The New York herald., 1877-10-22

consequences MAJOR Walsh after this became
something more than hero in the estimation OF
Sitting Bun, and began to exert more powerful
who were engaged against him would suppose to
be possible.
PERsrADiSG SITTING BULL TO RETURN
II Is no wonder, then, that when the Dominion
authorities received the assent of the United States
government to their proposition that Special
Commission should be sent to entice Sitting Bull
back across the boundary Major Walsh was as
signed the delicate task OF persuadng him TO meet
and confer for the first time with the detested
Americans
AN DIPLACABLE FOE
Sitting Bull, IT must be remembered, is the one
leader among the hostile Sioux who, after the
retreat OF 1868 and the pacincation OF the great
Chiefs Red Cloud and Spotted Tail, with their bands,
held out implacaby against the whites and kept his
people to their original habits of Lille in the wilder
ness. lie was never once known since that time
to express solitary friendly word toward the
Americans. lie regarded them from first to last
with an enmity so deep and terrible that IL was fed
by every effort on their part to conciliate him. 1t
was tanned into lames OF hatred by the treacherous
violation OF treaties with other bands OF Sioux by
the United States governments
SITTING BULLS DIsHEspEcT FOR THE GREAT
FATHER.
The Great Father, name to conjurc with In the
cases of other CHIEFS was very inferior being to
Sitting Bull in his own estimation. In the course
OF his long career he had never felt the Great
Fathers power, and did not believe in 1t. In
many battle he had seen feeble and disjointed
bands OF United States soldiers vanquished with
apparent ease by his own people. He mad never
known defeat in war; and began to consider himself
invincibe. The very last achievement OF his forces
before he retired TO Canada for rest and recupcra.
ton was the utter overwhelming OF Custer and
the slaughter OF his troops
EFFECT OF THE CUSTER MASSACRE.
The retreat to the Dominion may be said to have
been rather the triumphant return OF conqucror
than the retreat OF defeated chiel. lie retired
as victor crowned with aurels and his untutored
mind filed with naughty dlstlan OF his adversary
SO great at this time was his renown among the
whole Indian race, so mysterious had he be-
come because OF the fact that no white
man save few scouts had ever
beheld his countenance, that romance fairly nour
ished round his name. Yet Sitting Bulls real rank
and influence IN his tribe are all misconceiyed
by the whites. The idea OF him as n supreme and
relentless warrior exercising supreme control over
his people must be replaced by definition more
subtle but In accordance with actual fact
SITTING BULLS REAL POSITION IN his TRIBE
lie has never been either a chief or warrior and
yet his influence over his tribe Is stronger than
that which he would exercise in either Of these
capacities. That his position may ne clearly under.
stood you should comprehend the real and peculiar
organization OF his people.
NATURE OF INDIAN GOVERNMENT.
All the Indian tribes OF the Plains bear remark
ably strong likeness in their mode OF government
to the Arabs and Tartars and other Asiatic no
mads Abstractly the mode may be termed pa
triarcha but actually as it is practically carried
out 1t is nearly pure republicansm. This is strictly
true in the case OF the bands OF the Sioux
now with Sitting Bun. The several tribes
represented among his warriors are
the Uncpapas Ogallallas, Mnneconjous Zanzacs,
Black Feet, Two Kettles and Brules. They number
in all, men, women and children included, scme
two thousand souls. There are out OF this number
eight hundred and more warriors The camp Thus
made up acknowledges no one Iudan as It's abso.
lutte chief ruler. Each family has its head, each
band likewise. There is war lodge in the camp
and one warrior acknowledged as head soldier
TIE HEAD SOLDIER.
This head soldier IS not Sitting Bun, but Long
Dog, one OF the most notorious Of the Sioux chiefs
Less than two years ago this merclless wretch
burned two American soldiers alive at the stake.
Even Long Dogs oice as head soldier ey-
tends simply to the policing OF the camp
and TO the direction or a march In
case of breakup of the camp. In time OF battle
there is no chier warrior who exercises the same
authority as that OF general In a European army
over his troops. Even in the fight with Custer, II
Is alleged by the chiefs VINO participated In that
memorable and sanguinary struggle that no one
among them controlled the rest or exercised any
authority or command They ali acted in perfect
concert, but in sort Of federal direction.
FAMOUS WARRIORS.
Among the chiefs OF bands in sitting Buls camp.
some three days march from here, are several who
are famed in the stories OF the recent Indian war.
Among Others Black Moon, Four Horns, One Horn,
Red Horn No Neck, Bears Head, Little Knife Flying
Bird. Lame Brute and Pretty Bear The latter is the
man who Is SAID to have taken Custers watch
These names are as familiar to Western frontiers.
men as household words are In the East iron
Dog another chief, IS the Oldest OF the lot but tho
greatest chief OF all is spotted Eagle whom shall
presently describe among the leading men. Among
the chef men who exert influence because OF their