Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-10-17
violence combine Il form / condition of If.
of which We can form no conception.
DAKOTA INDIANS.

fairs of which We can form no conception.
oAkorA INDIANS.
~Thornburg andCarleton,s Council At Camp
Sheridan with Rcd Cloud aud
a Spotted Tail
Chief.
a special telegram to the Chicago Times,
dated at Camp Sheridan, the l4,h, gives the
following Indian talk at Q council held
there that day:
Rid Cloud took the principle part Of the
Indians in the council, which commenced
by Tho nburg telling them that the white
soldiers came into their country IN search
Of bad Ih. yenne Indians who broke away
from their agency in the Indian Territory,
and bad been numbering white people for .
month past. He wanted to assure them Of
the good will of the whites toward all good
Indians, and to beg their assistance in pun
ishing all bad ones. He had heard that the
runaway Oh. venues would come around
this camp and try to stir up the hearts Of
the Sioux against the whites. This would
make trouble for the Sioux. The hest way
for the Sioux to do is to turn the (h.yeEnes
oyer to the troops that they may be sent
back to the agency, and he wanud to know
If Red Cloul would do this. Red Cloud de-
clined to ans yer for a moment. Then he
began speaking in = deep, gutteral voice,
accompanying his remarks with gestures AZ
graceful % those Of Siddons'. The heart of
the Sioux, he said was good. He felt
kindly toward the white man. He would
smoke from the pipe of peace. He had
hidden the Ratchet forever from the view
of both. He had heard about the bad
C%heyennes The great father at Washing
ton had telegraphed him TO stop them. II
will do so" he said, "if l can. / have told
my young men to stop them if they pass
through my country. The last time l saw
the Cheyennes they were in the Indian ter.
ritory. They have not appeared among my
people. Ny young men have seen not their
pony tracks. l say to you now and want
you to tell it to the great father, that I am
tired of war, l and my people want peace.
l I'M getting old. The grave wind is blow.
ing around me. / am not afraid. My
young men do not fear the whites. They
would fight them if l bid them do 80, but
it would be hard for the great father if |
made them do that. The gre It father has
asked me-you have asked me-to take the
C%heyennes if they com among my people.
l have promised the great father to do so,
and l do not lie. tell you now and l will
do so and | will 10 forget it. The Chey-
ennes ale my friends. Once we were enc
mics. Ny young men have married their
young women and the peace. pipe will always
beps sed between US. Ifthey come l willtake
them and feed them and tell you that they
are here. / do not ant soldiers to come
into my camp to hunt them. They shall
not get away to hunt the white man or his
tepees. What is said here shall be done.
l do not think they willcome into my camp.
l think they have passed to the west, and
are now beyond the Black Hills"
Col. Thornburgh inquired about their
agent, and asked why they had come to
White Clay alone. Red Cloud replied with
the greatest dignity: bad white men
stand between the great father and the In
dians and make his promises lies. The
great father told them they could go 10
White Clay water. The agent went away to
see about it. They came alone. We do no,
want to get into trouble, but van, TO obey
The grea: fathers commands. l am sorry
the white men believed we were on the war.
path when Ne were coming to White Clay
Our hearts were good. l wanted my
children to come into this country because
it was good. l want to raise my chile rer
and my poor people right. We are glat
to see you again. We are going to try
to live right. l want my children to looi
at the ground and raise something to eat
Col. Carleton, who was anxious 10 We
more definite promises from Red Clone
with regard to the fugitive Cheyennes, di
rected his attention to the rumOr that som,
Cheyennes we've now in his camp. Rec
Clouds face showed the slightest trace O
resentment al being doubted. he replied
with ONE asperity that he did not lie. n,
Cheyennes were in his village. He did no
want to lie. He did not want anyone t.
say he had seen them when he had no,
He had told the whites that he would Civ,
them up, and now he wished TO say
SO plainly that the white chief could no
be mistaken. If they came to lis camp b
would use them right, but would not le
them 60 away. The ssvage orator mad
some severe remarks about Indian agents
and closed by saying: 1.-THE CHEYENNE
we're not treated right. If they have a goo
agent like we have. the Cheyennes vii
have no trouble with the whites. | thinl
it is right to fetch them in, feed them, an,
help them to get a good agent like our Dr.
Irwin. whom we want for agent always.
Whitewash, a low-browed savage, will
face and lair covered with lead, said he rep
resented ffty-six lodges Of Spotted Tail
band. who left their az. ncy and came to Re,
Clouds people because they co I'D not &c
along with the agent. He said Red Clout
seemed surprised when informed of thf,
movement. 1t was regarded as a hostil,
one by the government. Sheridan had seu,
troops in pursuit of them under the belle
that they had gone north to Join Sitting
Bull. He was a friend to the whites. Hi
soldiers would help catch the C~heyennes i
they came that way. He had come into the
council to get the white chiefs to write 8
letter to Spotted Tail to get the supplies du.
there for them and the papers to transfe,
him.elf and his Indians 10 Red Cloud
Spotted Tail and his agent did not wan,
them thUfe, and that was Why they hac
come, and not to frighten the white people
or make war.