| Show from the NAT nay herald april 28 interesting from the far west FORT PIERRE N T march starch I 1 suppose you are aware that last f fall fail all ail gen harney sent word to each band of sioux indiana that he wanted ten manfrom men from each band such as they could trust to meet him at this post on the ath of march 1856 when he would tell them what he would do the day appointed over one hundred delegates appeared some bands did not send delegates under the impress impression iod lod that they had made peace last fall one band Yan etona did not send delegates having lately had some little trouble with the indian agent the general informed thos those 1 e present what he had called them together for the annexed document will show you yom the terms to which he added some minor things conditions UPON WHICH AS A BASIS A TREATY OR convention MAY BB BE MADE WITH SUCH OF THE CHIEFS AND HEADMEN HEAD nien dien MEN AIEN OF THE respective TRIBES OF THE SIOUX AS MAY BE DULY EMPOWERED TO ACT 1 that all indians who have committed murders or other outrages upon white persons shall be delivered up for trial to the commander of the nearest military post 2 that all stolen property of every description in the hands of any indian shall be restored to its rightful owners for which purpose the chiefs must be responsible that it is taken in in without delay tor the nearest military post and the commanding officers receipt thereof obtained A description of the manner in which the property was taken from its original owner ac must be left with the commanding officer to enable him to return it according ly 3 the ile indians must not obstruct or lurk in the vicinity of roads traveled by the whites nor in any way molest a traveler through their country they must on the contrary extend protection to all whites found in their country by permission of the proper authorities and they are required to deliver at military posts all offenders of any of their bands against any of our people or their property in case any band shall refuse to make this engagement then all the others shall bind themselves to have no intercourse with them and to give them no encouragement or assistance whatever on their part the united states will en engage 1 to protect the Sioux from the impositions of the whites and to effect this all whites found in their country or passing through it who may commit ara offense offence against them or their property mav may may betaken betoken be taken up by them no greater Al violence olence or torce lorce being used than may be de absolutely necessary and delivered at the nearest nea reit military post ost to be proceeded against according to ours our laws 2 the ile sioux will have their annuities restored eato to them these annuities tobe to be always sent to and distributed from the most convenient military post 3 on a compliance by the sioux cloux with the obligations on their part enumerated ia in the first and second clauses of the foregoing all indian prisoners in our hands who may not be implicated in any murder robbery or other high crime again against erst our people will beset be betat at lib liberty erat in in further efforts to secure the welfare of the indians and especially to protect them against extortion in their traffic with the whites it is contemplated not to permit any traders t to 0 live in their country except in the immediate imme diate vicinity of some tome military post where they can be controlled decontrolled all such traders will be required to have a regular license and in case of misconduct they maybe may be removed from the country by the commanding officer of the troops this however need not be a matter of stipulation as the subject is already under executive control but should be stated in conn council cil cli this paper I 1 think is the decision of the secretary of war all of which was unanimously agreed to by the indians they have brought in the murderers of the mail party and b have ave till the middle of nia may y to bring baing in in the murderers of col gibson late of st joseph and the stolen horses gen harney has asked for the man that killed the cow which caused the ball to be put in motion little thunder chief of the brule band was wag desent resent present in council the general gave up to him 1 the prisoners of his band at this fort tort and sent orders forthome for those at forts kearney and laramie to be given up while here each band elected a chief and sub chief to whom the general gave commissions this pleased them much all have left well weil satisfied with their visit and are now free to roam and hunt over the almost boundless pr prairie alicie |
