The New York herald., 1876-07-11
SITTING BULL AND THE TREATY

In an interview with ST. Louis Globe. Democrat re-
porter Delegate MeGnnis of Montana gives tho fol-
loving about Sitting Bull
In 1870, General Hancock, then commanding the De-
partment OF Dakota thought of organizing an cxpeii
lion To bring HIM to terms but, there pros
pcct OF the extension OF the Northern Pacific Railway
which would simplify operations, he recommended
another attempt 10 buy peace with him until that
road should be pushed into the Big Horn country on
Ibis recommendation, backed ty the the
Peace Commissioners aud the lntcrior Department
Congress voted 100000 TO make peace and subs
him This was
rnE FAMOUS rgroN-sorx APPROPRIATION
Sitting Bull himself claiming to be Teton though his
followers are outlaws and hard customers from all the
bands of the :. .oux Nation. Considerable critic
been made the expenditure OF this Appropriation 1t
resulted IN bringing 10 the Fort Peck Agency part of
his followers, but he rcuscd to treat himself Next
year General Custer with the Northern Pacific
surveying party and twice defeated suing Bull.
Of his bands invaded the Galla,in Valley in lss2 aud
carried Oh 500 head Of horses alter murdcrine mum
bcr OF farmers. In 1873 ne made a night attack on
Colonel Baker but was REFUSED and pursued In 1874
be drove the Crows from Their reservation agency aud
MADE WAR on ALL PEAcEAuLs INDIANS
The Peace Commission. finding MN iniractabc,
began to demand that the army should take the
offensive and subduc him and THIS request has ire
qucnt,y been repeated by the Peace Commission snd
ihc Indian Department until the War Department has
acted on IT, Last year some of his followers went
down to meet the COMMISSION IN conference with the
Red Cloud Sioux and came near prceipita,ing mas
Iacrc OF the commission. Sitting Bull himself refused
10 60 IN, and spent the summer In attacks
the Crow Agency and on the frontier settlers. lie
captured government wagon train on the Carroll
road, murdered number Of recruits going the
Montana posts aud captured the stock OF the Carroll
Btagc Company
such have been his exploits up the bloody history
Of the present He dehcs the hopes
that he get the Sioux nation JON hnL II they
will only 90 this he promises TO
syA
sut OF which they came, and utterly disoceves the
reports OF Red Cloud aud others who have visited the
coast as TO the numbers the whites they saw lie
say their eyes were dazzed by bad medicine, magic
CoRRESroSDENr-How many followers has he or.
dinaryg
Mct;ISSEss Not more than 200 500 lodges but
there In doubt that his numbers are now sweled by
recruits from all the agencies. The Northern Chey-
enncs with HIM aud large portion of the OsaIla
las, and probably lie has had 900 or more
wEiL ARMED WILL MOUNTED WARRIORS
In these ngntS There were times last when
he could have gathered 500 men, but the young
they wuiercd and where the old people ami women
and children being led by the government, and
they will remain with him during the Summer
CORRESPONDENT This war then has connection
with The Black Hills troubles.
McGfNxfs--\onc whatever 1t has been waged de-
icnslvey on our part for many years before the hills
were entered by ANYBODY. The Black Hills troubles
may used Tor pretext to induce tho treaty Sioux
to ioiu him OF he anxious TO confederate all
trying this Tor years and has made repeated
advances to the Crows Blackiect THIS is
reason why the Peace Commissioners urcel that be
must be subdued. lest he should demoralize all the
treaty Ind and bring "a general war. or course
The has alternative except to bring him
10 terms Any other course would be a cowardly and
wicked surrender OF our frontier. Settlers and
friendly lnaiaL allies would be subject 10 bar barous
end determined enemy