Like all Indian councils, it was preceded by smoking the "medicine pipe," and was followed by speeches from several of the best orators.

The substance of the discourse differed little from what has been already related in reference to the treaty between the Pale-faces, and upon the whole it was satisfactory.

But Joe Blunt could not fail to notice that Mahtawa maintained sullen silence during the whole course of the meeting.
He observed also that there was a considerable change in the tone of the meeting when he informed them that he was bound on a similar errand of peace to several of the other tribes, especially to one or two tribes which were the Pawnees' bitter enemies at that time.

These grasping savages having quite made up their minds that they were to obtain the entire contents of the two bales of goods, were much mortified on hearing that part was to go to other Indian tribes.

Some of them even hinted that this would not be allowed, and Joe feared at one time that things were going to take an unfavourable turn.