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JC ' " .., • 0 " ·nTiors to rev en he t he blood of thur Ron~c h:~d m" rchcd "·' ' tl St Peters l S<'nt a rl\t J· I I . , ' 1 hin h st ye:tr at 1e • · · · wot.lc·n ~\IH c IJJunt ' loi , , • l . council ·n the . 1 l ·ir maroh and m e l t tem lll ' ncr nftt.:r them, stoppc( l It: ' . . .• 1 to I'C'Hl..lin pcaccahk l f ~t Pet e rs where they pt onusu . m oul l <1 .-, • ' • f , >' Jl l(.:<l me to nntil my r eturn ; un cl if the Ouc hi pawall c hic s acc~~\ 1 i ouis there rcct:ivc thc:ul as brolhns, and to accompany us to , . ' . ·~ :. •Teat to bun: the h.,tchcl and ~moke tile pipe in the prescn ~c oi ~~ /~ tl:c 1," 'at· c n. c [' ,. "'' 11"' 1 to ruluest him to punish tlw~c who lll'~t to ... c p eac e. 1 s p ·tc•·g to l~ HO THI·. HS-1 scul fla g·s and a message up t 1c · t. .t ·. t the bands CJ f Sioux on lhal tivc l·, re<p.Icsll' ll !~ t J1 t. lu tCJ .I (,' H'l.' llll (Jllll·.s -l . d t to l"O to \Vt\1'. The ncoplc or the Leaves lT I (' \ \'Ctj.PI) Jll(. ' ,m nu . . . 1 • thl· ). '1\IC~o·.r~s . <l " <' llt me word th •• t they woul1l obey ; >11" · ' :. s·,gc, .1n " · . . ..... I' • ~·ro' - 1 S 1, ;, 0 nr·s had lc.lt the St. P l'lr rs prt.vt ou•, to In} hl•.'i '·: · :HH • 1 "" t) • • 1 1 . tlu.} h.H ap- • , r\ clicl lWL rec<' l\C ll. Hut ' ' htn I I< ft my '1 . , lil t", Ltll • e aucl sec ·: . 1 . cl ' }' fcJ t' 50 of their d.ieL and \','<•l'\'1•>1'->•t> cOli .. pom t ( • 1 •·· • 1 · h· poslltOlli l nr Lut I rouhl not ' ·~ i :( l' th' m ; :10 thal, ·• · • t '.:"11 l ;) ' . . l ur peace <J I' ·v ~1r, 1 c.hHl•)t <1 i' ''1' P U\ \ APPE~f1IX TO P1\Hl' T. 2 l J~RO THElls-I have, th e refore, come to frtch some of your approved ·!1icfs with me to St. L ou is. lhtOTHEns-In spcaki n t~ to ron I "J>t ·1\ ") h·t~vl' v.uTtors. f l is, thcref01 c, uot my intention w ck ·c.. i vc yo1t :-}HJssibly we mt$jhl mcel \\ ith some bad }Jl'(,pk "ho m;1.y " i h to < o us iiJ; but, if so, we will die togcthv · ce"t u 11 that ou t· f. tth c..r., the i\ mericnns, will scllle " iU1 them lo1' our blood. lhtaT IIEHS - l Ii ncl you have rccci ·c tl from ) our tr:ldcrs English mcd:•l· .,1 fl ag-s. TlH ~ yon mu'it clelivrr IIJ , .mel yout· cltief:.s who gr· , . L11 me s ha ll rect ivc others fl·om the Anterican gor cr.lmcnt, in th ·i1· room. Bn.oTH t-:rt s-Tn dc rs htn c no :111tlwrity to make chie fs ; ancl in doitt~ · thi :;, the} have done '\ hat is not 1 i~(1t. It 5s only g t·eat chief:;, appoiPt" 1 by you t· f 1thcr s, who lwvc that authority. But ut the same time yon ore under consicJeral ,Jc obJ;gat ions to yot n· tJ·ade rs, who come O\'er large waters, h i 1~h moun t~ i n~, and up S\\i t't fall s, to supply you with clot h i n ~· for your wolllcn ·md tltildrcn, :md ammunitirm for your hunter~, to feed you, and l..ecp you from peri shing witlt cold . DnoTnlt.n~-Your chi fs should sec your l t'<lclers uone justice, oblig-e your young men to pay thci1· rrcd it~, uncl protect them from insults ; and your tr:ttl c r s, on their part, must not chc:tt the Indians, but gi,·e them the val 1e of the: ir skins. llu.oTH.Ens- Yout' father is g-oin g- to appoint chiefs of his O\Hl to re ide amongst you , to sec j ustice done to hi~ white and red children, who will p unish those who deserve puni'>hment, without reference to the color of th eil' skin . BROTHEHs- 1 unclcrsta ncl that one or your young men killed an American at I c·rl Lake Ltst year, but that the m mlcret· is far ofT: let him ke p so-send Lirn whe re we never nwy h '\1' of him more; for was he here l would he obligrcl to demand him of you, and make Jny young- men shor>t !tim. 1\ly hands on this joumey arc yet clear of blo0d ; may the G t·eal :' pil·it k<..cp them so ! HROTJIJ.:Hs- - \Ye expect, in the sunm1er, soldiers to come to the St. 1 cters : your c hi efs who g·o wi th nw, may either come up with them, or some traders who return sooner. They may make thc.ir selection. llnonums-You1· fathe r, finding that the rum with which yon nl'c supplied by the tr:.tde r~, is the occasion of <] uarrcls, l lurdcrs, ~lid l>loodsltcd; and that, in stead of l>uying <.:lothing- for your women anct childr n, } ou spend your skins in li(jl tor, &c has determined to cli rC' hi, ~·owl~ v .u n ors and chi<.: fs to prohi bit i t, and keep it |