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Show REPOllT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. 17 ) $ J. but that their presence was a source of grave apprehension and anxiety on the part' of both the Indian and 'white population of that part of Canada, and requesting the United States Government, withont delay, to "ta,ke such steps as will induce these Iudiaus, and any others who may si~nilarlyc ross the bounda.ry.line, to return to t,heir reserves in the United States territory." In accordance with this request a commission, consisting of General A. 8. Terry and A. J. Lawrence. esq., was appointed by the President in Septen~belra st to proceed to Fort Walsh and negotiate with Sittiug Boll for his peaceful return ii the United States and settlement at some agency. At the eouneil held on the 17th of October, Sitting Bull and his ebiefa declined all proposals made bythe commission, and announced their desire and illtention always to remain within the British Posses. sions. After the close of the council. the Canadian authoritinn cnnferred ~ ~ with the Indi&os,w arnirrg them that after the extilletio~o~f the buffalo no help whatever beyond r~roteetion could be exnected from the British Government, and thkt a crossing of the line by s n p f their yo* men witb l~ostilein tent would be musi ernmel~ts. With this full under8 former de~i~inann,d the eo~~lnlissio adherent,s are no longer considered Duriug the progress of the Sioux parties began to deliver themselve down their arms, witb 'the declaration that they were $'tired of war." Other parties who surrendered iu the following spring so generally rep-resented that sentiment to be sbared by the main body of hostiles that the chief' Spotted Tail agreed to visit in person the hostile camp, aeeom-panied by 250 subchiefs and headmen, and urge tbe return of his people to their a,geucy and allegiance. His return iuapril with a following of 1,100 attested the remarkable success of his mission; aud for this emi-nent service, whioh virtually ended the Sioux war, and his t~uswerving loyalty throughout the whole odmpaign,some suitable tesbimonial should be tendered him. 111 the following month mostof the Cheyennes and 899Iudiat1s under Cram Horse surreudered at Red Cloud nee~icv. Others found their wav - ~ - - into "tl~eo antonh~ento n 'Tongue ~iver,'and"finall~in, September laic, Lame Deer's baud of 500 gave up the contest. THE SIOUX COBDtISLIION. 4 Inthe Gonths of September and October, 1876, the various Sioux agencies were visited by a commission, appointed under act of August 15 of that year, to negotiate with the Sioux au agreement to surrender thaL portion of the Sioux reservation whioh illeluded the Black Hills and certain hunting privileges outside that reserve guaranteed by the treaty of 1868; to grant a right of way across their reserve; and to pro-vide for the removal of the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail agencies from Nortbnesterll Nebraska to the Misso~~Rrii ver. The commission was also authorized to take steps to gaiu the cousent of the Sioux to their removal to the Indian Territory. From their report, whioh was published as an appendix to fhe last auhual report of this office, it will be seen that the eommissiou were successful in all the uegotiatiol~sw. ith which they were charged; and that the Indians made every eonoessiontbat was desired bgthe govern-ment, although we were engaged at. that very timein fighting their relatives and friends. On behalf of the United States, the agreement 2 m |