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

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the following remarks from Gov. Ramsey
"Chiefs, HeGdmen, and Braves Of Cie
Med ay-tcG-kan-toa1 and WGh-gag -kgo-
tag Bands of Dakotas We are both Of Hs
gratified to meet you here to-day-peased
10 have this opportunity TO smoke the ppe
with you, as an emblem Of the good feeling
and reciprocal kindness so long existing be-
tween the white people and yourself es.--
| We are here for the purpose of iuekias
known To you the wishes Of your GfeHt
] Father You, the Med-ay wa ka ioans,
! have heard them in part before an there,
( fore 10 you. what is 10 be said TO-DAY, will
not be entirely new. have often odd von
that your Great Father has many children,
white, red aud black all equally command
| ing his attention and pattrnal cara lie
watches over their interests, and waara he
sees an opportunity Of aiding them hc sends
men in whom he has confidence, t. sJyiss
his children for their good. This is why
we are here. He. believes the iGie ha.
come when you, portion of his ret chii-
dren, may he beneftted by disposirg 20 hip
of the lands you own ; that III turi. he msy
transfer them TO his white child 10
makes this proposition because he believes
il to be for your best interests, mulusly ~
For. at the sume time. these LANDS have
ceased 10 be OF much value 10 you, from he
rapid disappearing Of the game, they have
become more valuable to his whlie ca'ldrcn.
And besides, the question Of sale has
sulned a more interesting aspect to you,
since your brothers, the see-see-toaus and
Wah pay-toans, have disposed oi thelr
lands in the rear OF you. 80 that hereafter
! you would not only have the whites along
the river in front, but all around you. Ac-
quainted with the habits of you, the red
.L;l.iro,, 81 I'm Dr,s;,ta,s -. Of h. tslsfa.s
we know that this state Of things reud rs i
!, much better that you should pass away from
the river, and go farther west. hiss msy
not meet your views; but in this matter you
should confide in your Great talhcS a.
Washington who knows best you should
have confidence IN his judgment, To- ne CON
; siders well The interests Of all his chIdreas
red and white Out Of respect Tor yUal
who have always been friendly "ih the
whites, he has sent hiiher you Fasher, lb';
Commissioner of Indian Affairs, seeing the
President daily, is acquainted Infinitely
with his views upon all these subect. Ha
will explain more fully the views o. yonr
Great Father, and as know biu to De ira
: ly your friend, | ask you TO giyo particu
D lar attention TO all he says
r The Council was then adLressed IS tUl-
lows, by Col. Lea, who said
2 YOU as friends and brothers. You have
! been informed, that am ths frie az Of fhe
> red man. What you have been old Is true
All The red men Who know me well, cons..l~
), err me their friend Your Great Fa.hcr ~
4 Washington, is himself the friend OF the
# red man; and he would not permit me 20
b hold the high office do, if | were aot Ike
d him, your friend. What may say TO you,
therefore, on this occasion, | beg yoa WI
receive as coming from a sincere friend -
is The President of the United Staies has "a
Of loving heart towards his red ch idren, Had
!. he expects me to talk to you in Il sPifii 81
friendship and truth.
You see every year your white brethren
IS thickenng around you They see TINT VOC
C have lands here which you do no. cultivate,
,. except small patch here and there. Your
Great Father thinks il would he for the
benefit OF his white children, and you his
red children, if you make bargain 10 give
up a portion of your land. But while he
) desires you to give his white children your
lands for their homes, he does No mend to
deprive Won OF a home He wa ID pro-
u" vide you ali, not Gully home, but 4 good
oil home. As you have been Informed by my
Or brother, who has spoken TO you, the See
a see-toans and Wah-paytoans have soil
j.. your Great Father their lands except e
nough for their future home. They hi8k
and we think, they have acted ike wis
IN men in doing so. Ifyou will dc hkew s.
ey we have no doubt il will be great ~ gOul
benefit They have selectes! hou-e OF
the Minnesota river, where farts Hl. hC
opened for them. blacksm;h shois seEo0
~ houses and mills erected, and ther cUnd
ton in all time TO come viii be mach inn
i, proved Scattered about rs the were. sUs
as you are, your Great Father c0iAl nu
> exercise that care over you be desires. W.
: think, therefore, it would I've greau} 10 y"n
>" benefit, If you will consent to sell ouf yo1
We land here, aud select a home On tie Mime
:, sofa river, near your brethren. they hose
agreed to live on the river, between Lak;
o. Traverse and The Yellow Medi-iae river
he We think comfortable home Car bs iotInt
,ly for yon and your children in all time Z
- come between the Yellow Medirige an'
Red w ood rivers, and the Tchay -t4iH-h IA
g" and Tchapah rivers. II is oar desire 10 S
: a the various bands Of Sioux more clos.l
es, united than they now are. kindred peo
he Pile, the same blood running tn ough the.
- veins, they should not be so far separate
into small bands. Ii weaksns them
-'o they will consent 10 live together, AMI b
Or united, they will increase; and In ,inse sc
p TO he great people.
at Our wish was to have met the ~ al paw
n koo-tays at Traverse des Sioux, nDd 20 irea
r with them along with the ether bands a
MS that piece. But we understood they pre-
'el ferred meeting US here and treating VII
their brothers, the Med-ay-wa kan -toans =
We were willing TO CRAFTY them a thar Dc
y sire; and we expccr thas now the viii imam
'ut fest their willingness to remain united @s;
nj the Med-ay wa knn-loan
Your Great Father is not ONLY desroi
'' of securing a comfortable home Tor on, b,
49, he is willing TO do much more Tor you
oil. good. He is willing TO pay you = large 80,
of money for your land-sny $500, 600
Shouldy you remove, /, will cost yon scmt
thing, as well as to subsist after your arr
val there and to enable you, ,herefore !
pay your expenses for these purposes, all
to arrange your affairs prepa: atory theres,
we will pay you large sum in band. Ye