The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-08-07

forward and signed the treaty, and after
them the principal men. one of each band,
! alternately, commencing with E-yang- ma
r nee, or Running Walker, called by the
whites "Big Gua," the principal chief of
the Wah- -pay-twans; and after him Wee
+ tchanh- h-pee-ce-tay-fwan, The Star Face,
commonly known by the whites as the Or
$ phan, principal chief Of the See see -toans.
: AS each chief and principal warrior sign
{ ed, medals were presented to them by the
Commissioners.
= The Orphan, as he was about signing,
, said: Father--Now when | sign this pa
per, and you go to Washington with it, /
want you to see all that is written here full
: filled. have grown old, without whiskey,
! and want you to take care it does not come
among US.
Oo-pee- -ya-hed-ay-a, or the Extending
} Tail, commonly called "Curly Head" a
r chief Of the Wnh- pay twans, on signing the
; treaty, remarked: 4: Fathers-You think it
great deal you are giving for this country
don't think SO for both our lands and all
; we get for them, will at last belong to the
r white man. The money comes TO us, but
} will all 60 to the white men who tradc with
us.
5 After he had signed, and medal had
been presented 10 him, he advanced, and
, taking from his neck the medal, he placed it
: around the neck of young man standing
) near, saying: "Fathers, am an old man
This is my SOP. He will keep this for
you"
Among those who signed the treaty were
several who wrote their own names hav-
ing been taught to read and write 10 their
own language by the Missionaries. They
were full blooded Indians, and painted and
!, dressed like the others.
, On delivering the medals to those who
. signed the treaty, the number brought by
, the Commissioners was ascertained to be
Insufficient to supply all the signers and
, they were informed that medals would lie
sent to them hereafter.
Curly Head addressed the Commission
ers: Our Father, Gov. Ramsey, said some
thing TO the chiefs last winter, which he will
remember, relative to the line of country be-
tween the Chippewas and Sioux. A great
deal OF our country was sold by the Chip
, pewas without our consent aud our Faith
or prumised to make All arrangement about
It. ! had not anything to do with making
that treaty (of 1850 The Winnebagoes
occupy the country, nnd have hunted and
destroyed all the game in it.
Gou. Ramsey:-Very well. We have
now bought all that country he speaks OF
that he says the Winnebagoes rendered use
: less TO them and we are, by the treaty Just
, made, going to pay them as much for that
as any other of their lands. Ii is all sold
by them, and bought by us together.
Col. Lea now addressed the Council -
Friends and Brothers--We have now hap
|, PLY concluded the important business that
brought us together. | told you at first we
! were willing to give you good treaty.
all
a good treaty and there is but one thing
necessary for you to do, in order to feel
, hereafter, that you have acted wisely in
making ii; and that is, to be as honest and
faithful in observing it on your part, as the
Government will be OIL its part. We are
now about to separate, and may never see
you again. came among you a stranger
and a friend. leave you with the kindest
feelings. The red man will always find in
; me sincere friend. Having now finished
our business, | bid you all an affectiona,e
farewell
Gor. Ramsey:-Chiefs and Warriors
Y ou have now made a treaty, which |, as
well my brother the Commissioner of In
dian affairs, consider an excellent treaty for
you. Ifyou make Il proper use of the good
things 1t provides, prosperity and happi-
ness in all time to come will he your lot
You and your children, and your childrem's
children, will become surrounded with COM
forts to which you are now strangers, have
enjoyments which your fathers never heard
OF, and possess advantages, physical and in
tellectuai, that will eventually place you up
on the same social platform of happiness
occupied by your white brethren.
You will have farms opened, and mills
erected to grind into flour the grain YOU may
raise saws will he attached to these mills
TO cut the lumber wherewith to build your
houses, and make furniture for them; stoves
to cook with and to warm you in cold
weather will he placed in those houses; and
wagons, perhaps, given you to haul your
: own wood for them.
Schools, which will educate your children
chiefly in the arts of labor, will be estal,-
llshed among you; and a regular govern
ment, to encourage the industrious and
peaceful, and to restrain the bad, will after
a while take the place Of the overbearing
tyranny of those who are merely strong
without being good.
Physicians will attend to you when you
are sick; aud black ksmiths will he sent who
will not only repair your guns, hut will
make variety of useful tools and imple-
menis required in your new, and. trust,
improved condition. b..
provisions, though not so much as to induce
you to rely upon them for your support,
without working to produce more from the
soil.
Every year, likewise, you will he furnish
ed with considerable amount in goods
but we have not thought it expedient that
the amount expended in this way, should be
very large, as the mode in which they are
distributed tends to keep among you that
+ community Of property which is so seri-
Gus a bar to your advancement; and, more
. over, the cost to your Great Father for
transporting them SO far, as to your new
home, would be equal to the first price of
the goods and provisions; and be could not
afford it.
You will be paid every year, in addition, a
large sum of lnoney-from So to $40 to
each person. We hesitated long before we
made up our minds to accede to this portion
Of your proposition. We did so at last, be-
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