The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1879-12-16
FACE TO FACE.
WITH THE BRUTAL AND
TREAOHEROUS UTES.
Exciting Scene In the Room OF the
Peace Commission.
Tho Indians Refuse to Smoke the
Ptpo Of Peace, and Draw Their
KniVos.

4 ChCO OOIfAtxIoSIOns
Tho Indians Refuse to Smoke the
Pipe Of Peace, and Draw Their
Knives.
D.svKs. Col, Dec. Especial des-
patches to the Denver Tibsne from
Los Piuos, dated The s b, represent that
Saturday Witnessed some decidedly ami.
mated occurrences at the Commission
ers' meeting. After Jack had declined
TO inform the Commissioners what In
dians had hern concerned in the White
River Massacre, the Indians retired to
Onrsy's house to debate what course 10
pursue. No Indians appeared at the
ayency TIL Saturday. but they seem to
have been engaged at Oussy's In con-
ducting the widest dances and 10 ms.
king fiery speeches. A man was sen.
from the agency to Oura,' with feed
for the horses Of the Indians, and dis
covered from the noise on the inside that
the Indians were greately excited. Those
that he saw we're bedecked In feathers
and war paint, and he was 30 frighten.
ed that be turned back and did not de.
liver the hay. l.o;s
g,,is s An ,ULrIMArUM.
On Saturday, at noon, the Ufes came
into the agency and took seats inside
the agency building. Jack, Colorow and
twelve other White River Ut.s, and OF
course Ouray, were present. When the
Indians aud the Commissioners had IA
Ken seats General Hatch addressed the
lndiars, setting forth the full demands
OF the. Commissioners, their right to
make the demands and the patience al
ready exercised With che Utes. To-day
he said, sis your last chsnce. We will
wait no longer We want your 6nsl an.
swer, and We want no eyasions." The
list OF the Utes charged by the agency
women In taking part in the massacre
was then red and the question put by
General Hatch, "Will you surrender the
men whose names are in this paper to be
tried and II guilty punished, and if inno-
cent acquitted :" The question was
t,as tWtVcs anu oitct CVuouUuttUus eSds-
sive answers were returned both times
When the question was repeated the
third time Ouray replied, without con.
sulting the other Utes, sHaw do we
know that these Indians you name we're
at White River at the time of the massa-
Gre. or. evendif they we're there, We do.
not know they, were concerned in it,.
These women mentioned names which
came 1rst to their lips, whether they,
knew them to have been present or not.
We canno. depend on what they say
"That ls what We depend on" said Gen.
Hatch. sar4r
aE oA MExAoIKa scEEs.
General Adams then addressed the
Indians, making speech OF over an
hours duration, saving, among other
things, that the Commissioners did not
wantto punish Colorow, Jack and others
who took p.rt in The Thornburgh fight,
but the cowardly dogs who participated
In the massacre OF the una.mef men at
the agency, closing BY saving, ave want
those Utes and We will have them"
The Indians held q consultation in |
lew tones among themselves, but did
not seem inclined to reply at all, when
General Hatch again rose and asked IT.
the guilty. Indians we're to be surrender
ed, saying he ba,t made the last appeal
No ore moved or spoke for few
when Colorow lighted big
pipe-the "pipe ofpesce." Each In
dian present drew his knife and laid ii
on his knees, the question OF peace or
war being the one pending Colorow
thrn passed the pipe To the next man
without smoking, and IL went round the
circle. When the circle was finished be
jumped 10 his fest. Strengthened up to
his full height, pulled his belt sround
until the knife sheath was Ia front, and,
sna,ching his knife out, threw II quiv-
ering and ringing upon the floor In
stantly every Indian present laid his
hand upon bis'knife or pistol the whites
following their example. The two par.
ties stood fronting and defyiDg each
other for some moments, each waiting
for the other to make forward move.
There were but, six white men in the
room, while the Indians numbered TWEEN.
ty:nve, though there we're fifteen soldiers
in an adjoining room.
s - "a ouRAY's CONDITION..
Ouray spoke: 1--WE caunot de.
liver up those Indians unless they are
tried in Washington: thew must not be
tried in Colorado The Colorado peo
pie are all our enemies, and to give them
up 10 be tried in this State would be to
them to a mob who would
hang them. We will bring those twelve
men here for you to see. and then those
whom you decide guilty shalt he taken
10 Washington and tie President shall
determine their guilt Or innocence
Douglass will have tp go; We know be
wasv in the White River tronhles, and
yon sbali1declde who else. Upon this
and no other will we surrender
The twelve men,. ~ ~.
The chief spoke with great arrogance
and bohiness. 4 IS - 4
Oursy added that Il would require
about week to bring the men in. Gen.
eral Hatch told him be accepted the
proposition as far as bringing the men
in wrs concerned, but "a for taking them
10 Wsshinstou, he would have fret to
telegraph Secretary Schurz to get per.
to do so before he could agree
to take the Indians East
feositi BITTER iNvKCrIvE.
Colorow and Jack were immediately
despatched to hiring in the twelve ln-
aians named, including Douglass and
Persune. They said they would r,tirn
In 1--WE days. After they had gone Gu.
ray again spoke, reiterating bis state-
ment that the Utes could not pet justice
in Colorado, and could only get It in
"You three" said Ouray
meaning Generals Batch and Adams
ana their legal advise, Valois), aare all
my enemies: i am one against three.
You hate me- You are all Colorado or
New Mexico men and q French dev.
i. ] have not one friend among yon.
You will not give me justice, and that is
Why ] want ID 60 to Washington, where
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