I do break you. lavo acted badiy, and I am disposed to break you. Red Iron, You break me! My people mado me a chief. My people love me. 1 will still be their chief. I have done nothing Wrong.

Gov. Why did you get your braves togetlher and mareh around here for the purpose ofintimidating other chicfs, and prevent their coming to the council?"

Red Iron. "I did not get my braves together, they got together themselves to prevent boys going to eouncil to be made chiefs, to sign papers, and to prevent single chiefs going to council at night, to be bribed to sign papers for money we have ncver got We have heard how the Medewakantons were scrved at Mendota; that by secret councils you got their names on paper, and took away their money. We don't want to be served so. My braves wantcd to come to council in tho daytime, when the sun shines, ant no councils in the dark. We want all people we to go to council togetuer, so that we can all know what is doue."

Gov. "Why did you attempt to come to council with your braves, when I had forbidden your braves coming to council?"

Red Iron, You invited the chicfs only, and would not let the braves come too. This is not the way we have been treated be fore; this is not according to our customs, for among Dakotas chiefs and braves go to couneil togetlher. When you first sent for us, there were two or throe chiefs here, and we wanted to wait till the rest wonld come, that we might all be in council to gether and know what was done, and so that we might all under stand the papers, and know what we were signing. When we signed the treaty the traders threw a blanket over our faces and darkened our eyes, and made us sign papers which we did not understand, and which were not explained or rcad to us. want our Great Fatler at Washington to know what has been done."

Gov. Your Great Father has sont mo to represent him, and what I say is what he says. He wants you to pay your old debts, iu accordance with the paper you signed when the treaty was made, and to lcave that moncy in my hands to pay these debts. If you refusc to do that I will take the moncy back."

Red Iron. You can take the money back. We sold our land to you, and you promised to pay us. If you don't give us the money I will be glad, and all our people will bo glad, for we will ae our land back if you don't give us the money. That paper We