The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1852-08-07
Facts and Fancies.

by learning that Mr.. Elijah Terry, brother
of JOHN C. Terry, formerly or the Min
nesotian office, had beer murdered by
war party of Sioux Indians who had made
their way to the settlements on pembina
river. NJ. Terry left here last March
to assume lie post Of ieac,er Upon that
distant fron'ie bui has bccn cut down
ere his career scarcely commenced. He
was = young gentleman Of "n'ss'nning
department, an exemplary Christian and
universally respected by those who knew
him. With companion, Mons. Taste,
half-breed, he had started to the wood on
the morning of his death to hew timber,
when they were fired upon by five In
dams in ambush. A hall broke Mr.. Ter
rvs arm, and passing through entered his
body below the shoulder. He was after
wards shot through the body with arrows,
tomahawked and scalped. NJ Taste was
wounded in the face, but escaped. The
evening previous, Mr.. Rolctte was fired
upon, probably by these same Indians: a
short distance from Mr.. Kittson's trading
house. At last accounts, the settlers were
in great state of alarm, aid were con-
centrating Tor defence, and placing the
women and children in a state of security.
1t is presumed that the leaders of this
war party were Yanctons, accompanied
probably by some Of the Sissetcns of Big
Stone Lake. The scalp of Mr.. Terry
was in possession of Indians at the latter
place a few days since. The party was
probably the same that fired into Mr.. Kilt
sons camp, few nights after lie left Penn
bina or his recent trip to St. Paul.
The recent murder of a valuable
American citizen at Pe,nbi'.a. is one of
the evil results growing out of the rejec-
ton of the Pembina Treaty by the Senate
i-an ill-advisc,i act, for which we great
ly fear some of orr own citizens are in
measure responsible. The Government
should al least >e,,d troops un an exc'lr-
sion t" that frontier every season, and by
right should have permanent garrison
there. l'ut this The War Department
tells MS is impracicable, and SO it will be
deemed util the Iresent scenes OF the
Southwestern frontier are re-enacted
'lro. ol.r ,.ortheri, border. Gov. Ramsey
is doing his 'ltln''st to prevent so diSas-
trous a state uT affairs. by Messrs. Kilt
son aid Cavileer, who were in st. Paul
when tie news of Mr.. Tcrry's death
reached lere, lie forwarded to Pembina,
powder and lead, TO lie used by the set
tiers il, ':.cir ,icielcc, also commissions
for regin,ent;l end COMPANY officers. in
order :lud a regiment inr defence of the
! Frontier l:.iglt he forlne.l. Col. Lee,
c'lnnalHlut at Fort Smelling, WAS applied
t" for the lon Of q iieIl-ricce, but had
not the a'hlu"ity I" graft the requc<t.-
The Governor has also sclt to Big Stone
lake To procure The SCALP of A!r. Terry,
and, if possible. TO lave arrested and
brought in tic Inlians WHO killed him.
There is .'oi ~ucl. probability, however,
iii accomplishing this letter ,iesi,lcrat,un.
The Dc,arcr;,t is ct lis ole. work, trying
to uh,''uy the people Of Minnesota again.
Ii having failed So 'ften ut .ls game, one
would funk it would .:e>ist. 1t appears
to forget all tie while tlat orr people are
an intelligent, realing public. aid when
it misrepresents any matter of fact, its
readers are quite as conscious Of its men,
dacity as It's editor. For instance, this
week it asserts that Gen. Scott is so UNI
popular will, the army. hat none of the
Generals who fought under hin. in Mexi-
co will support him. Now let us see
who these generals all are: There is
Brigahier-General Fainting-no, Frank
lin Pierce Major General Gideon J.
Pillow, VIII" was wouIrled in the coat
sleeve at Cerro Gcrdo, and Immediately
ran for dear life, exclaimirg he was
shot all to pieces" Gen. Shields, gal
lant and nleritcrious officer; Gen. 10.
Lane, Gen. Q"i''nan, Gen. Twiggs, Gen.
p. F. Smith, Gen. Cadwallader, all like
wise gallant and true men, bit all firm,
consistent political opponents of Gen.
Scott, save the officer last named, who,
we would inform the Democrat. IS a SUP
porter Of oil Chippewa for the Presiden-
cy. Is there is anything unnatural or
strange i'll the fact that these seven firm
Democrats (one of whom is Gen. SCOTS
opponent in this contest) 10 not support
him, any more than there is that Lewis