Year: 1875

younger, who has got little gray hair ON his head
That is the kind of man want" lie said Gan right,
Red Cloud, go home, aud in about thirty days there
viii be agent al your place Now, the question |
want to ask, How is hS am not child. l am look
ing for that agent to come and hope my Great Father
Is not going TO deceive That is all have to say on
that subject That what the to my Great Father
the Commissioner of Indian Anairs told me when was
in Washington. am going to talk to you now about
our provisions Over the Platte when Dr. Daniels was
agent used to receive ratons every SEVEN eight
and nine days Here would like TO get them every
ten days think they issued every nine or ten
days they would last longer than If drew them every
seven days; think would provisions by draw
ing them every ten days instead of every seven days
which is the rule ut present We do not around or
go of anywhere. There great many of us here
the Ogallaas, the Wahashaws the Cheyennes and tho
Arapahoes-a great many Indians here, and | wish
ancr you get through, you would get in a wagon and
go and the number OF Indians there is around here
Governor FLRTcnER-We will do that (''How how!'D


RED CLoUD-You will see 1t is something like tho
whites in the States. We have settlements like scat
| tered towns; you have good many and chill
dren in those towns and it is the same here with
! bands and tribes We born all the same-the In
dians and the whites-born with five fingers each
hand; born with faco and eyes and ears, and
mouth to speak There is no difference in
| us at all; the made alike
and the all made alike, they are all about the
same t''How how /" and laughter.) Now as to those
! Black Hills Our Great Father has got great many
soldiers and knew him when he wanted to stop
anything with his soldiers but he succeeded in It, The
reason l tell you that is that the people from the
States who have gone to the Black Hills stealing the
gold, digging il out and taking away and don't see
| why the Great Father don't bring them back.


Governor FLRrcHER-rhe Great Father has ordered
those people be away from there in i've days from
now and if they do not go he will bring them out with
soldiers ('Howl'n


Sitting Bull then arose, and, addressing himself to
Old Man Afraid of His Horse said to hm:"If there is
any thing that Red Cloud has said that you don't like
get up and speak These gentlemen have not come
here for nothing" But the old man made no reply; ho
sat In solemn silence suggesting that sagacty for which
| he Is distinguished, and thereby asserting to Red
Clouds statements


Governor FLErcHKn--n there any others who
would like to speak to will be glad to hear them
and to have them tell us all they want and all they think
about The white man regards Red Cloud a great
Sioux great warrior wise man. and the white man
listens to what Red Cloud says, unless somebody else
has something more to say. amy have We would like
| TO hear from them too. (''How howl"o


Old Man Afraid OF His Horse invited to speak,
but he declined and Red Dog about whom inquiry was
made, absent in the Hills


SPEECH WOUND.


Little Wound, however, came forward and indicated
his desire to speak. He wore cotton shirt, which
good washing might make white; large silver
around his neck brass rings, with shell pendants in
his ears; blue pantaloons and blue blanket on his
knees He said:--


As Old Man Afraid of His Horse won't speak for him.
self will say few words Tor him am glad you have
come here and with the intention OF seeing and
hearing what is going understand you have come
here To about annuity goods and provisions
bacon flour, coffee and beef-and am glad that you
have done it, Back at our old agency ON tho North
! Platte built some adobe houses. We did not build
them for fun or to last for only short time There is
where we were brought up When we were over there
the Platte we had DIR. Daniels for our Father, and
told him often about ideas and views with reference
to our agency. From there we came here and put a
stick down TO mark the land where TO build the agency,
and were promised thirty years provisions and an
nutes. We all did not expect to live to see those
thirty years, but children would and that is why
posted here; that is what was told us when
left there 10 como here. little before We
started from there we had councils There were men
| who lrom the Great Father and had big talks
with US, and put their hands up to the Great Spirit
above with us and told If would here they
would build US big houses and fill them with provisions,
provided would move our agency here; but we have
not seen that done yet want to say my Father
good provisions and have asked him send such
things rice and dried apples and sugar and coffee,
but don't any Of them sent 10 u.s. and DONE
why can't 1.-Two well here you do down there,
when such things were promised to u.s. II seems that
my Great Father decides TO send us such stun
have been eating, and great many small cattle-poor,
small and lean. We have never asked for any beans,





asked for pork-the pork is right yellow and
asked for that kind of pork. Ny Father phe
agen has told that by gong around and counting all
the Indians every lodge he could tell exactly how much
rations to give and how much annuity goods they would
have to receive but 1t has not been done ye-we have
not received enough for the number Of Indians that
have been counted Red Cloud told you that when you
got through your business here you should go out and
see how many Indians were here in our country but
after you them you must not think that that is all OF
the Indians because there good many VINO are not
here about one half OF them have gone out hunt
ing These young you see here nearly all of them,
married men and have families and they are almost
in distress for want of lodgings They have 10 double
up two three families in tent in order 10 get
shelter We would like to have enough tents that
each family could have tent The blankets we get
not good out south last winter after buffalo, and
traded for the blanket have me now. Most Of
those got last have big holes right in the mid
die OF them; they burned where they branded
They told US when moved here we were to get good
clothes such clothes as you wear-whte shirts irock
coats and pants-but don't get them. Now, my
friends going to ask you something. You all
apnear TO be gentlemen and incc men and am very
glad to see you want TO ask you this question III
regard to these poor people OF ours VINO are trading the
beef hides that we get We don't get all they are worth
Tor them and three dollars is all We get and
would like you TO tell us why we don't get more.
Another thing-in regard to our stopping of hunting in
the south When we sold our right to hunt we did not
expect to sell the ground ut least that was not told US
We sold the right to hunt for $25 600, but not the
ground. The why we accepted it was on account
white people going in there and killing the butlos
and throwing all the meat away; that is why we we're
in such hurry in accepting the offer. We told the
Commissioners when took this offer Of $25 900 10
buy some wagons and horses and COWS. want TO
know now, II you can inform us what they cost The
wagons have not come; the horses and cows have
When accepted 1t were told they would bring us
the amount OF IS 900 cattle wagons and horses Tor
the Cut on band (my band and Red Cloud 81 600 worth
for his band. The stock has come but the wagons
have arrived yet want to know IL We have
got tho nll amount OF the $1,000 and the
SIS OO0 We have received xtylOur horses and sixty
COWS. We have looked ut the cattle aud they not
than three years old and from the size Of
the cattle should not think they would cost very
much The horses the sane-snal-and could
not have cost very much. Some OF them are very Wild
could not De broken. one OF the horses cannot
go at all; he will rush at and bite There
fifteen young Of my people who have with thc
Commissioners try to get the Northern Indians To
here hold the Council about the ccssion OF the
Black Hills They went there with good intentions.
have used my influence and have given twenty i've
presents to 10 the Northern Indians TO induce
them and hold the great Council here wish