to
see the country spoken of by the commits
sion III the Indian territory, and if they
report that it is good country, his peo-
pie will so consider, If they report it bad,
they will consider it bad
Quick Bear said when the young men
got back from that country the Indians
wonld want to go to Washington with
their agents, chiefs and interpreters, and
have talk with the great father before
living this country up.
Sitting Bull said Il have got iudg
ment against the agent If he issue ev-
cry ten days promptly it is all right. but
if be don't will go North"
Young Man Afraid said "My father
shook hands with the great father on the
Platte river, and was told this country
belonged to the Dakotas, was brought
up in this country to be chief The
soldiers have no concern in this country
since have been here, and have tried
to do right. | wish to tell you plainly
have been ashamed ever since the soldiers
came here aud sat down. | wish YOU,
my friends, who have brains and hearts,
to tell my great father what my opinion
is and what have said. l agree to the
young men going on the journey, bnt we
are going to ask of the great father a
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 i. the past.
American Horse said the soldiers had
no business here. If they want to arrest
anybody, the country is wide. let them
90 and arrest them There are a great
many bad men in the North let the sol
diers go and arrest them. Laughter on
the part of the Indians.
Red Dog said the Indians are not will
ing to sign any paper until the young
men get back from tue southern country,
and they had chance to 60 to Washing.
ton and talk face to face to the great faith
| er.
Black Coal, chief Of the Arapahoes,
said his people had an equal right with
the Sioux to the Black hills country, and
they would want their share of the mon
ey received for it. He was willing to go
to look at the southern country.
Bishop Whipple replied to the Indians
that the great father required them to
sign a paper binding themselves to go to
the Indian terrific ry, else they would get
no more ratious. He urged them to CON
sent to the propositions aud 90 to the
Indian territory upon the return of the
young men.
Judge Gaylord, solicitor of the interi
or department, followed to the same ef
| feet, urging prolnp action on their part
in order to secure rations in the future.
While he was talking Sitting Bull, to
whom the president gave tide rifle last
year, broke up the council, saying there
would be plenty more days to talk.
Supplies were issued to the Indians for
Il feast to night, and ii is thought another
council may be held tomorrow.
RED CLOUD AGENCY, Sept 90, via FT,
LARAMIE, Sept 22.--At halt-past 10 this
morning, the Indians sent for the com
missioners, saying they were ready for
another council. and the commissioners
at once prepared for talk. The atten
dance of Indians was much larger than
yesterday.
The first speaker was Little Wound,
who said that yesterday he heard some
thing which almost made him cry. He
had always considered, when the great
father made an arrangement for the rail
road through the Indian country, that he
would stand by it for fifty years. He had
always considered this as his own coun-
try, and when it was told him yesterday
that he was to be made like man with
out country it made him cry. The diff
ferent kind Of animals he wanted was moi
for one band but for all the bands for al
time. He wanted the president to give
them, each year three kinds of wagons
He wished all the white men married into
the tribes to live with them always, aud
that if it be not possible to send then
away any time. The great father haC
set bounds to the reservation. and MADE
laws that the Indians should not go be
yond them, and they wished him to give
twenty five dollars each year to each In
dian woman and child He wished thu
white men who are living among The
Brules married to Ogallalla women, and
to come and live with them, He wa:
willing to sign the papers the commission
had brought here on condition that Will,
the young men go to the Indian country
those who stad here should be fed, ant
that the commission should see to it thai
, rations were brought here until spring
He also wanted an annuity of goods issu
, ed to them before the end of the presen
new moon, as the weather will soon h.
cold. The great father had forbidden tn
Indian to hunt the buffalo. He under
stood there was twenty dollars each tt
be given to them yet in addition to tn,
S25 900 that they received for huntin!
privileges in Nebraska When the agen
cy was established there they had righ
, to 90 hunt. but he understood when th
new agency was established tGey woul'
be deprived the right to hunt. He want
elk an annuity of twenty five dollars pc
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