The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-09
ADDRESS OF
D. MCDONALD
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the Wabash there not much suffer.
ing Tor water. On the evening ant night after
getting into camp a child and man died.
Tuesday l1th.-A distance of seventeen
miles accomplished through an open
and campaign country with only the difficult
ties OF procuring subsistence and forage.
Wednesday l2th-1he distance Travelled
from camp camp was fifteen miles The
encampment made Tippecanoe Bat
tie ground. AT this place a quantity OF .ry
goods such as cloaks, blankets, calicoes, ct.
was distributed among the Indians. Here toe
a very old woman, the mother of We.wis-sa
died She was over 100 years old il was said
Thursday 13th.-A distance of eighteer
miles was travelled. The sultry heat and The
gus' were the Chief drawbacks on the way
Two physicians were called TO prescribe 10,
those indisposed. They reported 100 cases -
sickness S'' "
Friday lith.-A journey of is miles wa,
made over dry and unhealthy portion of tho
country Persons through WEAKNESS and "a
tieue were continually falling sick along III,
route, and the wagons TO transport them wer,
caily becoming more and more crowded A.
the party advanced into the prairie th,
streams were found TO be literally dried mn
1.-Two deaths took place in the evening of thi,
day.
Saturday l5th.-After travelling ten mile,
the migrating party were forced to encamt
al noon near an unhealthy and filthy looklnc
stream as IT was learned there would be nc
chance of better place that day Two small
children died along the road.
Sunday l6th.-Danvlle ILL., was reached az
ter journey OF fifteen miles a large par
OF the way being over the Grand Prairie The
heat and the dust made the travelling distress
ing In the morning several persons were
left sick in camp. The horses had become
faded; the Indians sickly; and many person:
engaged in the emigration more or less sick
The whole country passed through was afflict
ed. as every village and hamlet had its in
valids Provisions and forage were found more
enormously dear The farther the advance oil
the party. The sickness of the whole coun
,ry was found to be unparalleled. Four per
sons in the little town near the encampment
had died the day before.
Norda~ 17'h The volunteers and $50 Pot
.-,r,..or,'e Ird;ans cached candrstv Point
Tu'~o;s v.he-e thev were turned over to JUDGE
William Poke TO conduct them west of the
Mississippi river
John Upton, General.
To Governor David Wallace.
Rev Father, Benjamin Marie Petit. the
Catholic Missionary in charge of Chanel al
Menominee village for some time prior to.
and AT the time of the removal of the Indians
wss most est;rpihe c~nteman and in
timateIv associated with the Indians during
mos, ri their lone and tedious journey "a
.heir DESTINATION. Cer~ral linton in his re-
mort 10 Governor Wallace. speaks Of Father
pe., in the following Aatterirr terms:
Most Of the Indians appeared willing to 90.
Three of their principal men, however. ex-
messed a wish 10 be governed by the advice
of their Priest (Mr. Petit. Catholic gen
tleman) who had resided with them up to
the time OF the commencement OF the quar-
rel between the Indians and the whites, when
he left Twin Lakes and retired to South
Bend. I addressed a letter inviting him TO
Join the emigration and go west. He &C
cepted the invitation, and ] am happy to in
form YOU that he joined two days ago
and is going west with the Indians. 1t ia
hut Justice to him to say that he has both by
example and precept, produced very favor
able change in the morals and industry OF the
Indians; that his untiring zeal in the cause
of civilization has been and will continue to
he eventually beneficial to these unfortunate
Pottawattomies when they reach their new
aobde."
IL was on the 10th of September that Father
Petit Joined his flock Danville, Illinois.
He found them moving onward, enyeloped
in clouds of dust and surrounded by the sol
diers who hurried on their march. Behind
came the wagons in which were crowded to-
eether the sick the women and the children.