The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1876-09-23

The following refers to an Indian treaty
which seems to have been sent to the after
noon papers, and we are therefore unable
to give the text of the treaty.-ED
RED CLOUD AGENCY, Sept. 20,l
VIA SIDNEY, Sept. %.
After the treaty had been read over and
interpreted, the Ogallaas selected twenty
two of their tribe to sign for them, incu-
ding Red Cloud, Young Man Afraid of His
Horses, Red Dog and Quick Bear. The
Cheycnnes and Arapahoes will not sign
until tomorrow, after which the commits
sion starts at once for Spotted Tail agency
to consummate the treaty there. To the
surprise of the commissioners, after they
had affixed their signatures to the treaty,
the Indians hung hack and speeches were
made by number of them before they
would touch pen and make their mark.
Red Cloud said 81 am friend of the
president. You never have come here
with words of the great father; therefore,
hncanse am his friend, I have said yes to
what he has said TO me. l don't like it
that we have soldiers here to give us food,
it makes our childrens hearts go back and
forth. wish to have Major Howard for
my agent. If my young men come back
and say that country is bad, it will not be
possible for me to go there. AS for the
Missouri river country, think if my poo
pie should move there 10 live, they would
all be destroyed. There are great many
bad men there, aud bad whisky, therefore
| don't want to go there"
Young Man Afraid of His Horses said /:
give notice it will take me long time to
learn to labor, and expect the president
will feed me for hundred years, perhaps
great deal longer The promises that
have been made by the great father hereto
fore have not been carried out, therefore
have been unwilling to 90 see him, though
| have been often invited DR.. Daniels
will remember bringing back from Wash
ington word that here wes where we was
to raise our children. l have appointed TO
live here, therefore | have never travelled
about to see other countries. You never
heard of me behaving badly. With this he
took the pen in hand, and as he made his
mark said that is to signify to the great
father that he has fed aud clothed me for II
hundred years, and given me wagons and
cattle
Red Dog said ! want the great father
to make haste and send me that man
(pointing to Major Ioward) for agent
also Besuitt aud Daniels to assist me.
Little Wound said | 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 it is to
last as long as we last.
Swift Bear took hold of the pen, saying
The others have said enough then signed
and returned to his seat
Three Bears inquired for how many
years they would be cared for be thought
| 1t should be four or five generations.
Fire Thunder came up holding blanke,
| over his eyes and signed bind-tolded, re-
turning TO his place in silence.
Big Foot, who las been engaged in agri-
culture for several years, said l am a
farmer ; wanted hundred wagons, but
nave never seen them, yet am the man
that is going down to see that country.
Pretty Crow, with good voice refused
to sign the treaty and walked away with
quite a show of indignation.
All the others who had been selected
and were present affixed their cross to the
paper, copy of which was given them al
their request.