Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1883-05-14
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The Chieftain and His Hand Reach Stand
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49, G DS.s
Standing Rock, Oak. May -Behan,
with Sitting Bull and band, arrived at g
p. M, the thirteenth day out from Ram
dali. They number, al told, l47. They
started with $50. -Four died-ali, men,
and one was born. The party show
signs of tbs best kind Of tseatmsnt st the
hands Of the military. and are . different
lot OF people from the sofry crew Who
surrendered In o starving condition in
1881. Tbs trip has been cold and ted.
ious, but the Indians are all bin the best
spirits. From the time the boat passed
the hrst settlement Of Indiana, tweaty
mtles below here. songs of Rreetink veiI.
cd forth at frequAnE Eintervals, and before
the ganUlAnk tonched tho shore Ren-
ersl exoAa6 Of Indians and whites was
made to greet the inoomers. sWhere's
Sitting Bull p was the universal dueey.
and his broad iorn tas soon disecveivsd
in the rear Of the pilot house, oonspic.
ueus ini its solitasiness and IN the Glazing
blue OF now army overcoat. The chief
looks ten years younger and twenty fattes
than when he surrendeeed, and though
reticent az ever is evidently very glad to
return. After the first commotion of thu
arrival was over your correspondent was
given ample opportunity for an inter-
view. Sitting Bull was asked what be
wished the iron talker" to tell the presi-
dent and the people, and the burden of
the discursive and repetitive reply was:
Il was prisoner, but am not angry or
ashamed OF that. l am glad to be free
once more and return to the place WAS
born to live. I want to die here, and, il
unmolested, I will. Iwant to sleep in
peace, to piow and SOW and raise all /
can. and my people. Your people
(pointlng to the oofrespondent) do not
respect your president. You did not res
pect God, nor his Son, for you killed the
Son when he came here. could not
expect you to respect me and not taxa.
my land" He here referred to claim
Jumpers ona large scale. "But want
to hold the land which belongs
TO me-. Then. in . less bitter
strain: II want peace. I wish all my
enemies could como here and be recon-
oiled. The Crows, and oven the Red
diver haf-breeds, - well q my young
men and women, and many OF the cid
ones, are scattered far and wide. I wish
they could be gathered in one place and
all could dwell IN unity with the whites,
and that the whites would assist and in
struct US to ralse things from the earth.
We were taught TO live on buffalo, but I
am told they are nearly all killed. I
would ike to have that killing stopped
IT l could. hear some talk 81 my gong
to Grand river TO farm. thirty-five miles
distant. That would suit me very we'll.
Ny heart is pleased. You may tell this
to tho iron tslker for me-" such were
the points of talk which differed little
from hundreds of others from the linz of
less eelebrated chiefs. Agent Mol Iauehlin
receipted to Lieut.. LAWS, who CON-
manded the guard Of twepty.fve men,
fron Randall, for thirty-hv0 naen, fifty
women, twsnty.thres children over and
thirty-eight children under six years.
The Indians had the usual amount of
barbarie implements, and wagons were
provided to haul the stun to what i
called hero the hostile camp, in contra.
distinction to the abodes Of ssency In.
dians, whereat the new arrivals will at
present ramain. Gall, Grow King and
others of the hostlles who have remained
here were not edusive in their reception
Of Sitting Bull, Of whose influence over
all the Sioux and of whose intelligence
no one can be in doubt Who has seen him
in the presence of his people. All jeal.
ousies. however, are petty ones and can.
not result in serious trouble.