New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-09-27
SPOTTED TAIL SIGNS THE TREATY
THE COUNCIL.

SPOTTED TAIL AGENCY, Neb., Sept %, via
SIDNEY. Neb, Sept 26-The first council with the Sioux
at Spotted Tail Agency with the full commission was
held this afternoon Spotted Tail made long speech to
the special commission, in which he betrayed an appre
citation Of the rights of the Indians to their country and
Of what is best FOR his people, which showed him to De
good observer and reasoner He said;
This is the fifth time words have TO us from the
Great Father at the time the rst treaty was maze on
Horse Creek there was promise maae 70 porrow tne
overland road of the Indians, ana though was hoy
wears Ihse promises have not been kept The next
ference had held with Gen. Maynader when there
hands Then there was the treaty made by Gen sher-
man, Gen; sanborn, and Cen H3rneyi when We %er
told should have annuitieS and goods Tor 80 years
They said his but did not tell the truth AT that time
Gen Sherman told me the country was mine and SHOULD
select any place wished for my alton. said
would take the country from the head OF White RIVER 10
the Missouri. He said they would give us cows to raise
cattle mares raise horses, and oxen and wagons 20
haul logs with and to haul goods and earn money thaG
way said also there should be issues OF snch things
as we needed TO learn the arts with, and beside that
money to every one. He told MS each oil us shonld
have SI5 for an annuity, but told them that was
q bad amount that we did rot understand meney aud
that it should be $50 10 each one end ne assentcd 70
for me to 90 the mouth OF the WhesOne and locate my
people and these things should be fulfilled TO me- But
IL was not true Wien these promises failed to &c carried
ont went my self To see the Great Father and went TO
his house and told him these things The Gfcat Father
told me to 40 home and select any place in my country
chose for NV horne and 20 there and live with my people
! came home and selected this place ano lnOged here
THey told me il would move here should receive a
flGllcnt OF the promises made To me, but all got was
some very small cows and some old wagons that were
Aeain last Summer you came to talk about the coun-
try and we Baid wOud consider the matter we sald
we would leave h to the Great Father Tor Nun ~ seIe
I'm rcply TO that lie has sent yOu out this summer You
have come 10 visit land, and we now ask you now
many years there for MS to Iivef MY frehds You
who ali before me are traders, merchants. You nave
not come here To turn anything out of tie way wtOt
values and another party comes to buy IL, he brings
with him such good things as ne Wishes 10 purchase ~
heart Won use these to consider ia what way you do
tie best to live. lily people, who are here before YOU
are men Of age dignity, and meu OF that kind have
good Judgment, and consider well what they 90 liner
o Iua that you here to consider what SHAH DC sOOd
for my people for long time TO come thinE eIel Oh
you has selected somewhere good piece OF iad lor hl
self with the Intention to i've on IT, that nc may eIe
raise ms children. Ny people are not aterenL Ihey
also live upon the earta ana upon ags @ cU nd 10 70
sres In that respect that the white people nave Iis
The country where nsy were Pg %e and ' Sr hSTe
You have here 10 buy tins country OF u.s. ana IL
would be well you would with the goods you pro-
pose 10 us, aud TO put them out OF your manu- 30
we can the good price you propose 70 pay lof IT,
NV friends when YOU 20 back to the Great Father,
want you t. tell him send Us goods send It's yOkes aud
hauling goods from the ralroa. Ibis to to BIO
very hard day. half OF our country rs at var anu we
sptnS mn here In cur land 1t was brought upon by
the children OF Great Father who came ~ take our
evil thin!s The Great Father aud his Cmdren are to
biaue this trouble. We nave here storehouse TO
mold Our provisions but the Great Father sends very
htte provisions ~ put into our storchouse and when
people became dlspeascd with our provisions anu
have gone north TO hunt the children OF the Great
Father fighting them: IL has been er wish 70 i've
herc peaceaby but Great Father has oiled wtnsJ[
diers who only OF rdch Some OF our people who
have gone from here IN order tinJ they may nave q
cinnue and others who have gone north 70 hunt have
r,n tlrk cd by soldiers this direction, and where
they have got north have been attacked BY soldiers from
Other directtons; and now when they willing to
come back the soldiers stand between them and keep
them from coming home IL seems To me there d pet
better Tor both parties 70 together without arms
talk 1t over, and ind some peaceful way to settle
souri, RIVER country know. When we were there We
had great deal O trouble. left hundreds more people
buried there. The other country have never SEEN Dut
agree 10 go look at 1t with 80 OF men. When
this trouble commenced tue Great Father stopped tne
sale OF ammunition which has caused great suffering to
my people, Notwithstanding We are all sincere TO 40
what IL good for our people: My friend pointing to
Gen. Van DeyerI you are wise man When you was
here last spring you told me you would help me- want
you To do IL.
