Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1827-10-16


INDIAN AFFAIRS.
During the summer OF 1925, treaty was held
at PraiI'e des ChIens, tor The humane purpose 81
a-sgniHg boundaries between the Sioux, Chippe-
VS., Potiawa,omies, lowas, Sauks and Foxes.
Wnnsbssos- and Menomeni-s The sppropria-
ton Tor assembling ali these Indians was : IL 400
At MAT treaty, it vas agreed. that council
should be beid IN tie Sioux aud he Chippewa
eoDairies, to explain TO those nations more fully
the character OF the treaty they hs catered into
The agent FOR the S, LUX. Mir. Tslialefro,
ccrdngly, IN the summer oi 1876, without eN-
pense TO the government, or additional emOlumen,
20 himself. met the Sioux in 'he neg hboI hood OF
Lac Traverse, and made the requisite explanations.
| Not 30 in the ORTIZ The uesty Of Prsifie des
Chiehs is taken TO w ashIng,on, aud although Tbs
estimate for assembling all the aforementioned
tribes was bat s 400 yei S27, 600 is asked Tor
! and obtained, TO assemble tue Chippewas and
Menomenies at Lake Superior snd Green Bay.
The Governor oi Michigan is appointed COM
missioner, MIR. Mckinney, clerk IN ne War OF
nee, l. appointed commissioned; ana In the sum
mer OF IS26. he whole para .-heTnal'a OF EN-
bassy Is got up secretaries aud commssaries are
appointed, troops are put in motion, provisions
and transporta'ion bGndanI!y furnished. The Go
vernon and the Clerk Guii 'beii Offices foI -four
Ave months, gain thereby rs per day, extra, about
the amount a!ioN ed a member oil Congress, dur
ingt5= long session, anu h. following Is the I'M
p rant result oil their labors:
agree TO treaty which they had already made one
year before.
| 2. They give permission to white men to work
copper mines IN their country. ii any should be dis
| covered
! . rhey promise to re-leliver the murdefers of
four white men Called three years ago on Lake
Pepin)
These mu'derers have never been given up to
| this city.
The commissioners return, and MIR. Mckinney
proceeds TO Washington, TO sane Ion officially his
own expenditures.
These excursions too profitable and pleasan,
! not to be repeated. In the present Summer, Gov.
Csss and his former coaduior again take the field
! IN diplomatic attitude. Again the scenery, ma
ehInefy, aud decorations of embassy, are got
up steaiubo ITS are hired 10 carry he attendants Of
the PaItes-winss flow and tables are spread
! with mama IN the Wilderness. The indians, ig-
norani or unineresied In The objects of The COM
in's-ioners, are not Green Bay their arrival;
Month can be whiled away, and Mr. NJ IEenney
proceeds to the Sauit d. ) Marie, and Governor
Cass visits Prairie des Chiens. II was during TINS
VISIT that the difficulties with the Winneb soes han
| p=hed. Gov. Csss descended into our part Of the
country, preaching crusade agains, lie Winnie
oasoes, even ua,o the Sank aud Fox lribe oil Il,
diane.
! The militia of the Mines of Illinois, and the
troops at Jefferson Barracks, put la motion.
Gov. Cas- returned TO Green Bay: there he and
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ii days, and, on the 18th of August, signed trea.
| ~ with these very Winnebsgoes, whore hands
were YET reekng with The blood OF our people in
which nothing WAS said II satisfaction for the out
RACES they had committed. Ii Is not mr. Intention
TO say, that the multiplication of Indian treaties,
! or the laying the foundation OF new embassy.
had Any influence in this transactions: but do "a
that OF all the anomalies and contradictions thar
distinguish DIR intercourse with India gfibe mon a.
has equalled this, where treaty : signed, and al
the same moment the iGmeda ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
OF h0siies b. the signers.
! Ehe ComiaissiO ers have left the country and
tie business is the hands of Gen Akin
son. Every thing be expected tom so firm
and prudent officer. lie lett Prairie des Chens
on the 2Ssh uit, and i'll assemble the Oliscon-
sin very respectable force. His difficulties sre
much multiplied by the Green Bay tsa,y. All the
advantages oil the alarm and dsmsy that his
prompt moveu ent against them occssioned, are
now wasted away. The nation is divided into
two parties and how they be- dlscri,nlna ei
They have bad time make their arrangements
10! deience The time LOST has encouraged the luke
warm, and the extent OF repatriation must he so in
creased TO remove the impression thar the shed
ding OF our blood is minor 10 any other object
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