The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1854-08-19
THE MINI ESQ 7 IA N
SATURDAY MORNING, AUGUST IL, 1854.
-. p,.ueer ON American History and the Man
-er. and Customs of the North American In

The Pioneer on American History and the Man
ners and Customs of the North American In
diaps.
tt ;s n matter of no small refreshment to the
tagging and partially exhausted energies oil
those editors of the st. Paul Daily Press, who
sometimes become " stumped' for interesting
matter wherewith to fill their sheets, that they
have among them a verdant gosiing, who, by
accident, having become lost to his flock and
paternity, is daily found vainly attempting to
crowd himself into association with the full
grown Shanghais and Turkey-cocks of St.Paul's
editorial premises. The "old cocks of the
press and the knowing ones" of the town have
had more than one hearty gufaw over the alb
surd antics of this featherlcss and brainless i'm
portation, sent hither to brighten and fight us
all off our old stamping ground dit appears
the stock offun is to hold out much longer than
we originally bargained for. AS an instance,
the Pioneer Of Thursday had very sage q
leader headed France and England The
drift of the article, as We understood it, was an
attempt to excite our people with sympathy in
favor of the cause Of Russia against the AL
lied Powers. We do not find fault with this
such being the taste of the editor but we wish
embodied in the following paragraph, which We
quote from the article -
"One thing is certain, that neither of these
powers entertain any feelings of love for the
United States. On the contrary, they are
Jealous, not only of our rising greatness, but
of the spirit of Democracy, which this country
seeks to disseminate through the world. Rus
sia-despotic as its government is-has always
been o friend to Brother Jonathan. She rGs
one of the first European PO,cers, although at
the same time in alliance sciM England dgdinst
Napoleon BOndparte, to acknowledge the in
dependence of this country. In the last war
with Great Britain, she stepped in as umpire,
and offered the olive branch ofpeacc."
We call particular attention to the italics
Russia was one of the first European Powers,
although at the same time in alliance with
England against Napoleon Bonaparte, to &C.
knowledge the independence of this country /!
Now, Mr.. Bancroft, and all other historians,
just take note of that in your next editions
You have all been wrong. The ghosts ofthe last
andpresent generations will rise up in judgement
against you at the great day. Old John Adj
ANS and DR.. Franklin, who announced to the
Continental Congress that France and Holland
had acknowledge the independence of the
"United States of America" about the time
Napoleon Bonaparte was 'muling and puking
in his nurses arms" were Glars" Russia
was ahead of them, thirty years subsequent
when she was in alliance with England. And
you, good old gentlemen Commissioners of the
treaty of Paris of 1888. at which time Great
Britain herselfacknowledged our independence
you are all out of the ring. Napoleon Bon
aparte was, according to the Pioneer, then on
the stage Of active fe,--and Russia and Eng
land had an alliance. against him for Russia
was ''first" before England to acknowledge our
independence! Your treaty. in which Eng
land makes that acknowledgment is all a sham
"a "lie,' in the classic language Of the Pho
neer-and you, Messrs. Tom. Jefferson Wash
ington, Jay & Co., have sent down 70 posterity
document not worth the parchment it is writ
ten upon. 1t must be so! 1t is thus written in
the Pioneer.
But to our second branch--the Pioneers cor
rection Of all writer's upon the manners and
customs Of North American Indians. We used
to read that when Indians went out upon war
party, they left their women and children at
home. All mistake, as the sequel will show:
On Thursday evening, after yesterday IS pa
per had gone to press, we learned that bloody
conflict had occurred recently between the
Sioux and Chippewas in the Sioux country be-
yond Yellow Medicine river. The Sioux were
the attacking and victorious party, and the
party attacked was hunting party of Chippc-
was, who, from all accounts were trespassers
upon the Sioux lands. Twcnty-cight Chippe-
was were killed, nine of whom were men--the
remainder women and children. Fifteen scalps
and one prisoner were brought in by the Sioux
as our account goes; and yet we do not believe
that a solitary one of these Sioux rascals will
be hung by anybody's "own hands" But nc
matter! Let us have the Pioneers account Of
the affair. We copy from yesterdays paper
"We learn from Mr.. MOVES, of the steamer
Globe, that battle took place about week
ago, between the Chippewas and Sioux. some
distance above the Yellow Medicine River, in
which twenty-eight of the Chippewas were kill
ed, and some of the Sioux wounded. Among
the killed of the Chippcwas were nine warriors,
the rest tcere ,c0meR and children. The Sioux
S"Pe''S. pusSessliiS young sQuaW.
to which some of the victors took fancy. We
shall probably learn more particulars in day
or two.
7. S. - Since writing the above VIC have
gathered the following additional particu-
lars: The fight took place on an open prairie
and in territory belonging to the Sioux. The
Chippetcds started on the ,car path, hoping to
surprise their enemies, and anticipated return
ing in triumph with the scalps of the Sioux
dangling at their belts, as trophies of victory.
But in this they reckoned without their host,
ior they were themselves taken by surprise, and
all save one. met with bloody death.
Now, Mr.. Schoolcraft and all you other gen.
tlemen who have been writing about the Chip.
pewas, just rub it all out and commence over
again by saying, that when the Chippewas 20
to war against watchful hereditary enemy
they take their acOnien and children ,cith them
This new light in Indian military tactics, is il
not written in the Pioneer.
Is it not pity that the last springs hatch