Year: 1872

The Supplemental Treaty.


WASHINGTON, May 2S.-Oficial in.
formation has been received from Min
lister Schenck regarding the supple
mental treaty, but it is not of def mite
character and cannot therefore be obs
tanned for publication. The information
received was under consideration at the
Cabinet meeting to-day. The officials
are very reticent on the subject, refusing
even to say whether the information
indicates favorable or unfavorable action
of the British Government.


Nominations Sent 10 the Senate.


The President sent the following
nominations to the Senate to-day :
Henry Selbey, to be Collector of Gus
toms at Duluth, District Of Minnesota
David II. Porter, of Ohio, to be inter-
prefer of the Legation and Consul
General in Turkey; Egbert Delongberry,
of New York, to be Secretary Of the
Legation in Japan.


The President and the Indian Del


egatiOn.


The President to day gave audience to
Red Cloud and his delegation of lndi'
ans, who, on entering the formers Of
flee at the Executive Mansion, ranged
themselves around the table. The
President stood next to Red Cloud and
Red Dog, and through the Interpreter
spoke as follows:


"Tell them | am glad to see them
here and to know that they tried hard
to carry out the promises heretofore
made to keep the peace with the whites.
Red Cloud could not prevent the mur-
ders which recently took place in their
country, but would if he could. We
want to all we can to advance and
help Red Cloud and his people that
they may become self supporting, The
time will come when game will
give out, and they must resort to other
means for q subsistence We
want them on lands where they can
have permanent homes and make the
location agreeable to them. They must
talk further on this subject with the
Secretary ofthe Interior who acts for
me. / do not want them to remove
beyond the present territory which they
now occupy, except with their own con-
sent, but then to reflect on this subject,
as the advantages are not for day or a
year, but forever. If they consent to
this will tell them all we will do. If
they will 60 to the Cherokee country
we will set apart lands for themselves
and children. 1t is a large country
and they will never suffer from cold.
We will build houses for their chiefs
and give them all shelter and supply
them with produce and cattle and en-.
courage them in farming and assist them
in raising stock and appoint for this
purpose either Indians or white
man, as they shall prefer. We will
also instruct them how to read and
speak English and otherwise contribute
to their comfort, so that when the game
is all gone they may live securely and
comfortably. All the treaty obligations
we have entered into with them will be
kept by us 80 long as they respect
them. ANY reply that Red Cloud and
Red Dog may have to make must be
made to the Secretary of the Interior
after they have talked over among
themselves what l have suggested"


Red Cloud replied that he had very
few words to say, and then spoke about
the agency Of his country.


The President reminded them that
that was subject of talk with the Sec
retary OF the Interior and the Commits
sioner of Indian Affairs. He was glad
Red Cloud and his braves had passed
through our country. The number Of
our people though very large was in
creaslng every day and more persons
come from foreign countries to this in
year than the whole number OF Indians
in America.


The Secretary of the Interior said to
the Indians that he had the Presidents
views on the subject and would consult
with them on the place Of the agency
before they left the city, and now pro-
posed to retire as the Presidents public
business gave him no further time for
talk. The Indians then filed before
the President each shaking him by the
hand as they slowly retired from the
room.