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robing aud steeling from the Mexicans-The Great Chief of the United States, of America and his great Counsil have made peace with Mexico, and that Treaty of Peace & friendship, have agreed and promised in a most Solemn Manner to prevent any part of any of the Indian tribes east of the Rio Grande or in the limits of the United States of America from crossing the Rio Grande to commit hostilities on the Mexican people and to make or require any Indian under the jurisdiction of the United States return all stolen property taken from the Mexicans- Now if you are friendly to the people of the United States and desire to continue at peace and in friendship with the Amer- icans, you must observe this treaty with Mexico and not cross the Rio Grande with any hostile or unfriendly intention. In the treaty concluded between the United States of America and Mexico, one article providing that all Mexican captives or pris- oners taken by Indians within the limits and under the juris- diction of the United States should return all such captives or prisoners to the authorities of the United States by whom they should be returned to their friends in Mexico-- And I hope all of you present will fully agree to this part of the treaty between the United States of America & Mexico and will give up if you have any in possession to the agent that they may be returned or if you know of any in the posses- sion of any other tribe of Indians that you will inform the agent that he may procure them. You must go to work and live like honest men & warriors and will not beg or steal or gamble none but bad men do this- after hearing the address of the agent explained by the Inter- preters, it was proposed by Katumpsa principle chief of the Comanche, to postpone the meeting until 10 o'clock PM, tomor- row & desired by the others, present, to have time to think and prepare replys, after consultation which was unanimously agree to, by all present 27th October 1851 10 Oclock P.M. met, according to adjournment when Ka- tumpsa, the principle chief, of the Comanche, of the South, who remarked that heretofore he had some one to speak, and reply for him, that he felt great diffidence in making a speech but he felt bound to reply to their kind & respectable agent who had given them a talk on yesterday so pleasing & interesting- ! head the words of our great chief & Father the president
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