Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1882-01-27

attack the settlements. The old men
advised cautious measures, had sent
Pue-pue-mox-mox yellow StrpeuD
Chief of the Walla Wallas. t. e IL
suit DR.. Mclaughlin. YETI .,rr-
pent returned and told the = ,ynses
that he did not believe the imrri-
cans intended to attack th-m The
Indians at once peaceably return Il
to the cultivation of their .I!tle gar
den patches, which before ''ev had
refused to do. The Wal, W,ila-
and Cayuses refused to treat with
Agel White without J, lis aud the
NeZ Perces We're present.
On the 23d May. the chiefs and
principal men had assembled at
Waiilatpu. To-wa-to, Chief of the
Cayuses, called the council TO order.
The object having been explained,
by the Agent, Ellis said that it was
not proper for the Nrz Prrre to
speak until the C,yuse nation should
receive the laws to which the Cayuse
chiefs replied: If you want to re E
ceive the laws, bring them forward
and let us see them. We cannot
take them unless we know what they
are"
The reading of the code of laws
followed, when Pue pue-moX -moX
said: [ have q me 'sa@e to YOU.
Where are those laws from Are
they from God, or from the Earth ?
l would that you might say they are
from God, but | think they sre from
the Earth, because, from what |
know of white men, they do not
honor those laws
To this WAS answered, that laws
were imposed upon men i'll all civil
ize6 nations. Pue-pue-mox.mox re-
piled, he was glad to 50 learn be-
cause many of his people had been
angry with him when he had whipped
them for crime, and he had told them
that God would send him to hell for
it, and he was glad to know he was
pleasing God.
Telau-kaikt said: " What do you
read the laws for before we take
them? We do not take the laws be-
cause To-wa-to says SO. He is a
Catholic, and as people we do not
follow his worship" Agent White
observed that religious opinions had
nothing to do with the making or
observance of law. The people of
the United States lad different modes
of worship, but all were governed by
one law. A chief called the Prince
followed, aptly illustrating the Indi-
an idea-the Indian aitimus-to
the American element, the mind OF
the Indian as to the presence of the
American and Hudson Bay Co. Sad
he: II understand you save uslibe'ty
to examine every law, all the worle
+, and lines, and as questions are assed
about it, we should get better un-
derstaniin of it. The people of
this country have but one mind about
it. | have somethin, to say, but per.
haps the people will dispute me. AS
a body, we havs not had an oppor-
tunity TO consult, therefore YOU
come to us as in wind, and speak tc
US as to the air, as we have no point,
and we cannot speak because we
have no point before u. The bust
ness before US is Who'll, like body.
We have not dissecte! It, and per-
haps you will say tina it is out OF
place for me to speak because l an
not q great chief. Once l had in
fuence, but now have little" BE.
ing encouraged he proceeded
When the whites first came among
US, We had no cattle; they gave us
none. What We now have we have
obtained by exchange of property
A long time ago Lewis and Clarke
came to this country, and ! want to
know what they said about us. Did
| they say they found friends or ell
; emies here? p Being told that those
explorers spoke favorably of the In.
dians, the Prince continued: THAT
is the reason why the whites should
unite with us and all become one
people. Those who have been here
before you, have left US no memorial
of their kindness, by giving US pres
ents. We speak by way of favor.
If you have any benefit to bestow,
we will then speak more more freely.
One thing we can speak about is
cattle, and the reason why we can
not speak out now is because we have
not the thing before us. My peo.
pie are poor and blind, aud we must
have something tangible. Other
chiefs have bowildered me since they
came; yet l am from an honorable
stock. Promises which have been
made to me and my fathers have not
been fulfilled, and l am made miser.
able; but it will not answer for me
to speak out, for my people do not
consider me as their chief. One
thing more: You have reminded
me of what was promised me some
time ago, and 1 am inclined to follow
on and see; though l have been CIV
ing my beaver TO the whites and have
received many promises, have always
been disappointed. want to know
what you are going to do"
An old Indian named Illutin ex-
pressed his disgust at the wickeduess
of the young men. If alone, he
would adopt the law at once. The
reason why the young men were
averse, was because they now had
stolen property in their possession,
and those laws condemned stealing.
He assured them that the laws were
calculated to do good and not evil.
Still the Prince was not satisfied.
He wished to see the good results
before adopting the laws. 1t was a
long time since the first whites came
into the country. Ever since people
had been coming along and making
good promises, but all had passed
by and left no blessing behind them.
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