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these men in your hands. We have done all 
you told us to do." 
Mr. Street, the agent of. the Winnebagoes, 
then said: 
"My children, you have done well. I told 
you to bring these men to me, and you have 
done so. I am pleased at what you have done. 
I will tend to your good; and, for this reason, 
I am Well pleased. I assured the great chief 
of the warriors that, if these men were in your 
country, you would find them and bring them to 
me; that I believed you would do what I directed 
you to do. Now, I can say much for your good. 
I will-go down to Rock Island with the prison'- 
ers, and I wish you who have brought these men 
especially to go with me, and such other chiefs 
and warriors as you may select. My children, 
the great chief of the warriors, when he left 
this place, directed me to deliver these and all 
other prisoners to the chief of the warriors, 
Col. Taylor, who is by my side. 
"Some of the Winnebagoes on the south side 
of the Wisconsin river have befriended the 
Sacs, and some of the Indians of my agency 
have given them aid; this was wrong and dis- 
pleased the great ehief of the warriors and your 
great father, the President, and was calculated 
to do much harm. My children, your great 
father, the President at Washington, has sent a 
great war chief from the far east, Gen. Scott, 
with a fresh armuy of soldiers, who is now at 
Rock Island. 
"Your great father has sent him and the gov- 
ernor of Illinois to hold a council with the In- 
dians at Rock Island; he has sent a speech to 
you; and he wishes the chiefs and warriors of 
the Winnebagoes to meet him in council on the 
10th of September next. I wish you to be 
ready to go along with me to Rock Island. 
"Mv children, I am well pleased that you have 
taken Black Hawk and the Prophet and so 
many others, becaase it will enable me to say 
much for you to the great chief of the warriors 
A-nd your great father, the President. I shall 
no'w deliver t!.ese two men , Buc k Hawk and 
 
the Prophet, to the chief of the warriors here, 
Col. Taylor, who will take good care of them 
until we start to Rock Island." 
Col. Taylor then said: 
"The great chief of the warriors told me to 
take the prisoners when you should bring them 
and send them to Rock Island to him. I will 
take them and keep them  safe, but use them 
well, and will send them by you and Mr. Street 
when you go down to the council, which will be 
in a few days. Your friend, Mr. Street, advised 
you to get ready and go down soon, and so do. 
I tell you again, I will take the prisoners and 
keep them safe, but will do them no harm. I 
will deliver them to the great chief of the war- 
riors, and he will do with them in such manner 
as he may be ordered by your great father, the 
President." 
Cheater, a Winnebago, said to Mr. Street, 
the agent: 
"Hy father, I am young and don't know how 
to make speeches. This is the second time I 
ever spoke to you before the people. My father, 
I am   no chief, I am   no   orator, but I 
have been allowed to speak to you. My father, 
if I shall not speak as well as others, still you 
must listen to me. 
"My father, when you made the speech to 
the chiefs, Waugh-kan-decorri, Carimanee, the 
one-eyed Decorri, and others, the other day, I 
was there. I heard you. I thought what you 
said to them you also said to me. You said if 
these two (pointing to Black Hawk and the 
Prophet) were taken by us and brought to you 
there would never any more a black cloud bang 
over your Winnebagoes.    My father, your 
words entered into my ears, into my brain and 
into my heart. i left here that very night 
and you know you h1ave not seen me since, until 
now. My father, I have been a great way. I 
had much trouble; but xwhen I remembered 
what you said I knew you were right. .This 
made me keep on and do what you told me. 
Near the dale [dells] onthe Wisconsin river I 
took Black Hawk. No one did it but me. I 
 
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