The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-06-25

main at the Capital while the Legislature
continued in session.
lie told me q, my departure for the In
dian country. to carry out the plans We had
discussed rs best could and be would b.
responsible. and come to the Indian country
Immediately that his official duties would r.
lease him. What was done has bsn pre-
-n,ed through my report on the subject to
the Governor, and his reply, which he
lieye were not copied into the Tunes. As
soon as the legislature adjourned, Governor
MEDAHY star,e,l for the lDdlan country 10
render assistance. in person. in whatever
was TO be- done, and was met by myself on
the river. and informed that one Of the cap
tiyes had been brought in, and an expedition
started for the rest aud that il would he
useless to proceed further lie took charge
Of Mrs. MARBLE and returned 10 this city,
During all this time preparations were being
made at ItidgIey and Smelling, by the
Cnted States forces 10 move Immediately
on the return OF the Governor Indian ex.
Issiitlon, il being conceded by both military
anil civil authorities. Indian experts and cit.
izcns, tina, the hostile movement must await
the result Of the other, or destroy its ELI
ciency and success. Col. ALEXANDER, who
commanded the United States forces in this
Territory, AMI Governor MspARy were in
correspondence about the movements OF
each, and acting IN concert, each doing every
thing which the means at their command
and nm enthusiastic desire to effect the m
pct entrusted To them. would permit such
was the condition Of things when an order
wa. received at Fort Ridgley sending all
the troops, except one company TO h ansas 49,
accompanying which order, was another that
several companies Of the Second Infantry
now a, Fort Randall. On the Missouri,
should march across the country and relieve
the Tenth at Ridgley. Col. ALExAsDgR
Immediately dispatched the guides that he
had secured To take him against lSk-rA-
Du-rA (wbo are experienced and expert IN
their professionl with the order TO Randall.
with instructions to guide them over and
act with them agans, the Indians thus at
for ing the Missouri troops all the advan.
tags that h. had secured for himself before
his withdrawal from the country. OF all
these facts Governor MKDARs has been ap-
pris'vi by the officers at Ridglcy and myself.
II u reasonable TO suppose that those troops
have hccn in the field for some time. already;
and as the Indian expedition has been de
laycd 80 much longer than was expected
when they started, the apprehension of Gov.
ernor MEp,R, has been that the presence Of
the troops had endangered the lives Of the
women.
u will at once be seen that Governor MK-
DAIRY has acted wisely AMI prudently, that
he has lcft undone not one thing that he
could have done in the conduct oi the whole
affair That 10 have answered the calls of
the Times by attempting 10 organic u vol
untecr force without a dollar Of funds in
his hands for the purpose. when the United
States troops were organized and waiting
the proper moment to depart. Us Col. ALrS-
prRs letter recently Published shows. would
have been as absurd as the charges made in
that paper this morning; but the glazing in
consistency Of the Times article, and the
malice which influenced the author, appears
from the fact that he has during the whole
affair coucurrod in the plan adopta! that
the hostile movcmcn, must await the other
and now. on the very frs, information which
reaches him of the return Of the Indians. he
breaks out in pnerile dennmlaiiou~ Of the
Executive for not having done vha, would
have been as rcnsurabIc and incompatible as
his own conduct is proves, In he
The means that have been advanced al
ready in sending cot the Indians. were pri-
vatc funds and credit. five hunlr'd dollars
of which has bccn refunded. tina, being al
tina, was available in the Treasury. AMI not
one dollar ia there At the disposal I The tN-
ecu,ive. or has there ever brn appropriated
to raisr trnol,- to go against the Indians, --
Governor MEp,Ry has been cDsicaycring, for
several DAYS 10 raise money on the cr''j' al
the appropriation 10 liquidatc the debts al
r,4idy incurred in the r@cne expedition aad
find. that il a, all he can only raise i hy
paving eSorbitan, interest which !, is ex.
cciingly doubtful. in the sbsnce Of Irgis-
five authority, that he would he justified
in doing |, j. wrong and unnanly TO cas-;
a responsibility upon an ohner, anil then
cripple be action 40 "a TO render II impcrs.i-
bic for him TO comply hut il j. doahly
mean 10 take advantage Of sach posture
of affairs. anil hy the suppression Of some
fact. the Misrepresentation Of other. anil
the fabrication Of murc, 70 cast hlame upon
a man who, during thirty YEAR. ot pablo
le ard seryiocs, has pas~d Gul;l'sss crit
cism. AMI hcen rewarded by the highs,
marks Of the confidence Of his country
! take II upon myself Ia make this an
svrr 10 the article IN the Tones becaase
have hal better opportunity Of knowing
what has t-sn dcne ,han perhaps any oae
el-,, and think ths charges q the T,rass
asains, Governos NSn,sy. ami ,he uarrla-