Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-28
A,l, He Wants Them He Had Bet.
ter Go Where They Are.
WASHINGTON.
THE INDIAN pELEoArl N.

Washington, Sept. 2S-Ihc conference
"ith the lnuian- delegations was rusumed
1h,s m,rnug nj the executive manslon.
rner;. were p,cscu, Prcsidcnt HAyce, the
n.mbrrs of the cabinet the commissioner
Of Indian atr,irs, Gen. Crook and others.
The Indians were in full costume. The
president said <he was ready to hear the
chiefs if they wished to speak further.
After pause Spotted Tail spoke, urging
that the land, now occupied by his people
be scared to them. Swift Bear, Red Bear,
Tonch.the:C Cloud, and White Tail applauded
his words. Rel Cloud said ''rhe foot Of
the hills is good place to put my agency.
did not come here to beg anything. The
Black Hills were mine, gave them to the
commissioners. Suppose you are going to
decide what you are going to give ia Tor the
Hills, and ! have come to get it,
Other In'lians having spoken, Gen. Crock
advocated their claims and the president
was presented with the pipe Of peace. The
= pre.iacnt said: "My good friends YOU have
desired to take counsel with me, and l have
permitted you to come. am glad to see
YOU. have attentively listened TO what
Won have said. l have also heard Mr.. VIM.
Welsh, and Gen Crook who spoke for you
as your friends, and who have my conf
dcnce. l have we'll considered all
that was said. Now listen to
nv answer. have your well
fare at heart. will be Il good friend TO
you The wishes you express shall be
glad 20 gratifv when it is in my power, and
for your own good. Thcreis an understand
Ing between you and the white people,
which want to have carried out by both.
That understanding is that you should so TO
your reservation aud occupy it, That lands
should be yours have rcmoved.thc Pom
cas- 10 the Indian territory TO give you more
room. have promised to proc1re food for
your people to eat. The great council Of
my nation, the congress of the United States
resolved aud your chiefs and head men
agreed that supplies wereto bc furnished to
you should bc delivered TO you near the
Missouri river. This is what I was
told; this is, what the grca, council Of
my nation believed I have fulfilled
TINT promise. Your supplies have been
carried 70 the Missouri river and there,
they are now according 10 our promise.
ou say you do not like 10 so TO the Mis-
'onri river, bnt your supplies cannot be
taken to any place before your people will
need them, and before cold days Of winter
come you do not go. near that place
where your supple. are, your people
Will he hungry and shall not be able to
give them food. l desire to do all for you
can, and therefore want you to be in that
place this winter, where my helping hand
d can reach you. But do not mean that Won
"nd yonr people shall stay near the Missouri
river always. You shall stay there oply
this winter. Wh-n-pring cc,ne., .yon shall
select for your permanent abode such land
on Your reservation as you like best. The
agents will aid YOU in making a selection
lonr country is large, ande thcr is much
land, where YOU, can cultivate soil, and raise
crops, and where cattle can be fed Tia,
land is to be surveyed and allotted To each
'am'ly to be iss homestead. There your
people can buill cabins and make homes
Tor their families. When ,ha. land il sur.
Seyed, and allotted, .snd your fam lilies have
taken Possession, IshaIl ank the great coun--
ell OF my nation to give you cows and oxen,
anu tools with which to till the soil, tina,
You may be able to provide for vour own
necessities. desire you TO have schools
'of your children. 30 that they may be-
'''"e"'cd to take care Of themselves and he.
'",he indns'riou. aud prosperous like the
e"''arcn or my people. also wish yonr
people to have churches whore they can
worship. ] shall speak good word. for you
>" me great council II my nation, ,ha, il,
na' IVA" grant your people these bcncGta. II
n npa arc wtse voa viii hccsi nv advior.
w.. ~e = Ms dsayFasstsg from your ooun,
W and yon csnoot always live ~ hastass .