Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-19

there, and pay so little attention to the
forming thst the people dont lesrn any
hing from them They have plows, but
DOM know how to use them ~
$40 the Indians generally want to 1--we
IKE white people now F'
y es. 50 tar IS ! know. My people
know 40, and the Others 7 know SAY thay
90. 7 gel letters from The chiefs Of other
bands who say their people
want 70 live Ike the white people. 1 think
All The Indians woald he better of 20 i've
Like the white men"
DO y0ur people gel sl0ng Aetter since
they have oeeR Trying TO live Ike white
men ?"
a long time ago there was plenty OF
game for as. Nov there is none. " hon
game was plenty we got along very well.
We lived comfortable ana were happy.
Now there is no game. We are better On
Ghis Way when we gel what we are sBti-
t'eG 20 from the government. But we are
400 oCten cheated o0t o. il by The agents.
II we can have our rights under The
treaty we wjj be very comfortable, better
on Than we were before As ID is We are
no better o6 than we were ten w5atare
ago"
DO vour people want 80 wear clothes
and I'VE in houses Ike tho white menP'
"oh, YES. 1bey all wear clothes Il They
can set them, some can not get more
than shirt, bat as fast as they can cet
them they are glad TO wear them soa 70
dress and live Ike white meE, some o.
oar Young men dress very wei and are
very smart, As long as we have good
agent We gel along Wen, bat when we
have : bad one 50 Slec0urages us and
knocks tae Aie out 81 as"
Are yoUr people growing greater on
less 1'
~ think they are growing greater since
taeN are Irving 10 live like tbe white
people. They have less sickness when
theY lave IN houses. and like The white
people ip tAo big cities thoir families jN-
crease pretty fast, think they are grow
ING greater in number ana win 90 So 81
they can live IN houses ana farm like the
white people"
Rcd Cloud evidently proposes 50 wage
Che war against AGENT &cGill{cUddy So
the bitter end, he has come 80 stay this
time until he SETS McGilicuddv's scalp,
eu0 the indications are tAat he viii get H.,
Here II what he said 40 NE President: 81
am head chief Of my people. My people
made me Gbet and when I made p
treaty with the government Is years ago
the Commissioners made me chief NoN
are chief Of the white people and the In
diaus. So my people held a council and
told me SO come 10 Washington SO see YOU
ami have talk with YOU, My people have
been treated very bad, and when we heard
that new Great Father had been elected
we We're all very glad. Our agent is bad
man, Resteale ftom Us and ahusee us. and
he has sent an OF the good white men out
81 Che country and nus had men in their
places, For long time 7 have been aak-
ing cor new agent but Che other Great
Father would not hear my words, Now
tell YOU ! want a new agent. The Great
Father sends us plenty So eat and plenty
~ clothes 80 Wear. but our agent don't let
us have what belopee 60 us. he steals IL
anu let's us stsrve and freeze. ! want my
people 10 work. aud my people want Go
work and raise corn and other
things like white men. but the
agent won't let us have things 60
work with, Ito don't give us eeeds
TO plant, nor anybody to show va how 80
work We want an agent who will let ne
have what ia ours. and not steal what the
Great Father eenda ug Some Of my
Young men have wanted 90 kin the agent
FOR treating up 30 bad, but told them not
Co do il, ! said wait till . new Great
Father ip elected. then he will take this
bad agent away and give ne good agent
Agent MeGiliouddy hae boon sent for.
and the matters OF the quarrel between
him and Rcd Cloud will be thoroughly in.
Vcsugated.