Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-06-22
SITTING BULL NOT ON THE WAR
PATH.
CAN GET IT-WANTS PEACE AND
BUFFALO,.

i'll, the French Catholic missionary, who
has been planting missions among the ST.
oux tribes since 1867, and spreading the
Gospel by personal ministration am ong
the tribes who have never accepted II res
ervation, has just come in by wagon from
IL visit to the Sioux hostiles across the
line. He has been with Sitting Bull and
his band since last August, instructing
hem in the Catholic faith and baptiziny-
Il few. He has known Sitting Bull as al
Indian friend for ten years, and is in
fact, the only living white man whose re-
lations with the willy warrior entitle his
reports and opinion to any special signilit
cance or authority.
Genin was with Sitting Bul great
deal while on the opposite side. Ills re-
lations gave him abundant opportunity
for learning the warriors mind. The
most important item was the coming
conference of all Sioux hostiles and rene
gades from the agencies, and the Black
feet, Bloods, Piegans, Assinaboincs,
Crecs, Big Bear and Chippewas, Sitting
Bull had been moving in the matter Of Il
conference for twelve moons, and had
succeeded in receiving 4 favorable res
ponse from every direction The confer.
encc was set down for the first Of June.
The object was to arrive ut some under
standing as to the corporation of tho diff
terent nations in the inevitable event of
the hos:iles having to ask for food from
the English Government. They had un.
dcrstood it would be refused. a formal re-
quest would be made, and upon its rcfu-
sal they would have to resort to force
and take it where they c: uld get it.
Sitting Bull has $40 lodges, as count
ed by Father Genin, and as he estimates
there are nearly 1000 under the head OF
''hostile.' At the forthcoming confer
cnce it was estimated there would be
represented :; fighting force OF $4,000
warriors They were even coming from
| the west side of the Rockies. There
! were also some Mexicans. Sitting Bull
! told Father Geniu to tell the inhabitants
Of the States that he meant that all he
! wanted was his own land (tho Yellow
! stoueJ and that he didn't want any Of
their money or goods. In his own land
! there was plenty to live on. lie would
! not tight unless he was compelled to.
Genin says they will have to come
south Of the line for buffalo. Tho priest
was with the three hundred warriors who
caused the scare last winter. They hunt
ed buffalo nearly down to Fort Peek, but
had no other motive in coming. There
was an invasion, as Gen. Miles at the
time claimed, and reported to military
| headquarters, but not u hostile one. They
will come again, and may Aavo to come
in large bodies, and occupy what is
| known us the Milk river country. If our
| soldiers keep south OF the Missouri there
| will be no collision. Sitting Bull wants
peace and buffalo. Genin says there will
be no war if we act ijely and let them
| have tEe Milk river country. If we try
to keep them out of the United States
entirely there will he bloodshed, rs the
Indians must live. They arc abundant
ly supplied with arms and ammunition
While preparing for peace they have been
filling their cartridge belts.
Geniu reports Sitting Bull the head Of
the warriors, and no dispute rs to his
rank. Black Moon is chief of the nation
but has nothing to do with Sitting Bulls
commands us general of the army. He
says he is 50 years OF age, i'll the prime O
life, Intelligent, closc-mouttled, an(
shrewed. He can talk Freuch and lit
tie English. Geuin knows this because
he has talked with him in those langua
ycs. Genin talked with him i'll Sioux, a.
Sitting Bull hates English and docsn'
fancy French. lie gave Gcnin his Wa
pony, the one he rode in the Custer fight
The pony has one scar on his mock from
wound received in that battle. In hi
conversation with Sitting Bull us to tha
fight, the warrior told him they entice'
Clusters men to charge down on II larg
number of empty tepecs. and then fell O.
their rear and flank. They killed man
: soldiers with their stone tOmahawk:
knocking them from their horses and the
finishing them by q tap on the head. Th
| supposed mutilation was the result of til
1 hand-to- hand fight when the Indians di:
covered the soldiers had no sabres. Th
suuaws didn't do tho mutitation. Th
, battle lasted two hours. Gcnin left til
II Canadian sidc on Tho 18th of May.
g thinks Major Walsh had better look OF
G for his head. The Indians don't like hi
5, and don't fear him. They call him
u s4uaw man.
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