True American. [volume] (Steubenville [Ohio]) 1855-1861, 1855-09-19
In6sn Chiefs speech.


Rron the 0 sgon TineN We take the
following speech Of an Indian Chief, Of
The Rsrces tribe, named Tipialana Koh
POh, or, the "ESg!e from the Light as
delivered By him 10 Grand Council, at
whieh we're present Gen, Stevens and Gen,
Palmer
iYca Zee where the sun IS, Gpointng
Is the east il from beyond where the
Sun is that you have been sent here to
nlk, The red people are poor on this
earth. The white man was sent on this
earth from the light, the red man from
the West, and now the Big Chief from the
light has sent his talk to the red people.
The Great Chief has talked to me through
You, and hear He likes US, he has pla-
ced something down for us tosit upon, and
70 love another, and | also like the white
people as the Great Chief likes my peo-
pie.
On q road already finished he has sent
us here. Look at the face Of the earth,
and start and travel, there are roads to
travel on, roads upon the valies, on to the
and Of the earth from the time you find a
road until this time. If you are now come
10 ioin the red man and the white man to-
ge,her, why should I hide anything! |
shall now tell you tale.
The time the first white man passed IN
to this country, although the people OF
this country were blind, it was their heart
to be friendly with them. Although they
did not know what the white man said to
them, they said yes, as though they were
bliud and they travelled about with the
white people, and these lost people said to
them, yes, And l have been talked to
by the French and the Americans; one
says do this way, and the other that, and
that is the reason Why am lost my
ewes ore closed, l cannot see. A long
while ago they hung my brother Tor no
offence, that say to my brother (Gover-
nor Stevens for him to think Of it
And afterwards came Spaulding and
Whitman they advised us we'll, and teach
ed us we'll, from the same source OF the
light; they had pity on us, and we were
pitied. Aud SpauIding said to my father,
20 to the country of the whites, and you
will learn many things, he vent, but his
body has not returned That IS another
thing l wish you to think about. At the
time there was blood spilled at this place /;
although there was blood upon the ground,
We were friendly to the whites, and they
were friendly to us, at the time we found
we were friends to them, My own Chief
said he would assist to settle ali the bad
matters with the whites, and he started
below to look for council, to strengthen up
al these matters, and bis body has never
returned At the time the Indians held
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a Council at Laramie, | was with the Flat
heads; we were asked to 60 and lind coun-
Gil, and they started there, (my own peo'
ple,) and they died in that country, hunt
ins what was right; there was great
number started then, but on Green bay
they took the small pox, and there was but
one left-they we're going to End good
oouuciI in the east-and here am In the
same way, looking for council" Some one
tell me what is best. Now l want you tc
look at MY peoples bodies scattered every
where, because they looked for knowledge
for some man to teach them right.
Now what have shown to you, | wan
Won to think of. l am from a poor people
A preacher came amongst us--Mr' Spal
ding--he came to teach us, but before
long he turned trader. He came and made
farm, and then he raised grain and bou
our stock, as though there were but two
preacher and a trader, but there was bu
one.
Now from the East the Great Chief ha
snoken---I have listened-I have heard 1t
I do not wish another preacher TO com
and trade, as though there were two--bu
one. A preacher needs only small plec
of land to cultivate, enough only to sup
port him.
Look at that-it is what had to teI
you and now l hunt friendships; we WI
come straight but slowly. This Is oil
have to say
crn1oc1rv AT THE WORLDS FAIR