The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-10-09
yellow Bull Talks

The Winfield Daily Telegram, in reporting
the visit TO the CoSley county fair OF the
Nez Perces Indians, publishes the folio wing
speech from one OF the noted men of the
tribe: Yellow Bull, TIE CHIEF OF the SeZ
Perces, was Introduced. aud made few
remarks. Yellow Bull was the chief who
surrendered the Nez PerCes tribe, after Trey
had fought their way clear through Idaho,
Montana, Wyoming and back into Montana
again. where they were captured within
twenty-five mics of the British line. The
chiefs remarks were interpreted by Cap ain
Chapman, known as the liaho Scout, who
was chief OF Howsrd's Indian and white
scouts, and who has made a national record
as an Indian scout. The chief, after being
introduced. spoke as follows:
am very glad 10 meet you, ladies and
gentlemen, 60 many OF you; and The children
also seem 10 enjoy themselves, too. This is
the way We generally make friends, In
gathering in places like this. At must be a
good country from the expression Of your
faces. here Is where you Will grow and
multiply; and am very thankful that AIN
alive 10 meet you here Today. IL MAKES Inc
feel glad, 1t makes my heart feel glad TO meet
you all. This is what have in my heart TO
eX ,ress tO you to-day As many OF you as
are here to-day understand what i say.
Don't mistake me that / do not understand
how TO make friends with the people. i have
a good heart, belisye, myself, ami hope that
you will think so, too. IL We meet each other
friendly, We Will always get along well; and
treat ca h other friendly when We meet each
other hereafter. l recognize you all, although
you are strangers; L recognize you bee use
YOU have good expression on Your counte-
nances. 1 don't see anyb body turning away
AS though they were mad 1T mt; Tor that
reason, of course, l couldni have IA different
heart when meet you here to-day. VIII
recOiIect OF meetiag you all here to-day,
when go home will recollect II. Asmsny
mornings As rise IL will come come 10 my
mind again. / have shown you my heat
TO day. and hope have become the same As
You are, become the same ss lou are, become
more civilized. / believe that We are treat
ed rather bad There are white people and
there are negroes and Chinamen, and there
are Indians too. This world was made Tor
US TO stand upon. lie that made this
world made us ali. that We might live upon
IL and enjoy ourselves. Let US have but one
law TO govern us all; for we came here the
same as you did in this world: let Us be gov
erned by one law, He that gives all breath
to breathe put US here on this earth, TO 40
and come when We please and WHY is II,
then, that you try TO pen us Up in one por-
ton of the world sm ready and willing
and want 10 become i ci;izeI of the United
States, and live among you and learn your
ways.
There is no reason why one people should
be parted from the rest, and put in one
place, and kept there AS slaves. As big as
the world Is, IL Is made for all, and all should
be free, ana allowed 10 come and 90 IS you
please. This world IL is large, it Is r.ch,
and him that will exert himself will make
his own living without being Supported by
the Government. Him above He is the only
ruler of US Nil, and Him, alone, can decide
where He shall put US. ana what shall be
come of US i don't think that any body Is
endowed with the power OF putting and
kes ping anyone in ohe section OF the coun-
try II he does not desire TO he put there We
should all live together, As under GU. rp'i,
one h, use, live under one Law / ibink II
would be better for US all. That Is all have
10 say gentlemen and Ladies'.