The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-08-28

We found the remnants Of bark canoe in the
cave AT present, Carver's cave looks about like
the roof of mans mouth seen through magnify
Tag glass. II IL charming cool retreat however,
although no curiosity.
There was a case Of larceny tried las, week
Friday, before justice Lott, '.all aboat stealing
bobtaiIed mare" the U. 8. upon complaint of Ed
ward ID. West, VS.. Amherst Willoughby, judy
ment for defendant. Does The county pay the
cost Of such suits
The Dubuque Express, is now published daily
They have also in Dubuqe, the Daily Tribune,
aud The Tri-weekly Herald. 1t is a shame that
Dubuque should have even one daily paper, be-
fore we have one at Saint Paul.
Again we say to you, people Of Ramsey county
that we must have Jail We need Jail far
more than we need Court House The Grim
NAL law is almost u dead letter, for want Of a
jail to lock up rogues in. Place an offender in
the hands of one Of our oicers, and he will offer
him every temptation TO leave on the first boat.
Sherltfs and Cons,ables will not serve in the place
of pals. Put prisoner for safe keeping, in the
mere personal custody Of an officer, and you
make prisoner Of both the keeper and the kept
and they will mutually try TO release each
other, from their irksome confinement
Tire Dubuque Herald saws: (writing Of Indian
affairs in Minnesota.)
'In connection with these Indian matters we
ask the Pioneer few questions which we know
his relations TO the late treaty will enable him
answer correctly. LIST. What money is that
which the Indians receive at Mendoza after the
signing of the late treaty I'D. Was il given as
an annuity or part Of the consideration for the
lately ceded lands Sd. II as an annuity, did no,
the commissioners refuse to pay it until the Indi-
ans had signed the late treaty. 4th. If as
part payment for the coded lands by what au-
,hori,y did the commissioners pay $50 600 before
this treaty was ratified by the Senate 5th. IL
not as an annuity or IN part payment for the coded
lands for what consideration the money
paid? We ask these questions because we are
under the impression that the Indians have been
bamboczled by the commissioners in affecting to
treat with them as independent tribes, and at the
same time giving them to understand that if they
did not treat, their annuitIes would be either
withheld or disposed of as the President may d.
desire to be put right, and that we may have in
formation from head quarters have asked The
foregoing questions
We will answer the Herald's inquiries, as if
under oath.
BY the treaty Of 1912, made at Washington,
by which treaty the Sioux lands the east side
Of The Mississippi were coded, provision was
made that Il certain par, Of the Sioux annuity
money, Two think $4,000 per annum, } should be
expended for the annuitants sin such manner as
the president Of the L. S. should direct" As the
Indians were not agreed how it should be expen-
ded, whether for educational purposes or not,
none Of the presidents ever saw fit to direct hoic
it should be expended; and so it never has been
expended; but has accumulated annually, ever
since the treaty, until it amounts to nbout $50, =
oOo The Indians (these nre the same Indians
who met and treated lately at Mendoza, } had be-
come fearful that this suspended portion of their
annuies, would never be paid, unless they inss-
ted upon the payment Of it nou, at the sale OF
their remaining lands and they told the commits
sioners, that when The stipuiations of the old
treaty were fulfilled by payment Of this arrearage
they would treat for the sale of the rest of their
lands; the Commissioner Of Indian Affairs told
them, that the president had ordered the pay
ment 20 them Of $50 900 Of This arrcarnge; tina,
they had never agreed amongs, themselves, ho,r
the president should expend it, that it would be
paid 10 them as soon the business of the trea-
iy was concluded; the mode in which the annui-
tants wished ii 20 be paid them, could now be de-
termined and agreed ipon, by their general
council-ther real wishes in this respect not
having before been fully made known to the
president. The pa inent Of this money therefore
alter the treaty, was q transaction entirely inde-
pendent Of the trsaty-the money paid, being nc
part of the consi Iteration of the late purchase as
was fully explained, and was understood by
The Indians and all others present.
The commissioners did not make the treaty
condition of the payment of this annuity; bu, ex.
presslv said that The treaty had nothing at oil 10
do with thai payment more than with any other OF
the payments they received; bat that az soon as
the propositions for treaty which they were
then considering, were disposed of, the $50 ,O0C
should be paid to them, as part Of their just
right and due.
An important part of the duty Of the Commits
soner of Indian affairs, was TO ascertain for the
president from the Indians themselves how they
wished their arrenrage Of nnnuites TO be expen-
dcd; and to espend it accordingly. The $sO,-
600 would have been paid TO them, treaty or nc
treaty; and will the remaining $50, 900
whether the treaty be ratified or not. There wa.
not II transaction or provision in the treaty
that was not open, fair, ineligible and hon.
orablc.
The Minnesota Express acknowledges the re-
ceipt of l6 potatoes weighing 10 lbs and o.
IA sed in single bill, planted the 2sth day Of
June.
A correspondent Of the Express, says that a
Hat boa, l feet long, IS feet wide and drawing
loaded with lath, "a inches, was sen, down from
ST. Anthony to st. Paul, in safety. Thl. GER