Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Wayne County, Ind.) 1831-1837, 1837-02-04
I'VE have heared that the Red Pipe quarry

Igo to see it, and will not be stopped" Herr
II was interrupted by Mo-cou-che-tah. a grin
and black visaged fellow. who shook his Ions
SHAGGY locks a. he rose, and the very floor al
$50 AZ he trod upon it: with his sunken eye.
fixed in direct hatred on me, and his fist bran
!disI,ed within an inch Of my facet
sPdAfaces! you cannot speak till we
Ihave all done ;yOu are our prisoners: oul
young men Jour soldiers) are about the house
land yor must listen to what we have to say
What has been said to you is true, you must
lgo back. '.How,how.
mo white man has been to the red pipe
and none shall go! Allow
"You see,'' holding the red pipe by the
side of his arm, '.that this pipe is part Of our
Ifesh.--The red men were made from the red
stone. allow, how"'
SIf the white men take away piece Of the
red pipe stone, a hole is made in our flesh,
and the blood will always run. We cannot
stop tho blood from running. allow, how
The Great Spirit has told US that the Red
Stone is only to be used for pipes, and through
them we are to smoke to him. "HOw.''
Why do the white men want to get there
You have no good object in view; we know
you have none, and the sooner you 90 back
the better. allow, how. howl
| Muz "a rthc Iron, spoke next.
"My friends, we do not wish to harm you:
you have heard the words of our chief men,
and you now see that you must 60 back allow
howl" Than du-pah sha kah free fthe red
lpipe stone. was given to us by the Great
spirit. and no one need ask the price of it,for
liz is medicine. allow, how"
my friends. l believe what you have told
W., think your intentions are good, but our
chiefs have always told US that no white man
was allowed to go there, and you cannot go.
l~How, how!'
'sThe red pipe stone is part of our flesh;
it is red: if the white men go TO it we are az
fraid it will turn white; they come amongst
US, and our children are turning white; there
is plenty Of white clay; let the white men
get thatif they want pipes. allow, how,
hOw.''
sThis is all have to say
Te-co-,can-de-chee-'sM friends, YOU see
l am a young man; you see on my war club
two scalps from my enemies head; my hands
have been dipped in blood, but am good
man. ! am q friend to the whites; to the
traders; and they are your friends, l bring
them 5000 muskrats every year, which II
catch in my own traps. "l1ow, how.'' We,
love to go to the Pipe Stone and get a piece
for our pipes; but we ask the Great Spirit
first. If the white men 60 to it they will take
it outside and not nil up the holes again, and
the Great Spirit will be offended. ~How.
now
to it they will soon have great mill that will ,
make pipes for all the people in the world. /
slow, how, how" I have been told tina, ,
they put large logs Of wood on great wheel, i
and hundreds of bowls and ladies and spoons.
drop out from under this wheel. sHow. how.
eugh"
II wish you no harm, hut wish you would 60
,ut Of the country; you cannot 60 any farther. (.
How, low
Ss..-"e r.s-.ee-..My friends, listen to me;
what ar, to say will be truth. How, howl
brought large piece Of the pipe stone end gave
I to white to make pipe; he was our ira I
Ter, and wished HIM to have good pipe. The
'cxt time went to his store was unhappy when
aw the stone made into dish! 'eugh!' This is
he way the white men wouIj use the red pipe IA
tone, if they could get it. Such conduc, would 7
f.nd the Great Spirit, and make a red INNS heart
lex. sHow, how 5
Brothers, We do not wish to harm you, If You 9
urn about and 60 back, you will be we'll, both YOU
nd your horses, you cannot 60 forward. How, :
ow.'
I'VE know that If you go to the pipe Stone, the i
;rest Spirit Looks upon you; the white people do b
ot think Of that. How; how y
81 have more to say" 4
These and dozen other speeches to the same
feet, having been pronounced, I replied in the c
Ollow ing manner to them: d
ssMy Friends, you have entirely mistaken ": we a
70 not officers, nor are We sent BY any one: the
,hite men do not want the red pipe. Ii 10 not n
,orth their carrying home far, il you were to I.
i've il to them. Another thing, they don't use u
ipes: they don't know how to smoke them. How, n
ow.' d
"My Friends, think as you do, that the Great h
pirt has given that place to the red for their
ipe>. How, how think you do, that the e
ID men were made Of the red clay, and see that b
the greatest 1edieisc. How, how give you G
reat credit for the course you are taking to pre-
erve ond protect il; and will do 40 much - any p
IAN to keep white men from taking it away from p
on. How, how Bot We have started to 90 and al
&c il, and We cannot think Of being siopped.' Il
Mah-cou -chi.tash rose again (ntenupting me. ~ y