New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-13
TREATY BETWEEN THE SIOOH md
CHIPPEIFAS.
Correspondence Of the s., Paa Pioneer sad Demons, :,

C.rrespon5ence II the s., Paal Pioneer snd Deocst ~
FoREsr CITY Meeker Co., Dee. 10, 1000.
portion of the SIC lx of the Yellow hediene' mum
be-ing some eighty warriors with their families, are
ercamped al Nansnnah, ~ ms county, 9, T0ule .v
their hunting grounds, on the Minnesota. HaPpehing
TO De- at Nansunah recently on business, we hau VIC
pleasure OF being called in 10 ASSIST IN the drawing up
of a treaty between the chiefs and prncpal "aI'oi
Of the sioux and two chiefs Of the Chlppe"as ol
Ieech Lake who sent by the latter on ah EN-
bassy to the Sioux for the purpose. Before our ar
rival there had been great rejoicing among the SIOUX
on receiving the ambassadors such a. trlng OF guns,
dancing &C. and on the morning afterSheir reception
great feast was given by tie Sioux IN their honOI, al
which they entertained IN true indian style AZ
ter the feast council was held, at which the chleis
and principal warriors OF the Sioux and the TWO OP-
pewe Embas adOrs assisted.
Al this council the treaty embodied in the accompa-
nying report of the proceedings Of the councl was ra
fed Ii is TO be hoped that although framed IN the
aress and sententiOus style. characteristic OF proceed
ngs of this nature among the uncvIzed, Will not De
without good effect. In this region the Indians OF
both tribes are peaceablc. We have been visited by
the Sioux, and nothing has transpTed Ia mar the mar
mopy now existing between them and the whites II
is TO be hoped that this will always be the case ana,
if the whisky Is kept from them, as it was while they
were here there If little doubt that il viii be 80.
Ata meeting in council, held at Manannah, in the
County of Mecker ". T., the 18th day of Decesn-
Der, 1857 the Chippewa tribes Of Leach Lake Indians
by their ambassadors, Ne-pa-quam aud Na-pe-na-asn'
met the Sioux tribes Of Yellow Ne cine by their chiefs
and Warriors in council and made treaty of peace
embodyirg the following articles
Frst: The L.ech Lake Chief Nepaq tn Vpe Of
peace the Sioux Che heyunsma who gave the ppe 70
StcoEd 1t was thea agreed BY the Lech Lake Chief TIA. il
sny Of Ii. .or. killed Any OF the sioux warriors the head
Icech Lake irbe should be delivered up 70 Be
hung with tie cord attached 70 TIE pI ana LeegPh e
agreement made By the Sioux Chief win the Lch LAse
hi. treaty wa. signed by tie following chiefs:
Rcd ppl
Naps.ns.ash III blows but Way
V.a.n,.T C. Jesett, sheTd OF aeesef County; w Rich
ards. District Aitornry c Of Meeser Comfy Radey lay
lor, Louis Roub.rre, Interpreter
On signing the treaty the Sioux Chief, Mszu-me-na,
made the following speech addressing the Chippewas:
hope you remember what you said to me last
Winter. hope you hold 10 the promises made then
between u.s. that we would never fight any more. |
hope you have not forgot il. have not forgot It II
YOU have One of our Northwest men got Killed last
Spring. We thought your men did it. The reason
think your did il i, that all Your band did not
come to meet my band; only two OF them who are
now here For all that, have treated and toasted
your two men, as though all your band had come.
The Chippewa Chief, Ne-pa-Iualn, replied:
| hope your father (the Sioux superintendent Will
Use all his power persuade the Sioux to keep TN,
treaty So that there shall be perpetual peace anu
will between the two tribes. e'n ii Chif ,rh my
s,he NAV not like and can only refer to the speech
mad by Ma pe-na.ash last Winter.
The Sioux Chief, Red Iron, then spoke as follows;
Since ever | was born l never shook hands with
Chippewa A Chippewa never made me AFRAID Inc
Chirppcwas make peace with the Sioux, and then
sleep and forget il. To-day have made fine
treaty and j. the first tune that Red Iron pres
ent at the making OF treaty with tie Chippewas.
hope il will be good for them. hope il will be good
for us so that young men can hunt in peace with
out fear for their families in their absence. When
fall asleep shall not forget it. Whatever my fa1e
(he SUPPLEMENTARY tells TO do, will do il, and
hope you will do the that your father tthe Chip
pewa superintendent tells you. You this paper.
The white man wrote our words down. II you forget
what have said, ask great father for the
paper to put You in remembrance of all tie words
have spoken. We listen to great father to hear
what II gold. We don't wish 10 hear what is bad.
VIVA. | have said my chief will be- very glad to hear,
when he hears il. lie will be glad that have talked
so sensibly to the Chippewas This is all ! have to
say.
After speech from Mr.. Richards TRANSLATED to the
council by the interpreter congra,ulans the tribes on
the OCCASION the council broke up On the departure
of the Chppewas, the Sioux young women all stood
up in a rank and greeted them with much enthusiasm
by shaking hands and other signs Of corgratulation.