The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-28
RED MEN IN WASHINGTON.
sTOUx AND iRAPAHOE CHIEFS VISIT
THE WHITE HOUSE.
Lively shake all Areund-Red Cloud n. an
orator-RiG Road, Little Wound, Iron
Crow, and other Warriors speak.

Crow, and other Warrior. speak.
WAsHINGToN, Sept. 27.-IIayes to-day re-
ceivod the Sioux and Arapahoe delegations
from the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies.
Arrangements were made in the East Room
for the conference n circle Of chairs being
formed on the south side, Hayes occupying a
place on the outer range In full view Of the
Indian visitors. The Indians were In full cos
tune. with plentiful application OF paint and
ornamental ions Of feathers. Four Interpreters.
half-brceds. accompanied them. The Indians
were severally presented TO Hayes. the ccrc-
mony being conducted by Lieut.. Clark, Spotted
Tail being the first introduced Some Of them
merely shook hands with much gravity. while
others broadly smiled and uttered enthusiastic
1lows." White Tail was particularly happy.
and several times exclaimed. How a. ye do 81?
how d. ye do2" After the ceremony OF intro
duction Mr.. Welsh made brief address to the
President. explaining in a general way tho de-
sire OF these tribes to enter thoroughly upon n
life OF civilization. and their anxiety to be To-
Gated upon various sites OF land where they be-
licvcd their welfare for the future would be es-
tabllshed.
Red Cloud was the first Indian speaker. Be-
fore he began his Grafton he took occasion TO
shake hands with every one Of IIaycs's attend
ants. after which he delivered his address
Red Cloud said: {" Grent Father. look nj me.
In behalf OF my people, have come to soc you
again. This Is the fourth time have boon here.
My people say to-day that they want 10 walk in
f Ge I rRd so cy fG3y ET@T Snd prGsgSr
streams and good land. / wish you would pick
me u good place To- raise my children. The
Great Father advised me TO- pick the place wherc
for farming. including stock Of all kinds now
ing machines and pIoushs; and | should like
To- rcad and write. SO that they may know az
much as the whites. | am only an Indian, and
don't know how to read or,write and know moth
my about the telegraph. i should like TO have
q man 70 write for me whenever have any
thing 10 say. | don't ask for horses have
plenty; but want wagons TO do my work.
feel the same for my familyas you DO for yours,
and would Ike TO raise them in the same way.
That ls the reason why Task YOU for a.wde road.
is too much whiskey there. II 20 there viii
come to nothing at all, In winter the river
iree1es w, np; ana WE cant get our supplies.
Big Road, the next speaker said he had come
to tell his Great Father only q few words. He
was not man TO argue with anybody. The
reason he WA now here was To say he did not
want 70 move until all the buffalo had dsap-
pearcd. He wanted 10 see his children grow up
like white people In the country where he now
lived. He wanted his Great Father To give him
1000 boxes OF money and 900 head 81 cattle,
hall cows. To be- civilized with: 900 head Of
sheep. also, and hogs that he and his children
might I'VE Ike white men He had never been
his Great Father. He did not ask Tor horses
as he had them but he wanted wagons. The
Missouri river freez0s oyer. and they heard that
their grub could not 20 there in winter up the
river. He could not read and write and wanted
school house forever. that they might become
Mr. Welsh remarked that this speaker hal
never been in civilization until now. He was II
clear thinker and a loading man. but war some
what embarrassed 10y the present surroundings.
Little Wound said TO the Great Father that he
did not want 10 remove; did not want 20 60 To-
ans other plae. from where h. now lived. where
Tier" was good ground and many streams. II
food had hecn sent up the Missouri river. he
would like 70 hayc il brought back 10y railroad.
lie wanted two. four, and six-hnrsc wagons, all
the agricultural tools and wanted religion
Little Big Man said he had heard The sum
mons of his Great Father and now appeared 90
listen to his words. He would like to get all the
ogalallas at the Red Cloud Agency to come with
did not want 10 remove. They were not yet
civilized. but wanted wagons and school houses.
and and TO be instructed in agriculture and learn
the ways of the white people
Iron Crow said he had not big things TO talk
About hnt only q lew words to speak He
WIS the way he wanted 10 live He wanted
good grub. and TO know how to raise his chill
Thrce Bears said whenever orders wore re.
ceivcd he did Just "a he was told everyth ing
WAS now guieted down-no disturbances. H.
want'si 10 1--we IN his own country and become
like white people.
American Horse. Young Man Afraid Of His
Horses. Yellow Bear, and He Dog sever7llly
suoke. Their utteranc's We're in the same Iii
ration. namely. they wanted 10 be CIVILIZED.
They always had been obedient TO the orders
given through Gen. Crook they wanted - live
Ike white men. They had come here o. nnd
out the wide road u civilization, aud would lis
ten 10 Whatever they We're 10 do.
Black Coal of the Arapaho"s wanted to live
IN" way m" whites live He put ~ here on the
earth, and the ground on which he BLACK COaN
liy"d belonged to him.
Black Coal. liz" others who spoke to-day. said
he had been good toward white men. Al first
h. was little foolish. but had learned better.
lie hadn two hearts. and spoke truly. He and
70 cultivate the soil. II the Grcat Father would
give them good land. they would be happy