Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1878-06-12
SITTING BULL TAKES A BACK SEAT.
A eros ventres Chief Goes Back on the Re
cumbcnt Masculine Bovlne.

A eros ventres Chief Goes Back on the Re-
cumbcnt Masculine Bovine.
The news of the surrender of Gall, the
hostile chief, with 14O warrio.s from Sitting
Bulls camp, is uncon6rmed, but every one
in the west hopes it may prove true. 1t is
certain that Sitting Bull recently sent a
messenger to Gen. Miles awhile ago, offering
to surrender IN certain conditions, and that
Gen. Miles replied that he could come in if
he would give up his ponies and arms end
go on a reservation wherever the govern
ment might designate. Gen. Miles further
promised that the value Of the arms and pc.
MES given up should be returned to the Sioux
in beef cattle, cows, agricultural implements
and such articles as would enable the bands
to settle down and become farmers.
Sitting Bulls ambitious projects in the
northwest have all failed and it is said he is
bitterly disappointed. When he went north
he expected to become a great hero and
WELD omnipotent power over the bands
along the British line These bands re-
ceived him coldly, and it was not long be-
fore they gave him to understand he was an
interloper and not wanted on their lands.
The British police watched him closely,
and when the great Sioux chief attempted
some small Liberties Major Walsh told him
plainly he would be arrested forthwith un-
less he implicitly obeyed the wishes of her
maiesty's government. All this was very
depressing, but it was not until recently
Sitting Bull gave up the hope Of doing
something against the United States this
summer. All winter he had been trying to
get the bands together for the purpose Of
forming. a confederation to make
war along the Missouri river. He
had gathered q large body of Indians at
the Cypress Hills and called a great council
at which he hoped to form . league power.
full enough to crush the settlement in north.
ern Montana. The chief made his speech
and called loudly for war, but there was no
response. At last a eros Ventre chief arose
and, speaking for that powerful nation, said
he and his people were At peace with the
whites and had no desire to engage in war,
Sitting Bull had fought the whites and got
the worst Of it. Having lost his own coun.
try he had come over there and sought ia
entail his misfortunes upon his neighbors
Sitting Bulls wars were his own affairs and
had ruined his people and made them fugi.
tives from the land of their birth. The
miseries of the Uncpapas should not be laid
upon others. Every nation had its own ills
to bear and they we're generally sufficient tc
occupy its whole time and attention. As fol-
others they could do AZ they pleased but as TO,
the Gros Ventres they were on the best O
terms with the whites and could not think
Of engaging in . war against them indeed
such were the amicable relations between
the whites and the Gros Ventres that they
might be compelled to take sides with the
whites in the event of war.
The speech was . death blow to Sitting
Bulls hopes, and the chiefs of other bands
encouraged by the attitude of the Gro,
Ventres, sided with them and spoke GU,
boldly against Sitting Bull and his projectr
1t is said that the old Uncpapa chief heard
some wholesome truths from the lips of thu
rude warriors, and left the council a disap.
pointed and heartbroken man. Soon afte,
this he sent his messenger to Miles, offering
TO surrender.