The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1851-05-15


Every spring, the old slumbering volca-
noes of Indian hate, seem TO have period
ical eruption. Lying torpid through the
winter, like rattlesnahes in their dens, the
Sioux and Chippewas no sooner glide out
into the sunshine of April and May, and
hask in the warmth of the vernal hillside,
than the venom Of their savage nature is
aroused and they begin to watch opportu-
mites for sneakins vengeance and cowardly
retaIiations upon their hereditary foes. Ar
Indian notches down upon his memory, rs
upon tally stick, every scalp that is taken
from his hand. 1t was to be hoped, after
tine solemn .tipulations for a truce, made
last June betwceu these savage nations, ut
Fort Smelling, that we should not again, at
least within year, bc called upon to record
n repetition of their treachcres, and Of their
foul and dastarily murders of each other;
and especially that there would not he so
soon: a repetition of their cowarlIy butch
cries Of helpless squags and innocent pa
Pooses. In oil these hopes. we are disap-
pointed; aud these "horribe he'i-hounls Of
war; as Lord Chatham well described
them. are out again upon the war-path--
The quarrel commenced about the middle
OF April, upon disputed hunting grounds,
between a party of Sioux hunters and a par
ry Of Chippewa hunters. The hunting
ground in question, is ground which the
Chippewas claim, To own Ivy conquest from
the Sieax; hut which The Sioux seem deter
mined not to relnquish. Early in April,
upon this disputed ground, the Sioux fred
upon and killed a Chippewa half.heed.-
Soon after, one of party of Chippewa hun.
,ers, of the Pillager band. having spiel on,
lodge containing FIVE Sioux, returned to
his three companions who went by his
guidance to the Sioux lodge, in the night,
and who surrounded the lodge and fired up
on its inmates who were asleep in their
blankets, killing two men and one child at
the first discharge, when The lodge fell down
and the Chiprewas continued TO fire through
the skins oe which it was made, wherever
they could perceive any motion. One Of
the Sioux squaws erept out from under
the lodge and tried to crawl off. Two Chip
pewas followed her up and discharged their
rifles ut her; but discovering that she wns
only squaw, one of them magnan,nously
stepped forward and knocked her brains nut
with the breech Of his rife. They took
prisoner little Child; bu, finding him toe
Troublesome, one Of them took the little fell
low by the heels and dashed out his brains
agains, tree. Gov. Ramsey has written
to the Chippewa Agent, Mr.. Watrou,, re-
guessing him to demand Of the Chippewa
chiefs, the surrender Of these nurderers;
lint it is not probable they will be given up.
In the meantime, the various bands ofSioux,
hearing Of these atrocities, are stirred up
~ith fell purposes Of vengeance. A few
days since. band of $50 Warpeton Sioux
warriors, armed and painted, took the war
path, and by the last accounts were direct
Ing their march against the Chippewas a,
Mile Lac. About The same tine another
small war-party of Sioux from another band,
leff, AMI it is believed, are gone to attack
The Chppewas who live near the river Sain,
Creix. What further barbarities ;nay re-
suit from these movements, we are fearful
of conjecturing. The absence Of the Gov
~rner ut this time, who is superintendent OF
fn.lian affairs, and has great influence with
all the tribes, is to he much regretted; and
we arc glad TO bear that his return from
Washington, is now soon expected. s
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