St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-08-15

,vorzs, than to say that it is
or more grateIua that we have received
with great piofh comfort. While we were
your wordS loss and not knowing what
here, Rscome of US, and hoping for the
wozfe, you have opened before us, as it was,
che daylight. We have accepted everything
you have told us in good faith and with great
pleasure. Through infancy until we grew to
beyouths, all these you see In here before
you listened to their parents Of the past, men
who have long since passed away. They told
US OF the past life of our people, they told US
what our future would be, and those prophe-
cies have come to pass. They told US that
the day would come when we would be sur
rounded by the whites, they told US Of the
strength of the whites. and everything they
told us is coming to pass this very day.f
Now when we think Of our future, and look
at our children and know our own weakness,
know that we are children in the eyes of the
whites, 1t is with fear that we live. We do
not know what will become of us without the
aid that is extended to US by the Great
FatherI
Our fathers viewed In another light their
way OF living; they were not at a loss what
to do, rs we are; their possessions were great,
they had great deal of land, but we are re-
duced from year to year to small portions,
until we are reduced, as it were, to a very
small tract of land that we call a ''reserva-
tion," that we can call our own.
My friend here, Mr.. Larrabee, stated yes
terday that he did not count the whites by
the hundreds, or thousands, but by millions,
the number of people that Inhabited the
United States; it was with fear that heard
the statement, and where shall we hy from the
numbers? am getting afraid, am scared!
1t is with great satisfaction that we have
the pleasure of seeing men, such as you are,
men who have such names, that you should
have been picked out to come amongst US to
raise us from the mire.
When I look around me do not know
which way to fly! Retreat is impossible!
must say something! And to the Great
Father, who has picked out such men as you
are, who have extended to us such lending
hand and who have expressed to US such
words Of comfort, we can not express our
thanks too greatly.
1t was with truth that our bishop uttered
the words he did of great many years ago,
when he first saw us at the place where he
first saw US. You are the man Bishop Whip
ple) who took US from the dust. You are the
man that shook the dust away from us. You
are the man that put US again on our feet. You
Bishop Whipple) never let go Of that hand
you extended to US. You took US by the hands
and placed US here. You placed also around
us the meeting house, that it would lead us to
God.
From year to year when we see the actions
of the whites, how they are looking upon our
lands with covetouS eye. that would willingly
take us and anchor US to the bottom Of the
sea, you, Bishop Whipple. still stand by us
and uphold US! 1 know my weakness; I
know my Ignorance; know that we cannot
compete with the whites; I know just how
we stand; l cannot compete with the whites:
and for that reason l again return thanks.
By your help we acquired this reservation;
it was we'll understood that this was to be the
future homes of the Indians, the Mississippi
bands; it was understood that we should
never be removed from here; remember, my
friends, this is the last of all our possessions!
If you gentlemen who are appointed on this
commission, withdraw that helping hand
which you have so kindly extended to us, with
your kind words, we perish. We wish to