, 1879-07-02

NO. liea INC uld feplouates VI nave only Kill
"Are YOU on tl.s war-path now with tic
"No. am warrior; my heart ls stranG; I
nm !,ravc; hut l'to'.t want war. ! nIsl tired ol
country. even II the Americans vii! let inc. !
don't want 10 Etve ui mi. guns AMI l'oE*ct.
want to h,t,nt; but will hurt no lnan unlas' he
"Do you remember when
THE AMERICANS CANE TO rALK WITH rou1"
8" remember II. wns IN the CounctI.''
"D!d you understand what they proposed to
you." ,.,
"What did they prooosc!" ...
"sThey en!d VIC must 20 bacli 70 our country
and give un our xuns n'al l'oracs."
"Dlln't YOU want to Enl"
"Thu soluers wUuld kill U.s."
"No. II you. had Eoue tho soldiers would
have bern your friends"
lie laughed at tic i,ea. stThcy said VIC must
give them our E1n. M, ami horses aud 60 back
..::R!dn't il,ey 5e!l you they would feed you'"
"Dian't they tel you TINT they would pro.
tect yon, aud take care Of you, us tllcy do other
"Wanlca.h
And. 10 ell could, 1t wouldn't 60 Into his
head TINT the Terry Commission lcnlit anything:
the Indians Into captivity. From white men
who were present I learn that the conditions of |
the treaty were only read over once. They went
to the lilians through nn internrcer, VINO a't
atld who, though he did the hest ho knew how,
could nat couycy the lncanng Ut the trrnty rru-
posed. 1t ia questionable II solitary Indian
REALLY UNDERSTOOD WHAT TIE COMMISSION
MEANT.
Further than that, tl,e Council 10 which the cnn
jitiope were silblnittcd Ind more right to de-
c[do for the tribe than tho Co1nmuI, Council Of
Chicago has to dccide for tie United ssates of
America. Tint Council the indian as we'll ns
dertuliy constructed. First there is the
| Is % delegate to tbs Da,u! Council. Thc
| Band Councils send *ome Of tlleis wsost men
| Council. Aud Jet ticy aro not bound BY tho
Councii's DEGREES. Upon. mailing l1u their
minds, the Councillors report to The tribe. the
tribe to tho bnnB, a.1d tho binds to the families.
OF lodges. The dScis1on Is talksd oycr At ths
campfire, and discussed in all It's boarnrs.
| Thcre Is no attempt ut coercion. Those wl.o ara
| In favor. Of accepting the dec!sion Ut tue Coun-
ui, thrir trans au.i dceatup. Tllere Is no ruling
| by ma}oritins. 1t il eycry 1s'nn for himself.
! Eycn when there Is, a proposition to 80 on
eoss4iS doscriSed and dccosd upon BY aihais. Nov.
the Commission suggested Its terns to tho
Hraud Council. and waitea twenty minutes for
negative answer. TIlen wns tic titno to have
were thoroughly 1ludcrstood; wlIrrcupon th.:
Council should lave Been Immediately aa-
iourncd, and
ruH THING pEEE PERMITTED TO woEK.
Al III. I. o.,,;,n1nr In, ,lr ram nm,.son meant
1s,n".. M ,nn 70 nn Mcra an1ons for the accepta,,eo
~ o1S'os' II. A,, ,ern,s' IIN ,ua.tcr woull thrn
avo t tt,,re nin.th4 Indies. mi Tho on,rn hrrc
nsf1 st st 1T isost nn"st;'iTi nf thc triln wnn]d
.ro H. Nm, ecrcntcd ~ thc tr made. il The whole
s,nsI ,i, ,~os eSt,r ,,smfT to sotisfy The Aincr
aaa . on,I. nnI ~ rs. e,t,cu IT., ~ swrji. mr..
i1 .n u WA tnst ne wri, ~ It was: but. ii iii.
rr1n rann,nssnncrs werc fhnrourhly in earnrsr, the,
,n,sIe a lad ,ness Of the wiolu ntTnir. Il Il
ihau INV sittinp.n"it nr in,,g-Do.e. or an,
~ ;r,,I ,,nvc innkcI foyorabi;
9! a',c ,,,, nro'ost, n, ,at fin" tlnrrh. l,nt
uva H .. M5 ,urllr to rnort ;h ,acts tn tn.
!; tr,s, @ enough would ;ayc aeccptetl 10 have ma
trrtaflY weakened tho naitun uE the Unea-pu
| ms,
Il IL not much OF an cxagEeraton to aav ifsa
| tb,. ,ghole fruntIcr-conpatt.n IL conducted by
.rnr.r. Avn 1,1tyarns.
r ,,,',.,,,,s.,,,,,,,,n .nt ~ 1t,ra ,r,
. ! And more ullcunec!onnn!e ~ u !ia.a . ~ ~
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