swift Bear then said they wanted consider until to-
morrow. The propositions were read for the second
time and Interpreted, aad the council adjourned till
morning.
RELUCTANCE OF THE CHIEF OVERCOME.
FINAL SPEECHES IN THE CoUECIL-INDIAN sTRTEGY.
SPOTTED TAIL AGENCY, Neb., Sept. %, via
SYDNEY Heb., Sept 26-A treaty with tne Indians OF
this agency was concluded this evening, after three
hours council Spotted Tall made another long speech,
in which he insisted upon going down TO the Indian Ter
ritory first, looking at the country, and then going TO
Washington to talk with the Great Father and touch the
pen at the same tme He also insisted upon delay in
signing the treaty until the present war was satisfae
tory settled. He said: wish to have two men help
me one is the chief minister pointing to Bishop Whip
rle and the other the Rev. Mr.. Hnman, to sstte the
matter You have the words of Great Spirit, and
YOU try to live according TO His will. You know this
war trouble docs not please the Great Spirit and want
you to help me rub 1t out"
Baptste Good said "a white minister, Episcopalan,
has come here to teach but don't think 1t Is done
properly; wOnld like 20 have some female ministers
come dressed in black clothes to receive the girls III one
house and teach them and have whte man nhsers III
black hat and coat and take the boys TO another mouse
and teach them properly these ministers want to take
the OF the things sent to u.s. anu when they come
Blue Teeth, spotted Tails fatherin-aw. wanted 70
Father, and upon the selection Cen G9yoru, peins
uOned ont, ne handed hun hands0nelydeGOtded pipe
aud tohaccopoueh WHICH ne sad tho GIeSt aPlt t t
given to him lie told Gen Gaylord 20 present 70 tne
Great Father at Washington as from man hc heard
merciful to the Indians, and py thel9 au' he'P '"e'
and 70 let them remain IN their own country:
Ide S@ I%r Co" Boon and Bishop whppe but the
Indians being still undecided Spotted Tan arose l ltft
WHIT mgn living with Spotted Tails people the last Y
years told him II he did not sign tue treaty Red Cloud
lac mad from the treaty Raymond then went 10 Red |
Cloud and Red Dog OF Red Clouds Agency, who were
in and urge spotted Iail aud his people t. /,
Sign. They did so, making short but elective |
Tbe reason we are afraid t0 touch the pen and
arc silent before you Is because lave been deceived SO
many lines before II knew the words You teal US
were trle we should be willing 20 sign every day. Then
spoled fail addressed his people, saying II our
friends us above rcf,rrng 10 the Red Cloud agency had
NOT signed the treaty would help them IN holding out
buE as our friends up there lave signed, ask all good
men who are Trustworthy 10 come up and sign."
Half an hour later necessary signatures we're a
tached aud the treaty made The Indians here all
want tine present military agent removed, ana Gen.
How ard reinstatcd.
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CRIMES AND CAsUALrlES-BY TELEGRAPH.
BosToN Sept. 2G.-Dr. George Ienny fell from