Saint Paul weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1858-1859, 1859-03-12
A Conclusive speech -. IS You Foller
Your Trail, and pn Foller Mine."
For he played on harp of a thousand strings.

A Conclusive speech -. 6 You Foller
Your Trail, and En Foller Mine."
For he played on harp of q thousand strings.
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The Mankato Independent prints the pro-
ceedings of Winnebago Reservation Meeting
held in the City Hall of that town on Mon
day evening of last week, on the subject Of
the removal, or the permanent location of the
Indians in that vicinity. Says the Indepsn-
dent:
Able and pointed remarks were made by j.
Travis Rosser, D. Park Dewey, DR.. McMahan,
@. Burt, j. H. Baker, and others; but the fea-
ture of the evening was speech by Mr.. Chas.
Mix, Winnebago Agent, who happened to be
present. He was called out to respond to
some pertinent interrogatories propounded by
Mr.. George Maxield, upon subjects upon
which the Agent was supposedto be familiar.
We append a uen6atim report of his speech,
geographically reported expressly for the
Independent.
Mr.. Mix said:
Mr.. President and Gentlemen: I did Mt
come here tonight expecting to be question
ed only happened to be in town on official
business; but I've seen remarks and insinua-
tons here tonight to git me say something
But l didn't intend to say nothing at ALL
didn't come prepared to make speech. There
is men here in this town that knows more
about the Winnebagoes than do-and l can
referyou to the Mankato newspaper. know
the men, but don't want to call names
they've abused me all for nothin,' but don't
care! know the feelings of the people living
70 Il would ho1pod than 1f fhoxy,l
a treated me right If lived here I'd do jest
as they're NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. now I'll keep
mum-and you can take your trail, and II
take mine. I've knowed men to travel all
day without sayin' a word, and that is the
way to git along here. Aslong as know I'm
doin' right, and have superior officer to obey,
I'll foller my own trail, and if I'm satisfied l
do right, I'm satisfied! have superior
officer to look to-he gives me orders, and no
matter what the people of Blue Earth want, I'll
do as I'm commanded-I'n foller my trail and
they may foller theirs!
l know some people on the Blue Earth riy-
er that wants to Injins to say what they is,
because they can make more money out of
them than out of the whites and there are
others who'd like to have 'em stay, because
they can steal their timber, and if there was
no Injins they couldn't do it! And those or
ders that the gentleman talks about-you can
ask the one that told you he knows more
about it than do. It's nobody's business
but mine-you can foller your own trail, and
Eli foller mine. There might be orders issued
and there might not be; could tell about
them, but it is none of your business-you
foller your trail and I'll foller mine
Here the gentleman sat down, whereupon
Mr.. j. H. Baker Intercepted him as to whether
or not he would represent the feelings of the
people as expressed by this meeting, to the
superior officer" alluded to, or sign resolu-
tons adopted by the meeting?]
Mr.. Mix: I didn't come here TO- be ques-
toned and I'm not going to answer any. I
know lots of men up the Blue Earth who is
opposed to the removal of the Injuns-because
they can make more money out of them than
out of the whites, and can steal all the timber
they want off their lands. If the gentleman
will write to me, I'll answer his letter.
Mr.. Baker. Do I understand you to say
that you will answer my questions if address
ed to you in writing?
Mr.. Mix. I'll answer your letter. You fol-
Ter your trail, and I'U toller mine!