Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-05-19
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INDIAN ELoeuaNcE.-We insert below 70.
port Of the speech Of Col. Cobb. celebrated
half-breed chief Of the Choctaw aatioa, made
after listening to the remarks Of the Agent for
enrolling the emis'a,ing Indians to The Yves,
Of the. Mississippi who had stated ,hs, ,heir
" Council: 6tes could no more be kindIed here. ~
that their "warriors could have no field for
their glory" Ed. HrRALp.
SPEECH or COZ. conn,
Mead .Mtngo Of the CAocsGses Ease sr n
.Mfsstsstt1ot. n reply u tie AEeme - ~
Vstte6 states. sfT
RRoTsGa:-Vshay haarsl ron Is. L ~
from the lips Of our father, the grea. White
Chief at Washington. and my people hasa
called upon me to speak 10 you. The red
man has no books. and when he wishes IL
make known his views, like his father be-
fore him. he speaks from his mouth. Hs
is afraid Of writing When he speaks. he
knows what he says; the Great Spiri.
hears him. Writing is The invention OF
the pale faces !; il gives birth to error and
10 feuds. The Great Spirit talks--ws
hear him in the ,hunder--in the rushing
winds. and the mighty waters -bus he
never writes. ). IA #
Brother: When you were young w
were strong; we fought by your side; but ]
our arms are now broken. You have
grown large. My people have become
small.
Brother: My voice is weak you can
scarcely hear me; it is not the shout or .
warrior. uut tnv wan OF an nIIant. have
lost it in mourning over the misfortunes OF
my people. These are their graves, and
in those aged pines you hear The ghosts
Of the departed. Their ashes are here,
and we have been lef. to protec. them.-
Our warriors are nearly ali gone to the far
country west but here are our dead,
Shall we 60 too, and give their bones 10
The wolves
Brother: Two sleeps have passed since
we heard you talk. We have inoOKht'
upon it. You ask US TO leave orr coun-
ny, and tell us il il yonr country, and Tell
IS il is our Fathers wish. We would not
1esire desire to displease our Father. We
respect him. and you his child. But tho
choclaw always thinks. We want time
% answer. .s
nsehs1: our l hss1Is ,5Eas Jd sll GaHelxs
Every warrior tia. you see here was OPP
posed 70 the treaty. If the dead could
rave been counted, it could never have
,een made; but alas though they Stood
lr0nnd, they could not be seen or heard.
sl,o: sn.H the Il ~sxAf
heir voices in the wailing wind. but the
,ale faces kney it not. and our land was
aiken away. a
Brother: We do not now complain
The Choctaw suffers but lie never weeps.
Y on have the strong arm and we cannot
esist. But the pale face worshiFs the
.;rea, Spirit. So does the red man The
Grea. Spiri. loves truth. When you took
,ur country. you promised Us land. There
3 your promise. in the book. Twelve
lines have the trees dropped the leaves.
md yet we haze received no land Our
houses have been taken from Us. The,
while mans plough turns up The bones Of
our fathers. We dare not kindle our 6res;
and yet you said we might remain and
you would give Us land
Brother Is this truth But we believe.
now our Great Father knows our condi-
ion, he will listen IT, us. We are %
mourning orphans in our country /; but our
Father will take US by the hand. When
he fulils his promise. we will answer his
lalk. He means well. We know it.,
But we cannot think now. Grief has
made children or us. When our business
is settled we shall be men again. and talk
10 our Great Father about what he has
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B,o,her: You stand in the mocasins OF
a grea. chief; you speak the words ola
mighty nation. and your talk was long
NV people are small; their shadow scarce-
y reaches to your knee they are scatter.
ed and gone /; when shout hear my
voice il the depths, Of the woods, but M
ans wering shout comes back. Ny words.
therefore, are few. have nothing moro
10 say, but 10 tell what have said to tisr
Iall chief If The pale faces whose brother
stands BY your side. M 1 :
.WiIiam Tyler, Of Virginia. brother to The Pres
ident Of the United States recently appointed ons
Of the Choctaw Commissioners.
Pur TO !. SHIFT" FOR AN ANswER. -
/. Pry. Miss Sophia, what are you mak-
ing:" said DR. K to = young lady
who was at work upon garment of GER
tain description. "A SoPHY corertng.
DOCTOR" was The reply.
UNITY.-A certain person saw msa and
his wife. each pulling u the oppssite end. q
4 rope, ihrown over house, ana neisnef
could succeed in getting il from the otnef.-