The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1853-02-10
To THE EpIroR OF THE PIONEER:

To THE EpIroR OF THE PIoNEER:
Sra:-Will you do me the favor 10 publisf
the following letter, sent unsolicited aud Niiirt
verify believe to he the voluntary nc, of &C.,
ties who signed item. They are chiefs ~ In
1uenlial men belonging to the largest Of re Or.
per bands. The greater nna'ber Of heia i've a,
Lac qui Parle. 220 miles from this and | have
no, seen them for months past.
The letter To Hon. II. II. Sibey, was enclosed
to me with request to forward it. Il vii az
leas, show who the Indians consijos their beSs
friends. For months past. there has been par
tiZan, ciamorous cutlery, trHmpeted ~ IN" 'Detn-
ccrat' and lis ny rmIdonis, against ol ers Cf tje
Government, traders, and all who vsfe concern
ed or connected with the Sioux aes and the
recent Transactions, in carrying oct their siipsii.
tinns.
No effort has been spared 10 create an nUtrS-
son among those who had 40 means 6 a,gcsaiu-
ing the true merits Of the " hole n.aipf g ,.ee
had been corruption On the part OF rie. 13Jirg
high positions under the Governme 81. si,j that
The traders had defrnuded the ignorsfJ md t,o-
innocenf indians These letters iheraiure, tc-
sire TO publish, TO throw gieam Of '3bl on q s
mysterious transaction.
The ausion IN one Of them 10 the desire 20
sign paper, has reference 10 the vouchers h.ch
Governor Ramsey required and procufed Ira
verse des Sioux. They would unbe.ii.uag'y
have signed but were prevented by distance and
the inclcmency Of the weather from. beng pres
emit and now write to sanction whai "ss there
done, and finally confirm their Grsi aat as hr con
cusion Of the treaty OF Traverse de- Sioux, d.
posing Of the amount provided for l. 81 article
of that treaty ''lor The settlement ii their ju.t
engagements"
These things not done IN III DARK. brl
under the broad iigdt of Heaven ani al. huaest
inen. Conversanr with the relaii as between
traders nd Indians, understand lhls matter, ed
50 perhaps did The editor Of The ID ,rccrat, but
he would no,-it was iacOnrenient ri that OPP
! perfume tine-nen who could not ar would no
endorse his cratic conrse-men, vio although
they loved their country, loved NInue-ofl MOI.
and therefore would not sub scribe Il as "pecg-
liar doctrines stood in his way 81 "organ
Hi. music could not be heard with full effect.
tn ereiore they must lee denounced End vi.ilhed
but in endeavorng to cross their r;.ishi-forward
path he has To use an ndan me- nor oaly
''pl!ed up brush" across his own ir.li Lei hm
wander amid liz The wipe Niii bite
file when X meets nothing else in its simy path.
MARTIN MCLEOD.
St. Paul, Feb. 9th, 1852.
To THE Hon. II. II. SrBLEY:
We the Chiefs and Braves, ofihe Wappaioa7
Dakoias OF Lac gui Pare do of oUT o.Na accord
hereby signify our assent and corsen, a. 'ia' part
Of the treaty Of 1851. which gives pcy.ou 20
/ The traders and ha!fhrceds, and desire & bar
it may be carried into effect : speedi.s posse
be IN testimony of which we her. ati4y COR
/ names and marks:
UPIYAHDEYA, his y mark.
NoN-PA-KINYA, his mark.
WAKAN-aiANI, his X mark
MAH-PIY A-NAs-KANsKAN. hIs mark.
NIYAH-PIYA. is y mark.
MAGA-DUTA.
/ MA-XAIDAYA.
Witness. X. RIGcs, LoRrxzo Law.
RENEE.
! Lac qui Parle, Jan. Is 1853.
Lac qui Parlc, Jan, IG 1853.
! Hon. MARTIN NCLEoD.
FRIEND-Wc the undersigned 10 sead so1l
this 10 let you know that have written 10 the
Governor stating that we all consent 20 settle gle
treaty as it was made and signed at Traverse ar.
Sioux; you always told us HAT yoa would ad-
wise for good, and so we do as to1 ad, ssd
! We have written TO the Governcr saving t'at
The snow was so deep that we could 40; F, do7sr.
therefore he could do as he thought proper thst
what he should do wcuid please US all. .u. # ,,e
con!d 20 would sign the paper with pressure
We feel dependant upon YOU and ihe tn 'ra-
der. fer future aid, you will romcn,ber Us "a ia
lure time whom we ask favor or advice iou
may Judge, that from the beginning, vc ,ayc MOI
acted Us others have acted, runring l-am
one trader 10 another fatierin. and Ucsgar--
w nave listened 10 "hat You told Us. net llSB
done 80 also, and IN our hearts we signed the pa
per for the traders that was made 81 Iraver.e
DIES Sioux AT the time Of he treaty. ~ ,ou MY
settle your mind that if we had been ibo-e 1T
Traverse des Sioux we would ha 20 srn,c ihs
other paper, ard settle it all with y!aasnre. ROW
we hope ycu will help Us Gu, nat 60 10 So
the Governor and must he dependau; upon vau IT,
help U.s. They all know that we sisred anil gave
The money 10 the traders, and now se.ue OF then.
want to get part of it back tor themselves. bat
remember they shall make chang if We cna
prevent il.
We had bad luck in being caught IN snowy ald
stormy weather at Konldiyahi and had ,o eat OBJ.
oar horses. We Afterwards suffered great &c
all of us. before we got into this place " hcrs ys
got some assistance.
We wish you well and hope YOU will n-osper
IN all your undertakings until we see VOC ag.ir
uPIY-AH-DL-YA. G. hef) his Y mark
MAX PIY-A-TA-sKAN-sKAN his y maj
NAzA.DU-TA.
WE-YU-HA.
NAXAN-NANI.
AIYAR-PE-YAH.