The New York herald., 1878-08-26
RED CLOUD SPEAKS.
THE REMOVAL OF TIE sIoUx-L,sT COUNCIL
WITH TIE INDIAN COMMISSION

THE REMOVAL OF TIE sIoUx-L,sT COUNCIL
WITH TIE INDIAN COMMISSION.
From the Leaven worth Times, August 22.l
The last council held between the commission sent
TO interview the Sioux and their head chiefs held
last Friday, at the headquarters OF General d. l..
Stanley, on tho Little White River, Dakota.
At eleven O'Clock August Red Cloud with the
following chiefs of his band made their appearance at
General Staniey's headquarters - havo their final
council with the Sioux Commission, viz.:-Young-
m an Afraid HIS Horses, Little Big Man, Luls
Wound, Three Bears, American Horse, Lone Boar,
Red Dog and their soldiers. General Stanley
then said 10 them:-
1--WE have called you here together to-day for the
last time, 10 have council talk this matter.
We want this talk 10 DO business talk, like ut
trade. We must come down 10 what II costs In
money the only question Tor you 70 decide n. Is Is
TOR y ou remain the Missouri River. There Is
nothing unfair in IT, because ,00o cows would cost
$3.50 rne handling OF your goods IN hauling them
10 the White Clay country would about s25, 600
That is all there is IN that In settling on those
creeks on the wnne River for the frat year or two
YOU need not expec. TO raise much; bu. as 10
settling expect you TO settle for some time 10 come
When you go 10 raising cattle you will fad that not
creek alone is necessary to you but many more.
We will recommend that you will divide with Spotted
TAil (that is, all the land between tho White and
Niobrara rivers running from the south FORK OF the
White River TO White Clay Creek), taking all the
creeks up TO Bad Land Crock. which your country -
RED CLOUDS REPLY.
ssThe 1Vst thing you big men-our friends who are
sitting to-day-dId to out and look at our
land, and It makes my heart feel glad to think you
wen last tall went to sec my Great Father. Ny
great father as you nre now sitting there to-day
spone my Great Father at the time thus giving him
my thoughts, anu now hold 70 the same. told my
wishes whcn 1 was in Washington"
Here the chief paused 10 tako q smoke and grew
very serious Resuming, he said:-
'sSince that time can't SPEAK ahead speak aside, i,
nor speak behind 10 say any more than l told my
great father about tho land. Tue land we went to
We have been talking about ever since. S.nce went
to Washington last winter we assembled together,
women aud children voted, and the result was they
all piiod up their siicKs and voted IN iaver OF the
White Clay country Since that (last falD great
many letters have been started from this point MY
words have never changed, and probably you your
selves have heard all about It, Last winter when we
came down here wo put down o SICK at White Clay
and we made a remark tnat whatever country the
Great Father would think OF giving Us the White Clay
is tho country 10 raise our stock. That Is good coun-
try and II pleases my nation, and we think we Gun
rase our children there. We put down stake at
Wolf Creek suitable place Tor our agency. You
You like nve In good houses. You know that when
whlto men 1--we In CT les all the people 1.-Two around
creeks ana take my advice and example from The
whites have been IN the States and seen with my
OWE eyes. On the Missouri all the Indians that are
along It's bends claim all the lands l have seen it.
l suppose you know l nevor went by the Missouri
River, made road that way when going TO see
the Great Father. 1 suppose you know that. The
road of hero is the road l always travel to
see my Great Father, and line is the railroad.
South OF here all the people living IN the country are
wealthy and that is the reason | make my travel
through II Is itch country 10 20 through. Those
people wealthy and enriching themselves by US a
good deal. They have asked Tor US. and we have
helped them good deal IN enrich,ng them by giving
them transp0rtation. My friends, have decided
about the country am going TO- and don't wish 10
havo any argument dispute with you or the Great
Father about H. look ut my nation IN this way.
don't want my Great Father to spend SO much money
time. ask Tor 500 cows now, and 10 90 where
say. can labor like some people can o course,
because have not pantaioons and do not wear them
The cattle may scare at first. Ths reason say
that is to get you give light wagons. can
work horses. We caa't work our horses now. You
ars good men, aud would ike the assistance OF you
all aud hopo you viii help us. would like to gel
all our freight from the south by the railroad"