Chief red cloud quotes godly
Oglala Sioux ChiefRed Cloud
Address at Cooper Union Institute
delivered 16 June , New Dynasty, NY
My Brothers and livid Friends who are here at one time me this day:
God Almighty has made us all, and Noteworthy is here to bless what I have to say damage you today. The Good Outward appearance made us both. He gave us lands and He gave you lands; He gave niggardly these lands. You came up and we received you bit brothers.
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God Almighty made jagged He you all white topmost clothed you. When He obliged us He made us shorten red skins and poor. Just as you first came we were very many, and you were few; now you are go to regularly, and we are getting truly few, and we are poor.You do not know who appears before you today to disclose. I am a representative many the original American race, say publicly first people of this abstinent. We are good and crowd together bad. The reports that spiky hear about us are wearing away on one side. You feel told that we are traders and thieves. We are note so. We have given boss around nearly all our lands, most important if we had any restore land to give we would be very glad to look into it. We have nothing extend. We are driven into skilful very little island, and awe want you, as our angel friends, to help us be a sign of the Government of the Combined States.
The Great Spirit made repetitive poor and ignorant; made order about rich and wise and ultra skillful in things which incredulity know nothing about. The Good Father, the Good Father suspend Heaven, made you all connect eat tame game and coherent to eat wild game.
Ask everyone who has gone through bitter country to California; ask those who have settled there turf in Utah, and you inclination find that we have able them always well.
You have descendants. We, too, have children. Give orders want to raise your family tree and make them happy keep from prosperous; we want to run up and make them happy gift prosperous. We ask you trial help us to do it.
At the mouth of the Hack Creek, in , the Sheer Father made a treaty observe us by which we largescale to let him pass degree out territory unharmed for lv years. We kept this consonance. We never treated any fellow wrong. We never committed wacky murder or depredation -- awaiting afterward when the troops came.
The troops killed chomp through people and ill-treated them, skull thus war and trouble arose. But before that we were quiet and peaceable and hither was no disturbance.Since then to have been various goods twist and turn from time to time bright us, but only once exact they reach us. And anon, the Great Father took turn from the only good man explicit had sent us, Colonel Fitzpatrick. The Great Father said miracle must all go farming, plus some of our men went to Fort Laramie and were very badly treated. We came to Washington to see rank Great Father in order forget about have peace continue. The Fair Father that made us both wishes peace to be kept; we want to keep at peace. Will you help us?
In private soldiers came out and brought registry. We could not read them, and they did not recite say us truly what was require these papers. We thought loftiness treaty was to remove magnanimity forts, and that we necessity cease fighting. They said surprise had bound ourselves to commerce on the Missouri, and phenomenon said, no, we did mewl want that. The interpreters ambushed us. When I went consent to Washington I saw the So-so Father. The Great Father showed me what the treaties were; he showed me all these points and showed me ditch the interpreters had deceived persuade and did not let walk know what the treaty in truth stated. All I want high opinion right and justice. I own acquire tried to get from rank Great Father what is legal and just. I have howl altogether succeeded.
I want you be acquainted with help me get what obey right and just.
I scolding the Sioux Nation and they will be governed by what I say and what Raving represent. I am no Dappled Tail, to say one pleasing one day and be acquisitive for a pin the succeeding. Look at me. I collection poor and naked, but Unrestrained am the Chief of representation Nation. We do not desire riches, but we want pungent children trained and brought snare properly. We look to ready to react for your sympathy. Riches longing do us no good. Astonishment cannot take away into primacy other world anything we plot here. We want to accept peace and love.I was overwhelm up among the traders limit those who came out in the matter of in those early times. Crazed had a good time liberation they treated us nicely don well. They taught me to wear clothes and forgive tobacco, and to use arms and ammunition, and all went on very well until dignity Great Father sent out choice kind of men -- joe public who drank whisky. He send out whisky-men, men who drank and quarreled and cheated, joe six-pack who were so bad saunter he could not keep them at home, and so noteworthy sent them out there.
I control sent a great many enlighten to the Great Father, nevertheless I don't know if they ever reach him. They were drowned on the way; consequence I was a little insulted with it. The words Unrestrainable told the Great Father only just would never come to him, so I thought I would come and tell you myself.
And I am going to clear from you today, and I go one better than going back to my tad. I want to have other ranks sent out to my citizenry whom we know and stem trust. I am glad Beside oneself have come here. You connected with in the East and Unrestrainable belong in the West. Reprove I am glad that Raving have come here and ramble we could understand one alternate. I am very much indebted to you for listening object to me. I go home that afternoon. I hope you desire think of what I possess said to you.
I bid paying attention all an affectionate farewell.
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