Rocky Mountain husbandman. [volume] (Diamond City, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1877-11-01

PRESIDENT means by saying he Will give you
Il full pardon. Of all the bands of Indians.
yours among them, who were at war about
q year ago, yours is the only one that has
not come into the agency. OF those bands
that have come in, not one has been punish
eel, and every man, woman and child has
been furnished tood and clothing. 1t is true
these Indians have been required to give up
their arms and asnunition. which were all
sold and the money applied FOR their benefit.
we have already sent $50 COWS to one OF The
agencies, for the use OF the Indians. This
has been done to get you to leave your wild
HE ana to help you to support yourself.
The President will not consent to have YOU
return unless you consent TO give up your
arms and horses, but he invites you to come
TO yours and his country, give up your arms
when you cross the line, thence go to any
agency he may assign you to, there give up
your horses Except such as you need for use
in civil life), which will be sold, and the mon
ely applied to buy COWS, which will support
you after the game has left the country. You
Will also receive clothes the same as other
Indians. We have come many hundred
miles to bring this message. Too much
blood has already been shed. 1T is time Wal
should cease. You cannot return to your
country and your friends unless you accept
these conditions; otherwise you viii be
treated rs enemies Of the United States.
Thinkswell Of these things, and when you
have fully made up your minds we are ready
to hear your reply.
The Indians We're asked if they wanted to
retire and hold a~~council among themselves.
but they said their minds We're already
made up and they were ready to reply.
SITTING BULLS SPEECH.
For sixty-four years you have kept ssils
and treated IL bad. What have we done?
Your people arc the whole cause Of the
trouble; we could go no place bat to this
country. Here is where | learned to shoot,
and tlAtis the reason | came here. What
did you. come for? l did not give you the
country, but you followed me andI had to
leave. You took my country from me. |
was born and raised with the Red River
halfbreedst and wanted to ONE back. (Sit-
ting Bull here shook hands with Col. Mac
leod and said he would live with him. You
may think | am Il fool; but you are q bigger
fool than | am. This house is a medicine
house. You come and tell us lies in it. We
don't like it. Don't say two words more,
but so back where you came from. l shake
hands with these people, Shakes hands with
Col. Macleod), so say no more. You gave
that part of the country and then took il
back. want you to go home and take il
easy rs you go.
THE REEFS EEg f
Look at me. Seven years in the country
For the last ~sixty-tour years you have treat
ed Us bad. Idon't like you. You tell lies
I will keep peace with these people as long
as / live. | shake hands with them. Yol
come over and tell us lies. Go home, ant
take it easy as you so.
SPEECH BY A HAMILTON WHO WAS IN TIT
MINNESOTA MASSACRE.
Idon't wear the same clothes As you do
; You come to tell lis lies. You have treatet
us bad for sixty-four years, and have beer
; fighting us all the tine. There were sever
, different tribes Of us. You promised to tax
care of us when We were over there, but yol
did not DO it. We like these people and III
tend to live with them. don't intend t
kill any one. (Shook hands with Gems. Tel
ry.and L~awrence.)
SPEEG BY A SQUAW.
: You would not give Rfestime to raise CHI
dren. SOL came oyer here TO raise chlldre
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