Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1851-07-24
The Indian Treaty at Traverse De Sioux
Minnesota.

II is known that the Hon. Luke Lea, Com
missioner of Indian Aff,rs, has gone to MIN
nesota, to cooperate with Gov. Ramsey III a
'reary with the Sioux aud other tribes in that
vicinity for :he c-ssion of u large body Of val.
iuaJle lands to the United States The treaty
va, to have come off several days ago. at Ira
verse De Sioux, village ot the Territory. The
editor of the Minnesota Pioneer. who was one
Ioi the party on the treaty ground has fur
nlshed 10 hIs paper most graphic account OF
the incidents OF the occasion, which abound
with interest. We regret that our space will
nos allow US TO publish the article entire; but
we suhjoin some extracts which cannot fail to
interest our readers:
In our COMPANY are a gentleman and lady
from lndana, and the lady Is certainly the most
res"lute, enthusiastic admirpr of frontier life
that ever was seen. She is the most artiess
fearless, coniiding, enchanting woman that ever
Went any where /; aud her loveliness contrasts
So iavnrabl, with the coar.eness Of those wild
red women with their dirty ears, greasy dress
Us and lousy heads, that there is Jut little DAN
ger of any OF that Romantic attachment OF onr
young men for the black haired Sioux girls
winch Cooper and other novelis,s, make the
inexperienced reader suppose is an inevitable
result of an acquaintance with them.
Here we may as well name some Of the GEN
llemen present a. the treaty FIRST, the Com
mi.sioner., Col. Luke Lea, ami Cow Alexan
der Ramsey, Hugh Tyler, DIR. I Foster A. 5.
/ II White, Col Henderson and Mr.. Meyer,
besides several gentlemen who are friends OF
the Indians, and III sume way or another take
an Interest III thu treaty.
AT about sunset banl of the upper Sioux
came IN across the prairie, with their carts and
ponies, and erer,ed their tepees.
THURSDAY, July 3D..
The sun was up this morning shining like a
painted warrior upon the sl"ping plain glitter
ing with dew, dlong which are scattered tent,
AID vIgwaihs.
There i, III Of the luulali lodges a very
beautiful grl the daughter Of All "ilicrr OF the
United > alrs Army. who died, think, III Flor
Ida. She ha. acquired all Englsh education at
the mission school here. She writes bean''-
tul hand, tut i. too bashiul to converse much
with those who visit her She is dressed like
the CIVILIZED omen, and with much taste, and
as she sits sewing in the lodge, is really an ob-
iect Of emit usiasllc admiraion Mingled with
pity. May 1t never be the fortune of tins
sweet, ariless girl, 20 minister To the lust o
some hearilrss wretch, and then to be east aside
like a worlhl,s flower Of the wild prairies.
To give some idea of the progress OF 'law
and order" here, | send YOU the following copy
! OF notice, which was to-day posted on "on'
. vi the three mos. public places" in Traver''
) De Sioux:
CONSTABLE SALE.
d, BY virtue of all execution, Ia the issued npo
: Judgment rendered BY Sleepy Eyes, Esq
on- OF the Justices Of the peace III aid Tor 'h
county Of Dakoa Territory If Minnesota, /
:, favor oi Red Eye, aud against Iron ""lK'n
y Cloud, Tor the sum Of three dollars and thirty
=, one ceuts damages and costs, have levied ny
u Oh hi, day, aud shall uifrr or sale al the out
, door OF the court room, in lhe town Of TIsyers
- De Sioux, in said county, one otter trap ON
;. gray stallion pony, and one coon SKIN, on III
y l5h day Of July, 1851, II, u o'clock mer'dia'
Il Said property taken by me as the property
" '. said defendant, | shall then and there proc-e
" :, lr SELL a, public ,endue, To the highest b'dde
p to sotisfy said execution.
) ScRrw Tw,.r WoRMrSo, Const
=, Traverse ID. Sioux, July 8, 1881.
is Red Eye and hi. party, who carried the ls
! corporation election here, are III favor OF lev!
/. Ing IA tax on keel boats and steamboat, land'r
l. al this lr,ee, and even u small tax upon canne
I'd believing that tins is the way river towns belo
le have been built up.
nd |, is genrrsly believed tina, the treaty "
conmrncr the day after Tomorrow, and "
4. b. contlnurd about two days or possibly thrr
y, To-morrow, Uhs 4'h) we are to hav" graz
n, celebraiion. The programme OF exercises Al
nd bill Of fare, will be a. follows: Prayer by t