wilderments, the tribe at last gave what the United States Gov ernment chose to eall a "consent" to the removal. The story of the influcnces, deceits, coercions brought to bear on these nnfortunate creatures before this was brought about, is one of the most harrowing among the harrowing records of our deal ings with the Indians, A party of chiefs were induccd, in the first placo, to go, in company with a United States inspector- Kemble by conntry would suit them. It was distinctly promised to them that, if it did not suit them, they slould then be permitted to Wasington and consult with the President as to some further plan for their establishment

The story of this journey and of its results is best told in the words of one of the Ponca chiefs, Standing Bear. No of- name-to the Indian Territory, to sce whether the go to fieial docament, no other man's narrative-no, not if a second Horner should arise to sing it-could tell the story so well as he tells it

"We lived on our land as long as we can remember, No one knows how long ago we came there. The land was owned by our tribe as far back as memory of men goes.

We were living quietly on our farms. All of a sudden We had no idea what for. This was one white man came. the inspector. He cane to our tribe with Rev. Mr. Hiuman These two, with the agent, James Lawrence, they made our trouble They said the President told us to pack up-that we must move to the Indian Territory.’

The inspector said to us: 'The President says you must seli this land. He will buy it and pay yon the money, and give you new land in the Indian Territorv,

We said to him: We do not know your anthority. You have no right to move us till we have had council with the President.

"We said to him'When two persons wish to make a bar-