Sacramento daily record-union., 1888-09-08
INDIAN ELOQUEsCE.
Some Pointed Speeches BY Indians at ihe
Crow. Creek CouueiI.

ST. PAUL (Minn.), September 2d-A
Crow Creek, paksto, special of the Pioneer
Press ,s,.ys: The Council yesterday evening
wa, aii exciting one. and finally resulted
in securing nearly one hundred signatures.
The Cuuncil was called at late hour, and
Chief " bite Iyhost was the first speaker
BE dadgsd the real question and devoted
saue lime - old QUestiers and old CON-
piainis.
lie was fnllowei by several other chiefs,
who fpllnwed ,he lead ot White Ghost.
Judge Wright thea made an eloqnent
appeal 1.-The indiana 10 take advantage of
Tbs Act aud SCENE an iailispuied tile to
their lands.
The Indians had made The request shat
a large number II Indians at Standing
Rock be removed on his reservation, but
wnen the qnestIoa ef signing was raised
they a. orep sci up-;s plea that they had no
land 10 seil-that they needed il for the
using generation.
Judge Wright asked Why they wanted
these people to come down here if they
were short of land, and stated that it
lot ked as though the Indians were not
playing an. open game.
Major Anderson informed the Indians
that the time for signing bad arrived. A
number were anxious TO sign and return TO
their homes, and he eoeld no longer hold
them back.
White Ghost sprang TO his feet and de
clared that be was not ready 10 sign. and
would not do so. He was followed by
number of other chiefs, who made similar
declarations.
PROGRESSIVE INDIAN.
The real sensation of the day came when
Bowed Head, an Indian. delivered the fol-
lowing urgent appeal to his fellow Indians:
:" / am on a different path from some of
ho of |
sitting there but I am q member of the
tribune, and / want TO make a lead for the
children. am not afraid of you because
you are men. The only man 1 am afraid
of is God, in whom l believe. While on
this earth. if there is any salvation to save
souls, want to save the young generations
of this tribe You, chiefs, have spoken of
our forefathers, and their graves upon the
| hill. What did they do for us2 They left
behind them an old amp-fre, where even
now the grass does not grow, and old buff
, falO bones that we can see on that
prairie That is all that Is left of their
work Young men, do you wish your
| children to 90 on in this way2 Yon,
| Ghiefs-my brothers, my cousins and my
relations-I pray you have mercy on the
| Young people who are beginning life and
! have no property to start with Come for
ward, you Chiefs, and set us an example.
We are waiting for you, because you are
| Chiefs, hut if you do not come forward We
will go forward, regardless of you.'
| ANOTHER EFFECTIVE SPEECH.
A young Indian by the name of VIII
| liams said thst in the presence of elder
men ne uncovered his head. de then
made the most telling and effective speech
/ that has yet been delivered by the Indians,
calling on the Indians-if they loyed their
children and wished them to become edu-
| Gated and made happy and prospercus-to
come forward and sign the paper, and then
| walked brayely up to the table and, re-
gardless of threats, placed his names upon
| the bills.
THE ICE BROKEN.
at this action the entire mass of indians
sprang to their feet, and fos moment a
fearful silence prevailed. Then the friends
of the bill, including two, Chiefs, gathered
about the table. and those opposed seeing
the folly of interference, quietly and indi-
yidually Withdrew from the Council.
About sixty names We're enrolled 81 the
Council. and about thirty more later on at
the rooms of the Commissioners.