Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-09-23
THE RED MEN.
The second PalaVer OF the Peace Party
What the Indians Want and the
Government win Give Them.

The Treaty Signed Red Clouds Speech
-CrOw.With. Good Voice Refused
to Sign-The Black Hills
Country Open.
RED CLOUD AGENCY, September 20,
via. FORT LARAMIE, 2l.-At half past ten
| missioner. They were ready for another
| council, and the commissioner at once pre-
pared for talk. The attendance OF the In =
| dianS was much larger than yesterday.
THE FIRST SPEAKER
| was Wound, who said yesterday he
| heard something that made him almost cry.
| he has always considered when the Great
| Father made arrangements for the railroad
| through the Indian country ne would pay for
| it. For fifty years he had always considered
| this his country, and when 1t was told him
| yesterday that ne was 10 be M ade like man
| Without country 1t made him cfy. The diff
| ferent kinds of animals he wanted was mott for
one band, but for all the bands for all time.
| He wanted the President to give the m each
year three kinds of wagons. He wished all the
| white men married into the tribe to i've with
| them al va. s, and that 1t be not possible to
send them away at any time. Whenever you
| have set the bounds TO our reservation you
them. We wish You to give twenty. five dol.
| lars each year to each of our women and
| children. He wished the white men who are
| living among the Brules and married to Ogal-
lala women to come and live with them. He
was willing 10 sign the papers the commits
sloners had brought b. re, on condition that
the young white mea who had gone into the
Indian county to stay should be fed, and that
the commissioners should sss that rate
were brought here until spring. He wanted
the annuity goods issued them DefOr0 the end
OF the prese ut new moOn a-s the weather will
soon be colu. He understood there was twenty
dollars each tt De given them yet, in addition
to the twenty-five thousaI dollars they had
rscei 7ed for hunting privileges in Nebraska.
When the agency was established there they
had right to hunt, but he understood that
when the new agency was established they
would be deprived of the right to hunt, and
he wanted an annuity Of TWEEN five dollars
head in place of 1t.
BISHOP wHIPPLE REPLIED,
on the part of the commission, that, with
reference to the things be asked tor, they are
all and more provided for in the paper they
all their power to secure rations for them
through tie winter, and he himself would
ton and to do all he could in behalf of their
people. With reference to the annuity Of
goods, the commission could not say what
time they would get here; the commlsst oner
of Indian affairs mad gone to New York to
purchase them; they might now be on the
way, and the commission would write a letter
to day about the matter. AS for the white
men who married into the tribe they would
not be interfered with; rat the white men
Indians injury would not be allowed to stay.
LICTLE-WoUND THEN SAID
he wanted the commission to make haste and
lay the matter before the great unciI, and
Washington to s. the Great Father; he also
hed "a ts6Spy OF Cd1d egdeyhng s ssa
and so there may be no mistake.
NOJ ONEI, ROONE SAID
the commission had no right 10 change the
paper presented them. He was glad they had
showed an interest in the h slf. breed children
A tail copy of all that wa said should be
given them and the paper presented for them
to sign as soon as the secretary could make 1t
BISHOP WHIPPLE SAID
for them to seIsct the Indians they wished to
sign the treaty, aud it would be presented to
them in the afternoon. In the meantime pro-
vision for the feast would be given them.
Little Wound said the commissioners had
said nothing about the additional twenty five
thousand dollars promised them for their
hunt1p rights, to which
JUDGE GAYLORD REPLIED
that the President had tried to get 1T for them
last winter, but could not; the commission
would do all they could this winter to secure
them any money for certain. The Indians
were then infoi med that the commission
wanted chief and two head men from eacn
band selected 10 sign the treaty at three
O'Clock this afternoon,
Have to send this dispatch TO Laramie just
now; cannot keep the courier until after the
result OF this afternoons talk, but the treaty
may be considered consummated.l
THE TREATY CONSUMMATED.
RED-CLOUD AGENCY, NEB September
20, via SIDNEY, NEB, September 2-This
evening the commission consGmmated the
treaty with the Sioux, Cheyennes and ARA
pshCes, this agency Indians agreeing to the
proposition made them on the seventh in
stant without the change of a single word
which propo-ition has already been published
in 1ull.
by their people to sign for the Ogalallas after
tn treaty had been read over and Interpreted
to them before signing: ed-Cloud, Young
Hound, American-Horse, Afraid-of-the-Bear,
Three Bears, Fire-Hunter, Quick-Bear, hed.
Leaf Fire-Eyes-M Man, White-Cow, Good Bull
Sorrel- Horse, Weasel Bear, Two-Lance, Bad- |
Woun ,, High Bear, e.Takes-the- Evening,
Soldier, SlowBull, High-Wolf, and Big-Foot
The Cheyennes and Arrapahoes will not sign
until to- morrow, after which the commission
starts at once for Spotted-Tail agency, TO con-
summate t'e treaty there. To the surprise
of the commissioners, after they had offered
their signatures to the treaty,
THE INDIANS HUNG BACK,
and speeches were made by a number of
them before they would touch the pen and
make their marks. Red loud Sliu: 81 am
the friend of the President, and you men who
nave come here see We are the chief men and
men OF influence. You have come he with
tue words of the Great Father; therefore, be-
cause am his friend, have said yes to what
he las said to me, and 1 suppose that makes
you happy. dun't like 1t that we have a
soldier here 10 give us food; 1t makes our chill
drens hearts go back and forth. l wish to
have Mejor Howard for my agent, and want
can come here very 81 on. If my young men
come back and say that the country Is bad, 1t
will not be possible for me to go there. AS Tor
the Missouri river country, think II my peo.
PIE should IN 1ve there to live they would all
De destroyed. There are great many bad
men there, and bad whisky; therefore don't
want to go there. A great many OF my white
relatives have no money; If they are en-
ployed TO go TO the Indian Territory to look at
Tie country, hope they will be paid out of
the money of the Great Father that You have
with you. In addition to this, mentioned
young men are Mr.. Foot, Charlie Green, 4.
W. Raymond, Austrian Leadeau and sam
YOUNG.MAN-AFRAID SAID:
This is the country where 1 was born. 1
have never made any mans heart full. l
have thought the Great Spirit intended
wish that the Great r atner should take care
of me, and that l should live here with the
children of these white people who have mar
ried among US. give notice that 1t will take
me long time to learn TO labor, and expect
the President will feed me for hundred
years, perhaps great deal longer. The prom
heretofore have not been carried out; there
fore, have been unwilling to go and see him,
though / have been often invited. DIR. Dan
iels will remember bringing back from Wash
inEton the Wo that here was where we were
10 raise our cnlIdren. L nave appointed TO i've
here; therefore, l have never Travelled about
TO see other countries. You never heard Of
me behaving badly.
With this he took the pen in his hand, and
as he made his mark, said: That "a" Is to
signify that the Great Father has fed and
clothed me a hundred years, and given me
wagons and cattle.
RED DOG SAID:
Iwant the Great Father to make haste and
serd me that man tpointing to Major Howard)
for agent; also Besnett and Daniels to assist
me.
LITTLE-WOUND SAID:
1 told you before must have my annuities
within two months, and provisions TO last us
until spring.
AMERICAN-HORSE SAID:
In regard to this arrangement about the
Black hills 1t is 10 last as long as we last.
Observation-Disclosures took hold of the
pen, saying the others had said enough, signed
and returned to his seat.
Three-BeaTs inquired for how many years
they would be fed. He thought it should be
for five generations.
Fire-Thunder came up holding blanket
over his eyes and signed bltndfolded, return
ing to his place in silence.
Blg-Fo IT, who has been engaged In agri ul-