Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-03-28
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

VISIT OF THE INDIAN CHIETs TO THE SEcRE-
TARy OF THE IHTEnoR.-This morning quite q
number Of invited guests, ladies and gentlemen,
assembled in the room Of the Commissioner oil
Indian Affairs, Mr.. Dole. They had been Invited
Which was to Be- had between Secretary Usher md
some OF the Indian Chiefs now on q visit TO this
city. Among the ladies present We noticed Mrs.
pinoott, (Grace Greenwood,) Mrs. General Cald-
well, Mrs. Colonel Gill, Mrs. Alley, wifo Of the
tiemsn, Senators Ramsay and WilEinson, Of &in.
gieS, Of Emory Hospital, and the Delegation Of Il.
The party first assembled In the conmis,ioner's
room, where, after few momenth' conversation
with the chiefs, Nr. Dole desired the whole party
to adjourn to the Office OF the Secretary. After
the whole party had assembled, and the chiefs had
sqdifed TO their general sltting position, the ex-
dressing the Secretary. fIe told him that here
were several chiefs Of the PembinAw and Chippe-
wa tribes OF Indians, who had come from their
President and Secretary, in relation to treaty.
Secretary Usher then spoke to the chiefs, which
was interpreted to them by the interpreter, Paul
The Secretary told them that the treaty mads
with them last fall by Messrs. Ramsey and Morrill,
been approved BY him and his council, and they
had made several modinations in II which were
greatly TO the bsneat q the Indians. NethinE in
ready TO talk to him he was ready to show them
wherein all these modieatonl were in their favor.
AltCI lnt ncofethIy nhu ooncluue0t mny-0Wh~HAy-
ohentz (he that 10 spoken toy arose. This IL the
euy chief whose tribe had not agreed to the treaty
He spoke as follows;
~ have few words to say. My father was lis
tened to with respect by the Indians In the section
Of country from which come. He 10 dead, I am
his successor. Last fall, when this treaty was
made by the commissioners appointed, did net
know thNt the treaty was signed; although was
preGoat, mover knew that tho treaty was con-
eluded. It made me feel verv sorry thst did not
know the conditions Of the treaty. ~ .
"My band of Indians were not satisfied, and after
I had gone TO my home thought would try and
come here 10 see my Great Father, and see II
he could not modify the treaty. am glad to
sec the Great Father and the Commissioner, and
would be glad If the Great Father would allow US
day to think over the matter, when we will be
better able to speak on the subject"
The Secretary replied, that he would willingly
give them time, and II there were any changes 10
make In the treaty he would make them n he
thought proper; advising their chiefs at the same
time that their Great Father was wiser than they,
and whatever arrangement he made they should
abide BY. After giving them some more good Ad-
vice, the chiefs and spectators withdrew.
When the Indians withdrew, II was arranged
that DR.. d. j. MCGOWAN, U. s. A., and Mr.. Clark
Mills would wait on the Indians III they consentet)
this afternoon at TIE U. s. Hotel, TO measure their
heads preparatory to making casts OF their
"cranlums.n DR., MCGOWAN Is deputized by the
chronological Society of New York to endeAvor TO
procure these casts. Mr.. CommisSioner pole has
consented TO the arrangement.