The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1857-07-18


Maine on the Pedro shoals OFF the south side OF Jamaica
The whole of the Lunete taken of raft OF
spas by coastng vessel belonging TO the island and
taken into Savannah L. Mar.
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.
The Rap Indians again. -Seoad Interview rdh tie Com
missioner Of Ldia Agays.-This morning. at ten
minutes past 10 O'clock the Kaw delegation of Indians
from Kansas were received by the Commissioner Indian
Affairs at his in the Patent Office Building Quite
large number of interested spectators present du-
ring the interview
We give the following Interpretation OF the different
chiefs Ki-he ga-wah chuh-he, principal chief
''Hard Heart !" Peg gahos-ha, IA Brave Man :; Ki-h
ga wah- di-in-ga, Brave = Al-li-ca-wah-ho, wolf
Pi-hous- XII -tun-ga ''White Man"
The principal chief Ki-he-ga-wah -chuh he or Hard
Heart opened the 4tak. by saying that he wanted to
speak with the Comlnssonerto tell him good many
things About eleven years ago his grandfather made
treaty with him, and now he here TO talk about
his reservation. His country the best In Kansas
Territory. He left the Kansas river about two months
ago. and went where he is When he made tho
treaty his grandiather promised them eight houses
but no had them---not even a little one
He and his "chdren" had been treated bad every.
where-whites and red skins had treated them all the
same Some OF the soldiers had killed one of his
boys They made him pay for what he bought
than it was WORTH and took his horses from him
every day-every day. They do harm whites always
than Indians and forced him to leave his home
The traders just bad they could be- and
to swinde the Indians His pony had been taken from
him. The missionaries and the schoolteacher had been
there for twenty years and yet you could not edu
Gated Indian They keep his boys at work on the land
and sell all they makein this way making two three
thousand dollars. Their missionary had become
clerk for trader and did everything against the Indians
He charged ten dollars for sack of -four when they
had right to charge that much At the time he made
the treaty everybody could raise crop of to SELL but
he did believe he would have any when he got home
He did not have much landbout twenty miles square,
he did not want to sell it, and did not make
treaty He wanted his children to live what he had
because they might need it before they died He had
heard Indians talk of what had been done for them at
Washington city. Other nations had gone back home At
seeing strange things He hal things yesterday
that he had before His children had him
here they did not want to lose their reservation
Hard Heart was here interrupted by the Comms.
sioner who said to the interpreter Tell him take his
seat. want to ask him questions The old chief
sat down.
The Commissioner / want to know who he consulted
WITH and who advised the delegation to on here
"Hud Heart /" My q grandfather" some Of your boys
here told me to advised to come here to sec
you.
The Commissioner to the interpreter Now, tell him that
very glad to him, and that the man boy who
advised him to come here was bad man had no
authority to do ii not from here, and that do
not know him. We have sent out there to ascertain who
he is to have him punished for sending you here without
authority.
Here the Indians exclaimed Hugh, their wel-known
expression to signify that they understand what said
them.
The Commits resumng.) Now tell him that very
glad hear them in order to know what they desire
and what their troubles are that may protect them
hereafter ['.Hugh, Hugh! II The man who advised
them here has given that they coming
here to make treatyto dispose of their lands and
thereby to encourage white men to come in and
take possession of them. [.sHugh emphatically from
all the Indians. Tell them that while they are
here in all probability that very man. well as Others
is taking possession of their homes r. Hugh"
uHugh!rl They have spoken of cause of complaint
that they have against the officers out therethe mission
aries school master and othes. want them to
ton specific act that the agent has done thatoands
them. want them to name some particular thing that
they have done than others ["Hughl']
Peg,gaAos-ha "a Broue Man, proceeded to reply to
the questions of the Commissioner. He closed some.
what lengthy harangue with the following significant
words want you to give everything new like early
in the SPRING just like green grass don't want old
things-rusty The children always well pleased when
they home from seeing their ''grandfather' |
want ever thing new, my grandfather
The reply of "a Brave Man can be best understood
from the following remarks of the Commissioner
want to know whether or not understand fully
the charges made They charge the agent with having
threatened the Indians when coming around his premises
having killed their dogs and otherwise interered with
them They aay that he Of the first that enter
Cd on their lands, and assisted named Harris
trader to take possession Of two quartersections land
build house and sell them The traders have also in
tcrfered with them, and laid out their land
The missionary has paid attention to teaching their
children and has male them work for him, and then
sold the produce and kept the money himself without in
strucng the children in the ordinary of education
and they consider the missionary they have had there
than uceess They want to change all their officers
The articles which have been furnished by the black
smith not of good quality They do not want to
make treaty, but satisfied they are
To all that the Commissioner had said they gave an
emphatic assent,
The Commissioner. Now, / wish to know if they have
anything further that they desire to communicate. be-
heve understand them fully.
The Interpreter. No they do not want to go any fur
ther.
After Ki-hi-ga-wah- dn-ga, Brave" Al-i-ca wah-
no, "Wof'' and hous-ki-tun-go, "Whitc man,
had addressed the Commissioner ech asserting that they
did to make freely and did not wish to leave
their reservation, the Commissioners asked how many
whites there were their reservation