The Portland daily press., 1877-10-24
SITTING BULL.
Particulars of His Interview with
the Commission.

NEW YORK, Oct. 23.-Further details of the
commissioners interview with Sitting Bull
are as follows:
Gen. Terry assured them that the President
desired their peaceable return, and that if they
came with arms they would be treated as enc
miles, During the whole time Terry was speak
ing the Indians kept up a continuous smoking
After Ger. Terry concluded Sitting Bull said
For sixty -four years you have kept me ard
nv people aud treated me bad What have
we done that you should want us. We have
done nothing. 1t is the people on your side
that have started US to do all these depreda-
tions. We could not go anywhere else so we
took refuge in this country of the British. 1t
was on this side of the country that we learned
To sboot and that is the reason why | came
back to it again. would like to know why
you came here in the first place. did not give
you my country, but you followed me from one
place to another, so had to come over to this
country. did not give you my country. but
you took it away from us Balancing defiance
/ was born and raised in this country with the
Red river half breeds, and L intend to stop
with them. L was raised hand-n-hand with
the Red river half-breeds, and we are going TO
that part of the country. Shaking hands
with the English oficers.) That is the way L
was raised by the hands of these people here,
and that is why l intend TO be with them. You
have got ears to hear and eyes to see. and you
see how live with these people. If you think
L L
This house is medicine house. You came
here to tell US lies, but we don't wish to hear
them. Don't you say two more words. Go
back home where you came from. This coun-
try is mine, and intend to stay here, and
raise this country full of grown people. See
these people here; we were raised with them.
again shaking hands with the English Off
cers) That is enough. Say no more. You
see me shaking hands with them. The part
of the country you gave me you ran me out Of:
have now come here and intend to stay bereS
wish you to go back and to take it easy going
back. (Meaning that the commission should
take such long time that it should never get
back
The "bow-hows' of the Indians interfupting
this address, showed perfect sympathy between
them them and Sitting Bull. Several other
Sioux took opportunities to speak. Generals
Terry and Lawrence exhibited little concern
during the proceedings, and the Indians, who
seemed rather chagrined at the small effect of
their tactics on the commission, arose to leave
the room, when the interpreter arrested them
for moment, and was desired by Ger. Terry
to ask: "Shall we say to the President that
you refuse the offer he has made to you? Are
we to understand from what you have said
| that you refuse these offers?' A long pause
followed The Indians present felt that the
occasion was important; they cast inquiripe
glances toward Col. Mcleod and Major Walsh
who gave no responsive sign, and looked sus
piciously toward the interpreters. They DELHI
Grated with some trepidation on an issue SC
| greatly concerning their future interests, and
| then Sitting Bull again stood up and said: 81
could tell you more, but that is all have tt
| tell you. If we told you more you would pay
| no attention. That is all have to say This
part of the country does not belong to you
| people. 1t belongs to u.s.
During this decisive charge the ''bow-hows'
| of the Indians becams more confident and EN-
| phatc. The Crow then embraced Col. Nc
Leod and Major Walsh, and made speech
| saying that he should stay in the British coun
| try.
| Gen. Terry then asked the question squarely
whether or not they refused, and answering
| that they did not the conference was broken off
( The whole interview was farce The com
mission is on its way bone.