Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1846-10-27
The Indians al WashiHgton.

10 i4ifs tnVt tnuluuO ~ WdDHihSkUus
E4. We take from Bennett's Heard tho fol.
loving description Of the Indians who
recently passed through this city on their
waylo Washington. Chiicago Dem. 8
Pa :. ~ WAsHINeToN, Sept. 90, ls43. !
Yesterday, pursuant 10 invitation the
WinnebagO delegation Indians twenty,
three in haahbct, under the care of Gen.
Iaral Fletcher, and Mr.. Lowery. inter.
prefer, and company, waited upon the
President. The red men had occupied a
large portion dsthe morning NJ their toilet,
painting their faces, greasing their hair,
and arranging their feathers, beads, bells,
bear claws, and trinkets. Some were
fdeeAfated with medals, some with brace.
l6tss 3dnd one or, twol with sword, and
every n.An, ofthrm had, his costume com.
pleted with. a flaming scarlet blanket
thrown oyer bis shoulders.
81 After calling upon the Secretary Of War
and ecok sMedilL, tAea Commissioned, of
Indian affairs, they were accompanied by
the latter TO the White. Heuse, aud intro
duced TO their Great, Father, in his gau.
dien.e chamber. Officials and citizens,
large company, were present. ~,
b sURpnsshaking hands Awislnthe hfesidei,t,
the, delegation were; seated i'm HTsemi,
circle round the room, and after short
pause, bis Excellency said to bis red chill.
dreD, that he was glad to Sec them. He
hoped the X were, pleased with eheir yisi.
he would DO every thing in bis power. b
send them Home satisfied. He would an
point commissioners to..ns6rrow, who
would neet a1iEha them upon llis ibussnes
they had came to settle 3the sale Of their
mineral lands in Iowa)an hoped that
when they returned TO their tribe, il
would be- wisf glad and cheerful hearts.
i An axelagaation of a yhul' lin q low.
quick gpttnral voice, with. n, significant
nod Of the head expressive of their api
probation, passed around the Inc of red
piAengif their red blankets. 81 .a'a
e,l hittls 8 Hi osfeppsd IforRaed ,frof, the
line, 3walkeds MP, shook. bands, with the
President, stepped hack, rthrewI off his
blanket, and in a rapid and, eloquent mau,
ner expressed his Satisfaction at the words
Of the Great Father; and aftefr' some me zen.
seralscharacteristiJ remarks, he gave way
to;l ~ ui bias tTlatu1a iueIk .tlii.l tlll ~
/. ShoEs Whig, q tall fne, looking fell ow,
with, his face painted in; a. most imparial
style. came forwards. with a long pipe in n
his head, adorned with eagle feathers.
landioShameuted ia a 'niasteilld mani err
Taking from bis pouch AT bis side, small
parcel of kiaay keenick fan herb which,
is generally smoked 'by the Western
Indians) and leading the9ipipe with it,
So said be came to give to!his Great Father,
this present from his brother, Wisnoo
sheek, as the semblem Of the peaceful
relations ..subsisting between ,the tribe.
and their white brethren. Then light.
ing the pipe, he took Whit, and passed
Tito the president, who whitfield Il, and,
rtoSeaehsoffhe cabinet present. and the
Indian Commissioners, and others who
whitfield it, Short Wing further said that
he wished a silver plate put on the pipe,
with the name Of the chief presenting It,
the tribey &c, iand that their Great Father
should ,keepgitas a pledge of peace, and
that the Great Spirit, he hoped, would
never be offended by its violation. 81
The President, in a happy manner,
replied, expressing his earnest desire
that the pipe of peace might continue to
be smoked between his red and white
children, while The SHOWS fell in winter
or the praifies blossomed in the spring;
and that the Ratchet was buried between
them foreYeraaaa s.da 81 81 l,a
After shaking hands again with the
President, the delegation retired, delight.
with the parental bearing. and good wish.
es eoffheir Great Father. s5s 9tif i%-ia
This afternoon Mr.. NADER, who has
them in his, hospitable keeping, at his
hotel opposite the Union office on Ave-
hue, gave them the privalidge of, a celeba.
ton to themselves, in a large room up
stairs; iof their pipe and war dauces.-i
Stripped to their breech clouis, and paint
ed and fe9thered in a most fantastic style,
they went into the sport. The, house
shook with their rapid and measured cir
cumgyrations; and their screams and fear
ipl yells soon attractedta crowd Of many |
hundreds ia the broad area in front of
the chanbe where these barbaric orgies |
we're progressing. ISIS adia DOZEN dbuffia-
loes been turned loose in the room, with |
an hunderd wild cats, they could scarcely |
have raised 8 wilder uproar than they did |
some twelve or fifteen Of these delighted
Winpebagoes, They. promise to repeAtl
the ,pastime, in which, eyeat we SHALL
give you 4 more extended descripiionf'
1eI s9sg lI-l AZ Cd IL T.ka'I .,iis Il
iHlETIn q 'ceriain town mot more tRanI
City miles from Boston, as the cleFygman.l
was holding forth in bis usual drowsy
manner, one Of bis aged hearers, pobably |
by the narcotic Qualities Of the |
discourse, sfsll into doze. The preacher
to use the words. 4 Wh1t Is /