Year: 1867

you can in a few years have herds OF cattle
and horses, like The Cserokees. Creeks and ohocaws
aud csn have corn feids like the Papcas Yanktons
shawnees aud f6ttawattonies You for yo rseives
that The white advancing In all directions and


spite OF all you do they will soon have all tho good
land OF this country, so that unless you choose homo
now 1t be late next year. The railroad the
Platte will be built and that up the Smoky Hill also. If
you are damaged We must pay you fuli and II your
young men attempt to interfere the Great Father who
out OF Kindness TO you has heretofore held back the
white soldiers and people. will lat them out, and YOU
will bo swept out OF existence We therefore propose to
let the whole Sioux nation (you included select coun-
try on the Missouri river embracing the White Earth
and Cheyenne rivers, 10 have forever and propose
TO allow you 10 keep out all white men, except such


traders and agents as you may choose there to cultivate
the land, build houses and herds OF ponies cattle,
sheep &c. We propose to help you there as long
az you need help and 10 let you have any
rass nns co CT men you want 70 show you now SNasos
We could teach your children 10 read and write. We
also propose TO offer the heyennes Kiowas Camanches
and Southern Indians similar homes in the country be-
low the Arkansas and II OF you prefer that country
you can go there and have the same advantages


great many treaties have been made by those who
have preceded US We are Wiling to abide By their
action bu, fear they did make full allowance for
the rapid growth OF our people, and as our cid men
are forgotten. But you for yourselves that the
travel tho country has increased much that the
purposes, ana building costly roads of iron with
steam locomotives. You cannot stop them any moro
than you can stop the sun or moon and must sub
init, and do the best you for yourselves II any OF
you wish to travel and for yourselves, will pay
your expenses and let you how the white men are
increasing in numbers and power They hardly think OF
you call war out here and II they make up their
minds, they will como to these Plains a. thick as the
largest herd Of bufaloee, and they win kin you all


We. your friends therefore, want yon of your own
choice, 10 do what know best for yourselves We
offer you to choose your own homes and help you 10
rights white man has We are willing to do for you
better than do for white mon who come across the
great sea. This Commission Is not peace commission
wants 10 be kind and liberal to the Indians Of tho
Plans II they keep peace but If they will not hear rea
son. then that these roads be made safe By
that will be different from you have seen
We will DO hero again in November, until which slime
you may hunt the Republican; but then want
again herr and tell for I'D II agree 70
90 the White Earth next spring. In that event we
will provide for you here on Bradys Island till the grass
grows Ia the spring, when want you 10 so to the
White Earth to pick out future homes the nearer
the Missouri tho better for BY that river steamboats,
dsrs cans can get III their goods cheap ". would like you to
think Of those things now and 70 say what you thinks
but will leave the articles Of our agreement to be
made when come back here In November


Tho Indians to the council with the expectation
Of receiving full supply Of powder and lead for ther
fall hunting, and the announcement BY General Sher
that but little would be given them and that only to
Spotted Tails band, caused many gruns Of dissatisfaction
among the audience and Turkey Foot left the councin
disgust making mis- way rapidly the bluffs in the
direction Of his people, probably with the determination
that since powder and lead were denied him he would
arrows


Senator Henderson next addressed the Indians giving
them lew words OF INSTRUCTION ana advCe, which were
received with repeated How How! Hows! by the
Indians.


SPEECH OF SENATOR HENDERSON


We will meet you Medicine Lodge creek the 18th
OF October next at North Platte the LIST OF Novem
Der, aud at Laramie on the Sd Of November. We hope
YOU will appoint chiefs with full authority treat with


Us at one or the other Of those places You can ,ake
your choice You treat jointly with your friends
or by yourselves. II the 0gailalas and Cheyennes
here wish to bo included in the treaty
With their friends Powder river. wi consen. Ii
the Bru6s here wisn to treat Jointly with the Brues OF
with Others you can go TO the place your friends
with whom you want to 60 will be- But IL you prefer
separate contract With you can meet Ls at this place
tho 1sb Of November and Xe will! treat With you by
yourselves. But between now and the time OF the
council you keep the peace You must not attack
the roads the cattle trains. you want anything
call on your agent Colonel Patrickl until come
again. When make a contract OF peace with you we
will give you all the powder and lead you want and We
will give honestly the goods and presents which wo
shall agree TO give you in the contract This eomms-
sion has talked TO you plainly. 1t may bavs been un.


