Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1830-08-17
Dcrno.r, (lIichigan. August !.
rDr,rr ar pplIRIE DU CHEN.

TREATY OF PRAIRIE DU CHEN.
We have been permitted By tie poiteneSs OF
John II. Kinzee, Esq 70 eHamihs copy % we
'Creuty concluded on the 10th ult. between Inc
S,cs and Foxes OH the one part, and the SIOUX
Winnebacoes. and Menomonees, on ne ON
or mart. and assented to by the U NahaS'
I,way.. Ouoes. and Mssourlas, IN presence
uf the r. States Commissioners. Gen C'arH'
S.nerintendant Of Indian Affairs. and Col
Willou.hby Morgan Of the I. >. Army.
The Negotiations commenced on me the IN
The treaty provides, that there shall! be ilrm
,s,co and friendship between the tribes. That
the the boundary line. settled by Gen Clarke and
Gov. Cass. 10Th August, 1925, between tie
Sacs and Foxes and the Sioux, shall be re-
established. That the Yankton and Santee
hands Of the Sioux. who were not represented AT
the meeting. and who are Interested IN the bo"n-
darv line fromthe Forks of the Desmoine river
f. the Missouri. shall be invited to send depu-
tation to St. Louis, Is soon as possible, TO meet
denutation of the sacs and Foxes, to ADJUST that
boundary under the superintendent OF Oeh'
Clarke.
That the same bands may become parties to
the preseut Treaty, and that the l5th ana !4h
articles of tie Treaty Of 1925 De revived and en-
! forced.
We further learn from Mr.. Kinzes, that when ne
left the Prairie, July ~ a Treaty was beng ne
aotiated bv the u. S. Commissioners with the
Sioux and Sacs and Foxes for the purchase OIL
| land on| each side Of their respective boundary
lines. extending twenty miles from the Missis
s;nn; 70 the Desmoine and on to the Missouri
The object of this Treaty, which. there was nc
dmbt. would be concluded, was to prevent FUR
Their contentious. Its articles WI! secure 10 ,n'
Indians the right of hunting upon, and prohio'
the whites from entering. the purchased tract,
Maios Kearney arrived at P.aisle d1 Sh.si I ~
whites. working at D.ouqucs mines. Nlost o
these had retired. on hearing the proclamation o
the President requiring them TO leave, which wa
read to them on tie seth Of June, by Col. Nor
gan. one of the Commissioners. on his way Il
the Prairie. Major Kearney will probably re
main few DAYS at the Mines on his return.
Sockbridge MdianS.-A letter from the lead
ers Of the remnant Of this tribe at Green Bav,
wa, presented TO the council by Mr.. Irwin, the
member from Brown. They commenced with
expressions Of gratitude and good will for the
kindness which had been shown them by their
white brethren, especially the citizens of New
York: in memory of which they had given, bv a
solemn resolution Of the General Council of the
nation, the name of Statesburg to their new set
Element. They referred to the statutes of New
York. and prayed the passage Of an Act with
similar provisions. That they might be allowed
to choose Town Clerk, three Peace Makers and
two Marsha!s. That the Peace-Makers might
be authorised to try all offences. except Murder,
which they wished should be left to the Terrific
rial Court; and all civil cases. where the amount
did not exceed twenty 1--we dollars: and that the
records If the peace-makers should be received
in evidence before Justices IF the Peace, in all
applications for compulsory process. They fur
Their asked, that the peacc-Makers should be en-
powered to superintend the affairs Of the nation
generally.
The letter was received by Mr.. Irwin and
presented the last halliday Of the session; too
late an hour to allow Of any action upon it, and
1t vas necessarily referred to the next session.
Northwestern, Journal.