Minnesota weekly times., 1857-03-14

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We lay before our rsadsrs, With pleasure TO-
DAY, the following eloquent piece Of poetry from
. new contributor, entitled {" TIE Lament Of the
Chippewa" and below it oommunication from
our esteemed friend, Rev. s. R. Riggs, to whom
va ore indebted for many favors. It 10 trans.
lation Of the Declar,,oa Of Principles BY the
Hazelwood Rersai,s, . onfederatsd government
of some more eniis ishtened of the Dakotas, who
have abandoned their tribal habits, and assumed
those of civilization. May their brave aspira.
tions for Progress ard refined Culture be encour,
aged by tho whole Of Christendom.
H,9}9 RsAa aA" '-os For the Tmss
THE LAMENT OF THE CHIPPEWA! /
o, soft falls the dew In the twilight descending,
And tall grows the shadowy hill on the plain, - =
And night o'er the far distant forest 10 bending,
Like the storm-spr dark, Ger the tremulous msini
But midnight enshrouds my lone heart In it, dwellings
tumult Of woe In my bosom 10 swelling,
And tear, unbenttins the warrior, 10 telling
That hope has abandoned the brave Chppevai
Loved graves Of my sres I must leave you forever,
How meits my lone heart, when bid you adsu! T.
Shall Joy light the face Of the lndianf Never!
while memory, sad, has the power to renew.
dies the neet deer when the blood started
50 angel-winCsd Hops from the poor broksn-hesrtsd
Oh, could she have turned, ere forever departed,
And beckoned smile to her ssd Cbippewai a'
Il 1t the low wind, through the willows rushing
That dlls with wild numbers my listening carr la
Np harnn nlt-rtu utns sha ~
The strange playing minstrel whose music hearY
IT'S the voice Of fsther slow, solemnly stealing,
see his dim form to yon meteor kneslins,
To the God Of the whte-men, with appealing
He prays the foe the dark Chippewai
Great Spirit Of God, whose abode is the Heaven,
whose wampum Of peace is the bow I'm the skyi
Wilt thou give to the wants Of the clamoros ravenf
Yet turn deaf ear to piteous cryP ~ t'~ .'
0'er the ruins Of Home, o'er my hearts desolaton,
No more shalt thou hear my unblessed Lamentations,
For Deaths dark encounter I make prepsra ton,
And breathe thelast groan Of the wild Chippewa!
III Declarasien Of the Dakssas.
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Ny DEAR Tixss-I am requested to send you
in translation, the following communication, be-
ing Declaration of Sentiment of the members
of the Hazelwood Republic. It was written in
the Dakota language BY their Secretary, and re-
ceived the appreciation of all the members pres
ent. 1t is proper also to say that the movement
is their own. The paper was got up without So
lcitation from any one. They hold themselves
responsible for the sentiments expressed, except
in such cases as have failed to do them justice
in the translation. could wish that there were
no occasion for such a protest.
aa". Yours, Very Truly,
Hazelwood, NJ. T., Feb. 26. 8. r. Rloos.
We consider that We are in vastly different cir
cumstances from those in which we were before
the Word Of the Great Spirit was brought into
our country, and we know very we'll that all that
is different in our present from our past life, We
have learned from the Word Of God. And in
this same way, we Dakotas hope, as We are able,
to make further progress. We seek also, to teach
and assist our OVID personal friends and the whole
nation, and to make progress upward.
1t has been for the purpose of instructing ac.
oording to our ability, our own relations and the
whole Dakota people in regard to the Word of
the Great Spirit. in regard to labor, in regard
to dress and manners, and indeed in regard to
everything that pertains to their well-being in
this present life and in the life to come, that We
have formed ourselves into Government; and
for these objects we hope to continue to make
regulations from time to time. That We may
truly understand these things We make our peti.
tions always. And we pray, too always, for Da-
kotas and Americans, AMI for all, in all parts of
the world, who are engaged in laboring in behalf
of the Great Spirit. And if God has mercy on
US, we expect IN these things to succeed. -
But Of late, some one writing in the newspa-
pers, has said that the progress We have made
is not owing to the Word Of the Great Spirit,
but to other influences. We shall be glad it all
wise men and such as regulate their lives by
the rule Of the Great Spirit, do not believe any
report Of this kind. We presume that he who
made that statement is not man Of correct de-
pertinent, and does not desire the we'll being Of
the Dakotas. There are some men who come up
and live among the Dakotas, who desire to have
many women; some take two and some three
We think it not strange that persons Of this char.
acter should defame Us, thinking truly, that If
the Dakotas generally come to regard good GUS
toms, and all over the land believe in the word
Of God, they will pot be able to procure many
women. For ourselves, We greatly desire that
men Of such principles and practices would not
come into our country. We fear that their rrssen,e
will retard the progress Of such Dakotas ~ are
yet unable to form right opinions for themselves
on this subject. II such men az do not desire ma.
ny women, and such only, would come into our
country, we would be very glad.
We doubt that by-and.by, our industry will be
so manifested, and we shall make such progress,
that the American people will be correctly inform.
ed of, and properly appreciate both our Faith
and our Works. ~
Signed in behalf Of the Republic,
HsNoK MAHPEYAHDsNArA, Ssc,y.
HazElwood, NJ. T. Feb. 2e, 1857. .ves ,agea
G. We see that Maj. Ben. Perly Poors, Of
wheel el-bsrrow notoriety, has been elected Secre.
tary Of the United States Agricultural Society,".
Hope he will take care of the apples. Who
knows but this genius will yet wheel himself into
10 perhaps, not Of 90 good blood as the New York
Governor, not being descended from King, but
he is very we'll known for his barro,e e.nial hauls
The name of the murdered man at Ro-
chester, in this Territory, We learn from the
Oronoco Courier, was Jerome Ashsnghurst-
OF the murderer Grin Ransford. The latter il
still at liberty. =.
"A. G. Jones, Esq.,, Assistant. Marshall of this
Territory, left yesterday with the Governor, for
Washington. in search Of q Secresaryship under