Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1851-08-14

HuTuererS, IL is said, who wandered away from
the Slssetons many years ago, with the band
OF Cain and constituted little Nauvoo of
, their own, where the rogues from other bands
found refuge. They now number one hun
; dred lodges, and have more vigor and more
: energy, if less docility and morality, than
, most other bands.
The next division is that of the Wahkpay-
kootays, numbering about 300; Chief, Red
! Legs. These people inhabit the one region
: between the head waters of the Blue Earth
and Des Mones Rivers. They contribute but
. one band.
The next division is that of the Yanketons
; of the st. Peter Valley; head Chief Waun-
; ahtaw
1st. The Cut Head band numbering $50;
Chief, Waunahtaw, (who is also head chief of
this division.)
I'd. People-of-the-Poles band, (Chief un-
certain,) number 450
Sd. The Band observation-disclosures;
number 100.
The next division is the Tetons; Chiefs
and population unknown. The bands are
1st Ogolawla.
ID. The Sioune and probably and some
others.
: The next division is that Of the Yanketons
of the Missouri, of whose Chiefs and numbers
| have no reliable information. These are
the Sioux, who are called by Lewis and Clark,
"The Big Devils"
We now cross the Missouri River, into the
indefinite boundaries6f the wild Teton bands,
of whom little is known; whose buffalo ranges
extend south-westerlv to the head waters
of the Arkansas; where the Tetons dispute
possession with the fierce Camanches of the
southwest. Along the northern boundary ofthis
far-extending region, the Assiniboins, who were
originally Sioux, but are not Dakota Sioux,
the Mandans, Creeks, Krees, Blackfoot, and
other bands of various origin, live, in wretch
ed. savage independence, occupying a region
extending far north in British America
/ A radical error in the political and social
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their communism, or want of protection in
the possession Of individual property. If Sc
cure in the enjoyment of the fruits of their
individual labors, there would be thrift, econ
omy, avarice, O. that good old gentlemanly
vice, ')a gradual accretion ofwealth, and taste
for the comforts and luxuries of civilization,
which would soon advance them beyond the
savage condition of Hottentots. In their pre-
sent condition, the Indian who raises bush
ell of corn must divide it with the whole band.
know an instance of a Sioux, who deter
mined to provide himself with fuel, like
white man, instead of ofdepending upon his wife
to go out into the woods and come in with
back load of faggots, whenever he needed
fire. He bought Red River cart and har-
messed his horse, and commenced hauling up
his wood Not only was his wood taken "a
way as fast as he hauled it, but his neighbors
were SO incensed that he should presume to
reap the benefit of his own industry, that they
killed his favorite dog in revenge. As he
did not desist from the encroaching upon the
exclusive privilege of the squaws to pack
fuel upon their shoulders, they next
killed his horse. The only cure for this
wretched condition of the Sioux, (short Of Ia
king their infants away from them and edu-
eating them among whites, entirely away
from the wigwam,) is to put them in a small
compact body, on good land, make laws for
them, and induce them to work, protecting
their persons and their property, and compel
ling them to know their priceless value of
law and industry.
THURSDAY, June 17th-T.ast evening, af-
ter the close of my letter of that date, there
,,,oc thor orro nd nvbibitiOD of Stony chiv-
airy on horseback, who made sham descent
upon the various encampments of separate
bands These Dacota Dragons, who are ter
rible at least in appearance, came sweeping
down over the ridge, with noise like mob
of whrlwinds, their horses cantering about
as fast as a flock of sheep, some of their hor-
ses heing in fact smaller than their riders,
and every rider drumming the sides of his
horse with his heels, every jump, as if he
were working volocipede. The Indians that ;
are here, generally ride as badly as they swim;
and they swim exactly like dogs. If there is
any poetry in their motion on horseback or in
the water, we fail to see it. They also had
representation of buffalo hunt, having some
of their number dressed so as to look like buff
faloes and really, to do them justice, they
enact the character of beasts pretty well.
For the benefit of those amiable gentlemen
who think that this Commission may be COM
posed of leeches, who are rioting upon lux
uries purchased with public money, ! will
here publish our regular bill of fare, at the
table of tile Commissioners. 1t Is invariably
the same j; and consists Of beef for meat, and
the water it is boiled in, for soup As for {
bread, we have pilot bread, harder than the J
horns of thunder; warm biscuit, too heavy
for lamp-lighter or wit to make light OF, :.
and which we swallow, like pills and insults,
only from "knead-cessity." Mr.. W. b. White~d
has sprained his wrist severely, by trying to q
raise one of these biscuit whole to his mouth. !
We shall take one Of them down with us and : :
have its specific gravity compared with that
Of platinum. c