The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-12-23
THE MAIN UIln rnE sIoux.
Tho Report OF tho Commissioners sent to
Negotiate IL.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22-Tho report OF tho
Commission to negotiate au agreement wltn
Sioux Indians, parties to the treaty Of 1888, ts
made to the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs,
shows that their first council was held sept. :,
1876 at Red Cloud Agency with the chiefs and
neadmen Of the Ogallala, Sioux, Northern
Cheyennos, and Aripahoes, who represented
4,9lO Indians, who were then present at the
Agency Red Cloud and other Of the chiefs met
them upon their arrival with a warm welcome
and said, I'VE are glad to see you. You have
come to save US from death" The report saws /:
by ConsGgss and s,aed that We had no authofiy to
change Them 10 any pariicuar We assured them t.at
to deyse pl.n 70 ,sye '9er peop from icsh anu
TW-I IL provide ample rat.ons Tor their snhsstence
until able 10 support themselves, such rators in all
Se5ondThat when seid Indians .hail DC located upon
only to those persons who laoor-sick lnnrn and aged
h.h .Soo IS peycd BY the trey oi isSs no r
uons sht be Issued to children hetseen the ages u
unless said children shan regularly attend school.
IN ,ood s bes 10 aIs og he % so IN he Sa ,ye
trle T. ms lana aud ro. eve aiq to build house.
Uniea states and select as many head men from each
nand iu maintain order "a the President may dseui
.Srii That all agents, traders FARMERS, carpenters.
Sithin hcir res, rya6n sIal be IaSiuly married and
no psTson n W W. wSiie bood
whose ntn,s morally ~ Oiherwisc Is not m the opn
ion - the Commissioner Of Indian Analrs conducive
70 the welfare Of the lntan-. shall receive any beuent
from ms a emea or former treaties and may be ex
PEELED from the rrsrfYttlOn.
lhcsc provisions we're carefully explained ami IN
terprcfed, ami we're thOrOugny unferstOod nv all OF
the Indians. COPY Of the agreement gwen to
them 10 take to their own council.
lhe Indians we're IN council h their camp on shadron
enter Little Wound cane to the agency and said (:
You are wise men. ana you have had time. our
cl may not seem of much Importance 10 YOU, but TO
uS II seems very serious matter To give up our Cuuu
Try. You must nave patience and bear with us
We held councils Mlfh the Indians uu The llth and
2oh days of sep'her and. after mutual exp anntion
. ON the eist OF sepicmner we proceeded 10 spotted
Tails agency 10 nu answer tu the prupusi.
uou., nich mad ben submitted uY two u our nulnrr
On the IAN. After tWu days council with the chiefs
and head men of the Brue Sl.uN, who represented 1
lndans then ~ IAat agency the asrcenent was duy
siEYed.. -. ,.,,.-. e..,
ing koc1 on oct l. at Cheyenne tsly agency tho
ldth, Al Gross rcek agency on the 2-i az Lower Brne
agency on the 2itn auaat san agency the 3sth.
lnuhe VINO signed itptcrrhtcd IS Nuu lu ans
The Commissioners were painfully impressed with
the lack OF confidence the pledges Of the GOYcrn.
meni which was eHiihitci bS Tie hdlans. sIeec6cs
they had sum red AT the hands uf the whites arragned
the GuNurnmc Tor gross 4 injustice and fraud,
and descrhed the treaties made ony to be hrOken,
&C IN colurs vivid hnd language 81 tcrse that admit
ration and surprise would have enforced sicu. on
the part OF the tomnisslOncrs, had not shame and
humlhaton srcaB performed that nice. That
II frequently came from the lips ~ those who were
our friends, ami VINO have hulrd against hope that
the day might come when their WRONGS would he re.
dressed. San chef t0 member Of our Commission:
" II you white men had country winch was very Nau-
able when had alvaYs belonged u your people, and
winch the Great Father mad promised sh uu be ours
~ force, what would your leor.s DO? Would thej
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