The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-06-04
SITTING BULLS FAILURE.

HIS ATTEMPT TO PORN AN INDIAN LEAoUH
FRusl R,rEp-NoDLE CONDUCT OF A oRos
vESrRE cnIEr-waoLEsoM TaUrHs TAUGHT
THE UNcPApA MEDICINE MAN.
FoRr BKxroS, N. T., Nay 20, 1873
The OF the surrender Of CALI the hostile chief
with l4o warriors from Sitting Bulls camp. Is uncon-
nrmcd, but every In tue West hopes Il may prove
,ruo II Is certain Sitting Bull recently
messenger 10 General Miles, while ago, Offering 20
surrender on certain conditions, and that General
Miles replied that hc could come In II he would give
up mis- ponies ana arms aud 60 upon reservation
wherever the government might designate General
Niles further promised that tho value OF tho arms
and ponies given up should DO returned to Sioux
in beef cattle, cows, agricultural implements and
such articles would enable tho bands 10 selis
down and become farmerA
Sitting Bulls ambitious projects In tho Northwest
have all tailed and II Is said no Ii Butterfly dssp.
pointed when he north expected TO become
great hero and weld ombiponsnt power over the
bands along tho British line. These bands received
him cody, and Il WAS not long before they him
to understand ho interfoper and wanted
their lands Tho British police watched him
closely. and when the great Sioux chef attempted
would be arrested forthwith unless he impiicitiy
obcyed tho wishes OF Her Msjcsty's government All
this was very depressing, but was not ont
Gently sitting Bull gave up tho hope OF dol NJ some
thing against tho United States this summer. All
winter u. had been trying 10 get the
bands together for tho purpose Of form-
ing n con eder alton to make along the
Missouri lie had gathered largo body OF Indians ~
tue Cypress HIS aud called great council ut which
ne hoped - form league powerful enough crush
the settlements IN Northern Montana The chief made
speech and called loudly Tor war. but there
response Al last a Gros Ventre chief and,
speaking for that powerful hutton, said be and hts
people ut peace with tho whites and had dc.
sire TO engage ia sitting Bull had fought TIE
whites and got The worst OF H. Having lost
country lao nad thero aud sought 10 entail
his misiortunes upon his neighbors. -itung Buils
wars were his affairs aud nad ruined his people
made them iugitives from tue land Of their birth.
Tue OF tho uncpapas should not DO iaid upon
others. Every nation had lis Own lila To bear and
thy were generally salncisnt 70 occupy 10
whole tlmo aud attontlon. AS Tor others
Troy could do they pleased, but ios
the vcutrcs they tue best OF terms with
the whites and could not think OF engaging IN a var
against ;hcm indeed such were tho am cable rcla-
tons bolwccn the whites the Gros voDirss that
they DO compelled TO take sides with Tho xhtes
In the event OF war.
Ihis speech was . death blow TO Sitting Bulpa
hopes, aud the cncls OF other bands encouraged BY
the attitude OF tho eros vcntrcs sided with and
spoke boldly against sitting Bull and proJccts
II rs said that the old Uncpapa chief heard somo
wholesome truths from tue OF tho ruce warriors.
lofl tho council disappointed ANA neirtbroken
soon alter this he sent ns messenger 10 Milcs,
Offering TO sure nder