Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1836-11-25
ST.. LOUIS, October -


!. wi, ,,-oL ~ Missouri is onward in
otE Ii,n ,,,,, IN grealnrss- Enriched by Inc Gem
nrc,. borne upon the waters o. the l!iih'S 'u ~
.i.s;pn; from the fertile plains or our In"" -!
h,,s ~ the v.a;ries and OF the Otautl"' e'i'.y "
o''s WV :, ,ronId sre,n tina. conlrnncnt should ne
;rJ IS the duty of citizens even 'y Tie GINA
,,,!,ss OF i,rnnc herself But from III. c"''Ila,a'
| ion from Gen l!m%!eS II Alr 'a',', VI va! 3;
m harm tina, enc The great obstacles 10 '!e
81, nnr S,atc limits is removed, and Ne nave now SUI
snuliul grounds for Tie Prr;calon u me ne''I maj
no, wear will have been numbered wi'h those "'!"
! the ii,,od. ere Missouri will c"ntan o":o"o squat '
rusuroasseC for ruucaeSS OF soil, f!c!!n'sS I'll
minerals and extent ni river navigatt"h. NOT Is 'S
AL! Tie las, Du Buquc Visitor conveys lie peaSi"E
Intelligence that he Territory IRON ano'e! o'a'e ''"S
.rn uurc,srd an our Northern border on HE inG!a'is
II. CAV Dn;re Another, aud another will rapidly lo!'
low until the broad Mss ,urI with It's ~ tributaries cl'
proud of its easily r;&dr n"v%aOle snn"uiha''S' Sn"
water ot .e hc-s cntllva!rd rs II IS Inc naPry ntS'
crn Re! most softly kissed by the gen'a beams I"
,rc;urnaI sun An hundred rivers shall walt the pro.
,!ace of twenty SIa'rS now III rnhryn u the h"'''vu
Giles vet tu spring liraui anu vigorous eSis''nce
on those fertile banks by them 20 Ut cnan'eed 81"
these agai4l into Missouri! proud emporium shall pro-
| iirSciy pour iiyir costly treasures. 49,
Ur i!Icn AlissuuraIs. and acqnit yourselves like men
Every approved agricultural, neclanical ana cOh'h''
clal facility put al into active requs'n ana $40"
yourselves worthy OF The high destiny designed l'r yon
BIZ Heavens Grand Architect. II reads are wanted
! build them If rivers snId he cleared ceur them Il
Banks needed charter them II scE'"s are scI'ce
! J,
De- done Cvcrn;!y and ORDER bg remember 10 do wiia
ever your l.ands fad d. with all sou: might fm
nor. is tbs time to triN up tbs $te See to 1t, We p"
ciaus that your trho!r dny IS wisely ana ea:lcssy us
| c.iar.,.d.-. n:SSgu1i IL gus, 2>th oct.
| rlie.e follows The letter Of Gen H. published in Lie
! Enquirer IL The ;:h insi. ,
! ISpI,y TKiATY.--tis Excrency Henry Dodge: ho-
y.r:,or OF Wisconsin frrritury, the 2Jh Sepr::ncf,
effected an Important treaty with The con;cdealed tribes
OF Sac and foX indians at the treaty ground III Dn Duine
county un the right bank ct the Mississippi, opposite
Il,n Hinton "A If
celebrated Indian reservation the Iowa River. 2UuG
acrs Of cnlcc land beth sides Of the Iowa and krd
Cedar Rivers surrounded by settlements, and IN The Vi
! ciniy OF llc tu.n al burlington.
Tie chiefs, prGcpa men, ard about ,GU9 warriors OF
the Sacs and Foxes present At tire treaty lie knd
assent and liberal ut the Governor towards th'Sr
Indians against whom lie lately IN arms. was
| we'll calculated 10 win their affections aud accomplish
his wishes in relation u HE purchase. Inns valuable
tract CT country purchased ur - cents per acre,
! payable in len yeas.
