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Show THE INDIAX COUNCIL. SPEECHES BY CLNKRAL MOR-KO MOR-KO W, TA13B V, 10 Hi LAS A. D JOE. Sl'RINUVlLLE, Aug. 21, 1ST2. At 11 a.m. to-day a large number of Indians assembled with their chiefs, Tabby, Douglas, To-qu-oim, Wan-dar-oads, John, of Kanoah's band, Joe, of Payson. and Atitero. Gen. Morrow, Supt. Dodge, and Indian agent Crit chilow, also bishops Smoor, Bring-hurst, Bring-hurst, generals Thurber and Pace, and L. S. Wood, interpreter, were present. pres-ent. General Morrow said: I am glad to meet so many of my Indian friends. Tho Utes and the whites havo been together end at peuee so long that they I oucht to feel they are one people. The "Great Father" has sent me here to hold a council with you. I want you to tell me all your troubles. The "Great Father" at Washington is standing with open ears to hear; and all you tell mo shall bo reported to him. The country below has bad Indians. I want you to return to tho reservation, in order that you may not be confounded confound-ed with tho bad Indians. The stores for Douglas have been and arc now at Fort Steele, and they aro waiting to know whether ho will return to the reservation or not. So far as Tabby is oonccrncd we havo already sent to him the goods allotted to him. After you havo told me all your complaints, which I want you to do, and to keep nothing back, then if you wish to see tho "Great Father" I will mako arrangements ar-rangements and go with you to Washington. Wash-ington. I will give you rations of flour and beof to help to get your people peo-ple to the reservation, and furnish you tents, eto., until you can be ready to send your ohiefs to Washington. I would adviso you to send some of your leading men to Washington, so that you can tell the "Great Father" himself him-self what you want. This is all I want to say, and now want to hear you talk-Douglass talk-Douglass said, a long time ago he did not understand it all; their chiefs had made treaties and they desired to hold their treaties good. Ho wished to live as friends, with soldiers, Mormons, Mor-mons, and Indians, aud die so. He wanted peace, and no blood to be shed upon the white earth. He wanted to make a peace that would not be broken. brok-en. Ho didn't waut to be crowded, but for all to laugh and be happy together. to-gether. There was a good deal of talk that made them feel bad, and they didn't get from Washington what they would like to. They felt bad andidn't want to sell their lands. Many of the t agents before had treated them badly , and had not done as they had agreed, but now they had hopes of having justice. An agent at White River had cached the property in the ground intended for them, and it mado his heart sore. The papers were so rotten that they could not read them. Now he felt well; the women would have no occasion to cry, but all would feel well. The advice of Tabby and their leading men was to have peace and they were ashamed of the recent troubles. He I knew nothing about the nature of the : troubles south, himself, but, perhaps, the Indians present might ! It was not the Indians who had horses who stole, but a class of India us south that had no horses, and go a-foot. All the land, except a small portion east of Sanpete and in the Sevier was at peace. Joe said there had not been much blood shed at Sanpete, but it was done by a few Piutes. Ho said he wanted no blood shed in Sanpete. He didn't want that the general should hanker too strongly after Indian mat, as they wero only a few bad Indians guilty. On the Sevier there were Indians making ma-king their living by hunting, and he didn't want them to be killed. Northeast North-east of Sanpete he didn't want the Indians In-dians killed. He had heard that a large amount of money had been sent them, but they had not received it. The agents might have put it into their pockets instead of giving it to Washington's boys. There was no ea use for a "big mad," as there were only two or three killed. Tabby said Dr. Dodge met them io council at Fairviow, and thoy got a bad impression, but they hoped his heart was all right. General Dodge in a joke said he had been with him and he had softoncd him up. Perhaps some may get the idea that he had thrown up iu that country, but that was his homo. He asked where he had ever stolen anything. He had always given good advice, and wished not to hurt Mormons or Americans. All mankind were of one flesh and should have feelings alike. Ho had not deceived de-ceived anybody, but always tried to do right, and he believed the general. If the whites wished to dig ore in the mountains, or to travel, they were welcome. wel-come. The Indians didn't hunt for gold, but they wanted to hunt for doer, and they wished the white man not to hunt the deer but to hunt for gold and silver. Sanpete had been the cause of all the troubles, but in his country the Indian Ind-ian boys were wild and senseless, and committed the depredations. He didn't know what to think about going to Washington, but they would think about it. The Indians were simply hunting deer. Ho was pleased for the blankets, etc., given them, but sometimes some-times they have not felt well, as they ! understood they are given for the land I they live on. They had listened to the counsels of Brigham Young and tho j govornor of Utah, then they never thought of killing whites; but the suspicious sus-picious feeling of their being overrun I had produced the killing already done. : Tho same relations existed between j Ihem and the whites, and all should 1 bo one. Travel where you please, i said he, let Indian and white men sleep i together if necessary. He wished the I general to give all their leading men a recommend so that when the soldiers meet them they will not fight them. Did not know any reason.for the bishop hero bringing tho cattle out of the can- yon, but ho (the bishop) might know of some causo. Ho intended to pass along to Uintah. Had special agent Dodge come along he thought tho Indians In-dians would all havo left the country. They understand that the Indians at Green Kiver and Denver had plenty of everything and they wanted it so hero. They wished general Morrow to send word to Denver to general Thompson that theylecl woll, and tell him of this mcoting. General Morrow said he wished to settlo one thing at a time. Arrangements were made to givo them flour and beef until they could reach Hcbcr city, and that there they would get supplies on their way to tho reservation ; and wanted to know of Douglass and Tabby when they would bo ready to start with their men. They replied they would start in two or threo days. The general wished to know if they could not movo the day after to-morrow; to which they answered "yes." "Then you shall havo the provisions when you get to Strawberry valley, ami there Critobelow will meet you." That being be-ing settled he would now talk about their going to Washington if they wished to. " If you do not conclude now to send your ohiefs to Washing I too, when you conclude to do sd leave j word with my friend bishop Smoot. Douglass, if you should want to eo how will you arrange ?" Douglass taid they would counsel and he would let the general know. Tabby asked general Morrow to obtain tho authority for them to go to Washington; Wash-ington; so if they should want to go, all right ; if not, all right, Tho general gene-ral said he would write to Washington Washing-ton in tho meantime, and when he heard from there ho would let them know at the agency. General Morrow pnid that ho bad heard ot tho complaints made about their land, and ibia und all their complaints com-plaints should bo mndc to tho great lather. Ho understood that the reservation reser-vation at 1'LniiiQ., and also Doul-IW reservation. w;id not good lartuinK ocuntry: V an-dur-odon eaid it wav Tabby said at the treaty nt Sp-ni-h Fork they wre rnnii-cd tlint if tlu;y would go to Lintah they should have plenty of provisions, arms, and amniu-Dilion, amniu-Dilion, but that thoy had not received it yet, and that plenty present knew it to be fact ; but it was gone by so long that it wai almost beyond their recollection. recol-lection. Irish had told them a mighty " big lie " about this. C. D. Evans. |
