4/4 If our great Father wishes to make any use of our lands, he should pay us. We object to the Winnebagoes passing through our country; but if it is too late to prevent this, then we demand a thousand dollars for every village they shall pass." Ho! cried the Indians again; and Shah-co-pee, after shaking hands once more, took his seat. May you live long to make speeches and beg bread--the unrivalled orator and most notorious beggar of the Dahcotahs! OYE-KAR-MANI-VIM; THE TRACK-MAKER.. |