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CHAPTER V.

Keokuk's birth--Kills a Sioux when fifteen years old--Prevents the
abandonment of the Sac village--Bold manoeuvre with the Sioux--Perils
his life for the safety of his people--Speech to the Menominies
at Prairie des Chiens--Called upon to lead his braves to join
in the Black Hawk war--Allays the excitement of his people on this
subject--Deposed from his post as head chief and a young man elected
in his place--Re-established in power--Delivers up his nephew to
the whites to be tried for murder--Letter to the Governor of
Illinois--Council at Washington in 1837--Retorts upon the Sioux--His
visit to Boston--His return home--His personal appearance--And
his character as a war and peace chief 118

CHAPTER VI.

Murder of twenty-eight Menominies by the Foxes of Black Hawk's
band--Naopope's visit to Malden--Black Hawk recrosses the
Mississippi--General Atkinson orders him to return--Stillman's
attack--Defeated by Black Hawk--His white flag fired upon--He sends
out war parties upon the frontier--Attack upon Fort Buffalo--General
Dodge's battle on the Wisconsin--Black Hawk and his band leave the
Four Lakes and fly to the Mississippi--Pursued by General Atkinson--Black
Hawk's flag of truce fired upon by the Captain of the
Warrior--Twenty-three Indians killed 143

CHAPTER VII.

General Atkinson overtakes Black Hawk--Battle of the Bad Axe--Atkinson's
official report--Incidents of the Battle--Capture of
Black Hawk and the prophet--Naopope's statement to General Scott--General
Scott and Governor Reynolds conclude a treaty with the
Sacs, Foxes and Winnebagoes--Causes which led to the war--Motives
for getting up Indian wars--First attack made by the Illinois
militia--Report of the Secretary at War in regard to this
campaign--General Macomb's letter to General Atkinson--Secretary
Cass' statement of the causes which led to this war--Comments upon
this statement, and its omissions pointed out 166

CHAPTER VIII.

Black Hawk, Naopope, the Prophet and others confined at Jefferson
Barracks--In April 1833 sent to Washington--Interview with the
President--sent to Fortress Monroe--Their release--Visit the eastern
cities--Return to the Mississippi--Conference at Rock island between
Maj. Garland, Keokuk, Black Hawk and other chiefs--speeches
of K