The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-05-27
MINNESOTA AFFAIRS.

in large numbers, and took circular smoke, and
had a sort Of informal Council. The Chief, Lit
tie Crow, about 80 years old, with raccoon tail
dangling at each lee, and dressed in a full suit Of
otter, throughout, stood up and talked as follows:
Last year, our Great Father made great fuss
about the treaties. lie asked us 10 hitch along
and let him sit down grounds, while we
could have Il talk together, about his buying our
land. Our Father sat down with US and began TO
talk with us aud white u stick and then whistle
and he kept on in that way for almost two moons
kept us waiting there, many bands having come
from away up the Missouri river We got very
tired. We dnnced attendance on our Father, so
long that we raised no corn. Our Father is a
devil of an old fellow to hunt, if he can only
corner drove Of cattle. Our Father is Il great
gluten; he would 20 and shoe, cow or an OK
every morning; and give US the choice pieces of
it, such as the head and the paunch; and there he
kept Us waiting for six weeks; and when the cat
tie were nearly all gone, and he had whitfield all
the sticks he could find, he got up and shut his
great belly, and pohed his treaty at US, saying,
will give YOU so much for your land. 1t is true
be SAID that the Senate at Washington, would
have to ratfy the treaties. Well, we signed the
treaties. We ceud not help ourselves We went
home. We had 10 crops and could find no
game 10 speak Of ;rwell, the White settlers came
in and show ered down their houses all over our
country. We did not really know, whether this
county any longer belonged TO us not The
settlers did give something to eat, tina, is
tain. They have generally been very kind TO
But this IS what we are waiting TO know, whether
our Father means to take lands for nothing,
or whether he means to pay US the money and
the annuiies he promised Us in the treaties: We
do not want to be humbaggcd Gu, Of our lands
We owe debts and we want TO pay them. If our
Father had said, 'move along; you must move
along; you shall move along" it is likely we
should have had to 60; but that was not the wav
our Father talked TO IA. He said you have no
game here, Our people are hemming you in. you
can have no schools nor farming, while YOU live
scattered. you owe debts, YOU need annni,ies :;
VIII you go, ely Rel Children. il we give You SO
nuch2' We ,hough tbal was very kind and we
said yes. Now via, have wc' Why, we have
neither cur lands, where our fathers bones are
bleaching, nor have we any thing. What shall
we do'
"THE SrRANcER," LAST SATURDAY
NiGHr.-Mazou Hail was filed las, Satur-
day night TO listen 70 the first performance of the
Dramatic Company Of Messrs Iansrshe & A.
water. Those who expected TO " itness ro,hin-
worth hearing, so far West, were all asreeaby
disappointed, we know. The play WAS aJn.ira-
be, throughout We do not believe that any &C
rc>s, who possesses equal talent for lively, gen.
tecl comedy, can give greater tragic eiIec, than
Mrs. Lan.rishe, 10 the mastery points made bv
the author, IN the celebrated play Of the Stronger
The play was well sustained, in the other char
acters, wi'h an exception or two; which probably
cannot be well remet ed.
jcE.-lt is question worthy of cool reflection,
whether ice may not be more property considered
medicine than luxury. Amongst enlightened
people generally Throughout the world of COM
merce, the Old prejudice against ice, is dssolved;
and it IS now considered Indispensable for daily
use IN Tho summer, everyw here.
Charles Sy:nons brings US thick, bloc, ice, to
our very doors, every morning, cheaper than we
can afford to 60 into our own houses after it,
REV. Mr.. NEILL--Our readers aware that
Mr. Neil has been gone to the Last fog several
~, eks and we learn that his return here. is now
soon expected We asked IA very good old lady,
he other day, Who attends his church, If she had
any news from her Pastor: She SAID she had
nothing, bu, the foll1win paragraph, which she
had In,t cut out If Gaena paper, and which
she just going 10 lay before The elders of Mr..
Nei'Fs Church
A private despatch from Chicago says: ssMr.
Neal has arrived in New York IL has pur-
chased iron enough for the whole line Of the Cen
trail Railroad. lie Is expected here inImedi. ciy.''
OF course We explained to the old lady, ,ha,
this was the otter Nr. Neil.
TIE CoURr HoUsE.-Our new Court House
received terrible blow in the baci, last autumn.
and stood for months, about half unrooicd. Mr..
Daniels, the contractor, has now repaired and fin
ished the roof /! is high time to have the build
ing ready for the accommodation Of our Courts;
as there are now many suits pending, Of much
magnitude.
D1ED.--!nSt. Paul on Sunday the 23d inst. after
an illness Of about days, Miss EMILY D,BBLE,
aged about % years. Emily was an amable, ex-
enplary, industrious girl, mucE. respected here
and beloved. One week before her death, she
was attending church, the very picture Of health
She received every kindness and attention during
her short sickness, that was possible to bestow;
but all remedies proved unavalling. She died as
the bells rang for Sunday morning On Sunday
evening, little before sunset, after day of barn
ing heat, large number Of our villagers assem-
bled at the house Of Mr. Stcakes, with whom
Emily had lived, and after funeral service by the