Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-01-28

(Translation)
"Mr. Fremont: The chiefs, having as.
sembIed in council, have told me TO warn
you not to set out before the party of young
men who is now out shall have returned.
Furthermore, they tell me that they are
very sure they will fire upon you as soon
as they meet you. They are expected
back in seven or eight days. Excuse me
for making these observations, but il seems
my duty to warn you of danger More
over, the chiefs who prohibit your setting
out before the return of the warriors, are
the bearers OF this note.
d" am YOUR obedent servant,
"Jos. BIssoNETTE, by l.. B CnARTRAIN.
Names of some of the Chiefs.-The
Otter Hat, the Breaker of Arrows, the
Black Night, the Bulls Tail"
After reading this, mentioned its pur-
port to my companions; and, seeing that
all were fully possessed of its contents,
one of the Indians rose up, and, having
shaken hands with me, spoke as follows:
"You have come among us at bad
time. Some of our people have been kill
ed, and our young men, who are gone TO
the mountains, are eager to avenge the
blood OF their relations, which has been
shed by the whites. Our young men are
bad, and if they meet youthey will be-
leve thai you are carrying goods and am
munltlon 10 their enemies, and will fire
upon you. You have told us that this will
make war. We know that our great IA
Their has many soldiers and big guns, and
we are anxious to have our lives We
love the whites, and are DESTROYS of peace.
Thinking of all these things, we have de-
termlned to keep you here until our war
rIors return. We are glad to see you
among US. Our father is rich, and we ex.
pected that You would have brought pre-
sents TO us-horses, and guns, and blan-
kets But we are glad to see you. We
look upon your coming as the light which
goes before the sun; for you will tell our
great father that you have seen us, and
5 that we are naked and poor, and have no.
thing to eat; and he will send US all these
things" He was followed by others to the
3 same effect.
The observations of The savage appear
I ed reasonable; but | was aware they had
IN view only the present object of detain.
: ing me, and were unwilling should 90 fur
Their into the country. In reply, | asked
them, through the Interpretation of Mr..
B0udeau, to select two Or three OF their
u number to accompany US unt til we should
: meet their people-they should spread
their robes In my tent, and eat at my ia
q BILE, and on our return would give them
K presents IN reward of their Services
n They declined, saying that there were no
e Young men left in the village, and that
d they were too old to travel so many days
= on horseback, and preferred now to smoke
J. thei: pipes in the lodge, and let the war
rlors go on the war path. Besides, they
"a had no power over the young men, and
r, were afraid to interfere with them. In my
o turn addressed them
st You say tina. you love the whites; why
have you killed so many already this
g spring! You say that you love the whites
g and are full OF many expressions of friend
ship to u.s. but yon are not willing to IN
dergo the fatigue OF few days. ride tC
m save our lives. We do not believe wha
r you have said, and will not listen to you
J. Whatever chief among US tells his sol
lP diers to do is done. We are the soldiers
1T of the great chief, your father. He ha:
IN told us to come here and see this country
le and all the Indians. his children VII,
Dt should we not 60? Before we came. W,
W heard that You had killed his people, an,
IN ceased to be his children; out we cam,
ID among you peaceahlv, holding out Oh
~ hands. Now we find that the stories w
e heard are not lies, and that you are n,
tn longer his friends and children. We havt
g thrown away our bodies, and will not turf
H. back. When you told us that your youn!
nd men would kill US, you did not know tha
ad our hearts were strong, and you did nc
er see the rifles which my young men carr
nj IN their hands. We are few, and you ar
up many, and may kill us all, but there vii
as be much CRYING in your villages, for man
e. of Your young men will stay behind, an
or forget to return with your warriors fror
le- the mountains. Do YOU think that GU
nd great chief will len his soldiers die, an
forget to cover their graves? Before tn
en- SHOWS melt again, his warriors will swee
cl-1 away your villages as the fire does tn
ny prairie in the autumn. See! have pull
OF ed down my arhite houses, and my peopl
'ty are ready when the sun is ten pace
higher, we shall be on the march. If yo
have any thing to tell US, you will say
he soon.n
up, broke up the Conference, as / cou
to do nothing with these people; and, bein
'ur resolved 10 proceed, rolhing was to |
re- gained bv delay. Accompanied by o.
ed, hospltlble friends, we returned TO Il
RS, camp We had mounted our horses, al