. Iowa, the first free state in the Louisiana purchase : from its discovery to the admission of the state into the Union, 1673-1846. ichmaterial, and had little bells attached to it, giving atinkling sound at every gesture that added grace andimpressiveness to his elocution. He advanced withstately step; the trappings of his white buckskinleggings set off his finely formed and comparativelysmall foot to advantage. He advanced to theGovernors stand and shook hands with him. Then,falling back half a dozen steps, with eyes fixed onthe Governor, he began his speech. His voice rangclear as a trumpe
. Iowa, the first free state in the Louisiana purchase : from its discovery to the admission of the state into the Union, 1673-1846. ichmaterial, and had little bells attached to it, giving atinkling sound at every gesture that added grace andimpressiveness to his elocution. He advanced withstately step; the trappings of his white buckskinleggings set off his finely formed and comparativelysmall foot to advantage. He advanced to theGovernors stand and shook hands with him. Then,falling back half a dozen steps, with eyes fixed onthe Governor, he began his speech. His voice rangclear as a trumpet. Fluent in words, he was energeticand graceful in action. * George Catlin recorded his observations ofthe scene: Descending the Mississippi in our neat little dugout by the aid of our paddles, we reachedRock Island in time to see a savage communitytransferring the soil to the grasp of pale-facedvoracity. We found the river, the shores, and theplains contiguous, alive and vivid with plumes, withspears, and war-clubs of the yelling red men. Thewhole of the Sacs and Foxes are gathered here; * Iowa Historical Record, viii., Henry Dodge in the Louisiana Purchase 207 their appearance is thrilling and pleasing. Theyhave sold so much land that they have the luxuriesof life to a considerable degree, — may be con-sidered rich, are elated, — carrying themselves muchabove the humbled manners of the semi-civilizedtribes, whose heads hang and droop in poverty anddespair. - Keokuk was the principal speaker. Black Hawkwas present. The poor dethroned monarch lookedlike an object of pity. With an old frock coat and abrown hat on, a cane in his hand, he stood outsideof the group in dismal silence, his sons by his side,also his quondam aide-de-camp, Nahpope, and theprophet White Cloud. They were not allowed tospeak or sign the treaty. Nahpope, however, arose,and commenced a speech on temperance! butGovernor Dodge ordered him to sit down, as out oforder, which saved him from a more pere
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