The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1879-03-29
AN INDIANS VIEW or INDIAN AFFAIRS
What Chief Joseph Cannot Understand
and What no one has Explained
to Him-His Heart Made
Sick by Broken
Promises.


From the North American Review.I
1 have shaken with a great
many friends, but there are some
things l want to know which no one
seems able TO explain. L cannot
stand how the government sends a man
ont to hight us, as itdid Gen. Miles, and
then break It's WORD. Such a govern
ment a something wrong about IL. l
cannot understand why so many chiefs
are allowed TO talk SO many inherent
ways, and promise SO many Inherent
things- L nav seen the great 1ather
lthe presidentl, the mex great chlet
secretary OIL the interiorl, the commis-
sioher chiei lhayt), the law chief l1en-
butierl ana many other law chieIs
congressman, and they all say tney
are my iriends n thac l snan nave
justice: Dut whlie their mouths al taik
right do not understand why hothihg
Is lone LOT my people. L save heard
taik ana taik, Dut notning Is zone.
1ood WORDS 90 not last long unless they
amount 10 something. WORDS 40 not
pay lor my dead peopie IneY 40 not
pay for my country, now overrun by
wnite men. ihey 90 not project my
atner's grave. Iney 40 not pay ior
my norses anu ca'tie. 1ooo woras VIII
not give me pacK my chlidren. uooo
WORDS VIII not make good tne promise
OF your war cnlei' zen. Miles. uooo
"orus Will noo give my Peopie gooo
iieai.n anu s'op 'neii ironi uyins' oooo
"orus wiz ho' &c. my peopie NOME
where tney can i've III peace anu LAKE
care OIL themselves. am eireu OIL AK
thaS COMES 10 hotnihg. LII "ahes my
hear1 SICK WIEN l ie'nelnper al 'ne
eood WORDS anu an tne proAen prom
Uses 1here nas peen wv niucn 1aiAlns
ny men VINO had NO r,ghC 10 'aih' Aoo
many misrePresentations nave Deen
maoe' 100 many
rave come up ee"een tne wni.e men
ABOUT tne inoians- Ii d wnite maj
wants 70 i've In peace Win 'ne inoian
ne can i've IN peace. Inere neeu pe ho
Trouble. Area' al men alAe. oi'e
tnem all the same ia"' uiVe thela al,
an even chance 10 i've anu grow. An
men were naoe ny tne Same erea'
spirit cniei. are al Drotners' Inc
earth Is N mother OIL all people, ana
III people snoulo nave equa' lieh's upon
IT, gu as wen eApeo' 'he iiVeis
10 ruh as tha1 any man VIM
was porn iree man shouiu w con-
tented "heh pehheu up anu uehieo iio-
erty 70 20 "here ne pieases' Il you .ie
d MORSE 10 stahe, uo you e@peoe ne
Will gro" ials II you pen an ihuian
up on a smail Spot Oh earIn' anu cohipei
MN 10 stay there' ne VIII ho' oe coh-
tehteu' nor VIII Ut grow anu piosper.
nave asheu some .ne siea' mni.e
chieis whele .hey se' 'neir au'noii'y W
say 70 Inc iluiah 'ha' ne SHAH stay III
one piace' Mhne he Secs wni'e nen gu
ing wnere 'ney p'ease' Lucy cahno'
1eii me.
ioniy ASK Vi 'ne government 70 no
treated as al otner men are treated. Ii
cannon go 10 my own nome' let me
nave nome III some country where my
people VIII hoI oie SO last. Mouio
hk 70 go 20 Diteer fsooe Vaiiey. lhere
my "ouiu 70 heaiIny, where they
are no" Iney are oyihs. Ahree nave
olea Since ! iei' NY camp W COINS 10
washington.
Wnen tnihk oi u coho.t'oh, my
near' 10 heaVy. see n,en my race
'rea'eo DIS ou'ia"s anu uiiven Aio
country W country Vi Sho' oo"i Ing
anr
hno" Una my i"oe na ons'
we oniio' noiu
men do "oae W. on' "'n
a'A 80
'r"o ~ 'an law WI
a &c 80
p.
man 'lo Jaws PUNISH nn
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where l choose, free to choose my own
teachers. free to follow the religion of
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