Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-10-24
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"WEDNESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER "a
Sitting Bulls Speech.

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with the Sitting Bull commission gives the fol.
lowing report Of Sitting Bulls speech TO the
| u. S. Commissioners, in reply to the proposals
| they had made to that chief: .f..
| But until the finish all the Indians oontnued
| to smoke, smoke, smoke. Sitting Bull, Spot
| ted lIagle and the rest continued to smoke.
They smoked. They smoked until the room
reekcl. They smoked as if they were smoking
for their lives. Yet while they smoked their
visages were as unreadatlc as the face OF the
Sphinx, and, although everybody felt some
thing unproptious in tho air, no enc would
arose, 10 his barbarlo grandeur, and said:
"For sixty four years you have kept nc and
my people and treated me bad. What have
w, done that you should want us2 We have
done nothing 1t is the people on your side
that have started us TO do all these dcproda
tons. We could not 80 anywhere else, SO We
took refuge in this country OF tho British. II
was on this side Of the country that We learned
to shoot and that is the reason why came
back to it again. would llk, to know why
you came here in the first place? | did not
give you the country, but you followed me trom
ono place to another, 40 | had to leave and come
over to this country.
II did not give you any country, but 20"
took it away from us. 'tllerc the speakers
eyes glanced dcfiance.) was born and raised
10 this country with the Red River half breeds,
and intend to stop with them. was raised
hand in hand with the Red River half breeds
and We arc going to that part OF the country
and that is the reason why have come over
here (shaking hands with the English officars)
That is the way was raised in the hands oi
these people here, and that is the way inten!
to be with them You have got ears to hear aud
you have got eyes to see. and you see how
live with these people. You see me here. an,
il you think | anu, fool. You. are bigger
fools than | am. This house is medicine house.
You come here to tell us lies, but We cont waui
to hear them. / don,t wish any such language
used to me; That is, TO tell nc such lies in my
Great Mothers house (aIlulinc to Queen We
toria) Don't you say two more words. Ga
back homo where you came from. This cOuntry
is mine and intend 10 stay here and to rals"
this country full Of grown people: Sec thes'
people here. We were raised with them lagaln
shaking hands with the loelish ofbocrs.) "lhat
is enough so no more. You sec me shaking
hands with these people. The part Of the coun-
try you gave me you ran me out OF. L have
now come here TO stay with these people,
and intend to stay here. wish you to 20
back and to take it easy going back.
by takiogit casg," Sitting Bull meant tha!
the commission should take such lon. tune III
going that it would never get back The "how.
houa" nf ITO I..l:""" ;e. ,':.- t!:. -a1'~'i
showed the perfect sympathy between them "n!
Sitting Bull His note WAS the keynote IL
convjsced the commission at once OF the ponry
which had been uoalterably decided on by SlI-
ting Bull and his braves
a9rA NEGLECTED LIVER. Tho bile has
th rce fold part assigned to it By the grea: mana
r.r, Nature. 1t assists in the digestive process,
acts As coloring agent Of the blood, and Il r''
sontial to the oVacua!ive function when IN"
liver grows torpid. complete chaos onsucs III tnA
stomach and bowels tho bile IS iii 'c!sl INTO !h'
circulation in largo quantities. and cohsIlpaI,"n
and indigestion are produced. Pains und Or u
right shoulder bls+c and through tn, ,rlga! sihn'
h headaches, vertigo, yellowness OF tho skin. t"r'
red tongue and nausea also follow. Bu! tArS'
and other symptoms ef blliousnes' ana inc dii
orders which accompany 1t ara entirely 1eno'oA
by Hostettol's Stomach Bites, thai bonign roc.
tiier of organic disturb ,nca and ronedy for
physica- weakness. lntermittont and rcmittent
favor urinary and uterine troubles, rhaunallsnl'
gout and other msladia9, sl 70 ylel 10 the reno
dial in(ueace Of tho grost corrective Hnh l,V'S,
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