The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-10-26

We could not go anywhere else. so we took ref
uge in this country of the British. IL was on
this side of the country that we learned TO
shoot, and that Is the reason i came back to it
again. Why do you come here In the first
place did not give you the country; but YOU
followed me from one place to another, so
had to leave and come over to this country.
did not give you any country, but you took il
away from us. Twas born and raised in this
country, with the Red river half-breeds, and
intend to stop with them. / was raised hand in
hand with the Red river half-breeds, and wei are
going over to that part OF the country, and
that is the reason why have come over here"
Shaking hands with the British officers he
proceeded j That the way was raised i'm the
hands of these people, and that is the way |
intend to be with them. You have got ears to
hear, and you have got eyes to see, and you
see how live with these people. You see me.
Here am. If you think am fool, You are
bigger fool than am. This house is u medi-
cine house. You come here to tell us lies, but
we don't want TO hear them. don't wish any
such language used to me, that is to tell me
such lies III my great mothers house. Don't
you say two words more. Go back home
where you came from. This country is mine
and l intend to stay here and to raise this
country full of grown people. See, these peo-
pie here were raised with them," [again shaking
hands with the British officers that is
enough. See me shaking hands with these
people. The part of the country you gave me
you run me out Of. have now come here to
stay with these people, and 1 intend to stay
here. L wish you to go back and to take it
easy getting back.
On concluding his speech, Sitting
Bull advanced and took Col. Mcleod bv
the hand, and walking past the mem
bers OF the commission, shook the hands
of the other officers of the mounted
police in the room, and, addressing q
few words to his own people, sat down
among them.
The Chief Nine, a Yanktonnai Sioux,
who was concerned in the Minnesota
massacre, shook hands with the Ameri-
cans and Canadians. Nine is fine
looking savage He was dressed fam
tastically, ana his face was smeared with
black paint. He spoke as follows
l have shaken hands with everybody in the
house. / don't wear the same clothes that
these people do. You came over here to tell
lies on one another l want TO tell you few,
but you have got more lies than l can say.
Sixtyfour years ago you got our country and
promised to take good care of us. Did you?
You ran us from one place to another killing
us, fighting us. was born and raised with
these people over here. l came here to see the
council, TO shake hands with you all. / wanted
to tell you what l think of this. There are
seven different tribes of us. They live all over
the country. Youkept part Of us over there, and
part of us are kept on this side. You didn't
treat us right over there, so we came back here.
These people sitting round here you promised
to take good care of them when you had them
over there, but you did not fulfill your promises.
They come over here to this side again, and
here we are all together. / came unto these
people here, and they give me permission
to trade with the traders That is the way
make my living. Everything get buy from
the traders. l don't steal anything. For four
teen years l have not fought with your people,
and that is what | have TO say by waiting in
your country. | come over here to these people,
and these people, if they had a piece of to-
bacco, they give me part. That is why live
over here. i have a little powder in my pow
der-horn and gave you little fourteen years
ago. Since then l have been over in this
country. Shaking hands again. We came
over to this country and l am going to live with
these people here. This country over here is
mine. The bullets we have over here intend
to kill something to eat with-not to kill any
body with them. That is what the people told
me-to kill nothing but what / wanted to eat
with the ammunition they give me. will
do 80.
Flying Bird, an Agolalla Sioux, wrap
ped in white blanket strapped at his
waist, and displaying Il large revolver,
advanced and said:
These people here God Almighty raised, and
together we have little sense, and we ought
to love one another. Sitting Bull here says
that whenever you found us out wherever his
country was, why you wanted to have it. 1t
was Sitting Bulls country. There are his peo-
pie sitting all around me. What they commit
ted had nothing to do with. / was not in it.
The soldiers find out where we live and they
never think Of anything good. 1t is always
something bad. Shaking hands with the mount
ed police officers.
When Flying Bird ceased speaking the
Indians rose to leave, but were stopped
by the Canadian officers, to allow Gen.
Terry to ask the following questions
Shall we say 10 the President that you refuse
the offers that he has made to you? Are we
to understand from what you have said that
you refuse those offers?
Sitting Bull, without rising from the
floor, said in reply:
l could tell you more, but that is all l have
to tell you. If we told you more you would
not pay any attention to it. That is all / have
to say. This part of the country does not be-
long TO your people. You belong on the other
side. This side belongs to us.
Sitting Bull inquired whether the
commission had anything more to say,
anu was UOlu thdJ tuty udu uOb Lie
Indians then filed slowl y out of the
room.
During the evening which followed,
Col. Macleod and Maj. Walsh met the
Indians in their room and informed Sit
ting Bull what would be expected of him
if he stayed on this side of the line. He
was informed that if he went over on
he would make an enemy
Of the great mother, which is
to mean Queen Victoria. Sit |
ting Bull replied that he was done with
wars and intended to remain quietly |
among his friends. He also said that he |
Intended to move his camp within few
niles of Fort Walsh to remain during
he winter. The conference is ended.
Whether the result is a diplomatic tri-
Imph for Mr.. Evarts in compelling Can
ida to be responsible for the acts of this
Sioux cut throat will probably be deter
mined in the future. Sitting Bull does
lot desire peace. At present he is suf-
ering chagrin in being driven across the
inc and in being compelled to stay there.
lie was driven into Canada by Miles,