Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-12-06

cu at from ou 10 $4,000 souls, OF Which num-
her are computed 10000 craftsmen, $4,000 of
the latter have deposited their working H.
censes in the hands orthc municipal authori-
ties" IN Y Nj M,
INDIAN ELOQUENCE.
The following Speech was delivered by. Shun-
kah-kihcgah, THE Child Chef,) Second
Chief Of the Grand Pawnecs, to Major
BeYdmin OFdlion, Agent for Indian az
fairs on the Missouri, ut Fort Atkinson, ON
the 10th June, 1921, on the subject of the
Pawnee Loups, plundering and insulting
some Americans on the Arkansas River:
Ny Father have come accompanied by
the Chief of tire republics and few braves
unlimited, TO see you, Before left my village
was not certain that should sec YOU, but the
interest of my nation aud my feelings urged
me to depart on my way to this place, was
constantly uneasy, lest lshould not see YOU.
and be Obliged TO return disappointed to my
village: but God is kind, he enables me TO zee
you, and my heart reioices
did not leave my village in the dark, Int
with the knowledge of my people, aud after
having consulted my Chiefs and Warriors.
ny fdtter-l come TO tell YOU truth, hut il
VIII be unpleasant to your ears part OF nv
nation the Pawnee Loups, have shut their
ears against your words, and pundered, insult
eo, and perhaps killed your people. A few
nights since they came 10 nv village three
times, with two of your medals, two flags and
quantity of goods, TO dance the Caiumel,
(nake presents,) and triumph at the expense
Oh the whites whom they plundered. NV
heart was watering; three times il was divi-
ded, but the recollection of your words, and
my promise To you when you irst visited nv
nation induced me To send them of, preierring
to go naked, sooner than to accept of clothing
or any thing which had been stolen, or taken
torcibiy from the whites.
ny kdther-l come to tell YOU truth, and az
rea skins seldom tell the truth | am in hopes
| you VIII listen with more attention to what |
am going 10 say.-BeCorc yoa came to this
Land, we had but a short acquaintance with
your people we looked upon them as the
most favored, but the weaklicst Children of
the Great spirit: and as those who first came
amongst us, quarreled about our skins as hum
| CRY dogs, over Il naked bone, we were i'm the
habit ut treating them as dogs yes, my Fa-
ther, until you came amongst us,we consider
ed ourselves to he the first nation on the earth
we had always appeared so conspicuous as al
| most 10 obscure the other nations around us.
out when you came to this Land followed by
so many war Chiefs and soldiers, whose glis-
| tening arms appeared like long tailed fiery
Son 0i Heaven, L almost shrunk within nv
self; thought | discovered nv mistake
ami consulting the safety of my people,
L opened my ears 10 your words and became
an American. and since have been an Anne
rican, my influence with my nation weakens,
as you hesitate to punish every insult offered
your people.
Before you came here, one band of nv ma
ton (Rcpublics) tn which this chief belongs
were in the habit of l-trcating the whites
robblnS and spllinS their blood with impuni-
~ out after you came here, you visited their
village, they cried for peace, aud YOU discover
ed SUCH favorable change that you drew a
vel over the past, which pleased me much
because was IN hopes that period was put
to our difficulties with the whites | was in
hopes that we would keep our eyes and ear.
open, to promote the peace and quietncss al
each other, but have been most cgregiousy
disappointed. l cannot express nv 1lisap-
PoIDtmcnt at the conduct of the Pawnet
boups, VINO when you reproachcd us for Oul
Cruelty TO the whites, exuItingly boosted of
never having wrongcd them, have now want
only piuDdcred, nsuted, and believe spill
| their blood.
'Hy fdMcr-l believe that ! can see Farther
| tnan most of red skins hence see that voul
ior6earancc will increase the tears of the good,
ana Inc wIckcdness of the wicked hence
see my Father, that our union is 10 be dis
tnrbed, and our trade and intercourse with
you to he interrupted hence | see that pc
rlod Is to he put TO the peace and prosperity
OF my mighty nation, nation that has tri-
umphed over every thing between this and
the setting Sun. | feel for my nation, and
since have left my village, I have been con
stantly crying, fearing that your forbeaanct
WIZ induce some of my young men to follow
the example of the LUups, and that they will
ultimately suffer.
My Father-Since refused to permit them
to dance the Calumet in my village, they have
been abusing both you and me | feel my
self go much injured that could not forbear
coming to see you, in hopes Of being redress
I cd. When threatened them with you, they
laughed and say It's not true meaning that
they have heard the thunder Of heaven, an
I'll they are Do longer afraid of it. If you do
not make an example Of the Loups, fear il
will be impossible for me TO refain some oil
my young men, who are constantly nningIina
with them the Chiefs Of the Ioups, and some
OF their leading men arc disposed to listen to
your words. They wish to hold Won fast by
the band, but unfortunately the Chiefs of tn,
red skinsfarc not like yOurs they can't punish
their yCnng men when they please. With
their tongues, and By example, they endeayor
to govern their people ; and with their arms
they endeavOr to punish their enemies. | do
not wish you to destroy the Loups, because
they have some Of my blood, bnt Il becomes
YOU II you consult the interest of your poo
pie, my interest, and the interest Of the land