The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-05-21
wild Cat - Tho C.m.nches.

The Republic, of the 18th instant publishes
memorandum of conversation, between Wild
Cat, or Coacooche, and Coils. Cooper and Temple,
at Eagle Pass, Texas, on the 9th March, 1851.
Wild Cat opened the talk, and expressed great joy
at meeting his old friend Col. Cooper. II reminded
him Of Florida, surrounded by his warriors, and
his friends General Worth, Colonel Cooper, and
Major Sprague. ,as
Colonel Temple then informed the Chief that
TIE President had sent him to talk with all the In
dans on the frontier; that he was very happy to
see great a warrior; that he had heard Of him
since he, the Colonel, was boy, and had for
long time wanted to see him, and had come all the
way from San Antonio for that purpose that the
President had sent him, in conjunction with two
brother Commissioners, out into this country, to
have friendly talk with all the Indians, but that
his brothers were now in San Antonio that he
had heard of the wisdom of the Chief, and had
confidence in his honesty and friendship and that
he wished to ask his opinion about the best means
of inducing the Camanches, and other tribes, to
from their depredations, and to live in peace
with the whites
The Chief expressed the following opinion, and
communicated the facts here stated, namely: That
the Camanches were numerous race, but not
brave warriors; treacherous and double toDgusd
and no confidence can be placed in them that
they will make peace ore day, and steal from
and kill the party with whom they made it the
next that stealing is part of their nature, and
that they imbibe il in their mothers milk, as The
child imbibes poison from the milk of the mother
who has eaten the poisonous root dug out of The
earth that at present they are compelled to steal
but that they would do so if they had an abund
of food that they deficient in sense, and
cannot, consequently, be easily civilized, if at all
that the Lipans are sensible, and could be easily
induced to abandon their present practices; that
the Camanches, when a son is born, rejoice, be-
cause, say they he will be able 10 steal and they
will have horses to ride when a daughter is born
they say they will have squaw to wait upon and
work for them. He says the Camanches the
largest tribe and that they spread everywhere -
that the Lipans are numerOus and that the other
tribes in this State small that the TODkaWays
| are cannibals, but that they are tame, lazy, and
peaceabe that the D-lawares are in the way of
| peace, because the Camanches hate them and
hate the whites because they are friendly to them.
He then stated the best mode of bringing about per-
| manent peace. Ii was to send the kickapoos into
| the Indian country, and let them shake hands
with the Camanches and other wild Ind lans and
| then, for himself and commissioners sent by the
President, 10 follow after them and get their as
sistance in making it, This the Chief fortified by
| arguments.
| The gentlemen who have communicated this in.
| telgence to the Department. say that the manner
Of Wild Cat respectful and kind; that there
no iDsoence-no threats--no unkind reproaches
but expressions of deep friendship. They say thai
the objects contemplated in the visit that point
have been in many respects accomplished, and
submit the information acquired that trip to tn.
Department, with the single remark that they
regard it polite to conciliate rather than t.
exasperate this remarkable Chief, who has tn,
| talents and influence to render eminent good o
extensive injury in the present state of lndiar
| relations in this country.