Year: 1876

Via SIDNEY. Ncb, Sept %. 1876.
Tho nrst council with the Sioux at Spotted Tail
Agency with the full commission held this af.er-
noon. Colonel Boone. as chairman said My friends,
seven days since sent down some propositions TO
you that were submitted to the people at Red Cloud
We have como now to hear your answer.


SPEECH OF SPOTTED TAIL


Spotted Tail said:-Wc have come here 10 meet y0u,
my friends We have considered the words you
brought from the Great Father and have made up
my mind, THIS Is The ni,h TINE words have come 10
made on Horse Creek here was promise made to
borrow the overland road OF tho Indians and though
boy then they told me that promises werc made
last hty years These promises have not been
Kept.


Aaynadeer, when there was no promise made, but we
made friends and shook hands


PRoMIsKs BROKEN


Then thero was the treaty made hy General Sher-
man, General Sanborn and General Harvey when
were told we should have annuies and goods for
thirty years. They said this but did not tell the
truth. A. that time General sherman told me tho
country was minc and ! shonld select any place
wished for my reservation said 1 would tnke the
country IRON the head of White River to the Missouri
He said he would give cows raise CATTLE
raise horses and and TO haul logs WITH TO
haul goods and earn money that way. He said, also,
there should be issues OF sucn things needed TO
learn the arts with, aud besides that money TO every
ono. He told Us each OF US should have Sl5 Tor an
annuity, but l told them that q bad
amount; that We did not understand money and
that It should be $40 to each one and he asssnted to
that He told Inc these things should be carried ouL
and for me 10 TO the mouth OF WhitestOne and To-
my people, and those things should be fulfilled 70
But It was not true When these promises failed
to be carried out went 10 the Great Father,
and went his house and told hum these things Tho
Great Father told me to so home and select any place
in my country chose for my home and 20 there and
place and moved here They told me If would movo
here should receive iulhimenf OF the promises
and some s' old wagons tSa. were worn out.
Again, last summer you camc to talk about tho
country, and we SAID VIC would consider the matter.
We SAID would leave II TO the Great
Father for him 10 sctte. In reply to that he
has you out this summer. You have come to
visit our land. And We ask you how many years
tore mo are traders; are merchants. Yoc have not
come here TO turn anything out OF tho way without
paying tor IT,


SENTIMENTS OF CIVILIZATION.


When man has possession that hc values, and
another party comes TO buy IT, he brings with him
such good things as be wishes to purchase il WITH Ny
friends your people have both intellect and heart
uso these 70 consider in what way you can do the
best 10 live Ny people who are here before You are
precisely tho same. see that my frcpds before
men Of age and dignity, and men OF that kind have
good Judgment and consider we'll what they
do. inicr from that that you here
10 consider we'll what shall be good
for my people for long time to think each Of
you selected somewhere good piece OF land for
himself, with the Intention TO live on It that ho may
there raise his children. Ny people not different
They also live upon the earth and upon things that
come TO them from above. We havo the Same thoughts
desires In that respect that the white people have
This the country where they born, where they
acquired all their property, children and
thor horses You have come here to buy this country
OF us and would be we'll If you would come with she
goods you have promised to give us and to put them
out OF your hand the GOOD price pro-
pose to pay for IT, Then our hearts would be glad.
My people have grown up together with these whitc
have learned to speak their language and our chill
drcn with them In our school and We want to DO
considered all one people with them.


A MESSAGE TO GREAT FATHER


Ny friends, when you 60 back to the Great Father
want you to tell him to send goods: send yokes
and and give US wagons, earn money BY
hauling goods from the railroad This to mo to
be very hard day half oi our country Is at war; and
we have come upon very difficult times This
did not spring up hero In our. land: II WAS brought
upon by the children Of the Great Father who
10 take our land from US without pricc, and who do
children are to blame TOR this trouble. We
have here storehouse TO hold pro-
Visions but the Great Father sends us very
li.tle provisions TO put into our storehouse and
when people became displcased with provisions
and have north hunt the children Of the Great
Father are lighting them 1t has our wish 10 1.-Two
here peaccably, but the Great Father has filled with
soldiers who think only OF our death. Some OF our
people who have gone from here order that they may
change, and others who have gone north hunt
been attacked BY soldiers from this direction
when they have got north havo been attacked by
soldiers from other directions aud now when they are
willing back the soldiers stand between them
and keep them from coming home II 10
there is better way than this When people come to
trouble It is better for both parties TO toge her
without arms talk over lind some peaceful way





TO settle.


You have mentioned to mo two countries The
Missouri River country know. When were there
VIC had great deal of trouble lett hundreds more
people buried there. The other country have never
secn but agree to go and look at 1t with itty OF my
young men. When this trouble cod the Great
Father stopped the sale of ammunition, which has
caused great suffering to my people, notwithstanding
are all sincere to do what Is good Tor people
My friend pointing TO General Van Dever), you
wise When you here last spring you told
me you would help me- want you do II.


Swift Bear then said they wanted TO consider until
tomorrow The propositions read for the nd
time and Interpreted, and the council adjourned TIL
morning.


THE TREATY sIGNED--HEsITANcY OF THE ~


DAMS OVERCOME THROUGH rHR INFLUENCE


OF sQuAw MAN.


SPOTTED TAIL AGENCY, Neb., Sept 25, 1876,


Via SYDSEY, Mob. Sept. 26


A treaty with the indians Of this agency was con-
cludcd this evening after three hours council Spot
ted Tail another lengthy speech, In which be in
sisted upon going down to tho Indian Territory first
looking at the country, and then gong to Washington
talk with the Great Father and touch the pen at the
same time. He also insisted upon delay in signing
the treaty until the present satisfactorily SET
tied. He said--


wish to navo two men help One Is the chief
minister (ponting to Bishop Whippc) and the other
Rev. Mr.. Hnman, to settle the matter. You have the
to his will You know this war trouble does not
please the Great Spirit and want you to help rub
" out.


WHAT BArTisrE GOOD SAID.


Baptisie Good said q white minister Episcopalian
has come here teach US, bat don't think IL Is done
properly. would like to have some female ministers
come dressed IN black clothes, to receive the girls