New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1842-12-19
From the Green Bay Republican.
rer,u~rauce amoeg the Ehippeways.

As there seems 10 be uut little going on A" Nuo
Eastern part of the world of any interest toouF
readers, we have thought advisable TO give sno''
account of the progress of this good work among
tho Indians, feeling confident 1t will not be unex
cep,ionable. The question has frequently peer
asked u,, why we did not give more space te tbs
subject, in giving accouats OF tue progress OF the
work throughout the Union
We learn that while the late Treaty was In pro-
sress a, La Pointe, Lake Superior, tie friends OF
tempe ance got up temperance rneeras' ana
ery interesting meeting came of the OCCASION
/, was abou. 100 miles farther northwest tha tenn
persnce had formally broken slience' a. Al
deed novelty in the wilds Of this wild region
The nn.e,ips wa. well attended by the Indians,
a,o =. ". nav. been furnished with the parucu-
Iare rs ,be ,enperance movemen, at that time, we
,Y,l o;ve them as curiosity from the indian
country n,,CL
AZ Guar. Commissioner OF Indian Affairs for
M;.b;oan, was called upon TO address the meeting
.hroush an interpreter He said, - am happy 10
cos 40 many Indians present at a temperance meet
irg. / have long had an acquaintance with the
Indians, and know that drinking Whisky is a
grea. evil;" and said he +" there is nothing that
erieyss YOUR Great Father, the President more than
thar white people should sell whisky to the In
dams The use of rum or whisky makes bad par
en,s. bad children, bad husbands and bad wives.
Children sometimes Kill their parents, and parents
their children, and it always makes them uisera
bic and poor. Your Great Father is disposed very
mush TO give you comforts, such as money, goods,
blacksmlths, carpenters farmers and schools, that
yeu may be h,ppy and intelligent. But he has Of
ten been very sorry learn that the blankets and
other things which are given you tor your wives
and children, have been sold for whisky. Now
hope that these things will be so no longer. hope
you will now sign the temperance pieage and have
nothing more to do with whisky; BY doing this
you will please the missionaries and your teachers
You will please your Great Father the Presiden
also, you will please me, and above al! you wiz
please God" An Indian OF the Sandy Lake band
whose name was Martin Luther, spoke and saio
" he was pleased with wha, their Father had said.
but was sorry to hear any of the young men laugh
he thought it was not good manners" Mr.. Stu
art said che presumed they were laughing for th'
Joy they had at the prospect of getting rid OF
whisky
Mr.. - then addressed the meeting, and ex.
pressed his pleasure in seeing many of his
brethren present on the great subject of Temper.
ance. You drink little whisky and think you
feel better; you can run fast, feel strong and very
rich; veu drink more and then feel very mad, hun,
for YOUR knife to kill your wife or child. Some
other Indians have given up whisky, and build
good houses, make good farms and get good living.
and he saw no reason why tie Chippeways OF
the Lake might not DO the same. The people of this
nation may now sign this paper and drink no more
whisky. IF the Chief. will sign, the young men,
old men, the women and children will sign and
drink no more, and put the bad white man TO
shame" You now, said he, have the monster
at your command, but if you let him in he will
take possession Of your country, every ledge will
be miserable place. When you go to Sault ST,
Marie, if they ask you TO drink whisky, you can
sey have signed the paper and cannot drink, and
he hoped the Chippeways might become so tenn
perate as not TO have in all their country the dis
gushing sight of drunken Indian"
Rev Mr.. Hall then addressed the meeting, and
said he, al have been eleven years in this coun-
drunk, then some Indians went to the Saut ahd
brought in little, at another time they brought
more. You will know hew people act when they
are drunk, it makes them complete fools. When
you drink you think it does you good, but l know
it does not" Mr.. H. then related an instance
of the death Of an Indian woman, occasioned ny
whisky, and said 'this is what whisky will do
He hoped the Christian Indians would take notice
Of what had Just been said that those who practice
drinking canao, enter Heaven, but now, said he,
is the time To sign and drink no more
Biazbiek, a Chief of the Faskasamah band, arose
and pledged himself 10 do what he could to pro
mote the cause in his band and in the nation.
VIM. Brewster Esq. of the American Fur Co..
said, /" am very glad to see so many present.
have for many years sent goods to your country,
and formerly great quantities Of whisky. have
always found that whisky drinkers we're poor hum
,ers got but t,e fur. and paid their traders,
and am satisfied that whisky drinking is very
great evil - and pledged himself that the Amer,
can Fur Company should send no more whisky &c
the country, and then said to the Indians, it YOU
will Join with us we will keep it out of the coun,
try"
The meeting then adjourned, and met again in
the A. F. Campany's Warehouse. Many OF the
Chiefs were present. Mr. Stuart and others spoke
again, and Zephanieh Platt, Attorney General o.
the State OF Michigan, said, q ] used to drink
whisky, and l thought whisky was my friend, but
I found he was my enemy, and | cast him of anc
drank no more. You consider tbs Sioux your enc
mics because they do You hurt aud kill your PEG
pie; well, whisky does the same, you ought tt
make war with whisky and drive him out OF you
country," and various other pertinent remarks
were made by Mr Plat. The Chiefs were row
informed that they Wee at liberty 10 speak. Ons
Chief said he understood Mr.. S,uart's bushes:
was to make the treaty and the payment, anc
seemed qui1e surprised that Government Office,
should interes, himself in those little matters
Another ill-looking Chief whose jaw had bee,
broken in q scuthe with q grizzly bear, said he
thought Mr.. Stuart himself would like a little
whisky, when there was no one TO see him drink
These remarks were a source Of grea, amusement,
in The nesting. Mr.. Stuart assured them TO the
contrary. Hole-in-,he-day" asked the question
measure of giving up drink Mr.. Stuart informed