The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-03

WARRINGTON, October 9.-The Sioux
and ArrapRhOe delegation had their lasi
powwow at the Interior Department to-
day. |.-# =.
Red Cloud said My people are oppos-
ed togoing TO the Missouri river, and say
il We 60 there all our stock will die. /
know when go back, all my young men
and people will feel very bad because We
have got TO go TO the Missouri river. All
the Northern Indians that have been
brought into the reservations have been
brought in by Spotted Tail and myself.
Spotted Tail said: The decision that
the great Father has 6Iade is yours. 1t
is your decision and not ours. You ask
me and my people to 70 near the Mis-
souri, river. Wecannot 60 near the Mis-.
souri, river this winter. or my delega.
tion here We have decided that wecannot
so TO the Missouri river. II | should
tell my people | had been ordered to 20
TO The Missouri river, and had sanctioned
the order they would scatter all over
the country. This delegation with me
have told you our opinions, and have de.
cided what TO do; but it seems that my
plans are not entertained. We have
picked out good place and are willing
to go on it in the spring; but we cannot
NJ owe this fall. We would like to be at
peace with the whites, but it is impossi-
bic for us to move away this fall. We
want our agency at Wounded Knee
Creek. Your words TO me are very good,
but we don't want to move to Missouri
and move back again in the spring. Where
we are at present we are all prepared
for winter. White men never throw away
their laborE. What white men have they
love, and it is the same with us: we dont
wantto throw our labors away. II you
want ia TO throw that property away
you should pay us for it. If you pay us
ior 1t we can probably moyc away; other
wise we can't.
Secretary Schurz replied, saying: You
came here 10 take council with your
Great Father. He found in the books
certain treaties. Thesc treaties were a law
10 him na well as they ought to be 10 you.
These treaties made it his duty TO carry
provisions for you and to feed you on a
place near the Missouri river. There
are many things that are not as you de.
sire and many that arc not as We desire,
but as wke men, We have to accommo-
date ourselves to things as they are.
Your suPplies are on the Missouri river;
they were carried there in compliance
with the law that we might give you
food when you were hungry, and il is
now too late TO carry them TO
another place. The Great Father was
pleased at what you said about taking u
place on White river, and he will bc bet.
ter pleased you go near the pupp plies on
the Missouri river, 80 hc can help you
when you need it, He willnot desire you
to remain on the Missouri river longer
than winter. lie will be glad to see you
set!ie down on your permanent places,
and will aid you in every way aud give
you all that tho white nation permits in
the way Of nlillP, wagons and schools. All
he desires you 10 do is TO aid him in max
ing il possible Tor him to help yon. This
winter you will need food, and as food
cInnOt be carried near the place where
your people now are. you will have to 80
near the place where the food Ia.
After n general hand shaking the In.
diana retired. They leave tomorrow
evening Tor home via New York. Presi.
dent Hayes was present during the latter
part Of the conference.