New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-10-03
THE INDIAN CHIEFS AGAIN.

A SECOND FAREWELL TALK-NATvR INDIAN SPEECHES
AND FRESH DEMANDS.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-The Sioux and Ar
rapahOe Indian deeg alton had last pOw-wow
Inferior Department to-day. the of the Assistant
Attorney General there not being sufsen III the
Attorney Generals ONCE. The Indians arrived at 2:3O
D. m with the Secretary OF the Interior, and confer
ence began Immediately. Aiser a brief sen &c, Red
Cloud arose and said:
My DEAR FATHER: am going to speak &c you briefly
The Great spirit above this country says portion OF
to-day. The people around my country come 10 visit
me the come 10 visit you to-day. They come
TO visit nle expecting To receive presents give
them an tue presents IN our power. Great Father.
haze spoken you before or the condition in which
came mere. oar people and women an children, ana
all are poor you us to-day The reason speak
this way is that my people are opposed to going
10 the Missouri River, a0d So II 60 there oil
our stock Will die. L 90 not talk 10 You this
way because 1 don't ware to obey Your orders.
1 to obey You and so do my people. am
talking for them as wei a. Tor my self AN speaking 10
because We have the Missouri River All the
Northern Indians tDat have been brought lato tae reser
vatious brought III By Spotted Tail end myself
That Is all have 90 say.
spotted Tail was the next speaker. After shaking
hands with the Secretary he spoke as follows:
MY GREAT EATuER shake hands with you for earnest
and good, AMI 10 makes my heart glad Wlen spoke 20
Good Father II was good on both sides Tue decision
he has yours. IL Is yOuc decision and not
You ask ne aud my people to go near to the Missouri
fer OF my delegation here, altogether gave decided
that We ca1not 20 TO the Missouri RIVER II should tell
nv ;eoD had been ordered 90 there and mad sane
ucned the order they would scatter all the country.
orr opinion, and have decided waat to do But
II seems my plans entertained. We have
picked out good place, and are willing to
20 to it in the spring. Bat move
this Fall We would IKE 10 be at peace and Keep
peace with the whites But IT is impossible for 10
move away this Fall We came here to-day to do bust
ness ourselves aud our people and for no other pur
pose. We came here for the purpose OF picking out
place for reservation 80 mat We may nave our people
and children instructed You tod me to pick out
place for my reservation. anu nave do9e So Your peO-
want do. Ny Great Father has plenty OF money and
can helP Us. We want our aseues AT "ouhuou M
Creek Your words 70 me ae very EVOu bai We 40 NOT
want move 10 the Missouri River AMI move back agan
in the Spring Where We are al present We are al pre-
pared for the Wnter. Nhlte men never, thFO" away
their lab0rs WHAT white men have they love- aud IL
the sauie win u.s. we dQnt want 10 hrow our apors
away. II you want US 70 throw thtt properly away YOU
should pay for IT, II you would pay US Tor IT, prob
ably We can away otherwise We cannot What
ever you nave tndt belongs 10 you - "1rth beng pdid
for ii compelled part with H. The Indian Is a poor
man ana II seels ne eau never ss' ay pay lor Mo Ia
DVrs. lie would Ike 10 get pap, put IL appears ne
cannot. Whenever you 20 on "A road, and travel
that road YOU expect to set something II you don't
think you can succeed by travelling on oerianro you
don't 20. You All Wise men here; 50 Is Great
Father. Let stay where am THIS Winter aud in the
spng put us on our reservation Inc reason tel YOU
tnis because IL IL the truth Let us stay where
TINS Wuer,and In tue spring VIC will 10 wher you want
us 70. came mere on Fisit Wac anxious To see my
Great Father and shake hands Win Inn, and shook
hands with HIM with 4 good neart asked these men
that have here with me 10 go Dack on morse back from
they leave the Railroad and they feel happy ana
glad To DO
The Secretary replied repeating the declaration of the
President that will DO for the Indians 20 go
near the Missouri River this Winter, and telling them
that General Crook will aid IN supplying them with
transportation he told them that oyereoats had been
sent TO them and that Clark would put money in
their pockets for them.
General Crook stated that he had omitted 20 reply 10
the request Of the Indians yesterday that they DO al
lowed keep horses that they to ride home from
where they leave the railway. Whereupon the Secretary
stated that the horses would be at the depot ready Tor
them but he sorry to the great white nation
has no money to buy the horses and saddles now.
At 500 D. IN. the Sioux delegation retired. Sharp
Nose Friday Black Coal the apahoes remained
to have = further conference, Presidents Hayes