The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-07-15

nOt sign any moTe papers "itnout having
them explained, 70 that We may know what
We are doing We were sent here by our
people TO make good bargain, and il we
can't do that We will 20 home without sign
ing any paper. Among all the treaties we
have made not one has been carried out with
us in good faith. You say am child
This time arm determined not to act a.
child 10 signing a paper | do not under.
stand
Commissioner Mix" am sorry TO say,
my friend, that you are talking like child
now. You have been here three months.
and the very matter put into the treaty at
your own instance, you find fault with, and
pretend not TO understand. II you talk in
this way, you can 90 home as soon az you
please, and won't see you any more. But
You must recolIcct that the responsibility Of
breaking oil negotiations NO beneficial and
50 necessary 10 the security and protection
Of your people, will rest alone IN your own
head.
Little Grow without rising, and pointing
TO the treaty. said he only asked for justice.
Commissioner Mx-Y0u have had the
paper in your possession and slept eight
nights upon II, after full Interpretation and
explanation. You still want the paper ex.
planned. repeat that you are like a child
or are an ignorant old woman. Your dele
cation asked permission to come here and
promised 10 pay all the expenses Of the trip
out Of your annuities. ] have, however,
paid those expenses out Of the National
treasury. Does this show bad or unfriend-
ly intention on the part Of the Government
! II your conpcls have becn 'ndnence1 by
outsiders" who wish to thwart the purposes
Of your great Father for their own selfish
ends, will cndcayor to put those informed
dlers where they cannot injuro the Indians.
LATHE Grow then engaged in earnest
conversation with the several delegates, al.
tr which Col. Mix proceeded to explain
the ith article OF the treaty--about roads
made through their reserve; about their
dependence on the United States for protec-
ton and their delivery up Of culprits for
punishment under It's laws ; how they were
not to engage in hostilItes with other tribes
or Introduce whiskey (irewatcr) on their
reservation.
The article permitting Indians TO settle
outside OF the reserve and become citizens
Of the United States, without forieitng their
proportion Of the annuity money, was violent.
ly opposed by Little Grow, and was ex-
plunged from the treaty before signing
Next came the article consolidating all
their annuItes and authorizing the Secretary
TO expend the same IN the purchase OF hogs,
horses, cattle, farming utensils, &C., for their
benefit.
The descendants of Scott Campbell are to
receive $4,000.
LATHE Grow. in opposing the article per-
uniting Indians 10 leave the tribe and settle
among the whites, said
Some OF the Indians have left u.s. be.
come outlaws wan, them all TO i've to.
gother. II they go among the whites they
become corrupted, drink liquor and act
badly, and you will blame their chiefs and
hold them responsible | will mention Ink
padutah. lie was bad man and made so
by his association with the whites Ii YOU
let The Indians run about the country, they
will act like the Indians do about ST. Paul
that IL, hunt deer for traders and take
whiskey for pay, and other things which in.
jurc them. II is because ! wish them 10
act right that want to keep them together,
under the control Of the Agent aud their
chieiS All the traders send papers here and
say the Siouv are bad people, hut the ira
dcrs art at fault Father il were to tell
you all | know, il would make you feel
sal
Little Crow then commenced on the bad
faith of agents, non payment Of annui,ies,
NC, when Commissioner Mix interposcd
and said
wish Little Crow to stop. What he
talks about has nothing to do with the OBJ
jccts OF this meeting. There IL money in
the strong box OF the treasury, and there is
the treaty. There is no use in talking about
| other matters. | am willing to strike out
the article permitting Indians to leave the
Reserve and live among the whites let us
now till the blank in question"
Little Crow understand the first pa
per our agent presented asked for $4,000.
Commissioner Mix.--Not word of truth
in It, II does not call for single dollar.
The statement is entirely false The Com
missioner was evidently getting out OF tenn
perl. Outsiders, discover. are at work |
will order every white man out OF the In
dian country who endeavors TO defeat the
good intentions oi the Government towards
the Indians, by making such false impress
sions upon them care not whether such
outsiders be present or not.
Here the Commissioner cas-, his eyes at
several white men present. whom he suspect
ed OF tamperipg with Little Crow to defeat
the trcaty)
Little Crow. Father, don't want YOU
to get mad, My object was only to enquire
about the amount"
Mr.. Brown, the Agent. explained that no
amount was mentioned in the paper he
presented for the tribe, and referred to the
paper itself.
Commissioner Mix. 81 propose that the
blank be filled with some amount. 80 that
the business may be closed. Il, was now
near midnight)
Little Crow gave the delegates another
tall whS,v .s1k., What sn,N. .,bs.~xr