Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1858-01-15
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FROM WASHINGTON.

visit to the Presidest on now years day
named, without giving particulars. The rep
rosentatives Of three tribes attended, and for
the performances an old fashioned military
hollow square was formed the President
occupying the centrc--spcctators forming a
line in tho rcar--and the three delegations
forming the remaining three sides. After
each Indian had been introduced, the Pres
ident deliverered the following speedway
merciful. because very brief What a pity he
cannot be as kind to his white children
a. | am very glad to see you here, my chill
dron Of the Far West ! have ever felt a
deep interest in your welfare. You have come
great way to see me- and give you cor
| dial welcome. and should be glad if you should
explain to me what you desire me to do for
/ you, and should be glad to hear your sug-
| gestons"
This was received by the Indians with
grunts Of approval, when four Pawnees ad-
vanced, in turn, to reply to the President
Each first spent some time in gravcly and in
tently looking at the President, as if his very
heart must be read before trusting him with
word, and then came the speech. I give the
last, made by the youngest Of the Pawnees,
named Ma-hock- tara-wa-shavo
"Itis true what YOU have heard, my Grand
Father, | am very glad. | have come long
ways 10 see you The further part Of the
road was bad and got my moccasins muddy,
but still was encouraged TO hasten on. 1t
is the viii of the Great Spirit that We should
sec you to-day, and think we will not be poor
hereafter. am young man-not quite
man, for you can see my naked skin, which is
smooth-and hope you will take pity on me
] have the prospect of being made a white
man If ! am spared. 1t makes me have big
heart to-day to sec you, and think ! will not
be poor hereafter.
But the last speech Of the day was oy the
chief of the Poucas, named " Whip" and
rightly named at that Sec how he whips
grandfather Buchanan for taking the Indians
land how sharply he cuts, when he intimates
that it was done by force, because the Great
Spirit made the white man the strongest and
then mark the hard knot at the end Of the
LASH" money!" The old Indian has some
just appreciation Of money and civilization,
mingled with a suspicion, to say the least, that
even those enjoying the highest honors Of civ
ilised life are not exempt from human frailty.
Red skin hopes that the President has not told
lie But the speech
80 Ny Grand Father / call you Grand Fa-
Their for no other reason than this: God made
me of one color and you ofanother but God
was partial to you, and made you of better
color You came into existence and so did l. .
1t was the will Of the Great Spirit that we
both came into existence. We have never
had a chance TO see our Grand Father until /
this time and am very glad you asked me
to visit you. 1t was the will of the Great
Spirit that made you more powerful than me
1t was the will Of the Great Spirit that you
should take this land from us-this land that
you stand on to-day belongs to me You are (
man, my Grand Father, and so am |. Eve
rything that you have made, Grand Father, is
worthy OF attention-is worthy of looking at /
There is one thing that attracts the eve more
than anything else, and hope you will give
me plenty of it-money We want money,
my Grand Father. With it we can get any
thing we want. We do not want goods but
if you give us money we can buy what we
please, and it lasts longer. My Grand Fa-
Their, we want all the tools of the white men.
We want the blacksmths, the farmers, the
millers, &C., to live with us, and Lope YOU
will open your heart to us to-day Nv Ia
Their, do not speak from the end of my
tongue; it comes from the bottom Of my
heart, and hope that what you say will come
from the bottom Of your heart
Mr.. Whip, evidently, is far from being
fool and that reminds me of funny incl
dent at this affair, which has not got into the
newspapers. One of the Indians undertook
to compliment the Presidcnt--iust think oil
that,-by exactly the Yankee Doodle double
and-twisted phrase of-"you are nobodys
fool This phrase was attempted in Indian
vernacular, and To-. tho prosaic Interpreter
grayely announced that captain Red-skin |
"was very happy to find that you, Mr.. Prcsi-
dent, are not a fool go The official report in
the organ of the Administration was very
properly amended
Congress.
Both Houses rc-asscmbled on Monday
quorum; and members have been coming in |
through the week. The friends Of Mr.. Gid |
dngs were happily surprised by his return,
"PP"iVhHl III octIcl hedlln imam When ne lett. |
1t is reported now that Mr.. Sumner will moi!
resign, though he may be obliged to 90 to
Europe. hope that his departure will not
be necessary at present A full Republican |
vote in the Senate is Of great importance now !
In that body, the war upon Douglas has been
postponed until next week, on account of the
illness of Senator Brown, who has the floor
on the Presidents Message. In the mean
time there has been long and sharp fight in
secret session upon the removal OF Mr.. Nc |