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144 wisconsin historical collections vol xv tie disturbance during the remainder of the night with feelings of great joy i hailed the light of the next morn ing giving thanks to god for the gracious protection of the night from all harm it appeared that all of that disturbance and fighting in which one indian had his ear bitten off was occasioned by three bottles of whiskey which cost as they usually sell to indians 75 cts and afforded a profit to the venders of about 50 cts how awful thought i must the day of judgment be to such as for a little paltry gain can be ac cessory to so much evil and wretchedness as well as place the lives of their fellow creatures in jeopardy the day after this 1 was the time in which i was obliged to lay the object of my visit before him it was very un favorable as he still felt the effects of the drunken frolic the eve previous and was so ill that he could bardly lis ten but i could not defer it any longer both on my own account as well as the indians for i had been then a num ber of days waiting for a to return from his summer hunt and they also as soon as i had laid my business before them had national business which would occupy some days before this frolic i felt quite confident of being able to ac complish something there as he and some of his head men appeared favorably disposed after this he appeared quite different and little inclined to do anything towards having schools c established amongst his people i could at tribute the change to nothing but the effects of liquor in his answer to me he stated they did not wish to change their religion as a nation but as every man was free if any individuals were disposed to they had no objections that they wanted no missionaries but in respect to teach ers they had nothing to say ; as he did not consider his land independent of the rest of the nation he could not act alone ; still if the other chiefs wanted teachers he would also give his consent this is the substance of his reply the sketch of it which i took down at the time is mislaid and i cannot now find it 1 this was previous to the sabbath described above
Object Description
| Language | English |
| Pagination | ix, 491 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
| Page | Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume XV (1900) |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Format-Digital | XML |
| Source Creation Date | 1900 |
| Identifier-Digital | whcvXV0000 |
| Description | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, vol. 15, includes the following articles: Some Wisconsin Indian conveyances, 1793-1836; Sketch of Cutting Marsh, by John E. Chapin; Documents relating to the Stockbridge mission, 1825-48; Reminiscences of life in territorial Wisconsin, by Elizabeth Thérèse Baird; A Methodist circuit rider's horseback tour from Pennsylvania to Wisconsin, 1835, by Alfred Brunson; Diary of one of the original colonists of New Glarus, 1845, by Mathias Duerst, translated into English by John Luchsinger; Pioneering in the Wisconsin lead region, by Theodore Rodolf; Surveying in Wisconsin in 1837, by Franklin Hatheway; Report on the quality and condition of Wisconsin territory, 1831, by Samuel C. Stambaugh; Narrative of Louis B. Porlier; Osawgenong, a Sac tradition, by George Johnston; Narrative of Alexis Clermont; and Narrative of Peter J. Vieau. |
| Article Title | Wisconsin Historical Collections, Volume XV (1900) |
| Volume | Vol. 15 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin; v. 15 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
Description
| Language | English |
| Page | 144 |
| Publisher | State Historical Society of Wisconsin |
| Format-Digital | JP2 |
| Source Creation Date | 1900 |
| Identifier-Digital | whcvXV0164 |
| Volume | Vol. 15 |
| Series | Collections of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin; v. 15 |
| Rights | © Copyright 2006 by the Wisconsin Historical Society (Madison, Wisconsin) |
| Publisher-Electronic | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication Date-Electronic | 2006 |
| Full Text | 144 wisconsin historical collections vol xv tie disturbance during the remainder of the night with feelings of great joy i hailed the light of the next morn ing giving thanks to god for the gracious protection of the night from all harm it appeared that all of that disturbance and fighting in which one indian had his ear bitten off was occasioned by three bottles of whiskey which cost as they usually sell to indians 75 cts and afforded a profit to the venders of about 50 cts how awful thought i must the day of judgment be to such as for a little paltry gain can be ac cessory to so much evil and wretchedness as well as place the lives of their fellow creatures in jeopardy the day after this 1 was the time in which i was obliged to lay the object of my visit before him it was very un favorable as he still felt the effects of the drunken frolic the eve previous and was so ill that he could bardly lis ten but i could not defer it any longer both on my own account as well as the indians for i had been then a num ber of days waiting for a to return from his summer hunt and they also as soon as i had laid my business before them had national business which would occupy some days before this frolic i felt quite confident of being able to ac complish something there as he and some of his head men appeared favorably disposed after this he appeared quite different and little inclined to do anything towards having schools c established amongst his people i could at tribute the change to nothing but the effects of liquor in his answer to me he stated they did not wish to change their religion as a nation but as every man was free if any individuals were disposed to they had no objections that they wanted no missionaries but in respect to teach ers they had nothing to say ; as he did not consider his land independent of the rest of the nation he could not act alone ; still if the other chiefs wanted teachers he would also give his consent this is the substance of his reply the sketch of it which i took down at the time is mislaid and i cannot now find it 1 this was previous to the sabbath described above |