The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-05-26
THE DAILY UNION.

lage. These are not like my people, When go
home, l cannot address such an assembly as this.
cannot speak in your language. must depend
ON an Interpreter 70 tell you what say. But il
gives me great pleasure and satisfaction to you.
Friends, you not as we are. You can read.
You can see far off. You can far away and
hear far away, and know what is going on every
where. But we must sit at home and know nothing
but what is around u.s. We have no eyes, no ears,
to see and hear far Off
"We have no houses, no clothes-our faces are
far inferior in every respect Fathers and brothers,
we are glad that you have sent kind missionaries to
live with us and teach u.s. They compensate for
the loss of our lands which the whites have taken
We are now very poor; our country is very small
only few sections of land--two three hundred
But we hope the time is coming, when we and our
children will be like you, as | see you here to-day
appreciate very highly the kindness of the mode
rator, and OF the government agent, who has given
us good advice
81 find some white men speak truth--they speak
one way; some speak every way, and we don't
know when TO believe them. Through the advice
and assistance of the missionaries, and the govern
ment agent, our people are improving. We cut-
vate more land. We are improving in every re-
spect. ! call your missionary my brother, and in
tend to give him my children to be taught and made
like yours have been much gratifed in travelling
in your country, and have received much kind at
tention. am very glad of these opportunities Of
addressing you.
81 address you all as chiefs and braves, and think
this beautiful day and clear sky Indicate that the
Great Spirit lis smiling on US. When return home,
will tell my people all ! have seen, and hope we
will try to be like you. l hope you will pity us
feel much for us, and extend your kindness still
us ignorant and dying people have heard what
the President has said. respect the President very
much. call him grandfather. call the modera-
tor father
''The President told us to be careful of our mo-
ney, and we will try to obey him. He told US not
to go to war, and we will try TO obey him. Some of
our young men dlsobey, and 60 to war, but we will
try to keep all at peace hope the President, the
missionaries, and the government agent, will write
one plan for our good. / hope the time is coming
when we will have, as you have, good houses with
glass windows, and good clothes as you have.
81 shall leave you and go down this winter to
my people; will tell them when go home what
have seen and heard Friends, this is all | have to
say. feel sorry that am not as you are. wear
blanket My people are poor. We are all poor.
You are great people. ! cannot talk to you in
your own language. must depend on an inter-
prefer and follow him like blind man, but trust
in him in all confidence"
After the chief had concluded his address, Mr. Ir.
win made some interesting statements respecting the
mission. He stated some Of the difficulties which
they had to encounter in their efforts for the good of
the Indians, the most formidable of which was, the
deleterious influence exerted by white men on the
frontier He made also some interesting statements
respecting the frmness and piey of some of the In
dian cornerstone Of whom recently died triumph
ing in the full hope of glorious immortality.
A collection was then taken up to assist the chief
in erecting house and other purposes of the mis-
sion, amountingtoS l67 "a. The deeply interesting
scene was closed by prayer by the moderator, after
which the moderator babe the chief farewell, in the
name of the assembly, invoking the blessing of God
upon him and his people, and expressing the hope
that they should all again meet in the general assem-
bly, of the church of the first born in Heaven.
Overture No. 1l.--A memorial on the marriage
question from the synod of Cincinnati was laid on
the table for the present.
Overture No 10.-On the admission of Charles
ton Union Presbytery was read and docketed
The discussion on baptism in the Roman Catholic
church was resumed; and pending the discussion
the house adjourned.