New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-12-29
THE INDIANS or MINNESOTA.
,rrespondenoe Of The N.Y.TIiimue.

Corr,srondence Of The y Y TIiiaue.
TRAVEEsE DIES SIOUX, Friday, Nov. o. 1853.
The payments Of money and annuity goods to the Da
koah Indiana under the late and former treaties con
ouded the agency at Red Wood on the 23d inst At
ono time those present estimated al three thousand
There marked difference in eePPearaoce OF the up
per and lower Indians The dress Of the former who I've
almost entirely by hunting the buffalo consists Of the SKIN
Of that animal occasns leggngs robe, everything about
them buffalo They have yet adopted even the ocoa do
oon9o Of the lower bands The robe fastened by be
round the waist and when horseback taking active
exercise Oh foot he whole body from the waist up per
fecily naked and this in tia coolest weather The
upper WHO probably think the lower Indians quite wealthy
favored tim with begging dance and were in turn kind
" ire afed box of delicious raiins aud edited by
eloquent discouso from an orator ~ the lower bands
The money paid out, the Indians dsperse and Red
Wood that spot lately attractive, 10 fast losing it,
chaims. lie Indians pack up TO return 10 hunt the
to3oIs tic their purse strings, pack up also aud aer
good "barvCst" make all sal TO- home. Some Of them
overwhelmingly done well bu BY arrangement Of the
Cover mont-ihe paying Ct the Indians dire ny many
Of Il N who have given cre1is received only the cJid
1cknOwedcmrDt of indebtedness, and Woo justly dssas
fed Previous Governments lrve acted a though they
wore the guardians Of the Red Man, aud hence have al
meet invariably endeavOred 10 satisfy the traders The
principle may be bad one, ina-muc a. induces them
look to the Government agents - the persons Who are
good Influence oxertod upon them by the contracting and
paying Of their debts Several Of the traders have
given credits the good faith Of custom and in
many perhaps in most cases, obliged 70 sner the loss
But now that the principle is esiai.ho the paying Of
money directly into the hands Of the Indians they VIII
not lie likely 10 receive credits this ground again. aud
10 doubt that viii be mutually beneficial
to thCm gentleman my acqnan ance, who had given
credits Of about twenty thousand dollars asked an Iuian
who owing him and had received his money, Why he
did not pay him. lie replied: 81 do you, acknOwl
edge, but you white men will sometimes keep your
money Mhel You want il and not pay your debts; end
"besdC, all the other Indians refuse O. pay, think
"sloUld not, nor do I feel obliged 90 do IT.
One great thing has been efoctedthe removal Of the
Indians for which all praise TO the authorities They
WI not reman, OUGHT they think, at their
homes this winter The Government supplies entirely
inadequate for their support and they have not there the
hunting grounds il would be profitable to range Blu, the
removal is Effected and though the Indians among
tLCy lock rpon that as their homo There future paw
merits will be made, and there by degrees will be formed
home ties ard associations that VIII bind them TO il.
Traverse des Sioux, but one year ago just emerged
from the dominion of the savage, Is at this moment the
nest growing and prosperous town, by great odds in the
newly coded lands IL has population Of at least 49,
organized Presbyterian Church. Sunday School, Post Of
fee GouTisbing Temperance Society day and evening
School, young mems Debating Association, weekly Lee
lures and almost oil the agencies, and appliances
a small scale. 10 be sure, for the advancement Of intel
lgence in enlightened society Eastern friends wishingto
tmgrae settle down here in orderly and emperance
town Minncsoa will soon be all astir The Legislature
viii meet in January and they will without doubt be
asked 10 pass prohbitory liquor law am not ad
vsed of tepropoOn of Temperance and an temperance
men who viii compose IT, but if there be not majority Of
the former, politics deceptive my shadow 10 the
Mime sofa River resembling the original in every pacu
sea will undoubtedly make bold stroke for protective
law at the next session of the Legislature. Already
petitions being circulated TO this effect temperance
consulting divsDg, and will treat the eyes Of
believers in Immortal rum 10 long array Of Names
speaking in tones Of thunder Give a Prohi5itory LII
1uor Law. II. N.