The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1876-09-27

ing them. 1t has been our wish To live
here p~eaceably, but the Great Father
his filed the country with soldiers, who
think only Of our death.
Some Of our people who have gone
from here in order that they may have
q change, and others who have gone
north to hunt have been attacked by
soldiers from this direction. and when
they have gone north they have been at
tackled by soldiers from the other di-
rection, and now, when they are willing
to come back the soldiers stand between
them and keepthem from coming home.
1t seems to me there is a better way
than this, when people come to trouble,
it is better for both parties to come to-
gether without arms, talk it over and
find some peaceful way to settle it.
You have mentioned to me two coun.
tries the Missouri River country 1
know. When we were there we had a.
great deal of trouble, 1 left one hundred
of my people buried there. The other
country I have never seen, but I agree
to go andiook at it with fifty of my
young men,
When this trouble commenced, the
Great Father stopped the sale of am
munition, which has caused great suf-
fering to my people, Notwithstanding
we are all sincere to do what is good for
our people. My friend, (pointing to
Gen. Vandever) you are a wise man;
when you was here last spring, you told
me you would help me. 1 want you to
do it. d.
Swift Bear then said they wanted to
consider the matter. until tomorrow.
The propositions were read for a
second time and interpreted, and the
council adjourned until morning.
The treaty with the Indians at this
Agency was concluded this evening,
after three hours council. Spotted Tail
made another lengthy speech, in which
he insisted upon going down to the
Indian Territory, first to look at the
country and then go to Washington,
talk with the Great Father, and he
and the Great Father touch the pen at
the same time. He also wished to delay
signing the treaty until the present war
was satisfactorily and peacefully settled.
He said: 81 wish to have two men help
me; one is the chief minister pointing
to Bishop Whipple), and the other Rev.
Hinman, to settle the matter; you
have the words Of the Great Spirit
and you try to live according to His
will; you know this war trouble does
not please the Great Spirit, and l want
you to help me rub it out.n
Baptise Good said: white minister,
E~piscopalian, has come here to teach
us, but I don't think it is done properly.
1 would like to have some female min
listers come, dressed in black clothes,
to receive the girls in one house and
teach them, and have white male min
listers, in black hat and coat, and take
the boys to another house and teach
them properly. These ministers I want
to take the names Of the things sent to
us, and when they come, to see that
they are all there.n
Blue Teeth, Spotted Tails father-in-
law, wanted to know who was the one
that was to carry their words to the
Great Father, and upon Solicitor Gen.
eral Gaylord being pointed out, handed
him a handsomely decorated pipe and
tobacco pouch which, he said, the
Great Spirit had given him. He told
Gaylord to present it to the Great
Father at Washington as from a man
he had heard speak at the council, and
ask the Great Father to be merciful to
the Indians, and pity them and help
them to let them remain in their own
country.
Speeches were made by several other
Indians, and by Gen. Gaylord, Col.
Boone and Bishop Whipple, but the
Indians were still undecided, when
Spotted Tail arose and lef. the council
room. While outside, E. w. Raymond,
a white man living with Spotted Tails
people during the last 81 years, told
him if he didn't sign the treaty, Red
Cloud would get ahead of him and de-
rive all the advantages to be had from
the treaty. Raymond then went to
Red Cloud and Red Dog, Of the Red
Cloud Agency, who were outside the
council room, and told them to go and
urge Spotted Tail and his people to
sign. They did SO, and made short but
effective speeches and then withdrew.
Hereupon Two Strike said: 1.-THE rea-
son we are afraid to touch the pen
and are silent before you, is because we
have been deceived SO many times be-
fore. If we knew the words you tell us
were true, we would be willing to sign
every day" Then Spotted Tail adj
dressed his people, saying: "If our
friends above referring to Red Cloud
Agency had. not signed the treaty, I
would help them in holding out, but as
our friends up there have signed. / ask
all good men who r trustworthy to