, 1879-03-22
CHIEF JOSEPH.

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CHlEE JVSEE1s
Tho Ncx perro svnr frnnt tho Nex Force
Point OF yiew-A lto.r.rknb1o Art'clo.
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"An lndian's Views on indian Aha1fa. INC
q, Chief JOSEPH Of The Nez Pcrccs. Bishop 1laro
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WHITES synpaeNstIs Au's1uus.o ,a ,., 49," t,am".n
lnalan Chlol reviews 'ie mssotY Oh p,o uove,n.
vers,ou OF the events Of the recent wnr,-u ver-
.,,r 1,frortnr ,notrr,c,v from that of Den, How
e'o1 1 , ',,a. r.,,.a a,,t,,~,,;.. NJ. vIs,v. can
aru a'a o.net Hat1 - ,',,s,'.'.,,s .ss,,s.
want the white people to understand my |
nenplc. Some Of yo1 ihink ah lntllan llko /
Wild anlr,as. This Is great mistake. WI ;cll
yu nil abo,lt o,lr people, and then YOU ca, Judge
whether m indian Is n n,nn Or not. brloVe |
much trouble and blood woulu be saved u We
opened our hearts moro: ! Will tell you Ill my |
way liow the indian secs things,
Our fathers. gave us many laws, Which they
were good. 1hcy told ns to trcat all men rs
They treated us; Tint We should ncvcr be the
first to break bargain; tint It was dlsaracc
truth; that It was shaaio for oilS man to take
from another lila wife or his property without
pAying for It.. We wero tn!sgst to believe TINT
thciircat spri: secs and hears everything, and
The ,lrst white mon of your people that earc
to our country were named towfs and Clarke
They als6 brotight many things that nttr peoplc
oe9 os sysr gavs ssf e t akf s tra osf @ at
very kind. They made presents to our Chiefs,
mud our people nnds presents to tl1em. We had
wiat SstI ti,cy % %noedea, md thoy gavc u. guns an
tobpcro In return. All tlle Ncz pcrees made
friends with Lewis nnd Clarke, at,d agreed to
let them pass through telr COUNTRY md neysr YER
Ncz porccs lnvo never brokcn. No white rnnn
Cul, accuse them Of bad filth md speak With
stratgnt tongue. 1t has always been Tue pride
q ts Msz rsrccs that they "ero thu friends of
But We soon found That the white men were
growing rich very fast. and we're greedy to pos
| suss aYsrythtug tho indian llnl, My father was
The f3rsk 10 sec through the schemes Ut the white
| men. and le warned his tribo 10 ha rarGful
aboiit trading with them. Tic had suspicion Of
nlon who seemed 20 n1lxlp,ts to make money.
was a boy then, but remember wrllmy in.I'cr's
caution, liz Ind sharper uyea thhn tie rust of
our peuplc, NV father cautioned his people to
take no presents, for Hafter nwhc,h he satd
"ihey " y viii claim that you have accepted nay for
iihs Nez Perccs hayo received annultlcs from
| ths United Stutcs. NV fa,l,er was invited t.,
many councils, md thry tr!el l,nrt. to ako
him strn thn treaty, but he yas tlrm u tho rock,
anl would not sten away his holne. Ills re-
Nv fa,Grr se,,t for nc. !. 1 saw he wns
diving. I took hIs hand iu mine. lilo tnid:
"My son, nv body Is rcturnn. to my another
| Garth. anil my a,irtt Ia going ycry soUn to sec
the tsrcat Spirit Chief. When ] nm gone. think
Of your cOuUtry. You arc.t the thaf OF these
pcopie. They iook to you tugu,tie Them. Al
ways remcMGer tliat your fathsr never snl his
country. You tntlst stop your cars Wltenovrr
you are asked to RtEn q treaty selling your
homo, A few years noro anl white inen will
DO all around SOU. They have their eyea on thls
lani. Ny son. never forget my dying words.
Ths country holds your fathcr's bosly. Neyer
sell the bouea of your father md your tnnthpr."
pressed nv fathers hand, aMl told h'm
would protect Ills graya with my life. Ny father
bu 5 na I" th: 9bway bsayo IL f yssy % oi VIII wnx
wnters. love that la,,l tnorH tnan all tho rest
Of Tic world. A mau who would not love his
fa,her's graye Is worao than wild animal.
me in haughty spirit that lsa would giVo ny
thcr stock, and 1nove on to l.s reservations say;
Ing: Il II you aro mot here In that tlmo shall
| consider tint ynll whit to Aghtt anu Will aeEd
my soldiers TO drive YOU on.v H.....
said: War eau be avoided and 1t ought to
bo avoided. ! W9tit no war. My people iMye
owsys yg Gfse IL .e e S' hqry Of s ws gs reaaS
,novo In thirty aayH Our stock IL scattered,
and suake River IL very high. Lot US wait until
fall, then the river will By low;, Wo want tnu
i ~ hunt up our stock and gnther supplies fut
winscr.n
Htn. Howard replied: "lf you let the timo
run over one day, sllo soldlors VII bc there to
} drive you on to the reservation, ind all your
cattlo mud horses outside Of tho reservation ut
t.at tl.no Will foil Into tho hands Of tho white
men,"
! know had never sold my country, and thai
: l,aI no land Ia Lapwai; but lid n,t want
. tloode!lul. did not wnnt my pcopls kttlell..
lid not want anybody killed. Suu,e nf my pco
! rto Ind beun murdered by white men, anl til.
: wlltu ,nurtierers ,ycro mover punalicd for It.
told Con. Hownrl about this, and ngain said
. wnuted no war | wauted tiu people who iiyct
, upon the lands wns to occupy Ut Lapwal K
: have t{mp to gather tlr{r harvest.
: said III my ilcart tlnt, rather than have war
would give up mr. country, would give u,
NV tathts's urnyo. / would gve llp every THU,
Tniner- thnn hnyn tlr htood 6f whltu men u,pi