there is no spirit, bad or good, that will hinder me My orders are plain, and will be executed.' "

Chief Joseph says: impudent fellow, and I will put you in the guard-house,' and then ordered a soldier to arrest him." General Howard replied, 'You are an

General Iloward says: "After telling the Indians that this bad advice would be their ruin, I asked the chiefs to go with me to look at their land. shall not go. I will leave him with Colonel Perry. IIe says, Do you want to scare me with reference to my body? I said, I will leave your body with Colonel Perry.' I then arose and led him out of the council, and gave him into the charge of Colonel Perry." The old man (Too-hool-hool-suit)

Chicf Joseph says: "Too-hool-hool-suit made no resistance. Ile asked General lloward, 'Is that your order? I don't care. I have expressed my heart to you. back. I have spoken for my eountry. You can arrest me, but you cannot change me, or make me take back what I have said. took him to the guard-house. My themselves whether they should let this thing be done. I counselled them to submit. * * Too-hool-hool-suit was pris- I have nothing to take The soldiers came forward and seized my friend, and whispered among men oner for five days before he was released."

General Ioward, it will be observed, does not use the word arrested," but as he says, later, "Too-hool-hool-suit was re- leased on the pledge of Looking-glass and White Bird, and on his own earnest promise to bebhave better," it is plain that Chief Joseph did not misstate the facts. This Indian chief, therefore, was put under military arrest, and conined for five days, for uttering what General Howard calls a tirade" in a eouncil to which the Indians had been asked to come for the purposo of consultation and expression of sentiment

Does not Chief Joseph speak common-sense, as well as natural feeling, in saying, "I turned to my people and said, 'The