Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-08-12

i,ame here to have Us do. is that we hare been
waiting for others Of oar people. VINO have
been expected here, and who we arc aisaid 10
dissasisfy. never before hsve spoken to your
people al any length, and fear, my fa:her. inai
Won will think am drunk. but have here
1uu,tinp his hand TO his head great deal OF
sense which have obtained froa she white
people, and as soon as the others OF our nation
come we will tell our minds to yos,.
Sha-wa.nig-na-nabe, South feather seated. |
NJ father, what hare to say 20 yon place /;
strongly a: your heart. The Maste; Of life and
the earth boil, iis.ea 10 us. The Master Of
lifa made the earth. the grass. and .he isees
Tia, r1ow upon it. and the ANNALS that roam
ors:i.. When the Grea. Spin, made the earth.
be placed iae NJ men upon ii; j. became very
suns.. Some OF o1s chiefs arc now here, and
c;he.s srs coming. They do not wish 10 act
rrecipiisisly.
Sheinz-go-hs, (ste SPruce.) Ny father. l
shall speak bns few words TO you. II Is only
who can :ell you the truth about the lands
where live, ii you SPEAK Of the lands ycn-
ae., (poiaIing towards the country 10 be pur-
chased Kill nos talk fsolisllir abou, them
Aers in the mids. OF so mary of thosa who FRS,
poesed the country. OT5bewsys.s Attic
Z m beia child, speak % the middle Of the
s1h5ees. ani you shall hea. ssraish, asou, M
banda, Aseansa al the nss,E Ct .s,arn. A..
m you nave spoken further about them, ,hr
MzasH olife will hea, ne answer ron.
MAJ go-sis, gsha Looms Fou.) Ny father
donos wish to say much. You DO no, know
who I an and from wherce / have sprung. /
Oaiy wish to tell you row whc my ancestors
were. am the soa Of Is 5rocheux. one OF
the greatest Chiefs Of our ration. have be-
fsTe given ny thoughts y my children who
hare spoken 10 Jou, and think before speak.
Wien talk to the chiefs. / DO not speak long.
iz~ge-go-he, after lssg speech 10 the In
diana, urging upon them TO sci, the land, bnt
before doing SO, TO press upon the Governor
10 gire them presents and furnish them VITA
more provisions. said Ny father, this is all
-FOUR children have norT to say about DIR lands
They are all going 70 take a rest, sld will ther
sly more to yor.
Nadin gthe Wind NJ fa.hsr, when ]
saw our great father beyond The mountains, h,
care me sense. Lis.en to me and let me tel
yon the trnih. listen 10 you and accede Il
sour purposss. You must no, suppose ,ha
things viii not be as you wish. We are now
arranging things TO your liking. The station o
Chief is a very difficult one, but when va
acknowledged as one by our grea. father be
yond the mountains. though. never shoul,
be refused any thing / asked for. Your lool
is 50 firm that think il would not be possibl
for you not to do wha. you wished. You hav
e7eIy thing around yon. and can give US som
Of the cattle that are around US on the prairie
At The treaty at Prairie du Chen. the case wa
as difficult as this. The great Chief then fe
ps well with cattle.
Coz. Dodge then directed the Interpreter /.
say, tina. their father, tho Agent, would te
them whether he would give them cattle, an
thai he wished to SEQ them in council early i
tho morning tomorrow; that he was glad I
bear heir friends would be here this evening
that as the weather was pow good. they mus
make up their minds as soon as they could
that he hoped the chiefs would see that thei
people kept on friendly terms with the Sioux
tcoaCLGDAD IN ouR SExT1