The weekly Minnesotian., 1852-12-25
The Sweetser /" Fillibust.o

In all probability, the following ANALYSIS
| OF the !.Sweetser documents is the last We
shall feel called upon to publish in our leading
columns. touching the disinterested Indian op-
erations Of that gentleman, since his first advent
into Minnesota. We have taken some pains to
sift this matter thoroughly and by compari-
son of the article in last weeks Democrat and
the original treaty, the reader will readily OBJ
serve the discrepancies pointed out below.
The Democrat claims that fifteen out of the
twenty-one Indians who signed Sweetser's
power -of-attorney We're signcrs of the original
treaty. The fact is. there were but ten of those
who signed the powcr-of-attorncy, present at
the treaty, viz: Esll-ta-hcem-ba Ecn-vang-ma-
nee, Maza-sha, Wa-nak-soon-tay Tan-pa-hc-,la.
E-fay-tcho-ka, Ta-ka-ghay E-tcha-shkan-sbkan-
ma-hee, A-na-wang-ma-nee and Ya-zhoa-pce,
tf that is the name intended by Gah,obc.)-
l he fonr iir>t names were chiefs of bands, but
the others, with few exceptions, were Young
men. Of no influence among their tribes-one
was Chippewa slave-and these were induced
to sign by strong appeals to their cupiditv. be-
ing told (what the power does not slow.) that
themselves if they signed the paper. Promises
OF goods and provisions, and donations of tire
latter were additional inducements.
Bu' the last great eifort-thc coup defnf-
was the procurement of the signatures an
pended to the protest against the payment of
any part of the said sum of s275. 900. We find
the names of Een-yag- -ma-nce, Etay-wa Keen
yam Maza-sha, Ta-pcta-tonka and Ta-ka-glav.
lvepersons, whose names appear to the treaty
Ia-wa-kan-lle-day -ma-za signs the protest and
although there should be no difference in the
"orthography or translation" the individual is
very different. The man who signed the treaty
"eiohSs TO the Five Lodges He who signs the
protest is the Lrother-in-law of Eagle that
Grows and was not on the treaty ground.--
lie was OH the Cheyenne river when the treaty
was signed at Traverse dcs Sioux The other
names to the protest are mostly of the Traverse
DIES Sioux band. The two last names are eilu.
Gated Indians, speak English. dress like tbc
whites, and are known to be traders for Mr..
owectser--one at Lac qui Parle, the other at
Yellow Medicine.
These are the principal Sioux chiefs and
head men who were at Traverse des Sioux at
the time," and yet we find Young Sleepy Ewes.
Blunthead Arrow The Wind Instrument. Grey
Thunder, Iron Frenchman, Face in the Mist,
Red Day, The Standard, Walking Spirit who
walks shaking, and Red Facc-men of influence
and standing in the tribc-wcre sgncrs TO the
treaty and were on the ground There were
also Wa-nata, The Listener, The Red Eagle
Plume, Em-bo-to, Ota-kta who, with Iron
Frcnchman, were the representatives at the
Traverse of over twelve hundred Indians at
LAC Traverse and Coteau dprairie and all ac-
chiefs of bands except two. and
hey are head men. Why does not their names
ppear to the protest: Why is there not a Lac aui
'arle name to the protest save those of Swcctcr.s
raiders? Still Capt DOdd ccrtiles that 1.-THE coun.
II was composed of a majority of the chiefs of
ne oissiton and Warpeton bands. Why did they
ot sign the protest. There is but three of the
lgncrs OF the protest who were ever recognized
y their bands as chiefs. and there were six
ther recognized chiefs at the Traverse at tho
me; and the Orphan, the Pretty Boy, the Ex.
ending Brain, the End, and Old Sleepv Ewes
ere absent. Truly, if a majority Of the chiefs
those bands were present at the Council. as
ne certificate of the Justice states, the protest
let with but little favor, when only three could
induced to sign it! The fact is ia majority
the chiefs OF said bands" if present at the
ouncil, (and we must believe the certificate Of
Justice of the Peace,) refused to sign an in
rument protesting against the payment Of
'on"ys. the legal disbursement of which they