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Show " f Mil I I - . > s « • • « e" ...| r. t.| of all while men. until you have b>.' l time to luiow wiminor may sprnu t t i . ' ln or i n ' ' • • II is nothing s. rarijro to mo- and I believe it is the same to 1 ho cmn MI i « sinner* lr- i" >• :-,> " that 3' on are slow in coming lo^ ctb".' to hear what we lmvp to say. I speak on . « •• » • « * the coiumi. - ion that we come here as bomut men. We do not n^ k you to hi li<- ve n « n you havo had a talk with its, and proved us In be hono « l nntn. Wo believed a' ••>.: I.-*- that I he Utes needed help, nnd when the PrcVidc. it and Congioss asked ns to cmio In-"-. said wo could not leave our homes, hut when Iln- y s; iid, " T im Utes were in trouble, nnd want3011 to go to them and see them, and arrange . milters so that iho white 11 " ti ran enter upon their lands without ' heir consent,*' wo agreed to como among 3" ou. We d • want your lauds or ymir money ; but wo havo come I" do yon good if wn e. nn. Wi- h- n*. no railroad in view; wo havo no great domain for a few speculators who'wanl In . t-. V-mone3' out of the few people who am hero; we simply want you to receive in n* br > t'i-* « We want In entreat 3011 to bo frionds lo the Government, for the Government is your I•: « 111, nnd a strung friend, too. We. want to advise you to every improvement that we believe I « adapted In j o u r present condition. We want 3- 011, U- ray, lo counsr. 1 with vour v, U" .<••• « . ymir good men, and your chiefs, and your young men, to comulnnicHtc with us that « luV*. will be for the £ nod of all concerned. You are the children of the Great Spirit - we all air, ono and the same- and . lie Great Spirit bus put it i n t o the hearts <> f t lie President, the ('•. « • g u s s . and of the good people of the United Stales, lo work for the C « » od of the red eld .'"•... Such is the good heart and feeling of the President and Cm. gtcss for yon, old in..:. » • uir men, women, nnd children, that they provide for you, and send you blankets, provision". . v..| all siieli things as you stand in need of. Now, I want you ( o consider the P r . s b h n l M-< y.< ur fiiend. and all the good people of tbc United . Stales as your friends, nnd to not do urn- thing with the Commi. s-. hiu . until you find nut that they tire your friends and honest men. As I am not accustomed to conimunicnling to Indians ibrnnpb two inlerpietcrs, it somew! 1! iMiihir"- rasses inf.- but what 1 have said to von is from my heart. Commissioner McDonnld then addressed iho council as follows: Commissioner MCDONAM). 1 will Bay to U- ray. In the chiefs of tho different hand" of iho Ulo Nation, and to all the people, of the tribes, that I will not attempt to make . In m a spre. ii. for Governor McCook, who is well known aunmg them, and who is governor of t h - T c i i i t m v of Colorado, in which they live, has informed thtnu fully of the object of our mission heie, m: d Ins lead . be net of Congress, which has been unproved by the P> csi'h> nl, nnd which is tin- tiuih- iitr under which wo act. Friend Lang, of Maine, ono of tnc commissioners, and who hn< spent the greater portion of tliiity years of his life in the interest of the Indians, has r* iu « « -\ iho feeling of tho Fresidcnt, of Congress, and of the good people of tho United S t n ' - s . In ih'. s ho lias expressed my fullest feelings. I feel now ihnt if my mission here will be of any benefit, both to the Indian and to iho while man of this country. I shall be fully comncii-sated lor my mission. After ihi- i full explanation of our purpose, and of the wish .. f ihr. commission to do good for both flic red and tho white man, I will await the cxpr< » s « - mii of U- ray and of . he chiefs of tho various tribes before making any further propositions. I would liko lo hear from the Indians themselves. Mr. Lawicuce, Spanish interpreter, informed U- rny nnd the chiefs I hat IF> r.. Felix. II. Ihunol, cliHirnian of the national board of Indian commissioners, was present nl tins cn- im it, and ( bat, allhoucl) not n member of Ibis special commission, he would be plea-• « ! i » .->. m-n. ii- iiiciilcWilli llicm. Permission being given Mr. Brnnnt 1.3- the commission lo do f", and the Indians expressing their satisfaction, he spoke, as follows :• Mr. 1111 uNOT; Governor . McCook has told you that theso three gentlemen h a v c i ne hero for a particular business. That business is for llicm to attend In . villi the Indians I cnihc to talk to ymi about other matters, and would liko to talk , wi. li, you alt. r this i< ill settled, hut I know the President's hear., and I want .0 tell you Ihnt lie sent tle-. e m.- a to talk with you for your pood ns well ns for the good of the while men. Four y. 11: s .171 a treaty wns made with nil the Ultra. That treaty marked out some land ihnt was |.. r the I le*. ll was intended for. llicm to always have thai laud, but nftcra while Congress |(. ei,. l out that I hat land wns very largo, nnd they also found out that white people wcie gelling upmi ihc edge of it, and upon the mountains. Suppose a whilo man has a farm, lie nu. I-.- s a tenee around it, that keeps the stock and wild animals out of it. Hut if he has *,„ nun:!, land that he cannot fence it, what does ho do ? He s- lls a piece of t i c land, and h e p s tie- money in buy stock.' and to live upon. The Utc hinds aro very largo, and the CM a' Fall:, . an I I'mi-g ^ s sec that the white people arc coming in and that it will take ton trinity soldi'•:- i » mako a'fence around it. The Ulct^ ce how bard it is lo keep tho whiles mil, and s « ( J o n g c s fai passed n law, and sent thesn men to sen whether Utes do not waul to sell a part of their hind, and inako it smaller, so that it will not tnko s<> many soldiers to keep tho w bites out. Thereby the Utes will not have an much trouble. Congress thinks it will be pond to make ll- < o lands smaller ; but they do not pass 11113' law In compel tl. o U. es to do it. It i* just as y . u please. Y" ii inusl think about it, and do what is rigid. You must como lo tin's.- eoimnis-sloners to lind out anything you wish In know about ibis matter. You must u* k in. bo. ly rise, I'm only the commissioners nrn inf- rim- d nhoiit it. You mum listen lo n « st. r> ily- rise I miislHity nothing more about this business or of the business 1 wish to talk with yon about. |