The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1852-09-23

people for the formation Of the Sioux Treaties, for
their ratification by the Senate, and when amended
by that BODY for republication by the Indians them
sevcshat anxiety, which three years ago, began as
mere WISH afterwards increased ardent desire,
and ultimately to an anxiety ievcrsh in doubts and
cars--it is past, and we breathe ireer, with
consciousness of and satisfaction. Many Of
our later settlers, little conceive of the toll and
expense bestowed by indiv ideals in midst-and
will add, by noble hearted men Of mdst--for
the accomplishment of these Treaties. In the year
1850, a treaty for these lands formed but in the
Senate, it failed. The next year, the existing, and
now concluded Treaty was, after great outlay of
preparation in arranging the preliminares, formed
But, the acts of the Commissioners and the Sioux,
not only the preface to the entire consunnnation
of the contract between the contracting parties,
but it individual friends Of the measure, the
ginning of difficulties: there Interested and
at first open hostility to the scheme. Aud when open
hostility could longer face the public indignation
which met it, then Il series of candesne, and anony
assaults made upon the Treaties, here and
through the prints of the neighboring States, and
on the subject, but in the spirit of assssna, they
made upon its active friends. Then again has been
the apathy OF many members of the Senate, to a sub
Jet of little interest individually to themselves,
and from the interests Of their constituents
But thank Heaven, we have had men, who accounted
opposition as an incentive to effort and their private
loss as public gain. Our Delegate has brT,ved oppo-
siton; has toiled, has watched hourly for a whole
year, every changing symptom of the progress of the
Treaties in the Senate, friend by the bedside Of
a sick friend, has he devoted his energies and
pended his solicitude upon the consumm,tion which
is now at an end.
THE DEMocRAr.-That print says: awe re-
greet 10 that the Pioneer is PLAYING second fiddle
to the Mimcsotian bv classifying the course Of this
Journal, in relation the liquor law, both papers rep
resennng as hvorng raoicace cad Nega restance!'
The tune played by the Mnnesotan upon the Dem
ocrat had certainly been unobscrved by the Pioneer.
The fact that both prints played upon the fiddle
is merely n coincidence by change. 1t proves, either
that the Democrat WAS guilty of the charge, or that
the other two prints both unwitlnely drew wrong IN
ferences from the Democrat that they both dis
honest--w hich is impossible, q. f. ID. But here
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after we shall give wa, to the 'sLoyal of Mime
sofa He is pumpkin, if 1t is too
much for the Democrat TO stand at bay among many
assalants lie has IN the opinion of many persons
besides the said prints got himself into Il fix up
on the question of executing any and every law as
long it is law. He is in Pats dilemma, and ev-
Ideally wants to get out:''Surc, which is the en-
trance om!' asked an Irishnman at station the 9TH
er day.
PoLIrENEss OF THE FRENCH.-Thc character
istic pocness OF the French, is prominent fca-
ture in their provincial, in their Partisan state. In
the rcgioa round about ST. Paul, scattered settle
ments of the French. They only never saw
France, but though originally from Canada it would
hardly be presumed after their long wnderngs about
the upper Lakes, and the upper Mississippi that they
would retain with them, the polite address of even the
Canadians. Yet they 10. and in a degree altogether
notable. For example, You may meet in a byc-place
north Of st. Paul, Frenchman sitting in his cart
with his Indian wife, and guiding a single OK with
bit and bodcord-bc if yen are proper looking
man, he will touch his chapoau, with 6 bon jour,"
though there may be at the moment, pare nhet-
\
FIenchman is polite, and will do an obligng act
in his anger; as we have somewhere read. of a
Frenchrnan who got exceedingly angry with waiter
at "a hotel: You rascal exclaimed he, :. blow
your nose for you'
MURDER BIZ THE SIcUx.-We regret that the
luminosity so long existing between our immediate
neighbors, the Sioux, and the Chippewas, who live
some two hundred miles north, is undated, and has
during the past week broken out anew. The Sioux
have just now killed two Chippewas AS VIC rrceiv-
ed the report, it is mainly this: The Big Star and
the Little Crow bands, of the Sioux were spending
few days in the region of Rice Lake, some 80 miles
north of st. Paul; where, hearing of a band Of the
Chippewas that were near the river Pokagona 80
or 80 miles further north, company of young Of
the Sioux, set up stick whether it would fall
IN the direction Of the Chppewas as is their custom
when they feel like getting up war. The result is,
that five of the Sioux, have since their return been
lodged by force from Fo Smelling in the black hole
of the Fort, for murder We trust that our authori-
ties viii execute strict justice in this matter, and If
possible, forever quench this ever slnoulerng feud
a LOYAL Son OF MINNEsorA 1.-The cores
ponden in two numbers of the Mnnes9tiaa, has done
most effective execution upon the ribs CT the Demo-
crat That print must by this time have good cause
OF complaint of the &c guerillas.' This ordnance of
the Loyal Son, reminds one, Of Gen. sam Houston's
flying artillery.
Sam lIoustons flying artillery used at the battle of
San Jaclnto, was one four-pounlcr, dashed with a
piece of raw-hide to the back of iackass. When
the piece was discharged, it would throw him for
ward on has face with such force as to detan him in
that position unt the piece reloaded and as he
rose and brought 1t within range of the McNicans the
match was applied, and away went the animal on his
face and Knees. and away went thunder and fame
and death dealing balls, and away went the Mexicans
heller skelter.
The LOWER LAEDISG.-The liveliest part of
ST. Paul is the Lower Landing. Something is al
ways on foot there, aad it is never dull week last
Sunday, there occurred little whirlwind OF a row
there, which is said to have blinded some eyes.
stranger who lands there, up into town
with full idea that St. Paul is lively place. and
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