The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-06-27


in a great measure given up Indian customs.
and desire to cultivate the soil and live like
white people. Yesterday morning these Indi.
ans paid visit to their old friend, w. H.
FoRBrs, Esq, of this city. where the pipe was
smoked and pleasant and agreeable season
enjoyed. About halfpast nine o'clock they
proceeded to the
GOVERNORS ROOM
In the Fuller House. where were present
Gov. MEDARY, Indian Superintendent Gull
LEN, Agent FLANDREAu, besides citizens and
strangers, including number of ladies, guests
of the Fuller.
Miss GARDINER was then brought in and
formally delivered to the Governor in short
speech, which was interpreted by j. CAMP
BELL, Indian Interpreter, as follows:
MA-zA-CU-TA-MANIs SPEECH.
Great Father-We came not here of our
own accord-we understood it to be the wish
of the white people. Our Father (the Indi-
an Agent) sent us off on a long journey; we
have performed it, and have come down to see
him. The white people are a great nation;
if they desired they could go and kill off the
red men, but they had pity on US and let the
Indian hunt up the poor white girl. We did
not know when we started but that we'd be
killed; but we knew if troops went out they
would kill a great many innocent persons, so
we volunteered to go that we might have
peace with our white brethren. The white
people near Mankato had been very much
alarmed, but we wished for peace, for we have
been amongst the white people great deal,
and we like them. There are good many
good and bad men among the Indians and
among all nations. We have been ut war
and have had good many battles with the
Chippewas, the Halfbreeds on Red River
and with the Indians on the Missouri, but the
Wappatoan's and Sissitoans have made
treaty with the whites. They have sold their
lands to the Great Father and he has let
them have land to live on. The Indian has
got dark skin, but five fingers and two
eyes, the same as the whites have, and we
wish to be respected by them. We want them
to let us alone that we may cultivate our
land. We have Church and we 60 to it;
we have preacher who gives US good adj
vice. We want you to write to our Great
Father in Washington that he may give us
good advice and we will take it. Some white
people have toldus to lay down the tonahawk;
We have done so, and find it very good Our
women and children now rest in security.
Great Father, want to tell you about the
Yanctons-they are always in trouble with
the Red River HalEBreeds; we told them we
would tell you to write to the Red River
llalf-Breeds, and if they would stop, the
Yanctons would promise to do so.
Great Father our Father (the AGENT
told us to 60 ont. The Great Spirit had pity
on u.s. and we have accomplished our jour
ney The captive girl is in possession of the
whites. This is all have to say.
HO-TAN-wAsH-rIss SPEECH.
Ho-ton-wash-ti made few remarks to
Maj. Flandreau, Sioux Agent, as follows:
Father-I will tell you everything about our
ransoming the white girl. Last planting time
you spoke to us to follow the white child and
bring her to her friends. If we had not went
out, we should have planted large field In
ten days after leaving Yellow Medicine we came
to where the woman was killed, Mrs. Noble.
She had been dead four days when we found
her. We wrapped her in blanket and buried
her. and then followed Inkpaduta two days to
the Yancton camp. Inkpaduta had reached
it Just before US. We offered them everything
we had for the girl, but the Yanctons refused
at first. The Yancrons were divided into two
parties. One ofthem was for taking the girl to
the Missouri and giving her to the officers at
the fort, while others were willing to sell her
to us. After four days they concluded to let
us have her. In six days we came to Yellow
Medicine, but you was not there. We then
came to Red Wood, but we did not see you-
Therwe thought you were at Traverse des
Sioux. and when we came there we were told
Won were in st. Paul, and here we have brought
the girl. This showed the heart of the Ind-
an-some were bad, others were good. We
gave our bodies away for the white girl. The
Great Spirit had pity on us and we have come
back. Two Indians brought in one woman,
and now three Indians had obtained tho other
MAI. FLAyDR EAU SPEECH.
Ihad heard of the great excitement in re-
gard to the Spirit Lake massacre-ofthe great
alarm which was felt at Mankato and on the
Blue Earth. When came there the people
were excited against all Indians, good and bad,
but told them that my children were not gull
ty of this, and that they would punish these
bad Indians if they had an opportunity as
soon as the whites would. I wen: to Yellow
Medicine to get somebody to go out after the
captives, so that might demonstrate the fact
to them that the Indians under my charge were
all friendly to and wished to keep peace with
the whites.
Many of the frontier white settlers had
been in the country but a few months and
did not know the good from the bad Indians.
When went up there and you volunteered
to 90, ! felt sure the prisoners would soon
be released aad quiet restored to the from
tier, for knew you to be both brave and
prudent men, and that you would FOLLOW till
the snow fell to obtain them. You told me
that you put your life in my hands, and I
was thus enabled to assure the white people
that no further trolble was to be appre-
hended. You have done you duty well, and
I am glad you did not find me at Yellow
Mediaae or Red Wood, but had to come
here, fos you hsEe beep thus enabled to see
d.