terior, and by the inspector, E. C. Kemble, that these Indians were not removed by force-that they consented to go.

In another part of this same report this agent says:

"On the 15th" (six days before the march " began) I held another council, which was headmen, and soldiers of the tribe, and which was of more than four hours' duration that the Government had no right to move them from the res ervation, aud demanded, as an inducemcnt or cquivalent for largely attended by the chiefs, At this couneil the Indians maintained them to give up the reservation and move to the Indian Terri tory -first, the payment to them by the Government of the SI of 3,000,000; and, second, that, before starting, I shonld show to then the sum of $40,000 which they had bcen told had been appropriated by the Government for their remoral. To all of which I replicd positivcly in the negative, telling them that I wonld not acccdo to nor consider any demands that they might make; but that I would take under my con- sideration reasonable reqnests tihat they might submit touching their removal, aud, as their agent, do what I could for them in promoting their welfare; that I demanded that they should at all times listen to my words; that they should go with me to their new home; and that they should without delay give me their final ansuwer whether they would go peaceably or by force. The Indians refnsed to give closed without definite resnlts; and the Indians dispersed with a sullen look and determined expression."

This evidently was not the "consent" of which we have heard. We come to it presently.

On the following morning, however, May 16th, they sent word to me, at au early hour, that they had considered my words, and had concluded to go with me, and that they wanted auswer at this time; the conncil assistance in getting the old and infirm, together with their property, over the Niobrara River, which was much swollen by the raius and at a low temperature."