The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1857-08-05

The unfairness and desperation of the
opposition press in political affairs, is
most strikingly oxempliied ia their
course in regard to the present Indian
troub cs in the territory of Minnesota,
A short time since a body of Indians
murdered a part of the inhabitants of a
settlement in that territory, and carried
some off as prisoners. Fer those that
had been murdered there was no help.
They we're gone. Their bones were
bleaching upon the plains or rottiug in
their lonely from tier graves. Retribu-
tive justice, which could as well be adj
ministered at AIRY future time as at pres
cut, was all that could be expected or
done. By instantly ordering out a large
body of United States troops and muir
dering the whole tribe, innocent as we'll
as guilty, this might have been accom-
plished at once. Rut there was another
consideration to be taken into the &C.
count. Helpless women and children
were carried off by the marauders into
their desert wilds as prisoners. The
least inadvertance or rashness upon the
part of the whites would have doomed
these to the most inhumaD fortunes aud
certain death. The well known rule #
Indian warfare proves that any such i'm
mediate attempt at revenge would have
been attended with such a result
What course did Col. MEDARy, the ex-
e~cutive of the territory pursue2 He
did what every person actuateu by hu-
man motives and with any regard fer
the lives of individuals would have doue.
He sent out a deputation with means to
ransom the prisoners and return them
to their friends and Kindred. When this
was accomplished, as 1t has been success
fully, then was the time to talk of retri-
button aud punishment. Demand was
immediately made by Col MEDARY up
on the President for troops to chastise
the murderers, and before the rescued
prisoners wei e scarce rested from their
perils aud tolls, large bodies were o.
their way 30 the scene of the disturb
ance, called from the New England
States, 1cAere their presence hea been
necessary 10 keep Gdotem Tie infamous
heaSoaS aeAich MiS Republican purity
cause and dcfcnI. There can then be
10 doubt that the Governor acted wise
ly and judicious!y, and that the Presi-
dent responded promptly to his demands,
made as soon as the exigeuces of the
Csc or good policy required it. Aud
get a large portion Of the opposition
press, having nothing else to talk about,
and in order to kee? up the courage and
fight" wi:h their illiterate rank and
file" m~isreprcsen; this whole affair and
attempt to make political capital cut of
it. The Mansfield Herald of July 29th,
and a petty scribblcr called OBED, whose
high-falu,i in God aud Liberty" article
it endorses, say, i'll substance, why have
not tie troops in Florida, in Kansas, IL
Texas and those upon the road to Utah,
been stationed or Immediately called to
Minnesota; ald then they strike off in
a tangent through the il!imitable space
of bleeding Kansas, free States aud
slave States, denunciation of the admil-
istralion AID all tue other bug bears of
Niggerism.
The Indian tribes that iubabit the
territory OF Minnesota have been of late
years as friendly and loyal to the Uni
ted States government as any in the
West, As sc happen to know, from a
brief residence IL the capital of the ter
ritory a few years since, the Sioux L.
dinns, the largest tribe i the territory,
were considered ard conducted thcul-
as firm friends of the whites. 1t
was so, generally, with all the tribes,
about the only trouble being, the occa
SIGNAL fights between the Chirpeway aud
Sioux tribes. In CO. sideration of this
feeling, near three years eince, a large
of the troops stationed in that
quarter, were removed to the frontiers
of Texas, which were then threatened
by the savages. Since then, large bodies
Of them have been needed in different
parts, and most of them TO keep down
-e5cHion, instlgated 6y this sanze party
hat novd ea0ufcc the administration
Aud DOW they say, why not call the
from Utah, why not call it from
Kansas that treason may pursue ita
;uurss unchecked, why uot call it
!. ON the everglades of Florida aud let
murderous Seminoles alune in their
work, why not call it from the
froutiers f Texas, in order
: keep in subsection a few, hitherto
Indians in Minnesota, and, at
sacrifice of their prisoners, mete out
Immediate vengeance-u upon the murder
RS. YesI They would rather see riot.
treason and crime devastating our land.
hey would rather see helpless prisoners
nardered, the Mansfield Herald would
behold the daughters of the most
respected citizens of its city seduced,
lebauched and crazed by Norm n fanat-
would rather see Indians desola
.iGg our Southern frontiers, than that IA