The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-16

msuHs tSss have been made on this land, n 4 worth
noee than The Crow rysr land. We hsvy made .
olause IN The treaty indemnifyng you for those i'm
pTovsuasnts, which ws have no doubt your Great
Father VIII sanction. Now Wish you to DO united
md unanimous In your action, and sign the treaty
one man. and thereby please your Great Father no
desires to please you. have no more to say.
LITTLE HILL 10 the Govsrnor) Father you have
made the hearts Of your children glad to-day ~ your
talk and bave proved that You have good heart.
1t being now nearly dark, and what u commonly
called Saturday night" the Governor announced
that the treaty would be ready for them TO sga on
Monday morning, and then the council adj 'urned un
Sl Monday.
The chiefs and head men having arrived in about
three hours as usual, after the Commissioners had
entered the council bouse the Governor directed the
interpreter to ask them if they were ready for bust
noes.
WEE.No suIEK answered that they were, and then
proceeded to address his red brethren the sube,t
sf the treaty.
The Council was afterwards addressed by LITTLE
Hill, who said Father, we have a word to say in
regard to the decision of the chiefs and young men,
concerning our new land. You have granted the
wishes of our people. You have granted thrir wishes
in that respect and they have nothing further To ask
in relation thereto Having concluded our business
and being anxious to be on our own hunts, we wish
to finish signing the treaty as last as possible.
GovERNoR-We will have the treaty read to them
again.
Colonel Lowry then read the treaty to them,
during which time they listened with evident plea
sure, wondering no doubt how such jargon could
be reduced to writing, and read as plainly and per
fectly. He asked them if they understood IT, and
they all answered in the affirmative.
The signing Of the treaty being next in order, Col
Lowry proceeded to write their names so that each
one might touch the pen when wnen his name wa
called, and his x made.
hair fha6 rct lad on md
Bald Father, it Is with great pie asure tina. we ga
lutte you this morning. Our Great Father did not
want to give US land on the Minnesota RIVER; He
would destroy them.EREp.) We are glad. Father
that you have agreed to our last proposition and al
lowed us to remove our councilfres to new coun'
try. He then stepped forward and touched the pen,
by which his signature was made visible on
THE TREATY.
Articles of a convention made and concluded between
Willis A. German and Jonathan l. Fletcher, on tho
of the wnnebaso Tribe o Indians, 9th day Of
August, AID. 1863 at point opposite the village OF
Ma.an On rss r"n e othsr thar orms
pledges Of peace and friendship
Article lit being desired BY said WinAebage tribe OF
Indians exchange their present country west Of the
Mississippi river for another suitable to their habits
and customs, they hereby and by hsse presents,
grant SELL transfer and convey to the United States all
their lands in the territory Of Minnesota lying west Of
The Mississippi and north Of vatab river and south Of
Crow Wing and Long Prairie rivers and renquish to the
United States all their right title claim therso said
country so relnquished supposed to contain sht hun
Article I'm consideration of the aforesaid grant, the
United States HEREBY grant to said Winnebago tribe OF
Indians, to be held other Indians lands are held all
the land lying within the following boundaries. 10 Wit
Beginning the mouth Of Grow river, thence up the
Mississippi with its meanders to the mouth OF Cesar water
river thence said Clear Water river to its head thence
directly west line to Grow river thence
down said Grow river to the place OF begnnn said conn
10 Ss e the
locate the Sockbrdge tribe OF Indians at and north OF
the mouth of Grow river and the Missssippi and to
grant them such quantity OF land rs the United States
may deem expedient and proper.
Article Sit is further agreed that all treaty stpula
lions existing between said Wnnebago tribe OF In
dams and the United States shall be and remain In fun
force except that annute in money, goods or pro-
visions shall be paid distributed to any of said Winnie
isoo tribe who do not 20 nd remain said
Indian lands any fund thus created accumulated
sha be appropriated the President direct for the
Article At is further agreed that the removal OF the
said Indians to their homes Grow river shall be at
made the present land of said Wnaebago tribe of In
shall be appraised, and sold reserved by the
United States and the value thereof applied 10 making
similar improvements in their country herein given,
and that said tribe shall remove themselves within enc
XYtce 6It is further agreed that the United States
the right of way, one mile WIDE over any lands
dered be constructed by the Congress Of the United
States in the direction of the Pacific Ocean
Art. Cit is further agreed that the President OF the
United States may in his discretion, change the appro
pration of any particular fund from object to
other with the consent Of the chiefs Of said tribe.
In testimony whereof the said parties have hereunto
subscribed their names
y W., = y fHFMANs Commissioners.
Vav.kow chaw. koo-kaw, Waw- kon chaw hee kaw,
watch ha tn kaW Waw-kon chaw wee kaw,
Sho go nick kaw Waw'kon zhukaw,
paw.sed eek .kaw Waw- moo -ka -kaw,
Pa ptiate Iasselier Waw. kon- claw no no kaw,
Hooneh -ha ia. kaw Shank. wsv hop in a kAw,
Nav he -koo nav. zheekaw, Ha nav ha tn kaw,
Go no ha- tn kaw, Hor ne no no kaw.
Nav hay kee kaws
Raw no sank -kaw, Waw- ko kaw,
eekaw Aw.naw choo -ha ia kaw
Gee pee 90 kaw, Naw-cha ka hoe kaw
Waw KEGS nav pin kav, Wo to no. chee-kaw,
Nav hee sap kaw, Aw-sheesh -kaw,
Hooneh- wong no kaw, Po-skaw kaw,
Simeon Iaquer (half breed) Hoong a-chee-kaw
Ne REQ no kaw,
This NAV certify that witnessed the signing Of the
foregoing treaty by the parties thereto this sh day Of
August, A. d. 1855
PETER MONAIG, Interpreter.
S. b. LOWRY, Interpreter.
j. I. ROSSEI, Secretary.
j. G. DOW, Sec'y to Commissioners.
HENRY FOSTER.
g. W. H0l.BRO0K, NJ D.
No sooner was the treaty signed than the squaws
began to strip the wigwams, by way OF preparing
for the Crow river country. The next day they put
all their canoes In requisition and stole many
more as they could find along their route, on the
Mississippi and in weeks time the principal part Of
the tribe, men, women, chill iren, horses and dogs,
were pitching their tents in their New Jerusalem.
True they have right to 90 until the treaty Is ra
tilted; but what do they care for that. They most
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