Year: 1871

an independent government, we should
fall. If our land was sectionixed, 1t


would he the first step towards fall.
We should all unite in opposing the Sec
tionizing Of the land upon which we


were born and raised, E.4 . ...
Ifafter having such talks as this, each


nation should take different course we
should soon loose our nationality. Ifthe
fCherokees fall, you will all soon fall too.
This is the reason why We should hold
Ehand to hand, and never letgo. We are
Ia poor people, and the God above will
listen to our talk. ..E +.ea...
There 10 to be council held at Ok
mulgee in the Greek nation in next


month. and We should be very glad to
have some of you to meet us there, where
you will have the treaty with the white
men explained to you, and We will
smoke the pipe Of peace together.
My red brethren I did not think when
1 came here that we should have so sat-
4isfactory council, as many of US are
strangers to each other. l am glad to
see so many of my red brethren here to
meet and talk together. As look upon
you, it appears as though we all had one
father and enc mother. speak it over
and over, that l love all red men. You
have now heard about all that have to
say. l will give place to my brother
Micco Hutkec, our Creek brother: That
is all.n ~s" H. ~" F. IA


Micco Hutkee, then arose and said :


brothers we have heard the talk of our
older brother, and have something to
say; In the beginning, wish to talk of
the pipe, tobacco and smoke, which are
emblems Of peace, and speak that Ian.
guage. 1t was the tradition of our fore
fathers that when the pipe of peace was
smoked, that the smoke would ascend
would see it arise i. e., when the people
returned, they would tell over the talk,
aud all would understand that the pipe
had been smoked, and the smoke had
arose.


The talk Of our forefathers was that
we should have but one fire, one kettle,
one plate and one spoon, and that with
our five fingers we should all take the
victuals from the same plate. This was
figurative expression, and meant that
we should he friendly, and that all
should be at liberty to pass from one
tribe to another, without danger of bav-
srr hn n
(Holding up "a string Of white beads.)
These beads always represent the white
paths. Probably Tuck-a-ba Chee-me-
co, our older brother of the Creek ma.
ton may have presented some white
beads to some of you in token Of peace
and friendship, for without peace we
cannot flourish; without unity we cam
not prosper.


Should one out of family of brothers
go into the woods, he might get lost, and
accident befall him, but should all the
brothers 60 together, there would be
less probability oe casualties. We
should always keep in mind the Ian
guage Of these beads, and not be separa-
ting into factions, but keep in unity and
love that we may all eat with one spoon,
from one plate, the provisions cooked in
one kettle, over the one fire.


Our forefathers told us that there was
something white coming up beneath the
rising sun, that would eventually dis
tress and impoverish us, which repre-
sents the white man, who has moved US
from towards the rising, in the direction
of the setting sun. My older brother
has told you that we are poor, and
standing on an uncertain foundation,
which may give way, and we may fall.
I tell you again that such is the fact.


Although we are apparently of three
races the red, the white and black, and
We were all created by the same God,
and should live in peace together, and
if the white men should not oppress us
more, we should not modest him, but
live in harmony with him, for the Lord
made us all. It must be evident to you
all, that the God who made the red,
white and black man, made this earth
the land OIL which we dwell, as we'll as
the universe wishes US to love each 9TH
er. hope the white man will not op.
press us more, but will adopt policy
that will cultivate our friendship. The
white, red and black man is the work of
nature, and If we attempt to change it
by force, we violate nature, and it would
not look or do we'll, and would be op-
pressive upon either on which it was
enforced. To change the nature and ap.
pearance Of the Indian would be a vio-
lation of nature.


The speaker then held up the string
Of beads, and all who wished took hold
NJ them and passed down the hands
With the beads drawn through. He
then gave to Kicking Bird on behalf of
the Kiowas q small piece of tobacco,
with part Of a string of white beads
Tapped around it in token of friendship.
In like manner q representative Of each
tribe was treated with some tobacco and
beads; when the council adjourned
until next morning.


5 mo. 2 day. w. P. Ross, who to all
appearance is q white gentleman, ad-
dressed the company nearly as follows
leone before you looking like white
man. aud dressed ~ one, but I was at
home Cherokee, and all my life has
been spent among them. It's the heart,
and not the mere color of the skin, that
makes the man. speak to you as an