Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-09-27
Indian Treat y.

The council at Spotted lall Agency WIN VIC
ruI commission was held last Frlday. Col.
Boone, as chairman, said:
My Frieuds Sevca days since We sent down
some PROPOSITIONS t. you ina, were submitted 90
H. p,oplc i. Red Cloud. We nave come GOV
i, neal Your answ>r aud Gcclslph.
Spotted 1'a theu made long speech com
BLAMING that the promises heretofore made ny
the Grca! Father nad net been kept. lie
wanted TO make The best bargain he ccad, ana
was .i.tir lus that he goods they were 10 re-
civ tlerr be brought and shoWn to the LII
dl.ns before til. treaty Was signed. IT, d.
uird fh4l tie IDdan> Were rcsponslble Tor the
war, aid said it WIS brourht about by bad
white men. who caluc 10 take their land IRON
them without price He also cJmpalned OF
thr pruscuce Of the soldiers, aud III ught they
could have got along better TO have come IT,
| G.,ncr with ut arms.
Ga .ht % Il the treaty Yves concluded after
hrc, h us couurli. Spotted Tall made aD'
,thcr eupthv speech iu which he assisted upon
going down 10 the Iodlau Territory FIRST, look
| lug a; the country. and then going to W ashlng'
tct. to talk with the Great Father, aud touch
the pvu at he same tima.
He also Insisted upon delay 10 signluG the
IT, ,uotil the war WIS satisfactorily settled. Tie
said | want to have TWO plcn help me--onc Is
the chi f ministcr, pointlrg to Bishop W nipple,
and tic other Rev. Mr. Hlnman-.o settle the
matter You nave words Of tho Great SPIRIT,
AID Y u try to i've according TO his will. GU
know ms var trouble d1es not please the
| G.aat Splrlt, .:.d want You TO help uie ruo
il or. Bap.islc Good sil whic minister,
al. Episcop.an has coue here 10 teach u,
! tu, | ;ion't thibk Ii Is done properly. l "oulu
like 10 nave some icuale ministers come d. es,ed
! ia black clothes, 10 receive girls 10 0Dt house
ADD teach them, and have white men mlcsters
in Lack hats aud coats and lake boys TO auoth-
or house and teach tnem properly. these min-
listers [ want TO take the names OF things seut
10 us, and when they come 10 see that they are
all there.
Bluc Teeth, Spotted Tails ia hcr-iu-law.
waited to know who wa. the one to CARY their
words to the Great Father. General Gaylord
bo,ng pointed out, he habdci him Il haudsIue
~ decorated pip, aud tobacco pouch, which he
said tlr Great Spirit had given to him. lie
tr!d Gtncrai Gaylord 0 present II 10 the Gr al
Father at Westinghouse from man be heard
speak az h. c, uutil, and ask the Great Father
t, be m"rc;iu! Ia he Indians ana ply then aud
helm theu, AID to ct th1 III remain 10 their OVID
country.
Spc, ches were made by scvera other Indians
and by Judge Gaylord, Colonel Boon aud
Bishop VI :,lLpi: 1u! the lndl=u: We're stIlI un
i cd i.
5 ored Tail AT IS" and left the council room.
Waite ru side + W Raymond. white mao
living With Spotted Tails people for the las
twenty seven years, tod him il he did not slgn
the treaty Rcd I'll sud wouli get ahead OF hlD
and derive all advantages to lie had from treaty.
, kaymur.d ncu wrnt 70 Red Cloud aud Red
b y, Of Rcj Clouds agcocy, who were ouisde
OF the cuuuci, room and told ;heu to 20 IL and
urc. Spotted TAI; ani his people TO sgo. They
dil 50, NIX y saor', bur effective speeches,
! AID lhcu wl,huraw. Whereuppu Two Strike
| SAID : "rhc rcas0u We arc afraid to touch the
pcu ana are I'll u. before you Is because We Lave
! been 1ccciv. So many umeS before. L! "
+! know word, yju tell Us were true ~@ should be
! .;li,iug ~ oig@ every day,
Thee. Spotted Tan addressed his people, say.
ing 1T our iri"ods III above (rclerrug to the
| Rid I'll vi ageucy) have not signed the treaty
! | woud help lncn 10 holding cut. III, as our
friends up there have slg0cd | ask Il all good
nlcn who are trustworthy to come " and
.lgn
Hal! an hour later necessary signatures were
. attached and tire II atty was male The Indians
! al. wan thc wtrt he present military ageot re.
mov d. and Gen Howard rciosiatcd.