The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1856-01-03

the pay ground II yellow Medicine who bad
not made up hin mind to abide by the DECISION
q the DEPARTMENT. without even grumbiing at
n and had the osder II the Governor not ar.
rived, tbs payment, o. propovsd by ths Agent
under instructions from the Indian Bareau,
wouA have been made with ssntss satisfaction
to the Indiana, than was exhibited under the
payment ~ directed by the GoverDos.
The Indians who planted On the Reservation
sel that they did 50 at sacrifice; they made
that sacrifice because they were required TO do
70 by the Agent Thy did not wish TO lose
their annuiiis. which they were told would be
the Case, unless they remaiaed On the heserva-
ton and II was Ear from being matter Of sat
isiaction 10 them to see those who openly viola
It'd their own pledges, and the Instructions Of
the Government, treated in all respects ~ they
were them.elves They locked upon II ~ AZ
lorlipy but slight iD,lneament for future OBJ
servsnce Of the instructions Of the Government,
or future sacrifice Of the facilities for obtaining
support presented by their old hunting grounds,
in the country already settled by the whites
They were also taught that the threats previ-
ously made by the Agent were made without
authority.
H"Justice" IA friend Of Mr.. FoRsEs, the
ew he EXAMINES ps,bi,eiy the philanthropic mo-
tives which induced the ride to ". PAM, or
" thu councils, open and ssersi, Of the indians, .
the better for that gcntleman's character Tor II
dsintercsted desire TO serve the Indians and the
Government. The motives which prompted
the ride. and the "coancils." were we'll known;
bu, Gor reasons satisfactory TO myself were not
mentioned. II Is well known that the Indians,
nor any portion Of them. ut Yellow Medicine
pay ground, made no resolve not TO accept
their annuitics without all received their por-
ton = and it il also well known that the mis-
sion Of RED Imos, ior the purpose Of getting
up " resolve" Of the kind, was signaily fruit
less.
shall not pretend TO answer Justice bis
query Why Maj DAY gave permission to REn
IRos and StEsry EYES 10 Plant Glow p
Whatever the reasons were for that officers
e""'Se' W. osr~''Ny "pe'"' ~ :" ~ ~ "e''"o
"nce wan DIS a"V :" 'i@ "''e''n'""' w "'''
~ " ''@ '""'""s "u' I" " VIC" ""'"a ''''
Maj Munrny proiIered RED lRos plowed land
to plant on. and seei ~ plant tefore he had re,
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ing "N ou'"'N'. -" nk."' 1''' ""'"P""
P""eu 'a"d S''O""' ~" "sp '"'N o"'"' a.
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ever "S no' ,"e m"'' ~ '"e Ase"'' as W. na'
u" e"'tf" " tue 'u"u se' ap"'' "' '"s' p'''
pose oa' " 'ar"'Sned al excuse "' ''@ 'o"'a's
10 refuse 10 occupy 'ana "n ING lower i"~f'"
''"n ND" 'ney "'"''ssi "e"lS'''" u u,
u " ~ hop"a Mr. 'uSuee wiz We nat
'Si'e' WIN '"e ao"'e reply IL not he e"'
have more o. TIM same Sort oil Tending To eN
hiba the responsibility Of the oo'ernor' 'or
those delays chickering's and troubles, which
he admits dal exist at the yellow Medicine pay
ground Tha. the upper Indians are decidedly
dtssat'stied there Is no doubt That Their DIS
satisfaction has grown out of delay IN tho cH
pcnhiturc Of their agricultural fund, and out OF
misrepresentation 'nade TO them relative to Ger
tain stipalations OF their treaty, no one vii
deny who Is conversant with these Indians o.
That the resal, OF the councils held by Gov
GoRxAS with the Indians, and the assumption
Of power TO coantermand an order u the De
partment, which the Agent was bouod to obey
has destroyed all confidence in the integrity OF
that officer in the minds Of thu Indians, and
thus deprived him OF his authority and ia'la-
encc, all will admit who attended the councils
on the pay ground during the last payment
Mr., "Justice" is decidedly wrong il he sup
poses that a political feeling induced the re-
marks he presumes to criticise. | certainly
have no reason for political ssperity against
Gov. GoRxAS. regard the signal and thor
ough rebukc' administered to him and his fac
,ious followers by the Democracy, at the late
election, as equal to amy political punishment
| could wish inflicted upon political renegade
under any Circumstances. wrote from a
knowledge OF the feelings OF the Indians, OBJ
taincd during daily intercourse with them
hearing their complaints, and, as Tar rs posi-