The true Democrat., 1855-10-16
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OlouA cueIneS, ana diSO DetWeeH dll tue Teu children and their father, the president.
 To this end our government has planted mi litary posts among the Sioux on the Mississip- pl, and wished to do the same at that point The Governor also explained that although by the treaty of Greenville the territory at the Saut belonged to us-it having previously been purchased of their fathers, once by the great King ot the Wamilegoshe, or Frenchmen, and subsequently, by the Sagenosh, or Englishmen yet he was willing to pay them also for that which he wished, namely parcel four miles square.
 The chiefs were surly and taciturn and ar gument and coaxing were of no avail, and Gov. Cass was compelled to tell them that as sure as the sun should rise on the morrow so surely should their great father, the president, establish the proposed military post. The government advised them to listen to friendly council and avail themselves of the last opportunity for ob- taining compensation. Here the Governor paused for reply, and ordered his interpreter Wm. Riley, to light the pipe. Having smok- ed thereof, 1t was offered to the chief, who re- fused it, and committed the grossest political insult known to the savage code, by kicking over the pile of tobacco and rushing out with his train of chieftains.
 The Indians walked rapidly up the river about half mile to rising ground where their lodges were erected, and immediately hoisted in front of their camp large British flag. This act was reported to Gov Class, who upon the instant, commanding none to accom- pany him save the interpreter, walked rapidly into the camp of these excited and now deadly savage red men, seized the British flag, threw 1t upon the ground, broke the staff, and dered the interpreter to roll up the flag, and carry It to the Governors camp, told the h. dlans that if they dared repeat the insult he would fire upon them. The Indians stood amazed at the daring of the Governor thus alone to enter their camp and thus to threaten them as the entire force of his expedition con- sisted of but eleven soldiers twelve Canadian voyagenrs, nine friendly Indians, two interpre- ters, a suite of eight, and small escort to that point of twenty-five soldiers under Lieut.. John Pierce, brother of the President.
 In ten miutes from the time Gov. Cass, with such fearessness, carried from the camp of these warriors the flag, every woman and child and their tent equipage, were on their way in bark canoes from the Indian camp towards the British fort across the river, and Gov. Johnson informed the Governor that an attack on the coming night was planned by the furious war riors. Of the nine friendly Indians, all (save one noble fellow) surrendered their arms and determined to remain neutral. The suite buck led on their belts, and, armed to the teeth, were out with their small band of soldiers as dark a night as ever dragged its weary hours, in mo- mentaly expectation of the scalping knife and tomahawk of numerically superior force of deadly savages, fired by hatred and by the cer- tanty of crushing their mortal foe at a blow Day dawled after a sleepless night, and this ! band of brave men were spared scene which i WOIlld inevitably live
 It was subsequently, ascertaned that de- 1 Gberate plan had been formed for the massacre of every one of Gov. Cass party upon its en- trance into the country, and that several hun 1 dred warriors were within call near the Saut at the time of the council for that purpose. This plan was thwarted in part by the daring bravery of Gov. Cass on the occasion of his perilous vis- II to their camp, and particularly through the efforts of Mrs. Johnson, (mother of George Johnson, and daughter of the great chief Lake Superior,) who passed the whole of that fearful night with the hostile chiefs, in unremitting ef- forts to dissuade them from their blood thirsty resolution. From an exceedingly interesting l daily journal of that remarkable canoe aXpedi- ton along the hunting grounds of untame- able savages, kept by Mr. Trowbridge, we copy an entry made on the morning after the expected attack. In speaking of the friend l ly interference of Mrs. Johnson, the diary says:
 "This influence and the courage that never knew fear on the part of our chief, has saved probably hundreds lives, and given us peacea- be entrance to a country whose territory skirts an inland sea co extensive with the Bal tic, and which must before long be added by cesson to the millions upon millions of acres already composing Uncle Sams farm"
 We should have before mentioned that on the following afternoon council was held, the aneende honorable made, and the treaty signed.