In reply to the propcs kubmitied by tho Commss
soners, the Indians replied. tnrongh their Chiefs a.
follows:


SPEECH or SWIFT Br.r A SIOUX.


MY FRENps:-we have made friends with the whites
and expect TO be such. You have been talking TO US
yesterday and to-day. All my people have heard H. l
do not suppose you have told bad word 10 all your
speeches All you said was good. You have told US
that have been made here You SEQ mo standing here
Sioux thought all these rcd men were IKE me
1n onT von toS rs we wer.
be friends and that we we're TO separate friendly and
not nght any more have been always at peace my
self but am speakug for Others outside. away
hunting game and friendly with ihe whites. un-
dsrsood that my Grand Father had sent word for Us to
them in and mako peace. ! did 30 and ]
am back here. / went TO their village and
told your words TO them; l oenevo l .od
six Commissioners coming to mske pcace--to make
good peace told the Indians to lay down their arms
and brought them in I told taem that was living
With the whites. that happy was living WE'LL and
did not suffer for anything After dong all that
thought you would have pity and them ard make
peace thought you would give little ammunition
to get living with and to mako our hearts glad and
when get home TO make our people glai Take pity
US this day l have gooc deal oil trouble N this
country. friend TO the whites We do not want
much ammun tion. only enough to kill game with. II
you give you will not die 1t viii not hurt you at all
You will have your lives. am an Indian, and what
The white mon tell me always listen TO. | never
do wrong IL they listen 70 me. hope we VIII meet
sgaIn You are gong around to mees our people 1
will speak to you again when weet just give the
Indian Little ammunition is oil have 10 say.


srEkcH or wKo.vALgs. UsDgR- -rnE-GRousp IAN
oqALrALA sIoUz).


NY rRyyps-I want you 70 look 81 me we'll an an
0gaals and born and raised on tn ground so
whites and have known the tine when my relatives
did live well and happy with them. Wnat the whites
had 70 eat they shared u win us ny irsnas nave
Now am going to be big man have VIE aud
children take Of The whites have always loved
them and do not want TO do anything out OF the way.
/ want the hearts OF women and children TO be
strong Ny Grand Father has sentyou to tell Gus good
words Spotted Tail got the good words and brought


them TO u.s. and he brought here 10 make peace. We
together TO day and believe Ne shall be treated
we'll. am red skinned man and am poor: was
raised on the prairie You white men are rich. You


live well. Do not the men Who come here and trade 60
back with something We give themr We always share
what have with you What you going 10 give us
to live onS wo do not know where TO 60 or wherc to
ratnbe 10 make living You sent for US and we have
come here to make living and remain ct peace. am
m Indian and cannot make powder. We cannot mako
balls aud caps aud In what direction shall to make
peace and 10 live happy unless get ammunition
| from your I expect TO get some from you for my
| children TO live on.


spEEcH rAwNgE


am not chief q soldier. Ny Great Grand
father may have mighty good ideas and notions
his head; have some very good ones also. am not
alone out here among these people that am living with
Tbers plenty Of people north and south OF US. We
will have some big councils by ana by with
all the big men, aud then IL will be all right Those
people out thero from where I came have
been doing very wrong sll this summer-committing
deprcdstons and such thrgs We heard you had come
now 10 mako peace and hurried 70 come and
you was brought up on buffalo meat want to stay
In this country and live here You ought TO give as
some ammunition for coming in from hunt when