The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1878-08-22
REMOVAL OF THE SIOUX.
Red Clouds Last Council With The
Commission.
Their Removal to the White Claj
Country Determined Upon.

The last council held between the Com
mission sent to interview the Sioux and
their head chiefs was held last Friday, at
the headquarters OF General u. l.. Stan
ley, on the Little White river, Daco,ah.
THE SITUATION EXPLAINED.
This Is how the csse stands on both sides,
and let il he put 30 that II can he distinct
ly and fairly understood. General Sher-
man states that the Indians ought 10 he
made stav on the Missouri river. That is
all very well but how are you going to DO
il? Two tribes, representing more than
Is 900 people, among whom II Is no exagger-
alton 10 say the men, women and children are
all warriors, are confronted by four COM
panic. of cavalry, aggregating less than 80
men, and necessarily the Indians must feel
their power, and like all people human,
they are self-possessed, il not arrog CANT, on the
subject. Beside this, the Indian is under
a sense of injury; sorrow stricken, with a
lurking spirit of desperation on one side OF
his fierce nature, and OF restraint and for
bearance on the other side, on account OF
his old people and families, struggling to
be At peace with the government, but feel
ing sorely tempted to rebel and strike for
his rights. Ii would take at least five
thousand troops TO enforce such an order,
and in the estim ,tion OF brave and expert
enccd army officers now on the Indian OBJ
servation line, it is doubtful if it could be
done even then.
THE CoUNCIL-sPEECH OF GENERAL STAN
At eleven o'clock, on August S, Red
Cloud, with the following chiefs OF his
band made their appearance at General
Stanley's headquarters to have their final
council with the Sioux Commission, viz -
Young Man. fraid-o of His-Hor.es, Little
Big Man, Little Wound, Three Bears,
American Horee, Lone Bear, Red Dog and
some of their soldiers. General Stanley
then said to them through Red Cloud
I'VE have called you together to-day,
for the last time, to have a council TO talk
over this matter. We want this talk TO be
business talk, like at trade. We must
come down to what it costs in money. We
want you to understand that all this thing
which costs money comes from the big
council OF the United States. The trouble
was last year that the big council did not
give money enough for hauling your provi|
sions. This Is the reason the Great Father
did not know what to do to feed you ex-
cept to have you come to the Missouri Riv-
er. That provision is not in the law this
year: But it is q matter so important that
Mr. Hoyt, Commissioner OF Indian Affairs,
who has all that in charge, came on; 10 see
about it this year.
THE PEOPLE IN WASHINGTON
will take big map and see big country
laid out for the Sioux. They don't know
what is bad and what is good They see
streams and broad country and don't see
why the Sioux can't live in one part as we'll
as another. OF course you chiefs under
stand as we'll as We that II is cheaper TO feed
you near the Missouri river than on the
Union Pacific Railroad. 1t is no chesper
in the matter of cattle, but everything that
has to be hauled costs according 10 the dis
lance. Thst matter is so important that
Commissioner Hoyt authorized me to give
you 600 head OF cattle more than he prom
Used if you remain near the Missouri river
and did not look to go el-ewhere He has
already said he would give you 500 COVE.
These would be in addition, making ] 800
in all.
By THE MISSOURI RIVER
for your country, mean ali tina. lying be-
tween the Niobrara and the mouth Of
White river. That il matter for you to
take into consideration and 10 weigh well.
You can talk that over among yourselves.
About our decision on the White Clay
Creek, We think il is the best for the Ogal-
lalas. We have been over the country and
worked very hard, and have made our de-
cision alter examining it all. Our opinion
il that the other country is the best. The
only question for you to decide is whether,
il you get 1 600 more COWS, it would be best
for you to remain on the Missouri river.
There is nothing unfair in it, because ! 900
COWS would cost SIS, 600. The handling of
your goods in hauling them to the White
Clay country would cost about So, 600.
THAT Is ALL THERE Is In THAT.
an settling ON those creeks on the White
River, although for the 6rk year or two
you need not expect 10 raise much; but as