Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-09-24


head with facts 'me especially when he is pes
tered with Bank business ask him reflect seriously villa,
you have stated and Judge for himself whether excessive mpor
ations lead TO disastrous consequences 10 thec
and country When he has thoroughly desed these
he thinks whether lac candidy advise Congress
repeal the tariff e, foreign goods into the country
and and whether he shall continue oppose
the american System ms violent as ever!
specie 2S8 Doc 25 April Blh
Note H. Commonly called the Red Book.
I From the Boston .Lo,.rnsi, Sept IL.
1.-THE LATE TREATY WITH THE WINNIE
BAGOES AT PRAIRIE DU CHEN.
In eighteen hundred and twenty three, a council
was held az Prairie iu Clcn between Messrs Cass
& Clark on the part of the United States and the
Saques, Foxes, Winnebago Chiprewavs; Sioux.
&C. One OF, the objects OF this treaty was, TO make
peace between the Sioux Chppcways, and the Sa-
CUES and Foxes; the former being ct war with the
latter tribes In orer TO this the boundaries of their
respective territories defined; and the peace was
concluded. One of the stipuations the part OF the
United Suites was, that any each of the parties,
visiting post established by the United States should
oe protected from the Others by the United States.
| In 1925, ". Methade, with his wife and five chill
dren was murdered by party OF Winnebag goes, near
! Prairie du Chen. Two of the mlr!erers were iden-
tined and lodged in the jail of Crawford county, from
whence they soon made their escape. Tiey were
retaken, and delivered TO the commandant of Fort
Crawford, for safe keeping. Shortly after the post
was abandoned by order of tho Government and the
troops were ordered to Fort Smelling at the mouth of
the summer o. 1877, party of twenty four Chime
ways visited Mr.. Taiiaierro, the United States Indian
| Agent, then stationed Ut Fort Smelling. On their
arrival they encamped within gnshot of the fort and
III TINS situation they treacherUusy attacked by
party OF the Sioux, and eight of them were killed
and wounded.
In Incompetence with the article of thctreaty of 1922
before mentioned, the commandant of Fort SneIl;ng
seized ioar OF the attacking party of Sioux and deli
'ered tiIeIn INTO the hands of the Chppeways. by
whom they were immediately shot dead, according TO
Indian custom.
II is here necessary To- 20 little back About tho
year 1924, the Galena lead mines beganto attract nj
tenton, and adventurers swarIned in from Missouri
Illinois and other states. Not satisfied with the lands
actually belonging to the u States, they encroarhed
on the Wlnnebago country. Judging ffom recollec.
ton, we believe that IN the fall of 1927 there were
three or four thousand miners at work on Winncbap o
lands How far this contributed to bring on the hos
tilities that followed, we unable to saw
little before the execution of the four Sioux nbove
mentioned, the band of Wnmabagoes commanded bv
the Red Bird went on excursion against the Chin
peways, Ill which they were totally unsuccessful
! Tins occurrence, Us might be expected was nv mn
means pleasing 70 the Sioux, but afraid apparently
to revenge Tie death Of their contrynen themselves
they reported to the innebagces, that the person,
executed were the prisoners confined for tIa ,,rrd -
Methods. They added to the relation many cirol,n
stances calculated to rritatc the WinEeba roes am
at the same time rcproached them with lid Iyon, n
success IN their excursion against the Chippcways
Maddened by these circumstances, the chief Ra
Bird, with three companions, repaired to Prairie a
Chen, and on or about the first OF JuFy thcv killc
n Two inhabitants OF that place and wcrnded child
iiaying procured keg Of whiskey, they returned
r their encampmcnt at the mouth OF Bad Axe river
On the second two keel boats the. had been convey
ing commissary's stores to Fort Smelling passed. ~
: encampment on their return, and were attacked b
the Red Bird and his band One was assaulted -; ~
day time and alter an engagement of four hours q.
: capped Two of her were killed, and four wound
ed, and the Indians lost seven killed and severe
wounded. They engaged the other boat Mt midnight
? IN a arfyf
= Shortly after, Cen Atkinson marched with n briS
ade OF regulars and militia into the Wnnebano conn
try ana succeeded III arrostng the Red Bird and otbor
OF the hostile party. Red Bird died in prison. Som
Oh the other cuprts were tried and found guilty an
sentenced to death, but were pardoncd by Prcsiden
ADAMS 1t IS said on the implied condition Of a cessio
of the mining district.
in the winter Of i827-8, the miners or dipners. a
they are called, oncroachcd on the WinnebaSo land
IN every direction, extending their depredatous fror
the Portage of the Winconsin to Rock Rivcr om
spelling oil the intervening country, os a huntin
ground at least. by reference TO tho man the i
may that these cncroachmcnts cornpr;ecd S
! hoit Of the Winrebago lands. They hill = y;IIar
on the Missssipp called Turkey-town or Cnss,,;llo
on the debacablc grounds and this was sanctioned h
the United States sub-agcnt who took n builJn,, IT,
in the settlement nan called Ccneri ~, ~
n az The head OF sixty seventy digpers bulf sto
ado fort on the Wisconsin and prepared IN rce;e Il
aeeinpts tn disoge him, whether by tho owners of IN
, soil, the u. States authorities Ho roco;,o5
warning from the officer in command M Ioyt e.
lord to remove; with which he refused TO comply
inc Wlnnebogoes were not Indifferent spectators O
these proofs OF the friendship and moderation Of ei
white neighbours. Complaints wefe made 5,;I,, !
inc Indian agent at Prairie du Chen bur, n he ba
: ne WIZ, ho had not the power TO grant redress M
Snng ieis teHa brigade Of regular troops could bav
esIe.ca tpe squSttcfs We believe they would hav
resisted any measures for that purpose even nm,
8 I'esc wsongs ere nov repsred by the u. State
nr IA the usual way; that is by treaty
e eighteen thousand doliors for thirty years The W.
u nooag9es oras they call themselves, IIo.ankLo bay
qI,i,te,d ei9Im to the ground in question. We ar
told they were willing and desiroiis 10 do ~ u a.
pittul peryersion of the truth Not an inch 90 -
would they have ceded If they had the means ~ ~
is's'an"e The land vas already wa Cd from thnp