The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1855-11-15


I take few minutes from busy time, !"
give YOU some Of the details OF matters 10 N"
noisv norton Of the Red Republican domin-
ions.
There /. now here, some 1000 Indians. who
have been waiting about month Tor their pit
tapc, Of government annuities. Fortunately
they brought with them goodly supply
meat. and wnter fowl have been abundant,
which, 10 connection with what supplies they
have obtained from the agent. has answered
them pretty we'll thus lar; but oil Is now gone,
and winter must soon -et in, yet they nre still
without their annuitiea, and have from 30 10
400 mile. "a travel To reach their hunting
grounds. where alone they can hope 10 obtain
provisions Tor the winter
The delay Of the payment OF the Upper
sloux. until No late season, IL great detri
mcpt 10 the Indians, M II takes them far from
their hunting grounds at the very time they
.houla be- following the Buffalo, for supply
~ ,,e., ia, the wioter. While an Indian Is
coming here for bis ap''ni'ies, he could XII
zane enough to treble The amount he receives
besidrs saving bis fanily from the fatigue ~
travelling u long distance, at an Indictment sea
sou OF the year The present mode Of paying
these Indians, besides sobjecting them To much
labor and priyatioD, ongcnders a feeling Of
di.,rust and hatred towards the officers Of gov
eminent that can result in no good, and II Is
satisfactory To know that change is eon'em'
Mated, and the payments be hereafter made
Ia July. the time specified by the Indians nj
the making Of the treaty. i'y that means
they will be able 10 return home before the
HUNTING season commences, and the annoities
will do them some good.
There is. just now, somc trouble among the
Indian. here, IN consequence OF The receipt oi
An order from Gov. Gorsas. eoantermnhdina
An order Of the Department, that no Indian
wEo passed the summer near the white settle
meu,s and "a the Indian Reserve, should be
included 10 the annuity payment
The Indians last lall we're warned that u
they did 20, plant on the reserve they should
be deprived Of oil participation In tho annu''
uca They all understood Il, aud promised the
agent last fall, that II they were permitted to
IN, +, below during the ~inicr, they would re
turn To the rcserve in the Spring nnd rcn'aln
there. The agen, says he had ground plough
od which he last Spring offered to d'fierea'
bands, but they refused to occupy IT, and con
tluuoJ % remain during the summer among
white settlements, committing dcpredalions
and us u punishment, the department very
properly decided that they should not par'ic'-
pate In the annuity payments. Although Tia
lpliuns desired the money, still they recognised
the iustice of the instructions, and were pre-
paring to move on quietly to their hunt, when
tbr agent received counter Instructions. from
Gov. Gormau. directing that M he equal par
,icipalors IN the payments.
As tar as l,cd Iron ard Sleepy Eyes bands
are concerned. there Ia apparcp, Justice in the
order. breduse Major Day commanding Fort
Rdulcy. rdrs permission to these hands I"
plnn, below but the other bands have openly
and ~ntuly N'"la'h INV ''N""'''"' ~ Wv
agent, aud their s"lcmn PROMISE t" plant ""''
remain on the reserve, and have no excuse
whatever for that violation. aud observe pun
,ahmsnt
r.o c,ror,no,ec Of this change Of purpose
~, ,ho mar, at IA, government officials. has
caused those Indians who hae remained ON
the reserve Ia enquire why they Should be
p.nped up on their own land. where they can
obtain bur a prccariou. subsistence, When they
can lust AZ we'll return 10 ,b,ir old hunting
yrounds-and II the young men ,touii com
mi, Jcpreda,ions ON III, property of the whites
!, Is ma ,porc than has been dnnc hy the others
with Immunity. They need not bcieye the
.c.o, who, he SAWS tbcy shall w. punished
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