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Show Ihev were not willing, for a Consideration, to treat with lis for tho sale of unci, lauds as M n„ t* valuable to yon and which aravalnnltto to the white man. In order that y. tu may un « te • R- lniift thai tho Government wishes to deal fairly with you, nnd I hat therein nodesi. n In lore, von lo do thai which von may not win!, lo do, I will liavn the inlerpieler tiaiislnlotli « ..' « « •- Intio. i or Guiiftress. lb- fore, that is done, however, I wish lr> bavo Iho Uies di: « i » br- « " l of MIL idea that wo desiro to Jorrc this mailer. Wo wish that their action shall be voluntary or The resolution of Congress providing for the formation of a commission In treal w. ih Ibo Indians of the Ulo Nation, as contained in Ibo instructions of the commissioners, was leini an Minus, being translated into Spanish to U- ray, and by U- ray into tho Ulo to Iho ciituo Indian delegation: " An act of Congress, approved April 2: t, 1872, provides ns follows: - That tho Secretary of . lie Inte. inr he, and he i< hereby, autho. i/. ed . and empowered 10 rnlcr into negotiations will, the lite Indians in Colorado Territory for the extinguishment o their ripht .0 the south part of n certain reservation, made, in pursuance of a treaty conclii' eu March second, eighteen hundred and tixty- eight, situated in ibo southwestern portion ol tl. o Faid Territory of Colorado, and icport Ilia proceedings under this act to Congress for its eon-irif. erol. pn, . he, expense of such negotiations lo be paid by the United btates, and to bo hc. e- • * t e c 7 w ! u . 1 then read, sentence by sentence, in Spanish, by Mr. Ferdinand fi^^ nreler to the. commission, and was inlerprete. l. sonlenco by sentence, ... to tho Ulo LiupnaKO byU- ray, that, no mistake might occur, and lhat. il might bo fully understood by tie, vai. uus Indiaiis'in council. Whereupon Commissioner McCook resumed as follows: . , Commissioner McCm. K. Now, it is in obedience, lo this act 0 r Congress thn be & t f the interior, by consent of M10 President of tl. o Unite,! States, has appointed llic.- c <' « iimi , ne . T.^ wbole object of tl. o commission can bo reduced .0 two or threo very « . np lo • propositions. The first is, that wo wish to buy a portion or your hind, d you wish lo so and wo aro willing to give you a fair price for it. Ihil. in nil lhc. su negoi. mmi. s. wo wis lie Ut- s to bear in mind, ami our ins. ruc. ions say to us cxplic tly. that tlh » £ ™ ™ ^ part must be voluntary, and bo concurred in by ibo chiefs and by the people of the a. 0, n . his council. We do not wish you to be influenced by outs. de parlies ... any part. u b. r In whole... alter mint bo voluntary on the part of Iho Ute Nation. In o . c r w o n . ll council we wish .0 hear an expression of opinion on the part ol . ho Indians them e h . s nnd from no other parlies. Now, you understand tho whole object of tho comm. ss o jfymi do not understand, if it has not been explained with sufficient clearness, w0 wis you tea k any questions that may arise in your minds. Mr. Laug, who has just come from tl. o t . es. dviit, will now talk with you. . , . 1 T . Commissioner LAM.. U- ray. I am glad to meet 30.. and all of your people c, c to- day I have, just co. no from Washington. Wo .. nders. a. id what w Iho coin " - n o lho In lu n reneallv. and wo look npon them as brethren. The Frcs. dcnt and iho Cong. ol lie United States know . hat ihey bavo white children and red ch. hl. e,, to care fur cj, n II . r oy know nt Washington, and all the good people of the United Stales know, hi. the rod n ui have been abused and wronged ami clioatcd by bad white men of our country, am the} a10 ulZZZZZZuaZ^ fu doing tor . ho . ed brethren all that they can to ic. novo the I S I Tho President and tl. o Congress of . he Unite. . Sudor, am the good p Z k i of I he h Od have no desiro that . ho Indians ,... 11 ho removed from the lamh ey ' " In lint it is weil known that tl. o white people, ol tl. o land mo gaining ... ...... - S i £ ' and that the red men are bci., P reduced in numbers ; and,, whenever the people , I '. who are not l . i c d ly .0 iho Indians want ,0 drive th- n fro.,,, heir aids a d the caves of their fathers, the Cmig. csH nnd the. cood people say no. I In. wlnl- e. to ire pahungn numbers and pressing for mo. eland to live on WMahnl Z ' ^ A ^ Z ^ Z Wo all wish lo do pood in Iho white people: wo nil w. xh to do go- d to the red men, 0,1. .1 II. , ; » id. while, . l a b i l e men are u r g i u g V ' . Congress to let ihcn, como in upon yon, « s, they arc rcl.. K- d without first sond. ng .1 cnmm. sami. here lo learu whe. l. « . 3 « d• » » U ' they should como hero. This commission now bere- t. ovcm. r McU. , 0 " *' J and myscH- havo homes, have wives, and have children, and we want . 0 stay ll c n ,. « nd 1 nt w n i i l u r lands: wu do not want your nnmc. y ; but we want you to he happy.. im ,, mjoj|, lo as long us yon live. And you have wives and chibbou . many of ynu.- \\ 0 feel or you on tha. accunt, and ayu. p. uh., 0 with you who., wo look .01 ward to yu. J h i n » ? * « * » « nnd . be. I cs of your fathers. Wo behove that there are many bad w u. e pe . pin * own U, d. ivo vo. t rem tbo face of tho earth, so that . hoy as men and as spec s a d r Kei. lrUivcs ,. f lanro corporations, can get vonr largo domain for a n. ero nominal sum. am. " K y i on, J I A i , I wish to say- hero ... In. Utes, that bavo never met w. I, lb. n ln- furt., hut that I have been traveling over thirty years w. tl. tho 1 d .. « ... .^ l. « ' J n. siiy '„ r . ho ll. es aro in tbo same comlitim, that I liavn " « » •' » • » « '.> « ' " J"' ^" > .. av,-.| s. And 1 want ... s-. y this, . hat I Minvo tbo people o Was,, , g « « « . o. 1..... at n d anxious .0 donll limy can lor Iho Ulna, and limy understand ll. afwh, o * nnln nin b U g in npu. i yoiir lands, and giving you trouble. We have emu- hero lo talk « . » h ).. « , nnd zfrtein^ |