The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-12-03

It tWO tIlbS UtNtttltlttl IVUitt same
stock, as their languages sbundantly prove,
and the claims Of common origin have been
strengthened by frcquen, marriages. Now.
it happened that, when Toopunkah Xezc was
put TO death q, Fort Smelling, the Red Bird
was absent from his Wnncbugo village. ou
an expedition against the Chippcwas. lie
returned unsuccessful, AMI consequently. sui.
len and malcontent Till this time, he had
been noted among his tribe for his friendly
disposition towards the "mcu of hats" as
Indians call the whites, and among the ira.
dcrs, for his scrupulous honesty. However,
this man, from whom no white person be-
yond the frontier would have Anticipated
injury, was easily induced TO commit bloody
and unprovoked outrage,
Certain Dakota Ambassadors arrived at
the Red Birds village, with lie in their
mouths. You have become bye-word Of
reproach among us, said they. "lou have
just given the Chippewas reason to laugh at
you, and the Big Knives also laugh n, YOU.
10 while they were among you, they dared
not offend you. but now they have caused
Wamandoosgarra liza and hs companion TO
be put to death, and they have cut their
bodies into pieces not bigger than the spots
in bead garter" The tale was believed,
and cry for vengeance arose throughout
the village. II was decided that something
must be done, and the Dakota ENJOYS prom.
ised to lend helping hand.
A few days before, two keel boats had
assembled the river. laden with provisions for
the troops a, Fort Smelling. They passed
the mouth Of Black River with full sheet,
so that few Winnebagocs, who were there
eucamped, had some difficulty IN reaching
them with their canoes. They might have
taken boats, for there were but three fire.
locks on board: nevertheless. they oI'ere,l no
injury. They sold fish and vcnlsor 10 the
boatneD, on amicabie terms, and suffered
them to persuc their journey unmolested --
We mention this triing circumstance, mere.
ly because il was afterwards reported in the
St. Louis papers. that the crews Of the boats
had abused these Wnnebaeoes sbamduliy.
which assursily was not the case. The wind
died away before the boats reached the vii.
lage Of Wabashaw, which ia situated on the
west bank Of the Mississippi, twelve or IF
teen miles above the mouth OF Black River
Here the Dakotas pcremp,orily commanded
them TO put ashore. which they did. No
reason was assigned for the order. Upwards
of five hundred warriors Immediately crowd.
I'd on board. A passenger who was well
acquainted with the Dakotas. observed that
they brought no women with them IN Wa
usual that they were painted black (which
signifies either grief or hostility J tha, they
.,y,..,l q, Ii ta,.t, L..
and that their speech was brief and sullen.
He instantly communicated his observation.
to Mr.. Lindsay, who COMMANDED the boats,
and advised him TO push on, before the say.
ages should have discovered that the party
were wholly unarmed Lindsay, bold.
hearted kcntuckian, assumed the tone Of
command and peremptoriiy ordered the
Dakoias ashore. They, probably thought
that big words would he seconded with hard
blows, and compicd The boats pushed on
Several Indians pursued them along The
shore for several miles, with speech Of 'aun'
and defiance; but they offered no further mo
lesta,on
The Dakota villages higher up shp
much i'll viii, but no disposition or rather
no courage, 10 attack. Altogether appear
auces were 20 threaining. that on his arri-
val at Fort Smelling, Mr. Lindssy comm1.
uicatcd what he had seen 70 the commanding
officer and askei that BIZ. crew should BE-
furnished with arms aud ammunition. The
requs' was granted his thrtytwo mcB
were provided with thiry.'go muskc,s. snd
barrel Of ball-catrldge-. Thus secured
against attack, the boats commenced The de
-cent u the river
In the meanwhile. TN Rcd Bird had cogi
iated upon what he had hraid every titiie Of
which he believed aud had come 10 the con.
cIu-lon that the honor 0f hia race required
the blood o' two Americaas NJ least He
therefore got into biz canoc with Wekaw.
or The sun and two pthrrs. and pasiflsrl u
Prairie du Chen.
When be 90, there, b. waited upon Mr.
Boileyin ia the .nosi ffi'Tily nsnDr and
begged 10 be regarded a. oUe II 10" -taunch-
~, friends oi the Am"t,csr@. Tie vencra.
be agent admit'i he claims, but absolute.
~ refused 10 give him any whiskey Tie
Winnebaeo chIcf ih'n applied 10 a trader
10 ths town, VINO, relying upon his general
god character. dld GOi hesitate tO furnish
hin with an eight gallon .rg Of spirits, The
value of yhich was 70 b. paid in far. 10 the
( sUeo'cflng su,urm.
TIRE was an old colnrs1 woman in the
village. wbfss I've sons bad bever heard that
theg wef. iHtri0r b.ing., either from The
Ir1 ans or The Canadian Frcoch 1here.
iofr, p'ret having corlsiIe-tl 'h"rnslye- DO.
graded, they were not dgra,Ied On the
contrary, thy ranked ~.th ,ls- mo-, respect.
able inhabitants u tbe Place We knew
F them veli. One VA the village black NTH
'h" o'hers we're subs'antial farmers Their
father wa frenebmAn, and ,heir name
~ss GagnIsr.
One oi tb.-s Inen owned farm three
mies frota PRAIRIE dg Chen. where h. lived
with As wife, a white woman tso cbil-