The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-04-30
The Inii,sns,

Hy reference 30 the proo~siDgs 0f the
House Of Representatives Oh Monday. the
9Gth inst, IL will be seen that Hon. J. u
BNowS, Of Siblcy county, has introduced
resolutions calling upon the military for
snlieIen, force Of United States mounted
troops 10 pursue and punish thu Indians who
recently so brutaIly butcherei III" settlers
On the Southern frontier Of Minnesota. and
the Northern frontier of Iowa
Il Il highly important that thc-r raacnIa
should he promptly punished. unless We would
give announcement "a the other Indians
ihst ,he most fragrant ontrages may be rom
mttel against the frontier settlers with i'm
paniiy,
Inv oati II Indians who werr guilty 81
,hrse murders ~ the white settlers was
mall 1hoy are rncgs'los iron, diiarnt
han.is. aud have bscp committing jcprrsln-
q ions upon tho settlements in tho Dcs Moins~
lni Cedar river valleys i,r long wrifs IL
wears, They have heretofore, through the
negligence Of the goverpmset, and tho icr'
bcafance OF tho settlers. ,sraI~,l punishment,
AMI have thus bcrn lcl IA believe that they
cold commit no act. however strocous,
TIA, woulJ b. followed by Punishment. For
bvarauce has now become criminal and Il
Is intumbch, 90 the government, to extcrmi
nate this bani u mortlrre,s With the es
crptian Of The small band referred Ia. the
lnjh Ms within the Territory arr pcuecahIe
and well d,sposcj, aud Eel that Il would he
'lus; and proper Tor the Wits 10 puniah the
guilty PARTIES to the bitter end AMI the
people IT the Territory will not he aaiisted
with bali way measures
NJ. Bnnws. after the introduction Of his
,epaiuiion. asking 'ha, the goyctnmcn, troops
be sen, IN pursuit Of the mutJ'fsrs, gave NO
tic,. II a hill 10 authorize the Geyanoi 10
call ont volunteers icf that service. III case
the troeps should not bc sent by the reurral
government This " rigAt rhosr Indians
muai he punished, even 70 determination i,
aul The suffering female prisoners they hold
rsracd FROM thcit horrible posiricu " i
bcrcruc' Uecessat, ior tho ropie 10 takr The
tpattcr Ia hand. they " III do Il, end a terri
HE Justice 10 these ~, agc ouilaws viii iol
low
iluuus he time tl'' Mr 'inm : Naa at
t,y liul, 100 the Mountain the Indians ~hu
lad rluelt,eI the mrf,lrrs passed dcwn'hr
i.0ch N,ur An l,si,sn Wlin ha'i sfn an'i
.unrst..i with ta,7u. vhih they wrrr en-
campt,l 80 the iiact River and who f'er
- the other lblians HoI lroa, their camp
"a tl,r u,sht, tcp~iic,i that ,he icar lrmahs'
%. ,,.l... .ss1 .J.,... y. ...ss'
su,trur very much from III. fatigue oltravcl
facy were all rcqul9ri 10 walk aoi carr,
bauicus though the shaw aud slrams, th,nly
tal. and without tn ueyv~ssry protection
ier ihrit net and low, limbs rhne 81 the
Indians had tssn severely woasied by the
white, 1hcy rrphftr,i po tra,hs among
thcir avn party but c,antrl so'ne thirty four
whites Killed They parpcscd ,IzCro'llnr
Do Rcca River 60 ,hc l,ir SIOUX anil ,hsn,Sa
would - West "a ihe Missouri MI
UHowS thinks that in all probability they
yin k.ll tho families heated s' the mouth %
tbs Rock, "a they vii he able 10 surprise
tarm w,ihuai slinenliy the settlers aprne
bending ~ danger. aud being lgnoran' u
BE pr, ,ons muniuroos copduc, NJ ID. laid