, 1879-05-23
GRATEFUL INDIANS.

Standing 1seAr md His l'artv Exp,.
1rntltasiD IN Their Counsel lsatt,,s IT,. .ne't
ing Their Journny. 'am'
OMAHA Nel'.' May 1a.-staudine Dc,- 49,,
pattY. discharged III obedience 10 thu ors.s "aa
Judco Dnndy, took up their line OF to.,os VI VI
tho North yestcrylny. Before leaving. s,,na1sE oe
Dear vlsl:ett Tho city to bill Mcssrs, ponn,a."5
nnd Webster, Ills coanhel good.by, nnl Ia r.,''
each present In token Of his gratitude ia. ,%s
services IN is rasc. lie went to Sir. wch,,a.s ,n.s
house ntHl presented him with a tom,hast
which he Ind carrica Tor many years a. Cha,
and whicl, WAS embfcn,ntc OF rank. bcar,na ~,
narnu engraved Upon It. Upon slsfnr II, ssa. ~
llc shook hands with all, ren,arkn. i,,, sssk *
wished to pay Tcsuecs TO all The latlIc,, sns NJ
Wou! . ,,.t.a saake ,a,,,a 'n,s VIII them hfs III i,
nnl arc here, our skins arn Of different cco, i"a
but taod MAIDS lis both little while aeo. WSss,
was young was wild. | knew nothing nj H. H.
why's Of thu white pcoplo. sec you llayc nirs ~
house hste. @ Look nt tlleae hcaut:tn' sooa,,.
would llEc to lavo siouso, too, unl IL nav ~
after while that ran get unc. hut not 50 soaS ~
torsc M This. Tint IL what want 10 In T. f..
Ercnt lnany years the white men have bssn
driving uk about, 'r!'cg aro Rhrewl, sl,aFp s%1
1snoW t'oW to ei.eat, b1t since hayc been hsts
treated thu kindly. am thankful for Il, iltths
| eric When WI hare brG1l wronGcd we wrnt a.
wnr 10 nssert ur rights md nveilga our wrnn7, ~
\ We hail nolaw to punish those who did wrong
| SO VIC took totr.ahawks anu went 10 XIII, II ill.,
had guns and could kill us It was tle jale ss, ~
war, but you have found better way. Yon
havu go,,o Into tllo court 10. u.s. nnd Y
tlnd our wrongs can ho rightrd thctt. Nov
have no more use for the totnahawk, aud ess,
To lay It down forevcr.n lIerc he stoopeu Joso'
laid the tomnbawk On tho floor, and thea It ood
erect md folded hfs arruR, snyinE: n jay II
down; have found better war.'' Then bfck.
Ing It up lle llanlcd II to sft. Webster saynv
" present IL TO yoW IS q token Of my rrht{tuSs
TINT YOU may Keep 1t III Remembrance OF iii,
great victory yol have gaincd. You can uoF
SEEK the ways Of pcacr."
Mr. Webster responded with advice Us to ,he
future COURSE to be pursued By Stumbling Be,f
aud his people. The Chief then went "a NJ.
pnpretou's residence, u1id. meeting that een.
tfenian, saitl: I told you In the courtroom
that Goa made nG aud that | was man. for
many wears We have been chased about Is q doe
chases wild beast. God sent you to help M
got my lAnd back. That is what l long tot
all the time, for l wish to live there and b
buried with my fathers. When you were speak
tnE In tic courtroom could not understand,
but could sec you wore trying hard 10 rc|ea,s
me- think sou arc doing for me and n,y peo
pie something that has never been done before
and will ask God to .pay YOU for IL, as coal,
meyer get enough to do SO. hare a relic vh]i
has coma down to my people through many geu
crattons. do hot know low old 1t Ii. It I'M
be 200 or 800 years old. lpre.cnt 1t to you fo
what yoll hive done for me-" Afr. Hoppleton &c
kpowledgcd the present In appropriate remarks
The relic il u hcaddrcss worn " Ghlel uhe
IL was since Wornby the head Chiefs In thcir mos
solemn councils. Curiosity have olerc,
lnrgc umonnts for 1t, but Standing Boar hereto
fore refused to part with It.