Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1890-09-25

anu WlUluteW Hills IL dts IAuCl DIS pos
sible from the public gaze.
There is no danger of any los of Free
monts fame, however. History will do
him full justice. His record is so full #
striking incidents that it affords wide
field alike for the biographer, historian,
and romancer His early career is
unique, and abounds in adv entures.
Fremont's speech to the Indians at
Fort Laramie has oftsn been spoken of
as the turning point in his career. In
a sense it was turning point, since
every resolution taken by very brave
man increases his capacity for independ-
ent decision ofaction, but at Fort Laramie
there was probably no room for doubt
in Fremont's mind whatever, which is
scarcely the case with man on the
point of a supremely important step 1t
will be remembered that the first
expedition set out in 1S42, Lieutenant
Fremont having been married little
over six months when he left Washing
ton to make his preparations for depart
ure. On the 18th of July the expedition
reached Fort Laramie. The outlook, if
it proceeded, was one well calculated to
ity and, united with the Cheyennes and
Gros Ventres, were securing the upper
country in war parties of great force.
At the time they were known to be di.
rectly in the path of the expedition. The
voyagers were in CONSERVATION. When
Fremont coolly prepared to go on Carson
as ooolly made his will The explorer
was on the point of starting when the
chiefs assembled at the fort attempted to
detain Fremont on the plea that their
young men on the war path would mis-
take him for an enemy. Fremont an
swered by asking the elder chiefs to &C.
company him and thus prevent blood
shed. They refused, and almost with his
foot in the stirrup Fremont made them
a speech which was Of the true Leather
stocking ring:
"You say that you love the whites
Why, then, have you killed so many this
spring? You say that you love the
whites and are full of many expressions
of friendship to us, but you are not will
ing to undergo the fatigue of few days
ride to save our lives. We do not be-
lieve what you have said, and will not
us tells his soldiers to do is done. We
are the soldiers Of the great chief, your
father. He has told us to come here and
see this country and all the Indians, his
children. Why sh ould we not go? ., Be-
fore we came we heard that you had
killed his people and ceased to be his
children, but we came among you peace
ably, holding out our hands. Now we
find that the stories we heard are not
lies, and that you are nolonger his friends
and children. We have thrown away
our bodies and will not turn back. When
you told lis that your young men would
kill us you did not know that our hearts
were strong, and you did not see the
rifles which my young men carry in their
hands. We are few and you are many.
and you may kill us all. but there will
be much weeping in your villages, for
many of your young men will stay be-
hind and forget to return with your war
riors from the mountains. Do VOW think
that our great chief will let his, soldiers
die and forget to cover their graves? Be
fore the SHOWS melt again his warriors
will sweep away yourvillages as the fire
does the prairie in autumn. D Seei 4 liaveS
pulled down my whites HOUSES and my
people. are ready. When the su,fsis ten
PAGES higher we shall be on the march.
II you have anything to tell us you viii
say it soon. ''9'
Without waiting for a reply he broke
up the conference. and in few minutes
was among the hills. s...