The chiefs in cuu:ial requested Of Gov. Dad re- to pre-
vCut Intoxicating LIQUORS from coming amongst tHeh
the Governor la,e interesting appeal to Tie nigh
feelings Of American ciii2"ns and We were grahed 10
wtnrS. lis o.cc in tie effect The utmost order pre-
vailed , drunken Indian was seen during the trra-
t. aud Citcr lis conclusion, Tie Indians dispersed wild
great order and bTlriy.
We are gra'iiG III discovering IN some treaties with
tie indians Of iu2, attention by The commissioners t.
the melancholy situation ul the ab"rInal owners OF the
soil. which we now reside And while our treasury
is swelling by accumulated sales OF lands, purchased lor
few cents per from the Indians. are pleased to
see disposition tyiltrG now ~ s!, ,r
imatlaT nearly 10 the value vi the lanQs-b tSHU
! (Frvm tic !ibanp .lrsu$.)
INDIAN THEATIES-IliE uITWAiS AND CliPPEN As
, H'A, n',:',: ~ w ,,; 1r,,
about .;{U Indians and about 800 !ab breeds. asS"rlb!ed
i1r the purpose Of completing thei! treaty OF cessioi-
INC treaty was 'a'c /" ""s"'.s''" '"- ,t Ill., IT,
= II 'hs 'i,"a5 "y'0 E''iPI"t " 1 W. III A.;
c: gail North OF GranG River Sde and Thunder
bay river on "'s ",n' '"" az '.'' t -! r., ~,
Lakes iifoh ana cm@"n ~ eS' q, tr St'"n' ~. r
ry anu List 81 t'e i'I.n'- '''e'' y" t' r
in P'',H t"'" % go; -n., IN, = ,,; ~ >, .
their debts, and 5t,OGJ gratuity to their half breed
r,,iuu nf MIR SciooIcral The Indian ar;u Manr Whit.
n'.'or ~ - I!;,i $500; 80, % Ill., w El,nn'is
- ,.d ,,,,sr Ill.,. ,r.,,v 'j,;n,
,;L ,,r !. ,,n.r ,I,r sunrryisinn of Mr. Edmon,s
,Iun rhrv have al;; ,ln o,nl duiv 10 ,,ror, o dis
ibu,in.r 10 Tn. Indians SijUjiDU worth of goods, and
ahout 7u eco ia money All these constitute an a!u.
Gus div and necessarily delay the execution Of the
treaty.
When | arrived here. about the 27tl ult. there
,bu, li,, indians assembled They had free access 10
The traders stores and scenes Of roling and drunken.
moss wcc exhibited Such ARRANGEMENTS were however,
mazda that since The first ips,an, no uuor has beer, sold
T., n Indians and they are az orderly and wel.lr,arrd
~ con hs Je.rr B.,ire the first ONE couIi hear the
,,.. r -.,,, all n; r,, I,ur b, ,n,r n,, c, nm.
,mnnn Their ladies in the cvenuy. and he unconscious
~ :, 49,, rr ~. .,,,ronc, Lere mn, thar. nt Ei,,
cd ter; fL.- w.n an niian ON The i>!a,I Some of the
bands have ulread, received their presents and money
md ,v, r.urn. b,n,. and not AZ, instance is known
! Of Il drunken Indian
This i an UNPARALLELED state Of thinrs Il has been
nivrr,i;v ic case when the Indians assemble either
"a rpl; or c,uupIe treaty. or To receive their anuui-
tics ih,, they indurr very freely in tic use of uuur
and v;urrr and diminished frequently cusuc This has
heretofore been suo,,,scd TO be unavoidable Bat tie
crntrrv ,yncrrr, ms row been tried and has Sic
ralrI - Gni,a,, J. Is ,,aiulv o,ci,.r in this instance
- a.; a, NJ, .:.,,.ran (,vh, J.. ,,cl L NOUN ;n iL,
re,Jrr nni r Lis scientific. i, laiumrDtsN and lie has