and expose their processes, or to make clean their mothods, is a task before which hundreds of good men-nay, whole de- nominations of good men-dishcartened, baffled, and worn-out, have given up.

When Standing Bear found that by the decision of Judge Dundy he was he made a speech which shonld never be forgotten or left out in the history of the dealings of the United States Government with the Tdians

After a touching expression of gratitnde to the lawyers who had pleaded his cause, he said: "Hitherto, when we have been wronged, roally a free man, and could go where he pleased, we went to war to asscrt our rights and avcnge our We took the tomahawk. We had no law to punish those who did wrong, so we took our tomahawks and went to kill If they had guns and could kill us first, it was the fate But you have found a better way. You have gone into the court for us, and I find that our wrongs can be righted there. Now I have no more use for the tomahawk. I of war want to lav it down forever."

Uttering these words with eloquent impressiveness, the old chief, stooping down, placed the tomahawk on the floor at his feet; then, standiug erect, he folded his arms with native dignity, and continued "I lay it down. I have no more use for I have fonnd a better way."

Stooping again and taking up tlhe weapon, he placed it in Mr. Webster's hands, and said: "I present it to you as a token of my gratitude. I want you to keep it in remembrance of this great victory which you have gained. I have no further use for it. it. I can now seek the ways of peace."

The first use that Standing Bear made of his freedom was to endeavor to procure the freedom of his tribe, and establish their legal right to their old home in Dakota. Accompanicd by a young and well-educated Omaha girl and her brother as interpreters, and by Mr. Tibblcs, the champion aud friend to