, 1870-07-19

please the Great Father. aud hope tn. C1ftr wAA
give ~ Et,le suSar, coafee *nd toaaeoo, IN token
Interpreted thus:
"The Standing Ell sars he has alvass. bccu the
friend OF the white man, aud he iayes The Grca.
bis people are very fond Of the traders. aud hnoe
they Nl ,c allowed fo stay here ami furnish them
with Ru lis. He now hopes the Chief wiz give HIN
snRar, &C., fos trendsh!h"
Bot ike to hare traders sonatirnea
Since We killed all those soldiers at Fort
Phil ksaIne5, the1o haye becn no traders Il
lpwcd In my country, and I can get gooIa only
from British Afnerica.
1hayc hsked the Great Father 1t Washing
ton to let nc hAFc three traA1e1B Of my own
choosing, and hope he NIL do 10. Ny people
eau then get what they want and Il the trad
ela viii sell us guns, pistols, aud ammunition,
We will make them rich in year, aud they can
go home, and then We viii not want any trad-
err for while.
We have plenty o, robes, for which We have
ass nad no rs s,s 81 s0 ass asx hnS W lgS T
be glad to get, in goods, q for robe and $50
OF less for 4 mule.
find my young men very impatient to 60
! on the war p th, hut tell them to wait til We
! get our presents, and have 4 Chance to t1ada
| awhile, and VIC viii be better prepared
an now Al, and have guned my fame; but
| those chiefs before me, Who have gune to
| Washington and como back Peace Indians.
| Young men viii have excitement. You zee
that among ycur people. They tfaEel long
ing bali, and they want naf every few
| years.
cannot much hla1ns the young IueuAud
raised on the boun1leAs prairiea and among
| lofty mountains that they cannot be contcnt-
ed to tit and !egstate on M reservation. Doing
ratiuns-.ll the while eatsug their hearts out
| With lopgngs for tho bu1aio hunt and the
foray. which brings women, scalpB, pIundcr
tnd fame,
Ion win never keep the Indians quiet till
yon have soldiers enough to watch them Al
! the time, and make them coma to roll-call
I saw Friend Janneg st Omaha. He is .
| good man.
do not see why tho fronGersnen abuse
hin and his Quaker policy 20 much.
| BE manages well Ill tho pescsable Indians
| which are al lie can control.
Ny young men would not allow lin to ea-
| tablisA schools And farms in mv country.
| When they are subdued, like tbs Chicka
| eawn, Choctaws, Semnoles, Chcrokees
Osages, Sacs md Foxes, Delawasc., shawnccs
Potava,tomee, Pau1.ees, Six Nations. etc.
good. II lie should come now, ther woult
rove themselves worthy Of their. name
''siaz," which, in your language, moan!
| Hcslt-UtrGats."
Twas raised in my customs and supe1sh
:io,s ike them. I am fond Of dog meat, raw
.ner.elc. expect nv hqusw to saddle myhoE
=. l ielicve thv Medicine Mnu can l1iuI
&c luirslo; csn charm the gun, the bow, tll
arrow, and lance, go that tLes Will not tail
| taat I've can pnt spell on my enemy and max
hin harmless; can make my shield on n
body :,nsninerable, and can do many othe
things. an somewhat Of medicine ma
E,eesf, AID haye prescribed the steam bat
soIlosedly the ice-eold plunge Unfortunate
iy the patient died, but your doctors ofteu fin
patients as unreasonable.
Isupposc my habits will never change; bl
when my young men have been conquered M
sublued b. your soidiera, they, and our chi
; .!ren, may te taught tho arts OF poace by you
+ they aro capable Of Learning.
} l Among all those Indians who have becou
t civilized, there arc only few w!lo arc like Il
| Whites. One only las succesafullE compete
! with them IN their osn nuEsuits5 v,
> ted az the biglcet III education and ciEitizatie
: amoug tie large tnbea, show very unfAsor
! .,iv beside their white neighbors, though Il
: after are not Of high gra1e.
O The DelawASes aud Shawnees etAnd I'll
+ ,aong shose settled along tho Missouri (
j ccmpat1aon with the settlers in Kansas,
+ whom they sold their lands.
g However, tile Great Spirit, iu His intinI
/ 1iei!om and goodness, must have created
o FOR a purpose; and, although do not Propo
c :" change my OWL policy aud thereby lose
j | iat.ueEce and standing with my people, yet
,nu nut sorry that it appears inevitable Il
;hey must 30 eni>lued and civilized; and
l. hoI:e il will result in bringing fcw more
~.lans out OF tie darkness Of p4ganis:n a
a-Lasie,n into the Light Of Christianity 4
n civilization.
~ Should my people decide not to 60 10 ,
n 1t ". sent, nay write yon again, and 6
0. yoi. my impressions Of what saw among
pale faces. NAKu-ri-AT-Lu-TAla