, 1876-07-17

wv t''N"el'f Ios tM|a Vti
Of The E'oTcrnmen;, agreed 70 keep within ccr-
tain boundaries, known rs t'Ic!r reservation
nnl u1lcelr1 Indian tGrsitory,--all
If which country is north Of
tho North ratte Niyer; and, In addition, wcre
allowed the privilege To hunt buifalo IN tho lse
publican country, which has sineu been pur.
chaeed by tho Government. In consideration Of
tlleso agreements On the part Of the Indlans,
the Government gave up tts valuable posts In
what was ltnuwn as the powdcr-Rtycr country,
:-l'osts woso construction, aud tho Gnal aba,l.
aonincnt Of property, cost millions Of money.
Before the troops, on their departure, had lost
Sigh, of iltcss posts, the Indiana, naked and OK
ultant, rushed in, and soon tho buildings, which
Ind cost tho troops years Of toll and dangGr,
were allazc, and III short time d black
tnass Of run,-a fitting monument Ia folly.
The nction Of the Indians demonstrated
themselves under any obligations To the Uov.-
crnntcnt, but, on the contrary, werc possessed
witt, The Leliof, and Justly think, that Tho
troops, owing to tic Jnd!nn prowGss In having
kllltd ovcr hundred foldieFs At different times,
It was the common belief then among the Mill
tary TINT tic Government hnl blundcscd In CIV
tng-p the posts; nnd ta,la belief sincc 1laa been
pretty gctlcrully confirmed. Besides the fnsc-
going, uthor Important and valuable privileges
wcrccoEcedctl to the Indians, ,--ofc course witt, the
understanding that tho Indiana, on their part,
alln'.ta implicitly curry cut tho terms Of tho
treaty.
Haze both sides t,ccn true to the provisions
0f TIC trcatyl To this question elnrlattcally
M, m =, tn tnmy II III wSitcs int liz Al ~
Hills, was repeatedly violated by the Idlans, In
thu way Of forays extending to Laramie PlailH,
a;h a!lto'l tle,a'icl,os n' il'c south sde q te
treaty; during which sna,ly. lives were takeil,
ind large nu,nbesa of valuable stock driven otf,
tho perpetrators Of Elllch deeds might, a fuw
f,nnnsIt, 49, ,.s,i.tio.ias .ntt,,"rG Xii ~
itItn,n ,a.s 1Hu.o, - thn unsa ~
Infantry, and the ktlllng oi a sub-AEei't at Red-
Cluad Agency. lily y w a thcn taat IT. ttu uofcsn- r.
,nanls Of tilo Interior Department, 10 scn1
troops to the Agencies fnr the protection VI
Agents. Thu result of this demand was the
permanent establishment OF Rel-Cl0ud and
spottgd-Iatl Agencies, still garrisoncd by tie
trnops,
tic influx of citizens Into the Black Hills, This
movement the Government made strenuous r.
forts to forcstall and prevent, as Is cvinccl ty
tho following spirited orders Of tue Division
uEvru4L onnEns No. 2, 1s7s.-Tho prcs!acnt
directs That the following tc madc public:
All oxpsdition. into Inc PARTON Of the 1ndEan
territory known as sAe Black Hills country must
~ prevented a. lon9 ~ THO present tfcaty exists
Eurs aro n9w cHg tnaSs to ,franSe fof the e.
,!if II o. FIX tnp ,ausan aet Ahu az
hnv.ycr III t,e stsns wh;sh ara Ia ba tnEcn toward.
opuntng lie country 10 SETTLEMENT fail, those pcr.
sons at present within that territory must Gs e.
pelicd.
City and fankton tscspaea on thg slon1 Indian
Metetsation. yen lGens IcEty ahd Ord az hereby
us.ee.ea 70 ase aae 'Utec u Joas sommana 70 oosn
Mdcrs cnnnnr tc,n Al shn ncs1ra, a ,niii,arv av
post In tho indian country. Should they succeed
IN reachlns te intesior, you aro directed 10 send
eho pntp,os%ss % above namca:
should congress- 9Ien. " the country for fettio'
mars Ha ,hc anaets.cd ~ fcn yshIa.n " r III
gIyo = cordial suppoft to lie settlement ot tbe
These orders soon became od[ous to our peo-
Dc. nnd tylnseauentiy ilatl Ia Ia temnor5zyl
With, aid finally abandoned, but not Wholly
On airount Of Ike outcry, but In mart owing Is
w Wien ts na tor H. ~ .ae ss tsf ~ tho
DImk IiIiis REFERRED to in tic nrctctlnn or,inr
Ind fnjri Ia oi,tain the Hills. in a nI.airahjs
manner, iron, tlu Indians, il was found to be
absolutely NECESSARY to make a Tljyersion aeainst
liza Wild a,lI WariiEu Indlans of Tie Eorth. n
maturity uf whom enlnIatitaj1y nrono,,ni.c'i mi,
nIrninst thu trrotv of 1Nts. ami wiz withnnt
lust nrnyucnttu,,' nttackgl the Yelfowstnnn ry.
;m5Ittiou OF 13;H tiuIer Gen. Ytnniey. whifr c,,-
t,n""d snrrcvm1 lin iins IT thc Enrt1,ern i;erif,
Ei7IrI,a,]. nuf. without tho t.,,,s,. If thc in.
ytsion uf ulu Dlack Ullls, tho Goyernrnrnt
found that, for tho full prutrctJOn Of fIc
frnntier Il W.as extrameiy nnrctsary tn l,rfntr
tLcse turnulunt lnIaps II tin Nortb unticr ami.
1eEitlJ'i. 1ai IN pat soI 4utE ~ 1elt ptl1-
o4!Sa! nS talas W Ale teoplc u tHg Nest
Inc foregoing, 4oW cAEe14! stAuy 0t Tie
EuljEst, and }oug exnertc1cc In tho country,
Are, believe, tht lsasluG CAUSES CT tie present
u,-rnnAT1rs GENERALLY,