The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1855-12-20

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h q ~ au,saa.issg$lu!6' ANisy ,.Ae. ua.Assv
s.s \; ..ssss 6: a. - q III s,ss
nd tAsy slss wessAa. u.s. Sou 'sners iws Aa1ss
FL ssi n \: ar s:is &C ~ a 4.
port Of guns. snd had seen their sseaiss shslOjb-
Y: s n. ssS Oh E !s -; .!s ~ ..; Y :e.
shas 10 I'D ssasNAsa.-sAatsh sss hAd Ssissd,tlsu
guas a. him. .sd fourth esnse;9sd shs! "a 70
Mis- wAiss mas's 1sss aved III. TAsy slowed
hin toe sssips shsy hatsakea. ayiy. I" Fsisad, Ne
hass kilsd two nss." He di1 sss abes knsw.
lhosgh h fssrsd il .D;yAs - ., hat o. II VIZ
scHlps cas- that VI his sbdest hrpthss,, she, YES
eoaiag 70 welcoae hin hose sAss yaS's ahssace.
II We bad sssded any ssastaasss q This I'd is..'
kesaoe, awas = hssA o. ss rsgas, u sosss de
ssnos q . emiassos, 5000 ffsss o. twsaav 0jsbwu
snmims. Thsy sssnrd v he ihssisaaiss wksahsr
sAsy shssh Adsssns N -. bss Y sw ssssi nv Ny
rsirsaaed. We psecssdsd. and passed ths Msyavs-
kan Ia the read, aear ne river, BY one cospss,
and the otksr Shosv distance u DE kR. The III.
0s vas eimsa's tsothev. He wished fRs winding
49,, - -. Wgms 0ea w. ess9
F.asa. sad assisssd hin II wnPpieg ~ hety Tor
~ grave Whsa . pseiias fx two lSoshess sfsr .
years sspsratseai We proceeded ysry spwly, and
sooa The HDakea.s, Who hsd bses apprised 81 he
wift Of ere Who vas skis, that Tvs d their ndn-
6ev bad besa kllisd, eAsne ruaaiag down shs bin 70
lesst -, nasy Of sAsa iskRisssi with ssgss i6sae
ssksa~ why ~ did aes psssss ihsir sasny. 80 sso
and ono not oaly threa.soed by actually .shs'
one Of the horses on the wagon, from which ur.
nsphias cad eyssx -ksa jsS slyh,ed, fariag osr
asinah Nighs 6sspns frighieeed u. tbs, lpdisas,-
Whss this occurred, We were three miles from the
ntssSua. sa tAsts wss ~ slsstnative bat 20 wslk
l. bad tssa III shat nemiag. hes 6.r nd sseisss.ss'
gave ne strength. Martha, who was sssriy eighteen
~ -. cd kisAly oAsssd 10 ssssvs NJ Of ny bur-
then, - presssd with her in my arms. aasil che
ELL aslssp, vhea l resgped Der % 40 Old wonan-a
native msmber Of The Mission Church--a little b.
fore ". ! saw he unembers Of the Missioa. with
or psttls daughter Isahea. should sos have rec.
osa'ssd Der any where slss, and sas s.iasnsh he'd
no recollection Of ss-6st ems svsroyad 70 30 oas
who hey aid wss Der u,oshsg. oiisa rsesstisg the
inquiries, 10 this ny mo,her--srs you my mother ="
!. M9e Of this savage warfare. need not BE- re-
counted. Twice since the date Of the above
transaction, has formal peace been made he
tween the Dakotns Of the Mississippi and Min
nssota. and ne Ojibwss (, bat il has IN neither
case been long observed. War parties have
frequently gone out from the various Dakota
villages, some Of which come back empty, while
Others brought home scalps around which they
have danced and thus kept up tbs war spirit.
In the scalp dance, the men with their bodies
and iaces painted, and eatbers in their heads
forming segment Of circle, generally remain
stationary. They drum, and sing, and keep
other seginrnt 81 4 c;r,cle are The women VIC
move altoyether aro,nd = nole ~h;cS 10. Zoo,
nlsc,,i IN f5e rronnd A. sc.in ~ sealn.
strctcb.J an . hoon aftached ~ \ small st;,.t
,hev carry IN the;y hanJs !. : man csrr;.S III.
nm nm ~ ~. sborld.- In ,ba sona ,Ss, !. snno
~ tbe men an ,bese occa.ons the ~nme s
III, a, ;n,.r,.Is III A.. I;nJ ~ s,,aaJ;na n
rus ,,,.I;n. u,.;. wh;ch - II - m", e. ~,
sssoc;s,;ors wom,i nnt 10 On mo ,rrioa.an,
~ The scaI,, i ,sran IN ,ho s,n,,,a. a. H..
!. ksr, mn until tho Loo vcs gu al he tr.ss ri
n in he T;n,e, rn,;I tha Lao, aro,. Z, IN
.nr;na 7, !. ,hon hnr;"J nnr;,,.. ,h;s ,;,,o
aimost sverv sven;na and rn,;l ,e,e a, r;ah,
s.a ,r..v ,:hols a.. h. .hs sns,, a."s. 80.
s.r,,.J A go, NJ n.Ln... - 49, .". =, r.
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I'm, ;us, ws,I became a. ~. TIM ra.,nc .u.
sna .n..,a Z, H. ,,.,,...I a.. ~ NJ. s",.
H.. Thon 100 =. 49, nj y! H. sr s s,'n t
hnme !, tr;nn,rl, ~ cia,has ~ A. ~ I'M
in ,bo w.r ,ar,r aro tsLa, g.. e., H..
ono Who chaosss AMI .h;s ,.,h,,..aa ~,
il caIlJ Il na,, oS th.;r ;sn,or..y NJ n as
This Is also not unirsonentlv 4 time IF n;r;na
now names D,;no H. S;n,sr 81 10 anS
IsIs Tho I,J;sns fro.. r.n"n,,..,. 80. ~" "r
eam,s., ., tho 0wahon,. c,T .t' -, 49, gu -
Killing Bnf;.lo A WI, ,,artv hron~ht in a.
Ojihwa scalp. During the dances which fol
lowed. fifteen or twenty Young men received new
names. Some Of them remarked that thew bad
never before known such good times
In looking at this subjes4. the question arises
and it IL one II no snail importance. whether
the United States government should not inter
ferc. and put stop to the scalp dance. M,
own decided opinion il, that thess war parties
their lying in wait for their enemies, and their
numbering, scalping, and barbarously treating
women and children, ought 10 he STONED M
once. II can be done. The SCALP dance. should
not be permitted. To dance, should be made a
punishable offence. This would interfere with
no natural right, but only with the wrongs Of
the human family. God never gave to any man
the right, day after day, and night after night
ior months, to dance around the scalp Of his
Fellow man. IL dancing the scalp dance were