The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-09-25
PERSONNEL OF CHIEFS AND COUNCILLORS.
Spotted Tail and Red Cloud on
Their Grievances.
SULLEN ATTITUDE OF THE INDIANS
How They Have Been Deceived
BY the White Man.
[Bx TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD


The delegation OF Sioux Indians arrived here this
morning In charge Of Lieutenant Clarke OF the army
aud Indian Agent Irwin. There are twenty three
Indians in all, whose given below, including
tho chiefs Spotted Tail aud Rcd Cloud The rcst being
head councillors. There are Eve interpreters
including Bouchay Of the Sioux, and Friday, OF the
Arapahocs
.. TITLE OF THE SIOUX
Tho history OF Sioux proprictorsbip In tho Western
Territory goes far back as l63i-35, when tho
Ojibways from ST Mary's River to Lake Huron
Soon after they had big fight with the Sioux OF the
South about the right oil occupying the soil that
vicinity. The game the lands and the fish OF tho
waters we're the nrst OF hostility between them
They then both powerful nations, and thoy
continually At Tor the retention OF their hunting
grounds Finally Council held at the Falls Of
St Anthony
DIVISION or THE LANDS
The lands were divided In portions tho Ojibways
and others the Sioux, and large tract OF what
agreed be neutral land reserved tho head
waters of the Wisconsin River. Subsequently con-
tnua fights followed between the tribes aud for con-
turtles the ojibways and Sioux have been at As
late 1900 the celebrated Chief Big Martin whipped
the Sioux badly
One cause OF the hostility bctweon tho Sioux and
other bands who mostly the British possessions
north Is the Indians In Canada always strong
friends Of the British government and now
and they boon taught and still taught that
tho white Americans the enemies Of the British
government and that they still continue be SUCH
The Sioux and Dakotas and ths Same trbo of
Indians and were formerly known a. the Nandowes
sies t
IN THE SIOUX COUNTRY.
La Souer In 100 explored tho sioux country and
found extensive mines oil ead and copper. The WINNIE
bagoes, originally from Mexico, driven north by the
Spaniards formed an inaenablc attachment with the
2nu napt nj al IN vO hair din.
lsct. and partly Tor mutual protection. These
OF the leading features OF the history OF the Sioux
nation.
THE TREATY PoR THEIR REMOVAL.
Tho treaty made With tho Sioux last year provided
that they should be moved 10 u reservation. They
were to 90 o location the Missouri River or TO
10 down SOUTH at least delegation OF thom and
Thew went down with the Commissioners, and were
kindly, hospitality and warmly treated by the crows,
the Choctsws and other peaceful and civilized Indians
who are now cutivatng the SOIL having iarm houses
and schools and showing all tho material
evidences Of prosperity and happiness They
agreed to 20 down there but on their return to the
reservation they peremp.orily told that they
would have to 60 OH the Missouri River their Anal
reservation. This they refused to do and will st,
persist In refusing TO do, as they wore there few
years ago and iound they say, that they could not
1--we there, the lever and disease causing largo num-
Der of deaths among them.
TIL. sGvAGEs DiscoSTENTYp.
When General Crook went the hotel this morning
at being sent to iho Continental spotted Tail was
| very indignant aud said:-
should 60 to our old house Where always used 10
stop. at the Washington House, and you have had
| sont here"
| Ho would have nothing further to say until they
| moved TO where they wanted 10 60. General
Crook went to the Secretary, Schurz and IN half an
hour brought down tho order from department for
their removal TO the Washington House, whore they
now quartcred The sudden and extensive con.
Migration At Patent Office stopped all further bus
ness between the Indians and the authorities Tor TO-
| day. the Indian Bureau being IN the same building.
NAMES OF THE INDIANS.
