St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-23

you at Fort Rice will explain to you-the
purpose and full import of their coming.
have only come as an adviser, and to give
you all assistance, knowing that your
great father, the president, means well
to you. l now, in the name
of the Great Spirit and in the name of all
that is good, do here in the presence of your
chiefs, braves and all assembled to meet me,
most solemnly beseech you. one and all, to
bury all your bitterness towards the whites,
forget the past and now accept the hand OF
peace which is so kindly offered to you. The
flag that now stands in the center of this cir
Gle is the holy emblem of peace and I am
happy to say that it is the only one that has
ever been brought so far. On this occasion
deemed it most necessary and / now will
leave it in the hands of your chiefs that you
may regard it as token of my sincerity and
good wishes for the welfare of the Sioux ma
ton. will pray to the Great Spirit that you
may look upon it as blessing, and it is to
Him you must look for blessings, as through
Him they all flow; and while you live let it
not be said that you have evil thoughts, for
evil thoughts and doings bring trouble to
your land. will continue to do as l have
always done, offer up my feeble prayers for
your good, but remember well that peace
must reign in your land. With this
last request, dear friends, my mission to
your camp is completed. I will add
that l have brought you tobacco to smoke,
which / hope you will accept with the assur-
ance of the truthfullness of my statements. At
the same time, for the kind reception you
have given to myself and party, and with all
my heart, l shall ever pray for your future
welfare and happiness. 1 am now ready to
listen to you words"
During this opening the most profound
silence was observed.
"sPEECH OF BLACK MOON,
on behalf of the entire camp. He rose with
the calumet in hand said:
Listen well to what am going to say. "
Addressing his people, he raised the pipe TO
the heavens and pointing it to earth. Then
addressing the Black Gown, he begged him
to touch it with his lips and let his hand rest
on the stem. While doing so he said, ''let US
smoke" which was done, and passed round
from US to others. Then in loud voice he
exclaimed: '"The Black Gown came far to
meet with us. He looks fatigued and
careworn. | am glad to see him, L
welcome him here with all my heart. His
words are good and full of meaning and
truth. He speaks well. Everything he says
is the desire of my heart. But there are
many sores in our bosoms to heal. Our
country is desolated and impoverished by
cruel war, of which beginning l claim no
part. The eastern Sioux and Cheyennes
commenced it. 1t has been forced on US,
and now when we travel over our country
we frequently behold red spots, and they are
not the red spots of the slaughtered buffalo,
but of our fellow-comrades, or the white
men. Our country was once full OF game,
but since the war the animals seem to de-
test their native homes, and / belieye 1t is in
consequence of the human blood that they
have been driven far away. Again, the
whites have been cutting our country up
with roads, building forts at different points
and frequently and unkindly put our people
in prison, and that for little or no cause.
They ruin our country and cut our timber
with impunity. l have always told them
that l did not want remuneration
for roads, nor would l sell
my country, as some of my
people have done. My father lived and died
here and so would l. And if my white broth
ers did right don't think we should have, or
ever have had, troubles. l have always liked
to have goods to trade, but cannot bear the
idea to have the country filled with white
men. Some are good; great many are bad ,
they frequently treat us badly; and frequent
ly have our people been shot by the travellers
over the plains, whilst they were seeking food
for their children, which the Great Father
gave them and has taught them it was their
own. We have been cruelty treated and many
times treacherously deceived, and this while
under the protection of the white chief. But
these things are past and 1 now hope will be
forgotten from this day. will say no more
but will conclude my speaking by thanking
you, the Black Gown, in the hearing of all
my people for the truly welcome news that
you have so kindly brought u.s. We will ac-
cept of your tobacco and the kind advice of
our Great Father, and extend our hand in
the presence of all, and the Great Spirit, as
the hand of peace" And then turning to
the assembly, he said, ''Let the past be for
gotten.''] "Some of my young men will ac-
company you to the fort, to accomplish this
most or all others desired EVENT. He then
resumed his seat.
SPEECH OF SITTING BULL,
Chief of the warriors. He came forward
and very boldly said, after having gone
through all the ceremonies, as the Black
Moon did:
''Father, you pray to the Great Spirit for
US and thank you. l will and I have often
besought the kindness of the Great Spirit,
but never have l done so more earnestly than
to-day, that our words may be heard above
and to all quarters Of the earth. When first
saw you coming, I had evil thoughts and my
heart beat, caused by the remembrance of the
past. But babe it be still, and it was so;
when shook hands with you, my comrade, and
my sister, in the prairie, / felt a change and
hardly knew what to say, but my heart was
glad and quickly formed decision. l am
and have always been fool and warrior.
My people caused me to be so. They have
been confused and troubled for several years
past, and they look upon their troubles as
coming from the whites, and become crazy
as Dit were and pushed me forward. l
have led them for the past four years in bad
deeds. The fault is theirs as much as mine.
I will now say in their hearing, welcome,
father, messenger of peace, and hope quiet
and more to our country. As l am not full
of words, I will now thank you in the pres
ence of our chiefs and braves for your kind
ness, and / accept the tobacco as a token of
peace, trusting that you will always con inue
to wish us well. have now told you all,
and all is said that can be said. Some of
my people will return with you to meet the
chiefs of our great father, who are sent to
make peace hope it will be all accom-
plshed and whatever is done by them l will
accept and remain ever a friend to the
whites.''
After shaking hands with us all he turned
to the crowd and asked them if they had
heard his words. ''How how!'' ran through
the crowd. A moment after he returned and
said that be had forgotten three things. He
wished all to know that he did not propose to
sell any part of his country, nor did he wish
the whites to cut his timber along the Mis-
souri,, and especially the oaks. He was
particularly fond of looking at the little
groves of oaks and had reverence for them.
They had withstood the wintry storms and
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