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Show IJeil Cloiiil 3Iiikes a Sieec2i. By Ti-legmi.h Washington, June 7. There was a great council between the secretary ot the interior and commissioner Parker and the Indian delegations held to day. Secretary Cox made a speech, promising that all the treaty stipulations stipula-tions will be observed by government, but no arms nor ammunition until lied Cloud and his people promise to keep the peace Pied Cloud, in reply, said: "The great f.ther may be good and kind, but I can't see it. I have been good aud kind to white people and have given tbem my lands. The great father has sent people out there aud left me nothing but an island. Our nation is inciting away like snow on the side of the hills, where the sun is warm, while your people are like blades of grass iu spring w hen summer sum-mer is coming. 1 don't want to see white people making roads iu our country. The white man has sprinkled bfood on the blades of gra.-i about the line of Fort Fetterman. Tell the great taiher to remove that fi.rt, then we will be peaceful and there will be no more trouble. I have two mountains in that country, Black Hill and Big Horn. I want no roads there. There have been stakes driven in that country coun-try and I want them removed. 1 don't want a reservation on the Missouri; Mis-souri; my people are dying off like sheep; the country don't suit them. From the north and west the red nation has ciime into the great father's hand. Wc are the last, of the Ogallaliahas, and have come to know the facts from our father why the promises made us were not kept. The men whom the president sends are soldiers and all have no sense and no heart. Yours are tte pe pie who thou'd keep peac, for tho i adroatis yoa are parsing pars-ing tlir mgh my country , I hive not received tveu a brass ring for the lmdtaey occupy. You whites maie ail the uuiaiuniiion. What'd the rea-sju rea-sju yen don't give it to tat? Are you afraid I am going to war? You are g eat aud powerful. I don't want it lor that purpo e, but t kill i amy. j with. I suppose 1 ruu-t iu time o i to fartuirg, but can't, do it riht : mvy. " i Lit le B ar made a short fpeech, and ! compiaii,ed of liud tre'tment. I Secretary Cox prmd el to report j a 1 that l ad lm ss-'d t i 'he presi- ifeut, and arrange the ti ue for me t-inor t-inor with him. |