The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-01-07
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.,r.spa0lst-r 81 .i+ Psyaref Fnd ussaoerai
FoRaEr CffY, Moekcr County,
Deepmtyer 10. lrJI,

December IT,, IeJI.
\ portion Of the 5i1ux Of the Yellow
Medicine, numbering some 50 warriors With
tic!r families are cncamled at Manannab,
in lhis county, IN roate for their hunting
grounds, On the MinuesGta. Happening 10
be at Manannah recently on business we
had the pleamre Of being called in 10 assist
IN the drawing mp Of treaty between The
Chiefs and principal warriors oi The sioux,
AMI two Chiefs Of The Chippcwas Of icech
lake who were Snt by the latter on mn
embassy to The Sioux for the pnposc. Be
fore our arrival, there had be.n great ~
ioicinQ among the Sioux On receiving The
Ambassadors, such "a firing Of guns, dancing,
&c; and on The morning after thrir rcocp-
ton great feast waa given by the sioux
in their honor, at which they were enter
tain4l IN tr1e Indian style. After the fcat
council was held, al which the Chiefs and
principal warriors Of tie Sioux aud the two
Chippewa Ambassador, assisted
At this council the treaty embo'licd in
the accompanying report Of tho proceedings
Of the council was ratified. IL is 10 be hoped
that although framed in the artbss and sen
tcn,ious style Characteristic Of proceedings
Of this nature among the unciylllhod, 1t VIII
not be- without good effect. In tbs ng'on
+. +l 4s- agtts-t,l both tribe ~" - ia,c.s.
We have been visited by the Stony AMI
nothing has transpirCd TO mar the harmony
now existing between them and the whites.
It Is to be hoped that this will always be the
case, and. il the whiskcy il kept from them
~ il was while they were here, there IS little
doubt that it will be- 80,
Yours respectfully,
W. II.
Atam meeting in council held at Manannah.
in the county Of Mes ker, NJ. T., IN the l3th
iay Of December. lai,. the Chippewa tribes
Of Ioech Lake indians, 10y thrr ombasSn-
dors. NrrA-quAN aud NArsShAsn, met the
Sioux tribes OF Yellow Medicine by Their
chief, and warriors, in council, and mad" n
treaty Of peace cmbodying the following
articles
FDsi Tho Ircoh Lake Chief, Ne pa quaint
gave ihy pipe 81 peace to tir 0'ouN 'hi't He
yuu ma ne, who gave tho Pipe TO Na'pa guam
.N.fond II was then agreed by the lee'h
Lake Clici that ii any oihis warriois hiileaany
of the 9iou< warriors the head warrior oi The
I.ecch iake tribe should be dellscicd np I" he
hung, with the cord attached TO the pipe, AMI
tboroupou Ike agreement was made by ihe
SIOUX Chief, with the i0och Lake Chief.
This treaty was signed 10y the following
chiefs
N,nut Mnther aha (lied ifonD % per hi-da,
tBir Curly,) Ma 4ulaa Ma, lIc-yuug ma ma
CAipprDls- pa quaint Nape a0ah' az
blow. bat one wayl
IItiposD u. g. Iew,,t, SheH1 OF Mcohef
county. ". Richards, District Attorney te'e'D
OF Meeler county, pgd.ay Tay'or LOUIS 10.
borro, Interpreter.
On signing the trraty, the Sioux 'he
MA.zuMr>A, made tbc following speech, ad'
dressing the Chippcwas:
~ hope you remember what Son sid lo me
last wm'ct hope you hola TO The promises
made then between ma, that We would never
a.tt AN, ma,.. hcrr yuu have nos .orrot H.
thave NOT iu,sat IL IL ypn baSc' uhr ~ "W
Eu,th.w,st mon gut tlj.d he, -pstns. We
thour HI ,,u1 men dd It. The reason th,uh
your meu datt IL, that on your hand "a o"'
como 90 larct my Bud' on', two OF thrm who
arc now here. For all thai We have treated
and Toasted yuur two mea ~ though nI yoaf
baud had come.
The Chippewa ehsg Nrr,q.'S. re-
piled;
hope YOUR father che Sioux oupcrw,end
cuO Will use all hls power to pet'aado 'h'
siouN To Keep thIs treaty, SO that ths,c shall he
p,rpytual pcac, ana gord will between 'he two
Tribes. ,Aauot make . speech lor fear { ray
ing something that our yh.et, whu i7 my iA'her'
may not Ike, aui can ouly refer 'o 'h' speech
iapde By Ma p1 ia ash la.t wntfr
Tho Sioux Chief. REp lHoN, tb,u spohc
as follows:
since ever / was horu ue,rt shook hands
with Chippewa, 4 ChPpc~a never me''m
afraid. The OhpPtNas mako peace ~''a 'no
Sioux, aaJ then sheep aud forget a. ro.da,
we ht,c made iiaa treaty, and It "A The h'-'
time that t,d lrun WAS present AZ the making
Gealy with ia, tagpswas. hope "t'
bc good ior th,m. ! hope u vail be good TO,
"a. 50 that ,Er yonns iren can hunt ia peace
wthuut fear lnr theti Families ia utrir absence.
when tad asleep shah aat iotSc, Il. What
ever my father (,be ~upcuat,udcnu tells nae 70
do, VIII do u, ana hope you viii do the .Amc
that oar father chs Chippewa superintendent
tells you lou scc tas payer. The Sh.io maa
wrote our words down. !, yoa forget what We
have sali, can ASK our great father for the
paper TO put you in remembrance ot all the
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