Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-09-28
SIOUX CHIEFS AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
THE GRIND COUNCIL TO-DAY.


OF the White House. Some time before
the time appointed a large crowd TAT as
sembled around the front portico TO zee the
arrival Of the Indians in their fantastic war
dresses and accoutrt ments. At FIVE minutes
OF ten the delegation made their appearance,
and silently filed into the East Room In the
same order as on yesterday. The Ogaialla
chiefs ard one of the Arrspahoes (Black
Coal spoke yesterday. the remainder OF the
Arrapshoes and the BTules, who desired to
| do so, spoke to-day. In few inmates the
President came in accompanied by Sacre-
larry SchurZ, Gov. Mccormick, Gen. CroOt
and others. The Postmaster General aud
other prominent officers came in later. The
rear OF the room was filled with spectators
who were fortunate enough To gain admis-
sion. Mr.. w. W. CorcOrsn occupied a front
seat. The President arose and said al am
wish TO speak"
SPOTTED TAIL AS AN ORATOR.
After brief consultation, Spotted Tail, the
leading chief OF the Brules, seated himself in
the center of the floor and spoke as follows:
" Ny Dear FUheT:-I enter your house to-
day with happy heart. | see you and
shake hands with you with a COOL heart.
| To-day l wish TO talk about our business,
which is a good business The country am
living in belongs TO the government, and |
want TO find where il is best 10 live. Where
am now there Is a good deal OF talk amOag
the whites as 10 where l shall live, aud that
Is what want TO talk about. Where am now
the comm issioners drew line towards the
Black Hills. What councils Were held re-
gardipg This line, / don't understand. All l
know is that they are always trying to scare
us into this business. That's the way /
signed the papers; they fr ghteued me into II.
didn't know what L was doing | said at
the time that / was willing 10 do what my
great father wanted me 10 do. Tney told
me that there were many points that hal not
been given us from the old treaty, and they
told me that when 1 signed all the back
promises would be kept They told me that
If didn't sign they would either send me to
the Missouri river or south across the
Arkansas river. wanted them TO tell
to live and what would be given US. That is
the way i have been treated. / know one
thing; this-wherever the white man owns a
piece of land he builds a fence around it and
ii is his. That's the way all white men live,
but the people who come out there take our
land away from us aud impose upon US. Be
fore the white man came out there, il was
easy to take care of our property; but now
We can't do it, Your people come out there;
make roads, drive the game away, and
ma ke us all poor. That country was given
us by the Great Spirit above, and by the
Great Father here. Where the whites live
the Great Spirit gives the land, ana you re-
ought to live. Their land should be their
own. My Great Father, L can't read or write,
but would like TO bring my children uplike
the whites. That country is m inc AMI love
it. When the commiss oners came out
didn't talk 10 them as do to you to-day. ]
never asked them To send me TO the Missouri
Oh dCIOSS Tile ArhallkdS. Inc country L was
brought up in would like TO live in. We
want the white man TO make roads around
us, but not right amongst us. My Great
Father, came here 10 lay my troubles be-
fore you; TO tell you what want, aud to let
you decide. Ny Great Father, am done.
SPOTTED TAIL ENDORSED BY OTHER
CHIEFS.
Swift Bear spoke as follows: "My Great
Father, the man who spoke and myself have
one heart, and whatever he says is right"
I, s..Es,
jCus, also said: 1--WE represent the Mime
co, jous and inca papas, and whatever Spot
ted Tail rays ! agree to-"
Red Bear said: Il came here with Spotted
Tau, and whatever he does is right for me-"
White Tail said: What Spotted Tail told
you is the decision OF my people"
WHAT RED CLOUD WANTS FOR THE BLACK
Hills.
Red Cloud came forward again and took
eat,after shaking hands. He said: 81 have
been here before and come again, Great Fa-
ther. That time the Great Father wanted
ne 10 go into an agency aud went back aud
told my people, l found them on an agency
on tie Platte. When came again tue young
men moved to the White River agency, but
did not tell them 10 move. 1t has been -four
years since We moved to the White River
picked that agency in my hand and held il
strong. i took the white people for rascals;
don't mean the white people here, but those
out in my country. l want TO live where
have settled down. That's what white peo-
PIE told US to do and we have been trying TO
do II. We want to live among our own peo-
pie. was raised there and know il well.
didn't come here to beg. The Black Hills
was my country, but gave ii to the COM
mlssioners. L suppose you have decided
what you will give for that country, and /
come here TO get IL. L see the people work
ing here, and want wagons, plows, moving
machines, &c, enough for my people. 1.
want cattle every year. want two mills
He wanted these as an equivalent for the
Black Hills.l know that country, and IL is
good. want a big school house SO my chill
dren can learn TO read and write. The Cath
Ollie priests are good and want you TO give
me ohe OF them. The agent have / want To
stay with me-"
OTHER SPEECHES.
Little Big Man said: " Red Cloud has told
you just what We want. That is our land,
and we want 10 stay there"
Sharp Nose, of the ArTapahoes, placed bIs
pipe al the feet of the President, aud said
My Tribe is poor, therefore desire you TO
take pity on US and listen. The Snakes are
a small tribe and we are a small tribe, and
We desire 10 be near them, not too near, but
with the same agent fer bo,h. The land is
large aid plenty of room for home for US.
Our tribe, the Arrapahoes, expect to get what
ask for. want TO get cows, wagons and
my, grub, We want good school house,
with white man We'll trained and in good
health, TO teach my children as soon as pos
sible. Take pity on our small tribe today
and allow us to join tue Snakes. We used
wish you 10 give US little land, so thai we
can prosper"
Sharp Nose said that he intended TO make
a present OF the pipe to the President.
GEN. CROOK PLEADS THE CAUSE OF THE
RED MEN.
Gen Crook said: "Mr. President, want to
say a few words In behalf of my friends, who
are here, with whom have been for several
years, both in war and peace. / know that
they are sincere; that their hearts are good
towards the white man, aud that they want |
to live in peace that they are sincere IN the |
wishes TO live like white men, and all they |
want is people to take an interest in them. L |
know their condition, know that they are |
poor, and ask you to take pity on them, as |
much as is in your power; that you let them |
have cattle and farming implements and |
people to instruct them. During the progress |
Of the war 1t was necessary to disarm Red /
Cloud AID other bands. L made them very
poor. They have behaved well and assisted !!
us in the war, and would ask that you |
help them II posi- BILE"
General Crooks remarks were inter |
preted for the benefit OF the Indians, aud /
they received them with frequent "Hows~
and grunts Of satisfaction. The President |