The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-11-26


then explained the obirc, oi his visit. |,
was the old story, repeated the lhousand,h
time. They were very poor they had left
their friends al home with heavy hearts. and
hoped that their father would give them
something 10 make them glad In short,
the endles, catalogue ol Indian wants was
sumintd up u humble petition for little oi
their fathers milk whisky Ia make them
cry :" for certain friends they had lost This
shameless beggary should not he taken as
proof of want Of spirit. The main point
in their political code is equality oi proper
iy he that has two shirts thinks il duty
/ TO give one 10 him who has none. lic who
has none thinks il no shame TO ask one Of
| him who h-s W.. l'iTs effect ,i ts,is sys,cfn
is that they ARE always in wan, Of every
thing, aud the application ot their own
principle OF action TO their white ncighbors
makes their company excessively trouble
some. II is true that they are willing to
reciprocal, as far AS lies in their power, but
then they never have anything To give.
Tn the occasion in question, our Chippc
wa friends got, If moi all they asked. yet
more than they had expected. Then. after
having entered the garrison with the buffalo
dance. they cit the Fort. and set up their
lodges w they hud been directed,
In the afternoon Toopunkah Xeac arrived
from the Ba,,ure aux Ficyres, with seven
Of his own band aud one other, They wen,
directly to the Chippewa camp and entered
the largest lodge, wher il happened there
were ust nine persons The young Dakota
above named held IN his hand u pipe, the
stem Of which was gaily ornaneDted with
poreupine's quills and hair stained red The
Chippewas spread skins for his party, shook
hands with them. invited them courioonsly
TO bc seated. They also directed the wo.
men instantly 10 prepare u feast Of ven-on,
corn. oil of which articles were mixed toge.
ther, and placed before the Dakotas IN brim.
ming bowl. When the entertainment wa
over. Toopunka /rze filled the peace pil~
be had brought ard passed il round. None
rejected it, aud all might, therefore. consider
themselves pledged 10 peace, II not To love.
The conyersa,ion then became general AMI
amicable. The Chippewa women coq,ctied
with the Dakota youths. who seemed in no
wise To consider then as enemies
No Dakota is suffered 10 wear n war
eagles feather in his hair ill he has Killed
his ,-aD. Toopunks /ee wore one for the
Chippewa he had So trcacbcronsly slain the
year before, M W. have already related
One OF the fair Chippcwas noticed il. ~ ou
are not going 20 wear that said she
&" shall wear another before am much
Older be replied.
Certainly after 30 much friendly inter.
course aud - many demonstrations ol good
wiII. no one could have suspected any sinister
purpose. Tie Chippcwas, too might have
riicd on their proximity 10 the Fort l,ui.
" The heart oi man ia desp ratrly wicked.
The DakOias had shook hands and smoked
the pipe Of peace with their former foes, had
eaten Of their fat and drank Of their strong.
a. last. AT sunset. they took their guns nrrl
rose 10 depart. The eight FOREMOST halted
outside the door. while The Inst held il aside
will, his foot, and oil discharged their guns
into the lodg,, excepting one who's pics'
missed fire. The n-sassins gave the Indian
oi de j0' and fed like deer
The guns were heard 10 the : ori AMI the
news soon reached th" commanding officer.
who Immediately ordered an ofliccr to pro-
reed 10 The nearest village with an hundred
men, and apprchend as many Dacotns a.
be- possibly could. 80 time was h. b. lo.,
ior the night was fast coming up the bori-
non. The tbippewas who were not hurt
joined the party. Crcum.tancc. proved
favorable 70 the enterprise, just ~ ,he party
lei' the gate, upwnr'!s Of hundred armed
l'ac0'as appeared on low ridgc mar
the Fort. Captain ------ divided his force
ard dispatched ore party round small
wo'si to take the enemy 10 the reaf. while
b" advanced up'n them in front. The Da-
so,s- kept their ground firmly Some COY.
cred Themselves with the scatifred scrub oak
tres others laid down in the long grass
Guns ~ers already c,,ckcJ ~Ipn the detached
nary aPpard ~ their rear. THIN the Ia.
i'an- gave way. Most e.capcd bu, thirty
wcr" taken and sIS.sJiiy conveyed 20 the
for'' wsi"re accommodation. were provided
io' thern 10 the guard house aud The black.
h'4e. The chiptevas. TOO removed their .
"dee' into 'br Fort; and the wound,d wer
'nrrie'i to the ho-piisl
Eight bali had bsa fred into the Cbip. .
De.s lodge, and every one took ,Hee,. Tie .
wounds were the most ehastly that We eyer /
as made by bullets. The party had bcrn
ying, or rec'ipiGg on their mats fot there .
/. 10 standing IN a Chippewa lodge. Con
eqnently the ball pased through their .
NIB diagonally tearing and cutting more
ban Il Is usual for pboss u lead % Do, +
hongh a. ragged a. chewing ran make them
Doe ~ornan wa kiilel outright. our man
vas nor,al.y, add another sevsrei, wounded
be latter being shd through both aucIe
o'nts and crippled forever. An the fest .
gre women and children. and more or lss
eveely s0uTied.
There w1 weeping and wailing in the
'hlppeSa lodges d.at night. The noisy
anentaiiN.a of the yoinen hrnke The r,,.i Of