The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-07-23

ture, without the promised support OF 9th
er tribes From Keokuk, the other chief
Of the Sacs and Foxes, with whom he had
long been at e!mity. of course he could
expect 10 support The Winnebagocs had
partially promised their aid bat his main
hope of assistance was from the powerful
tribe of the Pottawattamies His emissa-
rics 10 the tribe We're numerous and inn
portunate-the tribe undecided Finally,
early in 1892, a council of the tribe was
called on the Dcs PLANES river, l. miles
west of Chicago, and singularly enough,
al that council bat one white man was al
lowed to he present. and that man was
Cat Geo. Z Walker, then and still a re
sident Of Ottawa Special messengers were
sent to Ottawa 10 invite his presence, Ro-
Einson. also, was present. The dclibclTi-
ton was protractcd-lhc discussion ami
mated. Robinson-as true man as ever
liyed-Shabenc--n less true--and Walker
bore the chief part in opposing a june
ton with Black Hawk, and in the end
thcy carried The point The council dis
solved and the tribe dispersed except that
about 100 warriors agreed to Join the
whites with Walker IS their captain, and
he actually marched them to the head
quarters OF the army at Dixon, where ~
of them. OF whom Shubenc was one. were
regularly enrolled by Gen Atkinson in the
service OF the L. 5, and they served faith
fully 10 the end of the war, the chief duty
assigned them being to run as scouts.
spies. messengers. &c. In this office Sha-
henc was particularly efficient. Before the
decision of his tribe on the Dcs PLANES, he
visited Black Hawk. and strongly counsel
led and inlploTed him To abandon his alb
surd project against the whites and find
ing him imInoyable, he rode night and day
TO warm the whites Of his purposes, indi-
eating to them the probable time and
place when and where lac would strike;
and If his counsel had always been heed
cd, many mas~acrcs might have been
avoided After he had regularly enlisted
in the service. his laborS were unceaSing
IN company. most Of the time, with Capt
Walker he rode almost necessarily, day
and night carrying information from point
to point that was of the utmost service.
In these expeditions. he would never allow
Mr.. Walker to stand guard at night. The
reason be gave was. that Mr. Walkers life
was worth more than his: besides. if they
were surprised. he-would be killed first.
and then the whites could not say ne had
dealt falsely with Nh W. We could give
many instances Of his faithfuiness and
intrcpidtv during this singular war, but
we 1prst hasten to a close. Suffice it tc
say. that aetnr its LONG series Of stranc,
bunglas and bluudcrs, when il was finally
in defiance. Of the orders Of Gen Akin
.,., o,,.3.,I I'm I,Iozo cf .,Io,,. -, tls
r.o-.,f... cr ,,a WISCONSIN and ot tho Rad
~ =. ca, tT.,.,.,. H., r,f,l,e,,I Sbol..n,
ond f,ar,. Walker ,yc~. cLoz., 70 c,rr,
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,rI;cF tbo,- ooc,-,,.I;.h.d ,...,h,n. orc;
dom . d;sfa,ca .f =, ,,;t,.- ", rs,--;,,cr,
di.,,x short ti,gI,. IF 3; hours. without .
road ~. beotaD path to travel on.
l At the close Of the war. Sbabcue was re
war,led fo,. his services I.v q pension @
>2a4 . ,aor. from the government of H..
/ : which he continued to receive to hi
doa-l
i In 1899 his tribe was removed by the /
x 70 Tia, va,t of the Missouri r;yar-no,
= Kan.as-n,unberiur tl.cn but about 500
Z souls Shatene went with item: but b,
inc there tE,rov-n il the close vicinity {
the Sacz and Foxes. the Sioux. and othe
tribes that cordially hated the whites,
found II unpleasant to 1--we IN sueh pro-
70 unity. In difficulty with them one