The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1877-11-02

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uttered In xha sinlictivc mannrr,
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I his followers. II close III each sen.
,rncc was fullnvc hy "llow from
all the Indians in The reom, showing
how closely they sympathixci with him.
I a. | watched tic swaysng body II the
I Indian AMI saw his mobile face light
np as lie spoke of the great
wrongs ~ lis people, and ut
tered his contempt AMI hatred
Tor the American nation, could not Int
admire thc natural orAtory which cna.
hlel him 10 speak M strongly. Every
! Thought was expressed In gesture more
/ powerful than his words .o,lll possibly
be framed to read. When he cried,
You came here u tell I'M lies, Ia MI
\ vancea to the commission, anil shock his
fcrctinger ut them with force and fury,
and stood there until the TRANSLATION had
been ma.lc. When he told the commits
sion to take Il easy going hack home. he
cssayel the only smile during his speech,
aud the irony was undoubtedly very fine.
Hn spoke IN follows
n For siNts-fanr wears yu,i have kept me and
N, people and treated IL hah. Mha, have W
dot. that snn shanla want ns2 We have done
nathine. n II all tho people III your eide that
have started ~ u do all thcs. depfrlstion-.
W. ennsd not - anywhere else. NJ W. taek ref
~. IN this country III TIM l,r,tlsh II was 1T,
this side ~ the country that w learned Ii
shoot, and that Il III. reAson | cam. back 10 Il
arain. Why de- you cenle here In thu first
plas. did ns eise snn tho country Int su,i
followed lie from aiiv place Il anotla.r. ~ |
had Ia leave and eame over 81 this country
tlid mol pisa scu ans country, Int ,un took II
away from, III. WAS horn and raised III this
country, With tho lied river half.hrc.ds and
/ iniend ~ stop with thrtn. iwasrai~ea hand in-
hana with ihu tsed rt,.r half hreeds, aud We Arc
golng over 10 that part III tho country. and
that II the reason why have come ovrr herr. :
4 ishaking hands with the nlfitish officers. he
proceeded That thu way WAS raised III the
hands of these people and that IL the way I
/ intend to b. Will. them. iun have got ears Ia
hear. and sun hasu spt eyes u ssc. and you
see how lise with thrse pes,ple. You rce me-
Here ann u yon think am fool, you arr
4 bigger fool than am. 1hir house Ii modl-
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We don't want 10 hsar them. don't wish any
stah language nsed 10 mt, that Ii To tell mo
such lies In my great mothers ho,sse. Don't
YOU sAy two words mere. tio back hume
who're son eame fram. This country IL mine.
and | Intend ~ rtAy here and IL raise tina
conntry full of sroNn people aee, these pco-
/ pie here Mcrc raised with them. taga,n shaking
hands with the lirtish uilicrf-,l that il
enough. Nv me shaking han.ls with thcre
people. The part u TIN eonn,r, you gave mn
| You run mn ont of. have NOW come hero 10
stay With th.sc people, and | intend to stay
here. wlnh yau to " back ami 10 take Ii
easy getting back.
l On concluding his speech, Sitting
Bull advanced and took Col. Mcleod hy
the hand, nnd walking paxt the mem.
/ hers oi tie commission. sAonk the hands
Vi the other officers of the mounted
police IN the room, and, addressing a
few words q hia own people. vat down
among thcm.
The Chief Nine, n Ynnktonnai Sioux,
/ who wnn concerned In the Minnesota
massacre, shook han,ls with the Amcri-
cnns and Canadians. Nine IL II iinc.
l0OkinG savage He waa .lrrxHe,l fan
tastically. anu hs faee was smcaresi with
black paint. liz spoke M follows
| have shaken hands with cseryh.sly In the
honse. don't wear the same clulh.s that
ths~e people da. Nnn came over here 10 tell
hes OH ono another. wai.t u toll you 4 fuw.
but yon have got more lics than | can ray.
Slxty.fnnr years ago you got our country aid
pronirud ~ take good car. ~ III. Did youf
iou ran IA from ui.e place 10 another. killing
IN. lighting us | Mas barn and raised will,
these people over herc came here u scu the
council. 10 shake hAlldH with you all. wanted
to toll you what think u this. There ar.
thu country. Nvnk.rt part " IL over there, and
part u "a are kept On thls side. You didn't
treat III right os.fihcre ~ w came hack here,
These people ~Mting round here sou promised
10 take gond care II them Mhru yon had them
over tore, but snn did nut fnlhll your promises.
They come osvr here to this side again, and
hero w Asu all together. | came unto thcSc
peorle here, aud they give nle permission
IL trade with thu traders. That Ii the way
make my living. Everything set hn, frnm
ths traders: dnat et.al anything. For four
teen years have not fought with your is.plc.
and that IL what have 10 say 6y waiting ia
Your country. cuIlu over her. Ii those lNuplc.
and these people, " they had piece of 10.
baeen. they give me part. That IL why lise
over h.re have little powdur In my pow
dcr.horn and J gave yoa little fonrseen years
country. lShAking hands agAin.l We came
over 10 this country aud am goins 10 iisr with
these people here. This country ovcr herr Il
mine. The bullets We hayc over hero intend
" Nh .nn.,hine Y ~ with mot - kill any.
ncs-to kill nothing but what wanted 10 eai
with tho ammunition thsy give me. will
do so
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ped In white blanket strapped ut hia
whist, and displaying large revolver.
advanced and n,.id:
These lnople hsrs 0od Almighty RAISED, and
together w have little scnsc, and ~ ought
10 ioye ol.e another. kitting null here sAys
that whenever YOU found ia ont wherever his
country was, why yon wanted 10 have II. II