The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-07-28
Details of the Council with Spotted
Tail and His Chiefs.
THE INDIANS MOODY AND SULLEN
A Long Talk and Final Settlement Of the
Removal Question.

appointed for their removal from the Missouri River
They have been in an ugly mood for some time and
sind OF demora!izatoD and restessness has affected
them. running Ike contagoD IRON one end OF the
Tribe TO the other Tao principal chie!s, among
whom were Two Strike, Black Crow, Fast Bear and
others locked to the agency to tho number OF moro
than forty to have "taik" with General D, s. stan
ley, United States Army, President OF the Commis-
sion, aud his two colleagues Messrs. j. NJ. Haworth
and A. Riggs moody silence and clutehing of
their blankets betoKened that they did not lack full
estimate OF their own Importance aud strength. As
your correspondent moved among these RULED war
rors 1t was plain to be seem by the absence OF the
usual and friendly slow that their aearts wcrc not
good toward while men at this particular timo. l
learned from them that they going to talk pretty
strong and were not disposed mnce matters
Some OF the gossps SAID they would close tho council
by ''nouncDg on from the presence Of the govern
mont officials, and turn their backs on them in dis
dan and defiance.
SITTING BULLS MESSENGERS
II is now secret that as tate April and May last
messengers IRON the camp OF Sittng Bull direct
visited the camps OF Red Cloud ana spotted Tail in
wiling them TO JOIN his band in general uprising to
take place, MS was said, this summer Official proof
OF this is found in tho records OF the army
hero and elsewhere, and, though surrounded with
doubt and met with increduhty, it Is neverihe-
loss tact that officers this frontier knew the exact
time at which SittinI BULBS messengers appeared and
20 reported to the War Department; but the pauc.iy
OF troops, numbering only few hundred, coniront-
ing from twelve to thirteen thousand Indians, nj ado
discretion the better part OF vaior no arrests
were made. Tho question OF the movement OF the
Sioux on the warpaih which the commits.
sion could expec, TO hauoie except with tho greatest
caution ana decacy.
IN COUNCIL
As soon as the Council had gathered Spotted Tall
'grand gloomy and peculiar" strobe into the circle
he evidently had been highly wrought up In the pre-
cedins iwevo hours OF debate which he had passed
his camp the midst OF his head men, Tor the strug.
gle to hold his place the foremost among tho SIX or
sevcn thousand OF hts people evident in his every
act The deliberations opened promptly, without
the usual Handwriting or other iormality Mr.
II. A. Hayt the Commissioner Of Indian Anairs
made calm and dignded OF the action OF the
President anu Congress regard TO the question of
removal. He spoke kindly amt truthsuly, telling
Spotted Tail thnt the government de- to treat him
fairly and justly. lie concluded by saying
~ saw you at Washington, at the Wnite House.
when you were there, and the President told YOU he
would give you country whsro you would DC happy,
prosperous and contentod Tne great Gil this
| great nation deIiberatos slowly. rhero are nearly
Jour hundred people in TO pass lave when
| they do slowly. We want to put you the ground
where you can make hving. Tie great COUNCIL Of
the nation appointed com MISSION ANA SEQ
you and 10 60 ~hh you 10 see the land you have
sooa no .n.. " !. all rsn. 20 We Won! have to re
asd wisn you would pay great attention to no
| says"
SPOTTED TAILS ADDRESS
Atthis point spotted lsi, with brusque and of.
fensve manner contrary 10 his usual Won't, spoke TO
General Stanley as follows Ia u tone OF voice not Of
the most r,eniiy Character
"My friend, you como IRON my Great Fathers
| house. AID with paper Have you got The law OF
my Great Father would like TO see IT, Snow 1t 10
|
OF tue President DO brought 10 him. that they might
be read to Spotted Tail Tor his Information Without
HIS voice 10 high KEY, aud with voiubinty when
showed that lie had prepared himself Tor the occson
II am going to talk to you. and wan, you to take
down my words. WHAT you say l want taken down
also. Every Dix council We hold we look ahead for
him. told that he had sent The Congress away
aud mad taken the chair You were there Undressing
Mr.. Hayt, Commissioner OF Indian Anairsl lie told
mo tuat ,nsre was no money 10 haul my goods and
provisions. He told mo to come here and my
iood. rha, is tho law my Grea. Father gave mo and
| have stuck 70 It. My Great Father told me, when
you 90 back pick out good country. have 1one
is what my Great Father told me, nud that
no would give me ,wasons and bis horses, so as
school house, and told him | wanteu tho Catholic
priests and YOU heard II, anu Red Cloud
thing. These people mere VINO are ringing tho bells
(piscopalian clergy on the rescrvaIoGl lying
to me ali the time; take thcm back. l don't want
them. lfyou can't let me have the priests 1 aop't
| """s Guy VI 'he'n AZ az. "use P'cAeu OUT ahotucr
place al tue NOUN OF white River TO have my sup
pres unoadcd near 10 my agency These IRE my
wishes ano thosc OF my cnidren Tell my Great
| fAnef wnsn you gct PACK. now many Wagons Is my
| Great Father gong 10 give me every year want
ios VI "hsons 40 my people cah 30 10
work. want tne whites ana haiibfecds Ia
my camp ,aNcn care .. want paper WIN tho
| amount VI "oney upPfopriatsu LOT me- rho bald
heauea Hien toongrssshebl al iie 10 inc. rho
Cathono priests are Tue oues want 10 euucaie my
ch.ioren so they can rsaa asd write. My Great
Fatuer sWo me- si"lor ice as fathef Out took MN
away anu gave nie ano'hen would Ike 10 nave him
ior leu yesrs kihcahIhs MAJOR William 1. Poilacs,
the aRen. no" IN chsrsct = aoh't hko 10 chang1
asen.s s'ei '"ey hno" my ways. ispoh NJ us ~ ahu
ses u VIZ ~ no' hoc W "o'A hhc oriy or MY Oh
us ano psy US; see u We cah't work VIC can cut
may M. Pst ia "o'k. no" IiIch VIII you pay Us
mon.h' ~en' W NY urehl fahst aha tolu hn my
Wishes. pave ocen wait'ng ior YOU NY young
,"eI n~1 .,s v"s oau NV" s'oie ,nem away.
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ny nasu, s"a,.1s ~ na'e NY hofses
p Vs.. 49,, ;, n w a"y sooo. n.so .ou my
sSe"t that "hic PeVPo were cutting uoWu my tnDer