New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-12-13
THE ADDRF~sE<.

ceNrd -lying sAat people have satisfied
win tbcr experiment VIII them aud nor repeat 1t Wth
che Poncas tn 81 stance % ra address was AZ FOL
lows
FsiLow-C irizsxs. We are as-efaol-d mere to give
some fhoughffw expression 20 the Dabllc seni'ment
81 Sev-iorA peoPie Ia regard 70 thr condition asd
claims - frliow-coraf ymrn. tB0gel. aia-i not
fellow ci'z-n7 tic Indians. ari pagticsry 20 consider
'hc OF the PoncIs. who represented Aers by
ihree honorable AM Christian r'pr-seItlfly OF
their tribe THY VIII speak for themselves. and
yen yin have the opportunity of jadetns whether
hey Dc and women mlde n th- iIna-r ~ God and
lie nio cur5civ ana aIe eiticj io ordinary Jusi ce
arc otl4aary hnnant'. lOn ~ dove whether o.
nos thty are " pefsous. Inc mater nov IN .r2Il
their rights and their prospects. hsn know what tar
unhappy has Seen wit, facian- from ihe be-
na a not as % aFsq e Z; SP, Gi ' sT
BE-, dealings with the Indians. unfortunate. unhappy,
col tc qr-,l0l n1crcal. I1e Government am the
people have had continually - CONTEND VIA
c,,ni,ffy Of an rm,Dr,nf eocolar,on who aavs
they rcnceivsr Their rgatl p-orfess. 1Gd have
tlei.ted Inn, perhsue. n. vOfs. Ihan We 40
treated o-tScies tss stood IN the way ~ our enpd-
to roads osher neops- p-cp.rfy r-z-rc-
les ~ tber private claims ana only saving mat the IN
nights or human beings IN n1nr-is and thonsa ms nave
neen sacrificed 10 some scle wch Is brought forward
under % show ~ pubic adv -nrefDenr.
It's very much on that prncipe fht the Indian ha-
/ %
no." IN A'- p-r 'riiH itf' "rfN rlil'''t mo Mi't
the Indian that hay, been binding on nm only ad All
on his behaif hive hecT a. reeis'ieE You sSSw
whas tue past history " ime cas- s hern Sose 'f you
val reLember how the Chcrs4-e Sal-ln were removal
49, - 81, - - -,s - =. 49, -. T. ',T ar
tail Of Earse- and cnrfii-"r rom f@ territory
ica their own. which tuey mi IN iiyatet' and
on which tAey had e-f2o-nef tanaaieadt - -on. a.
ch.frches qui civilization o. tnrr gWu II they Raj
trs. vh.fner fhe rrisin soua rot te hroughr unirt
t,r Ddnebse o. Can, sssseswizsion seI as hlaek
kin aud The 20 % A2sss.si ts t1s', AR, arr
land nnss .as GeTsr u,eni seal, ana W tncy
,cuiiv Tv-vyn -fS6h their beloved Homes. ana
iar s,aun ~hr. nor ,faan -oDe-tnird OF
w lave psis.fd exisg = sfs climate and he na-'-
aAs 20 which rley ver~ subjected In asking tor jrs-
l0r sails people, VINO owned the Continent before
,.ea, rse Co.erement +, h..ae.s n n -
nlf supported hv TIE pubic sentiment
" the country ana II - .9r mis- - waiting neiorr
ch--ef. uel.cctpd. d0wn-rcca-n creatures
.la,i.r. and inirofuc9i ? IT, sb5.es. It's. reading
letter from Bishop Garrison sntn- how 'ir -hOcs had
Ae was deserving Of all confidence.
ADDRESS OF 2. n. rIBBLEs.
NJ. Tibbes then stepDed 20 the front ~ the
platform. aad began 10 state sbe Of the In
dians. 20 Ear It affected the FOuea trihe. lie
90 aboat forty o. age qu-ery dressed.
