The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-09-13

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the center. On Major Beach being pre-
sented BY Mr. Spencer. ths Interpreter,
the Chief stepping out. presented his haud,
and addressed Major Beach as follows:
Gret Father of the Iron Horse; The
Great Head Chief, CounseloFs and War
rlors OF the Kansas Nation bid you Wel-
come to their country, and desire to send
through you to the wise men toward the
Flsipg sun for whom you act, assurances
oil their regard and fTiendshipr
Father, few years ago the Kansas
Natlon was great IN numbers; their lodges
counteo more than other tribesS their
wealth In horses and furs were orsstsr
and their lands extended from gsvond ~,
great river on the East, to the hesd.vs-
ters of the Kansas, and from the Kansss
to the pale river of the North. Now thew
are few IN number, and poor in property
and THEN land has diminished to a smSII
piece, which affords them no game. sod
upon which they do not wish to remain,
Father. the Kansas have always been
the friends of the white, aud wishes ale
ways to be. As an evidence of thsiF
friendly feeling, the Kansas presents you
the Pipe of Peace, cut from the sacred
red stone quarry of the moth. WheEs
this pipe goes. the arrow will never fy.
Father, the Iron horse has already
crossed the Great River. and is heard far
out on the prairie. Soon you will ride
him through the land OF the Kansas.
Father, the Kansas does not wish to
stay to see him. His warriors would
trembla at his loud scream, and fee bee
fore his fire and smoke; his pappOcse
would cry out in terror in his WigWam,
and his squaw would hide away with fear
u the grass.
Father, the Kansas will go. Toward
the setting sun, where there is game for
the hunter. and room for his people, he
will lead his Nation, when the Great
Father at Washington will give him
leave.
Father, wherever the Kansas may gor
his friendship for the white man will con-
tiuue. and his lodge will be ever open 70
his children. l have done.
With this speech Sim -gs-in-ke pFssen-
ted Major Beach with an elegant ned-stons.
pipe from The famed quarries of the Yell
low Stone. Among all the tribes of the.
plains, the presentation of this pipe is re-
garded as the strongest possible assurances
of peace and friendship. -ss.5
The presentation and speech were. ac-
panied by the most appropriate enun.
ciatIon aud graceful gestures. showing
that Sha ga in kee was not only an ora.
tor, bat instinctively endowed with, those
arts of elocution which lend such force to
verbal uLterauces. This speech manifest
ly met the approval of his co-adiQtorss
who signified the fact by those deep gut
teral ulterances, ugh" ''ugh," which
can only be emitted from the throat Of .
real Indian.
Major Beach, though someWha kmit-
t iar with Indian warriors from his expert
ence with Seneca volunteers, was evident
| ly not familiar with Indian orators of the
| western style. For moment he was ia
| ken quite aback, but he soon rallied, and
through the interpreter, delivered bis re-
ply, in substance as follows:
"Chief of the Kansas Counselors and
Warriors-For myself and 10 behalf Of
those l represent, accept this gift in the
spirit in which it is offered, and as the
token for which it is intended that is, ss
the emblem of peace and endearing friend
ship.
Kansans, the men whom I represent,
do pot approach your country with any
purposes of wrong or hostility towards
your nation. We are the pioneers Of that
civilization which has spread from the
great waters of the east, to, aud across the
great river of the west. It is the will OF
the Great Spirit that the white mao with
his farms, houses, schools, churches
towns, cities and iron horses, shah spread
ell over this land. The red man does not
like white mans Institutions, but be can
not resist the fat Of the Great Spirit. So
he gives way. As the red man now gives
way before the white, even so the race
who inhabited this continent before the
Indian, gave way before him. The time
may come when the white man will be
pushed IRON the continent by race OF
superior intelligence aud physical forceS
even as the Indian is now being. We
cannot tell. But the man of the iron
horse do not regard themselves as the exc
ecutioners of the will Of the Great Spirit,
or charged to do any work of vengeance.
Ii the KaOsans choose to remain. on the
path of the irou horse, his War-hoFss
shall not be Tuthessly frightened, or his
family wantonly disturbed. The evidence
of your friendship this day shall never
be forgotten, and the door Of the wagon
OF the IRON morse SOa / never 10 onUS
against his entrance. Thanking you sin
cerely for this evidence of your friendly
feeling towards myself and assOciatss' !
bid you goodbye.
The close of the Majors speech was fol-
lowed by another general hand shaking eli
round, and the presentation Of number
of Indian dressed skins robes, moccasins
& c., which The Major promised to con
vey TO his associates far off towards the
rising sun. At the conclusion Of this lit
tie episode, which took US all By surpr'ss'
we gain resumed our journey.
How like a farce this looks upon paper
and bow strongly am ! tempted to strike
from the Journal of The trip down the
Neosho valley, and yet, in fact, how ike
it is 10 the approaching finale Of agTeat
tragedy.
These Kaws, as We delight to call thsn1
-Ransas, as they delight to call them-
seIves-number now $50 persons, and
occupy a country ex14 miles in extent.
! living on both sides of the Neosho river
between the villages Of Council Grove
aud Americas, bare-heads1. bare-leg~
ged, hungry, starving, begging band Of
/ leo ,hiavas "a an many of us persist n