The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1854-02-02

those who have opposed the late Winnebago treaty,
are in keeping with the rest Of it. Gov. German
has himself tina, matter rest, and the people Of
tie Territory feel gratifcd that he has done
STICKS TO IT There is one clause in Gov.
Guiman's letter TO Brown and others which de-
serv IS more than casual notice. lie reneraes
the I'D misstateInent, which we have denied ov-
,r aud again, and dehed proof thereof, that
Gov. Ramsey and Maj fridley, when IN office,
recommended The locality which he last summer
attempted TO cede 10 the Winnebagoes. The
Gov ernnr appears to have repeated this assertion
so often that he has arrived at firm belief Of lis
truth. This Is The most charitable construction
we can put upon the frequent, but cnirey unfoun
ded charge against these former officers. That
they ever for Il moment contemplated giving the
Wnnebagoes IA home upon the Mississippi bGiOU
their old location, Is unqua hcdly false, and no
thing can be shown upon The record even limiting
at such change. The same broad denial APP
plies TO the petition signed by members Of for
mer Legislature.
We find the above in the last Mnnesotan, and
although the character Of the senior for making
Measurements stands high in community, still we
confess this beats conceptions of his capacity.
lie says that "Gov. Gorn,an in his letter relative
to the Winnebnso treaty, reiterates that Govern
or Ramsey and Maj Fridey when in office,
commended the locality which he last summer at
tempted to cede 10 the Winnebasoes.'' Look at
the letter and you will discover that the only ref
erence made by Gov. German TO the gentlemen
named in the Minnesotlan, is in paragraph
which reads as follows
VIII N was waited upon by the Chiefs Of the
Wnnebago tribe, | had been in official position
, but six days. | was then shown the memorial Of
the preceding Legislature, the letter Of my pred
ect ssor 10 the Indian Department, and tic report
Of the late Agent, all lavoring an exchange OF
Country matter of policy, for the good OF this
a tribe and the quiet of the Territory.
Can anything in that be tortured inio meaning
that Gov. Ramsey and Major Frdiey, when III
Office, recommended the locality selected for
the Winnebagoes, that they ''for moment
, contemplated giving the Winnebagocs home
upon the Mississippi below their cd loca
tion'' Certainly not and yet the man who I'M
blushing!y declares that GOV. German in his let
n ter did make these statements, is 50 hardened al
publish the proof o! his want Of veraeity in ,h
r next column but one to that in which he publish
c ed his malignant accusation.
II 1t is we'll known, aud we presume even the Min
e neso,an will not dispute the fact that in 1852
: our Delegate in Congress, the members Of lh
c Territorial Legislature, the Superintendent Of In
dian Affairs in Minnesota, and the Winnebag
y Agent, all recommended u renewal of the Win
ncIago Indians. and gave satisfactory reason
,riy those Indians should be removed from III
:, Mississippi, and Gov. Gorman has never ntnla
ted ihlt those officers advocated the location des
"a ignated in the late treaty with the Winnebagoes
rs aud the Minnesotian knows it WELL Yet the ed
i'or DESTROYS Of convey ing the idea that Govern
re or German has misrepresen,ed Gov. Ramsey an
Major Fridley. says 'that they never for mo
- menl contemplated giving the Winnebagoe
ry home upon the Mississippi below their old loca
10 ton, is unquaiifedy false" Now, there is nc
IN the slightest evidence that Gov German ever in
!" timateI that those gentlemen did contempla,
giving the Wnuebagoes ga home on the Nissis
sippi belo,c their old location" and we defy tn
=. Minnesoian to show any thing upon the recor
81 even limiting at such an intination.
c the Delegate in Congress, IIon. H. NJ Rice. in,ro
:. duced into the United States House Of Represen
$ tatives. "a Bil to purchase the Sioux Half B,ce
ii reservation on Lake Pepin, in tn. Territory o
:, Minnesota" A Memorial of the Legislative As
senhly ofthis Territory the Congress of the Unite,
D States, on this same subject has been Introduce
ana will probably pass our present Legislature -
and iftmc prints during the present long Sexsio
e Of Congress, thing will probably be done {,
relieve the claimants The Half Breed tract from
the ha:dships with which they are at present bur
dened. Mr.. Rice has introduced his bin early
and we feel confident, i'll not permit it to be de-
! aycd, if he can avoid it.
We confidently hope that Congress will do some
thing that vii! make this tract, or the proceeds o
its sale, avAilablc the claimants, who have beer
prec!uded from realizing any Of the benefits concm
plated by the treaty under which it was granted
, for the pas; twenty-,hr years. We took asoi
to refer to this subject some weeks ago We ther
stated the injury the presen, condition Of that trac
would of necessity work to the interests of the
government, surrounded as it is by valuable and
that will not he settled while this tract cuts then
OF from the River.
| The probability that the whites will obtain pos
session, and improve the most prominent points
and finally that the titles will be involved in diff
culties similar to those now existing on the Saul
Half Breed tract in Iowa, is among many reason.
why government should take imnediatc steps to
settle all questions which sht hereafter interfere
with the prosperity Of that beautiful section of our
Territory.
Already have improvements been made at some
of the most important points; farms have been
opened, mills built and even towns laid out on thi.
tract, and property is held without "a shadow Of
title that can be recognized by law, and vet we
know that men will into litigation rather than
suffer their improvements to be taken from them
Ii this state Of aiT.irs is continued, the proper
owners of the soil will find themselves compelled
to relnluish their titles for Il song any SPECTATOR
who may be disposed to enter into defence of the
rights Of the caimants IN lcridke long course
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