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

HEHDsasos, Dec. 18th, 1858.

hknDknsoh, Dec. iutu, IooS'
I arrived here few days siDec, sfser On ali
sence Of two months instsad Of so0e 6iiseu
day.. which had expected would be ths cx-
tent OF my sbsesee. sod which woaid have been
sufficient. bad tte psynept been made Ut the
time the interests Of the Indians, ~ well - Of
the Government. demanded. On my return,
oos Of the first literary predictions that met
ny eye vas communication In that bastard
Democratic sheet, the ~. PAu, CoSny, which
dosbtls~ vas lrtsoded 10 pot ne through .
sossse Of sprouts, because the wording Of .
lormer letter might have given the world m
impecssion that Cor. GoxsAn IL the sole
cause Of ali The delays. chickering's, and trouble
dat We now have, OF are likely to have. with
he Sioux indiana"
The correspondent Of the Courier, hiss, with
his usual penetration, become aware Of my In.
tcntions u The letter and II Ia with deep 70.
gret that my article vas in any manner sukjee,
to diI5ercot construction. II IL 70 be hoped.
however. that Jastice," (the nom de plane
Of the CoW,sr's correspondent who Is 70
highly gifted by nature, himself will overlook
The iailiogs Of one less gifted. and permit me
TO avail myself Of tho iriuhnan's pivilcge Of
sueakinv twice In order that NAV be under.
stood. That there may he no doubt on the
sahject hereafter. then, 10 this my second at
tempt ct making my words inteIligibIe, ] A.
~rt. posatiyely. " that f,oy. t;oKs1x Il the sole
aou,, M The .i.lau.. b,elryny,. and t,on6L. We
uow have, or are likely To have. with the Sioux
indians y aud, In my own crude WY, will on.
dcavor 10 cpiighten Mr.. Justice" AZ TO the
| why's aud wherefores which have led TO this
conclusion. ,.a
Nv the treaty under which the Siwe,oos
draw nnnui.ies provision was made for break.
iug land, and assisting In the cultivation Of
their crops but, up 10 The present mouea that
band has not received IRON that fnnd benefits
! 10 the value u ono cent and while they had
provided for them the funds 10 purchase agri.
caltursl irnplemcnta two Year, previous, they
we're last year actually compelled to plant their
corn. In some instances, with forkcd sticks, 10.
stead OF hoes The fund that should have
been devoted TO the ssaslaDce Of those Indians
In their agricultural pursuits. was controlled
by Gov. CONAN. Tho Indians were DESTROYS
that their wrongs In this respect should be rem
edied aud they would do nothing 10 regard
10 their annuity payments until they had spo-
ken Of this aud other grievances with the
Agent. or Governor, IL be should arrive They
therefore refused 20 De numbered previous to
the arrival Of Major Muapuy: when they BE-
came satisfied they would not see tho Cover.
nor MT the playground. They then had their
talks with The rent: and miettv allowed tho
remuneration 10 proceed. So much for the
delay"
At n iormer payment, at Redwood, there
was balance Of five thousand dollars due from
the previous year. on account Of the sum pro.
yIed by the Sepstcs amendmeu, 20 tho treaty
Tor the cx,inguishsncnt OF tho Indian title to
tho iand rescrvcd on the Minnesota River
Tho proportion Of that fund 70 be paid 10 the
Warpeiops aud Sisse.oas amounts to u little
mare than three thousand dollars per annum
and, there being an arrearagc Of one year, he
amount to be paid at that paymru, was some
thing over six thousand dollars. Gov. Con.
NAN, however. told those indians they ~ere
entitled to, and would receive, annually, over
six thousand dollars under tina, bead, and that
their annual money payments would amount
TO over forty-siy thousand dollars. A the In.
dians IRE entitled TO. and can receive. only q
! fraction over forty-three thousand dollars per
annuu,, it Is now impossible 10 make them un'
dcrstand otherwise than that the Agent ANN
ally tlofrau,is them out Of three thousand dol
lars. Let this account for the " chickering's
at the pay ground.
| I, ha. bccp the desire Of the prpartn,est. a,.l
| Il il impor,ani 10 the people Of the TERRITORY
that tho Indians be kcp, ON their Reservations.
tn ct,ec, thu ob;,c, the Indians were toll Inn,
Al, ,b,,,,, who All mot Milan, IN The Reservation
las, spriuv would ,o.e their annuities. Tia, no
mistake ar misunderstanding could he offered
n. AN c,co-c fur AN infringement Of this r,vula.
ton the Indians, before receiving their anuui
tics in 1884 were rcouir,i 10 sirn an obligation
10 return 10 The Reservation earlv in the spr;nv
orIs,, "A many Of tho Indians rcma;,s,
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