Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-01-30
lnIian Scene il Minnesota.

Never wilt those who witnessed. last
June at Fort Smelling the gorgeous array
OF painted Sioux and Chippewas. at the
command Of Gov Ramsay. meeting to
gether there III council to affect at least.
an armistice. forget the imposing scene -
They assembled IN one Il the balmiest
days Of June. ! day as delightful as ever
glowed from the pencil OF an Italian land
scape painter
BY nine o'clock in the morning LARGE
conconrse Of persons Lad assembled at
Fort Smelling, from various quarters. and
especially from st. Paul. to witness the
treaty. Fort Smelling is at the extreme
angle Of a high table land betweoa the
Mississippi and the st Peter-a beauti-
ful eleva { / plain, covered with grass as
far as eve can extend Near tile bank
of the Mississippi and distant from the
Fort few hundred yards, are the stables
Of the garrison. and in tie open space be-
tween the garrison and the stables were
tie encampmeEts Of the Chjppewas, and
there was The Council ground Cant
Monr was there with 4 small detach-
ment Of infantry. aad a few troops were
ready for service IN tae Fort, rs well as
artillery. The Ch:ppewas were living
about their tents, seemingly quite content
ed, laughing, talking, playing together.
and some gambJiug H. various ways -
There seemed nothing surly or stoical IN
their couEtenanccs. y message was at
length sent by the Governor to notify the
Sioux that they would be expected in half
an hour if at all At length tlev made
T+,-arv-
brow OF 4 hill across the st Peter The
few infantry present ou the approach OF
the Sioux. were extended in an opea line
nearly from the Fort to the Stables. so as
to form separation between tile Chippc-
was III their rear and the Advancing haa6
OF the Sioux, numbering perhaps 500. q
large portion on horseback. armed aud
painted, who by this time were rushing
up on the plateau, screening and whoop-
ing horribly. themselves loaded with iin-.-
ling arms and ornaments aud their hors
cs with bells on, tie whole Of them rush-
ing on at full speed and making a feint as
If they would pass around the stable turn
the right flank Of the infantry and attack
the ChippeTas; bat they were only show
ing off; having. III fact ali dac respect for
those ugly cast iron orators OF Uncle Sam
The line = ChIppewas remained where
1t was at the grand entree (for We can
compare Ii to nothing 1t 50 much resem-
bled a grand eutrce into a stupeudous
circus,) they continuing to dance and shout
aud braudish Their weapons a. if aching
for an onslaught
The Chippcwas are Of tho Algonquin
race Of Indians. and the Sioux are the
chief tribe Of that class Of tribes known
under the general name of Dak0tas The
Sioux inhabit most Of the country living
north Of Iowa. and west of the Miss:ssip-
pi the Chippewas possess tue land be-
tween Lake Superior and the Mississippi
river much Of which they Lave annexed
from Sioux dominion The AlgohquiBs
differ much from the Dakotas. although
both are savage races. Tie former arc
fairer and look to be better fed and more
cheerful a1d c3nteutcd Thcva~ mostly
right pleasant kind souied fellows If phv-
siognOmy Is any index of character bat
the history of written and unwrittea wars
and murders committed on both sides. is
barbaroas beyond description. --lIiAuas1-
to Pjohesr.
0F7 4 section has been or Tered 70 be en-
crossed IN tHe lHGldud constitutional C0ngCu-
tion. rendering Ineligible f5r the Legislature
any president. director. Officer, or agent Of any
banking. railroad, or moneyed corDoration
for six months after they have held such Of
fee.
= We hive never read any thing more
beautiful than the following, from the pen Of
Geo. ID. Prentice:
q" There Is but breath of air. and heat If
the heart, betwiyt this world and the next
And in the brief interval Of painful and aw fll
suspense, while we feel that death Is present
with Us. and we are powerIess, and he al
powerful, and the last f-int pulsa'ion here is
bat the prelude Of endless lie heresfle1; we
feel. in the midst Of the stunning calamity
about to beEsIl US, that earth has 10 com
pensating good to mitigate the severity of our
loss. But there is no grief without some b-u-
cent provis on - soften 1t int nsana< " Ell
the good and tie lovely die, the memory Of
their good deeds. ike moonbeams on tie stor-
my sea, lights Up our darkened hearts, and
! lends 10 the surrounding gloom, a beauty so
sad. so sweet. that would not, If We could