Tho nj thaIp -
Tail agency 10 represented by the chief Spotted Tan
and his lieutenant Swift Boar, with the following head
Thunder, Spotted Tail, Jr. Litts Hawk, Hollow Horn
and Ear Red Bear and Touch the Clouds, with James
v as sbs R"a ksa Cloud wS
the Indians hyeight years OF age, and tho following
head Young Mar "A frad-S His Horses, Little
Wound, American Horse, yellow Bear, Three Bears,
Little Bic Man, Big Rood Iron Crow aud Ho Dog
Tho Arrapahoss have the folowing:-Chief Black
Coal and head mon Sharp Nose and Friday, who acts
The interpreters for Red Cloud agency are W. Hun.
ter Loon Palliday and Antoine Janis. The latter
comes at the request OF the government and the
Indinns, who have also brought on Bouchay their
confidential Interpreter Most OF the Indians com.
parativcly young men, tho oldest being Spotted Tail,
Swift Bear and Red Cloud.
SPOTTED TAILS STATEMENT.
In reply to the question what the object OF their
visit. Spotted Tail said that tho government, was try
ing to put them somo place or reservation that did
not suit snem In reply to what werether grievances,
he SAID when the Com missoners on to see them
aud make treaty with them last fall thoy told
them great many things They have done nothing.
| They told the Indians that thoy wanted to borrow
thoi. country, meaning the Black Hills and the Other
lands that they had possessory rights to- that
as the whites had picked some rocks meaning tho
gold and gold bearing quartz they would return tho
country back TO them. Tho last time thsy came before
that they wanted some OF their lands.
II have come" SAID Spotted Tail 'sto SEQ tho
President, to be satisfied to get some explanation
and satisfaction on all tho things that told by
these commissioners. Tho place they want to put US
on does suit US at all have done"
Being next asked II he thought Sitting Bull would
sioners him and to give him full pardon he said
no did not know II Slttng Bull would ever come back.
He seemed not to caro- anything about Sitting Bull
RED CLOUD IN EXPLANATION
Red Cloud, IN reply 10 tho question what he had
come here for, said he thought the government
wanted to put MIN aud hts people some place that
would not suit them. They Ind been once on the
Missouri River and II WAS very sckly; they lost quite
number OF their children through fever, and they
would 20 again 10 stay on the Missouri River He
was next asked what were his grievances and what
complaints he had to make, but the Interpreter did
Cloud intended to the President personally ana he
did want the matter published In tho newspapers
before Red Cloud had seen the President Another
Interpreter better naturcd aud guve tho following
tran station Irom Red Clouds ow mouth
last FALL soon alter they had signed the treaty,
was away, camped with my people between the ngcn.
cies near Sharon Greek. ! was away from the
agency Tor twenty days Captain Smith, OF tho army,
close. said, Yes Mex. morning alter 90, homo
II was raining went TO get beef at Mr.. Burchard's
house and told him We would move 10 TO The agency
In the morning. General Mckenzie came on to him
and hrs people that night ana the next morn.
ing the soldiers had surrounded ma Sow
erai OF tho Pawncc Indians wcro with
the soldiers Red Cloud thon called his young men,
about hundred, together, and told them TO keep
quiet Tho President Is friend aud the soldiers
my friends ali OF them The whites say they urc fond
Of their children, l am fond Of my children also.
They then drove all my horses away. The grass
around shadrUn Greek was the only place where my
horses could yet any iccd ana unless kept them
there they would all starvc to death, as the govern
horses had eaten all the grass around and
the agencies. General Mckenzie then told me 10 lay
down my arms, and aso my young mon, aud our bows
and arrows. We did 80 We were then ordered TO
march to Fort Robinson, which we did, and weie all
put IN tho guard house They then burned our
lodgcsn
In reply TO the question why this was done no said
he did not know why they did H. He Intends when
he the President to ask him to DO paid for the
horses that were taken from him He fet very indg-
nant at this humiliation, as did all his young men.
When he made tho treaty last ia he wanted half the
money be put In the hands Of tho President and tho
other half was to be paid TO educate and bring up his
children They have not got any Of u yet. Besides
having his horses taken from hIm he was disp0sscssed
OF his title us chci by General Mckenzie and full and
exclusive mower and absolute chteftaiucy con-