Year: 1870

Another Interview Between Secretary Cox.


Commissioner Parker and Red Cioud-The


Chief Not Satisfied with Promises of Pre-.


sents and Wants the Soldiers Removed from


His Counsry-Departare Of the Indians for


New York.


WASHINGTON June 49, 1870.


Secretary Cox and Commissioner Parker, at the
request Of Red Clond, gave the latter an interview
on Sunday. Several Of the party delayed attending,
being dissatisfied with former proceedings, but they
Were induced to come into the room. Among others
present were Representatives Garfield, Ferry, Lafiin
and Smith, OF Oh!o General Walker, Superintendent
OF the Census, and Commissioner Of Customs Sar-
gem. Commissioner Parker remarked to them that
If they had anything to say they would now be
heard.


RED CLOUD then spoke IS follows:-


FATHER-i have come to bid you goodby. I
want an answer to my request for the men have
named for my agents and traders. DO not want
strange men. also ask for seventeen horses to take
US back home from the railroad Before you sent
troops to my country you never had any trouble.
ask yOa whe'her i dId any damage to those who
passed through my country. i divided with them
what had put moccasoIis on their feet and made
them presents Of horses Listen to me. All OF you
seem TO be against us. The men you send cut to my
country always make war, and all they want Is TO
make money by destroying u.s. do not want any
military men lor my agents or superintendents.
VINO are poo:, who may ill their pockets. These
do not w.nt. intend to make speech In New
York.


Secretary Cox replied


AS Red Clgud wants to leave here today viii try
to be short III what have TO SAY. AS to agents and
traders, Red Cloud repeated what he said the other
day. We are not prepared now TO name the
traders or agents. We shall not send anybody there
20 steal from them, If we know it, If you see any
agent trader cheating you we want you to tell u.s.
putting on agents north Of Fetterman is new
thing and depends upon seeing that you are will
10 fba Mfsao.t nj
river. Tbs new arrangement Is made out OF kind
ness and we are going to carry 1t out. What we say
M nat we are r., not now ready to determine
the Question The President made his answer the
moved because we agreed to do So Fort Fetterman
Is soath OF the Platte river. We cannot remove 1t
now. we heeye It Is as much protection for the
from going into the country BON ways. We know
soldiers some times make mischief, but If we bring
them all away ihere will be trouble than evcr
before. we have them there TO Keep both sides
peaceabe. We have not yet got from the Great
a" eners sns sm, 5 aSe to maze
deal to buy presents on the way for you and
your families but we have not YET got the seventeen
o take home 70 We to tens eassen's yOs
shall stay quietly in The home assigned to you we
shall keep adding to your presents. The treaty I
read to You the other day named good many things
from time to time do not want to promise you
anything that we VIII not do. and, there
FORE we are stingy in making promises
do not want to say anything You VIII not
find true when you get out on the Plains. We hope
you are going home determined TO be our friends
and that we Will never have another quarrel with
the Sioux people When we feel that all your people
are really our friends we Will be more generous to
them. You will see how kindly all our people are
toward you. We hope you Will have safe and
pleasant journey home, ana when you reach 1t you
will send us word by telegraph. We remember all
you have said in council here


RED CLOUD, after pause, replied:--


know you will remember what have said, for
you have good memories. II l had not been for
peace should not have come to my Great Fathers
house. Tell yonr children to keep the peace | do
not say to my Father, go to my country and scare
the game away" Tell him TO keep his people away.
Will not do wrong. Ifyou had kept your people across
the Platte you never would have had any trouble.
You have your land fenced in and do not want US to
come on 1t. We have our land fenced in and do not
want you to i,'trnde on us. ALI nations are
around u.s. l do not want 10 make war
with the Great Father. l want to show
l go away peaceably. l want 10 raise my
children on my land and therefore want my Great
Father 10 keep his children away from ine. was
never raised by my father on horses. The Mexicans
showed me how TO ride them. want good horses
the same as you gave TO Spotted Tail. am not mad
with YOU. ! have got a better heart. l am gong
home. II you viii not give nle horses, very we'll
God Almighty raised NE naked. an much pleased