New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-03-14
AN INDIAN TALK.
Fron The Ml,raukee sen,inei. Mareh 8

Yesterday afternoon We received a visit 10 our
sanctum from deprtstion OF the Menomonee ln-
diars who have been in our city some days past:
They were sccomp anied ny Messrs. Cbarles and
Robert Grienou of Green Bay, Mr.. Wa. VI johnson
and Capt VIM Powell, who acted "a interpreters be-
tween our Indian visitors AMI Ourselves Alter being
shown through The Seminal office, and looking with
rsbe inferest At the pictures which adorn the
walls of the Editor Rooms fine likeness of Gen.
Scott especially srrestDg their att, non AS the por-
trait Of obe whom they remembered having seen Ia
the Black Hawk Wsr-the Chiefs in'imated that they
desired 10 tell the editor the story of their wrongs
and through him, the public. Accordingly. select
and attentive audience, made up principally of the
men and boys about The Seminal Office, With two or
three friends who chanced 10 drop in listened to the
following talk from Oshkosh He.t Chief Of the Men
omOnees. done into Engii-h by Mr. ROBERT OfiSnon
and Mr. Jobnion. .
ave hsve called upon you and shaken hands with
you with good heart. We have come to AK yonr
aid. We want you 10 publish what we say lous see
that am growing gray. am an old msn. | have
seen many years. ! was quite young m IA when the
An ericsps came to my place at Green Bay. 1t was
ia 1876 They shook hands with us ana told US they
bad come TO live among u.s. snd make us happy, and
that if We follow ed their counsel should nave no
trouoe Al Council we held in ls27. at Little
Butte des Morris Gen. Cess told us the same thing
that the Americans were our friends and II we ioi
lowed their advice we should always be nappy.
Again in 1885, at Cedar Point we met Gov. Dodge,
who came from the General Government 10 treat
with U.s. snd told IA that whatever he promised our
Crest Father, the President would perform. Our
Great Father he said very glad that we had sub
nt,ed 10 his wishes ana made treaty 10 cede psrt
of our lsnds. And be promised tnat our Crest
Father. the President would always protect us like
bis own children, and would always hold our hsnds
in biz. Gov. Dodge told us that oor Great ratner
was very eiropg, ard owned all ths country, and
that no one would dare to trouble US, or do
wrong as he would protect us. He told us,
too that whenever we got into difficulty, or any
thing happened did not like, TO call on our Great
IL L ..,,.s, .tAnA Ard xa
cone TO you to remind Great Father through
YOUR psper of bic promire, and 10 ask him TO fuhll
il. We always thought muc0 OF Gov Dodge rs an
honest man. and We IN ought more of him when ne
came 10 us on tho part OF tbs Government. We be-
heyed all tina. he told US. We have done Whist we
agreed 10 DO. We have been always friendly with
the whites, and have even taken up arms for them
against our Indian brothers. II any OF our young
men we're foo-h the Chiefs we're the first to rebuke
them and TO give them good sdvce We have re-
spected our white neighoors, and now W. want their
help. It was az the Pay Mt, at Lake Pduwaygan
made by Col Jones. that this boy was born then
lived on the Wisconsin River, and was notified to
come 10 the Payment with my tribe. The roll had
all been made up. and the payment was to be made
IN. next day During tne night this boy was born.
was told of i. in the morning, and asked Co. Jones
to put bis name on the roll. The Colonel said this
could not be, but, If the chiefs all willing, the
child should have his share They were all willing;
the boys share given TO me and gave il to his
mother. 1t was this child-the "
tskfn from us. |, is the truth Am telling. And
want your help 20 got back the child. We
still hope to find him. We cannot give him up. We
want you to satisfy the public that the child is
We hoped TO take him home with us this time. We
came from a great distance. Once before the child
was carried of by force after the law had decided in
cur favor, and now be is again carried away. We
are grieved and disappointed. This is why we ask
your help"
O-bkoPh, having concluded whist be had to say,
again shook bancs with us, toe opening and closing
ceremony OF each speech and gave way to SouGgny,
the Head War-Chief, who though 20 years old, h IS
a the FIRE and energy OF man in the prime Of life.
After hearty shake Of tina hands, Souligny squared
himself and spoke o. follows:
Now, my friend, listen 10 me. The one wis spoke
fret is our Head Chief. What he says is so. You
see me another old man, standing before you. can
remember my old Chiefs. They used TO own this
soil. Green Bay principal village. There
lived when the Americans landed on the east side
OF Fox River, and crossed and came TO our hus.
They Gked leave 10 live among US and said their
Great Father had sent them 20 take the Menomonees
under their WINGS and shelter them from all harm.
They told ss too, that their Great Father had very
long arm and that whenever any one did al injury or
took anything away from US, he would stretch out
that arm and bring it back. matter how far off.
And now We have lost something. We lost ii at
Waupaca Falls. IL is a piece of our hssh And to
think after all Great Father promised, hat this
should have been taken from by some of bis chill
drep, the whites, and they should claim it as their
own l cannot think my friend, the white man. did
this willfuly. Those who took our child must be
asleep or dreaming IN Is theirs. We had heard IN At
the child had been placed in safety in the White
Man. Court where oil the wisdom and all the Ia va
were and we felt satisfied that justice would BE- done
and our child given back to and the chiefs were
called Witnesses | was asked If knew the nature
Of an oath. | said did that kne there was q od
above who would punish me if did not speak true
And afraid % kiss the book, because tod the
truth. said the child was ours But after proving i,
OURS and the decision given in our favor the child
stolen frem in defiance of law. We next heard OF
the child in Dineis and sll the chiefs authorized Dr.
Heubschmann, our new Superintendent 10 90 and ge,
the child back if he could. And be promised to do
so. They gave the DR.. full power to act for them,
and TO take the child wherever he could find him. Ii
was their unanimous request, and they selected DR..
Heubschmsnn, because he was the agent Of our Great
Fsber. We were very glad to hear that the doctor
had found the child. We though; him safe in the all
in the of the officers; that none could get the
child away fiom there unless toe Law gave them the
right We cannot but think il must have been an
evil spirit that got into the jail and took away our
child. We thought rbe white mans law strong, and
are sorry TO 70 End il 90 weak. shake hands with
you, az a writer. l shake hands with the Great
Father, the President ard thoee who make the laws.
l appeal to them to return our lost child. When
we get him again, shall educate him like the
whites But let have our child back. Write strong,
my friend -
With this closing sdmoniton, Souligny shook hands
and finished his talk. Our readers are familiar wi "a
the wrong of which the Menomonses complain. IL is
the Gaze OF the boy clai ned both by Indian and
white mother. The case was fairly tried two years
ego before Commissioner Buttrick, at Oshkosh The
Commissioner after patient hearing decided 10 ia
vor Of the Irdisn olsmant and directed the Sheriff
TO give Nsu Kcm her child. Before the order could
he executed \ perty Of white men, syLIpa.hiLing