New-York tribune., 1879-11-22
oURAY MAKES A STARTLIXG SPEECH.
lie SAYS THE UTEs HAVE BEEN READY FOR An
OTHER MAssACRE-TuE WITNESSES TO TELL ALL
THEY KNOW

HE SAYS THE CTEs HAVE BEEN READY FOR An
OTHER MAssACRE-THE WITNESSES 10 TELL ALL
THEY KNOW.
DENVER, Col, Nov. 21.-Chief Ouray made
able speech Thursday at Los Pnos, before the
Ute Commissioners. He spoke entirely In English He
said first that he perceived that the Commission had lost
confidence IN him and believed he playing
them false, and added that the whole object OF the Com
mission, from first to last, had been misunderstood by
the White River Utes His authority had gone only So
far that they lett their camp and came here hut that
every one Of them had come prepared TO fight. They
thought that each witness, he finished hts test
of whatever character might be- would he lin
medatey arrested and put under guard. They had de-
erminci to resist this to tue DEATH. aud at the first
movement In this direction on the part OF the whites
tragedy with all the horrors the White River ma 5
sacre repeated would ensue. He c'niinred:
Have you not seen, he asked. around these hills.
my U,es day and nicnt Have you not seen al lay
one of my indians at each OF these windows watching
Had tiese Utes attacked you. brothers blood woul5
sned My word is plighed to the white land
though 1t cost me my life no harm come TO them
He then went on to say that Unique. an Uncompahgre
Ute, would appear before the Commission Tomorrow
aud testify fully in regard to the ThorIbureh fight and
The subsequent Unique. it Will be remembered
tried stop the fight. but not listened to by the
Utes His testimony will bear hard on Jack, as he has
before stated that Jack the leader in the battle
with troops.
Ouray said further;
what they know. They understand now, aud nave nOt
BEFORE that the Commission is not for the purpose OF
approhendng suglr UlcnOt even ono proven 10 DC
the most guilty innocent They will all come III TO-
gether what thev Will be the truth Tbcy hld
begun 10 think that WAS working against thei and
Obliged TO act as did. To encourage them In their
eVasiOns and lies. In order that mignt retain my inhu
them until they could Themselves that TINS
peace comm ssion working for them as well rs
for the whites. They II, and there Will be no
further difficulty in getting them TO speak
The old chief then described, IN bolieicompellirg
manner mis- the troubles in the first place. his
subsequent anxiety and his constant fear that some
thing might happcn TO the helpless capves his efforts
for their release aud his Joy when ne saw the
result OF the mission OF General Adams. do not
want be Chief" he concluded. grow old and aln
tOterng; let young man. with the fire OF youth
in his veins. take place. have my farm, when
I would rather cultivate and watch the seed planted
by up 10 maturity. than he head chrf. Ihcy
oh TO with their troubles. know every Thing,
ard have all their burdens 10 bear. Washington no
want me 10 cvc up my position wants me IL stay ana
govern .os; want oniy to 0e known as OuTay. thc
friend of the white man." He then went 10 General
Adams ard pr. seated him with beautiful Navajo
blanket a present from his squaw Chipeta