and modest in deBeau0r, 0us Is one easilJ
glshrd by rs general having hved
western frontier. Thir beng rhe fr~f time ne
a
have lied, he sad. to lave dscussed the
whole question OF the Indian policy but Il
seemed more proper That BE- should conAne him
SELF To ihe single with which be had become deuti-
ned. But he wished to make one eIplanasiun. This
case was not exception. All ha life had
pTSn snch cases' saae even nuca more
cruel. again aud agau. And yer they mad never al
some peculiar circumstances IN this fneo that he
enabled 70 Eet Il before the pubic
Puucss he cOntin .et. Occ1ped lard. n the north
portion OF Nebraska and Dakota their occuyan OF
II being pre-, s'asc' ny nd ID logr 'rsaeS .an ne
40 tnsei four separate ilmeS- N 1917. lr2s
l-9s sna I'oe, anu t t ia-t " /. axe
u had ne-n stated that no title gwen to me indians
would bc recognized In the c5urts except rms one
These PoucoS nad always been al peace win thu
white Peep and had fought for them slirst The sioux
They had farms and houses and s-noJi and chur
ana u was a. peaceful cUmIII Uiiy any which
the American Asg lo.s. In 1877 three commissioners
arrived from Ndshnston ara told them that me Prs
Inlaus are generally reprs sent d as nomadc race
bu nuboay who Shows anfthirg about IA. moan VII
say tAat tbsu ever was = uomaaie trloc- I-ev NiI
save THAR lands. tarir VILLAGE, thsr grave
YaI'i, an- tEer MONIES. ADD.~usc.l lie Fpnc.s Ssre
ooushi this iADd ana We Go nc, want 10 srh it. W
Nsns 70 say" For two months g -nes we're
dlgraes 10 humanity Every means tried
% Induce them To ie1F" hnt wlth1ut eHtf.;
should ~ the -outhern rvatlou. and II hey dic
mo- lSe tie trhe ~osld MOI be a-Ard 10 "a" The ten
Cneycnnes that mai been removed taere al sck Ant dy
INC me f'1urrl-sione-s erdevercc 10 force hem mo
selecting laid their tribe, and AZ iencTn threatened
them there 20 die than thousand miles
irur their homes. II Jney ala The chiefs held
counc lnI s;irrw8ss informed The Commissioner %
the result faey sad II l. better or ten n. - Gle
viii not bring the women and cbtureu here To
uIe.'
Tbs in.tarce OF heroism loudly aapiiied ~ The
sudeuce, which became thorou2hg en- iusi,tle a. ;r
Ibbe ioh the story ~ tie ten cueiS Without muney,
speaking no English traversnS the vss' prarirs
IN mid-N'Bter 90 rel0in thtir tiiDe lAey
walked Tor ntv days and nights md then
reacncd he old Nebraska reserTaiiOn TIE indian
aEni here had 0cca informed ny tciegrsIh hat Toe,
we're reo-ili0us Indians, aud be VS. not ~ yc thea
food or any a-ststAncei on4 viewing tlrr oiecutns
feet amt Vanished condition. he oa-ri 20 dlso0ey
sioh IEhi.msn or'4ers- Ine5 reaehea thris Sonss'
where IRE tribe was a5"at s.arIhS, the ON ON,
nIssoners having retarned a8c informed ne tfipe
mat chiefs rad selected a location Tor them.
he caeIs determined not 10 "a Sii ~. ,Da.sIs CO.
allied the women alsi children IN hollow square ana
threatened n XII evrrv inc uiless they agreed 10 20
In nr,e 0Btus i5s. of 700 Of shrse tocaz. diea
On The neS rcservsEon, and n la-t chhd OF write
Odd reservation Chief started VIZ thirty other.
hofnewu more. Tue Indians DI the Oar-ha res
land aud vita ticnl 50 ~ and the nile rein-
nat Of NJ tribe took the and offered, and were elL-
yailng they were again afrrsieI tnis tie a.
Then 1lt II hahsas csrpis was obtained and Jut se
Dundy. Of tie Omaha supreIae Court daeided 10 a..
OF advice Government cfLcias that t1s In
dian Wa a person ana entitled protection
raise funds the pErpa<e OF taxing case 10 tine
United states supreme Court. OBTAINING decison
thereon. Hr TItblea colciuded hy reading ex-r-gts
frsm Government reports ~ prof. ~ the r.
raiiiy Of t5e TILE OF tho Ioucas. tAo inhH-
man ire Ileur 20 which ihsy AaA Ds,n sub
icctef md the Ereat nuiaoer % Inalaas VEo had
died cuuss 4uencc or reuuy 80 Tie unhealthy mil-
mic cnlt4ifrs t Is when lhsy lad bceu difrn
al, feicue TO ~ ute an Caeye1ne FonD.es nad ai
shed wth cear logical arsusaent % afpv tl-t 3. ~
Ilnians were gwen protection Of the law made
ainenahle toii, thf-e troubles @oll ne go oecu..
IHE STORY OF BEIGHT EyTs.
Brt-hi erss Wa then introduced ~ rhe eaairailn
she wore black siik dress, cloth coat With lace "a.
| the wrists ana neck. a round Lat and lid gloves