The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-08-28
sirrING BULL
TnE NAPOLEON OF THE RED SKINS.

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In presenting, to-day, to our readers
the portrait of this willy and mercilesl
savage, we are. of course, sensible tt
the fact, that no pleasing interest at
taches 10 the subject; but then, as &
warrior and strategist beyond the
boundaries Of civilization, This cruel and
calculating Sioux Is entitled to a place
in history, Notwithstanding that his ca
reer has been so marked hitherto Will
deeds Of treachery and blood, that II
were better forgotten.
The survival of the ittest' appear.
to be a natural and memorable law; ani
such being the case, 1t will be perceived
readily that the progress of civilization
and the dominion of the superior races
cannot fail to be upheld at any cost
consequently, while we would shrinl
unfeignedly from any act savoring o.
injustice or oppression, we must expect
that the savage obstacles which from
time to time, 30 mar the happiness Of
mr. cffizouq in romofa uuarfarQ and or
ohstrrct the ~naacefr, -sett,ersn, and
cultivation Of the public domain, shall
be swept out Of existence as summarily
a. NAV ba wberaver those Who ara tbs
can.s ~ srcb d,mcu,t,ss rss,ss 70 f,u
into l,na NTH the reon,remen,s ~ I'm.
MARTY and the age.
s;t,;r, Rrr Tho son % tho c,,.t
J,mn,r. pnu .nd b rsnhow ~ Four
uorr. "a urnt,r, ri. 100 two
ch,efs also was horn IN The war 1917
nsor ola For, caorca On w,i,ou croor
halow the month os ,ba cbsvenne r,ver
Accord,no 70 h,s ovn stotemont h;s
father vas ga verv rich man and the
ovnsr q, . Great manv non,ss IN fonr
color, - When ha him.alf was bpt ton
wears old ba vas famor. as a hunter
hi. s~necialitv be,no ..bpfra,o calves /,
These hs oa,a n n moor who had mr.
horses and vas consequently cons,d-
arad ga oood manrl On the death q,
nj, father tbIrtv.one wears aoo. he
..killed buffaio. and fed bis ~peonle.n
and vbsn be bad reached his fourteenth
year. on slsyipe an enemy. he began to
make himself great in hattie. and he.
came a chief:p for. IL we are to credit
his own words. although an Indian NAV
be a chief by Inheritance. he has to
make himself one "by his deeds.n
From the ape OF ten to fourteen. his
peopIa called him Sacred Stand. Init af-
he had slaIn this foe thew changed
bis name to .tanka. or Sit
ting Bull.
This sullen chief has two wives. and
has had another who has .,uone To the
Great spIrIt.n He has nine children.
and what. fortunately. for the country.
a most rare among his race. two pairs
n twins. He has always been a faith.
Iess and troublesome customer: and af-
ter his pa-rticipation in the massacre of
the brave Custer and those who fell
with him. he escaped with his warriors
10 Canada where until recently he e
NAMED beyond the reach of the United
states government. In an interview
with him. and with one or two other
chiefs. reported in the CHICAGO Times.
we fnd. for the frat time. the true de-
tails Of the wholesale slaughter of Gen.
Custer and his men: and although
these details have been presented in a
light the most favorable to the sayaQes.
Il can be readily seen that the onslaught
was most inhuman and the deliberate
act Of overwhelming numbers. Now,
however. this formidable and rebellious
rcd skin has been starved oat of Canada
into the clutches of our government,
we have no doubt that he will be rem
Tered powerless for mischief during the
of his natural life. how short
or long soeyer that term may he.
Sitting Bull now aver that he wants
no more blood split: and that through
the agency of a French Canadian. Mr..
Lewis Lepare, and the promptinQs of
his own desire. he recrossed the borders
with his .,brayes.n and surrendered
himself and them to Major B~ro.herton.
at Fort Buford. In the hope of his max
his peace with the authorities he
had 90 long set at defiance. He appears.
however. to be a somewhat sullen and
ill-satisaed Prodiaal Son. ipasmucb as
be complains bitterly of the treatment
he had received at the hands of those
in power. and absolutely ventures to