Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-11-19
sACs AND FoxEs-TREATy.


SACS AND FoXEs-TREATy.
The editor Of the Iowa Gazette attended the
late treaty making council between Gov. Cham
bers and the Sacs and Foxes, and in his last pa.
per has an article en- the subject, from which We
extract the following:
The Sacs and Foxes are perhaps tho fines,
looking Indians on the GIobe-ot large, athletic
and perfect forms, and most graceful carriage
and brave, hgl minded and honorable set OF
fellows. There are few men IN this world equal
to tho celebrated keokuk, whose commanding or
atory raised him. even in his youth, from the com
mon ranks Of his tribe, and placed him, without
hereditary right, and IN despite o. all competition
the head Of his nation. Many statesmen in
government might learn useful lessons IN di,
plomacy, and many OF our best orators receive
profitable Instructions from this gifted Indian
The younger son Of Black Hawk Is the hdonis OF
his tribe-and is probably the handsomes; man IN
the world. He Is six toet three or four inches
high graceful and elegant IN his manners-and
although weighing perhaps two hundred, he ircads
as lightly as an infant. hishkekosh, chief OF
much distinction among them Is also a talented
and fine looking man--and tho as brave Car
sar, he is a regular built BrummeA exquisite
He usually sports and ebony cane, with glorious
ly large and bright brass head, which he twIrIs
IN his fingers 10 the most elegant style magma.
BILE, and when sitting rests his chm and lips upon
u
Gentleman" He Is smiling chap, and celcbra-
ted as a gallant, your smiling gentlemen usu
ally are. !, rather amusing to witness his
efforts to como the polite thing owe. his brother
savage.
Every nigh, the Indian camp was converted
into a vast ball room-and every variety Of dan
ces known among them. from thu ''clothIug Of The
head to the flat-boat .danbe shuttle were per
formed By them. The squaws have no part 10
these amusemen's, and usually manifest but little
curiosity 10 witness their performance. 1t Is any
thing DO, dancing, according to onr notions, con-
sistipr as il does Of violent stamping upon the
ground 70 the measured beats of drum--a regu
lar tearing up Of The earth-or. as the MssissIp
ri Indictment expresses il, clicking up ID
fuss generally, though there Is system in IT,,
and we noticed that The dancers preserved excel
lent time. The chiefs and braves The prin-
cIpal performers these scenes. In addition to
the beating OF the drum, the dancers are enliven
ed by perhaps the widest and most hideous yells
that ever issued from the threats OF human be-
ings And, although a good christian might
think that all Pandemonium had beer turned loose
upon praries, yet, strange TO say, there IS mu-
sic in the horrid componnd--When all things are
put into full bas,--the drum beating-the dan
GERS movinr--and the singers yelling-hundreds
Of Indian dogs join in the delightful chorus, and
II is then tina, the air is made rejo!ent with
age sounds which make the listener quake while
he laughs a, the superlafvely ludicrous charac-
ter of the whole scene before him. The young
er members of the tribe amuse themselves, some
By apng the dancers al a respectful distance, and
others by wrestling, foot races. &c. Most OF
these Young rascals have horses OF their own, nd
j, was laughabie while pitiable. to them a
buse the poor animals BY running :hem from
morning till night, sometimes m races, aud al