The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-07-23

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Our relations With the SioaN Indians have
never worn such All omincus ss,s'ct n a, this
moment Step by step havr the nceri ia'io,s
assumed u hclligornt character, until nov,
there is no alternative bat 1ehi. The sn-
pcfiui,nt,rnt has taken the decisive grcuB,!
thai the SIOUX nation must aid IA the cap
turc and Surrender Of thu munitnr l~K.ra
pu-rN, anal his part ~. 10 the eiSa authorities
in view of the Article Of the Tnaiy q! 1851
which guarantees eternal peace and friend.
ship between the contracting lariies. NJ
frs, the Indians appeared 10 regard the sar-
render or. destruction Of lSNfA-nrrt asa
matter If lu,y; next they would act IN con
nexion with the troop, and now ihey dcuy
altogether the obligation In do anything IN
the matter. Thus stand the parties. The
Superintendent, acting under explicit lGslruc'
,ions, with ample testimony that the S'sS'~
ton. at l,as, portion Of the Nank,on, AMI
possibly some II the Naturalization Indians
sympa,hisr with ,hc spur, lake mur'lenrs.
while they, co their par, throw themselves
upon treaty s,ipula,ionS, rs they interpret
them. aud ignor en,irly the I>RrApt-r,
party.
yellow Medicine Is nov ,hc grca, spo, of
interest. We lei, then day beior' ycs'er
day, at ! O'Clock. w Then all Was qaei.
the Superintendent awaiting the arrival oi
the lower Sionx who were going mp ther"
to hold grand union council. and decade
therein what they should do towards The
cap,urc Of lNS.rA-pr.rA On our way herr
VIZ met the Indians going up in considerable
numbers, and they arc s''ll moving that way
their wives and children, with few cNeep
tons, remain here.
Yesterday morning the runner OF the stab
hing Of soldier by an indiaa Of the to'crni
lkeposia, Band rached ms. These are the
circumstances AZ dusk IN the evening ol
Thursday. II inst. the soldier wen, To the
river ncar the improvement Tor water, and
while quietly and unsnsrectinsly passing by
an Indian received stab IN the back. We
have no, learned the name Of The wounded
man; 1t was ramor,i that hc war mor'ally
wounded, bnt by advice ir,1n There ms
morning Ne learn that he |ii' lives The
Indian sought protection at The N'ss''on
camp, MAJOR NutRaA> ~h' a" "''Nr am
rnard Ia demand his soff',"''f' "h'h was
mol only P'r'mp'"rh'! '''"S'' ""' '"t'
nnin'~r 81 'n''"h' l"f'"'' avn "'''''' '"'''
guns upon 'h',n' luz "'''f WIS wv sup
ported strongly rnolfh y" 'hs'" "iN' "''
surrender. lie REPORTED" Nal't Nhs@s'N'
who Immediately pn' h'' battery '" m"'''h
10 IRE upon them. i'H Unique r'i'' uP
uia''on Begging MN !" g''' ''H'' ~" ""'"'
ing aml they womb 'i''h give h''h up 'h'
culprte. Tie 'h''n'~s 81 inc h'"' "''' Wv
desire il ls,s-ibl" Ia avoid o"ilis'"n 'lriuc'h
the MAJOR t" grant the time iA''r ah''oT
say that the Indian moi gwen up AZ
O'Clock. \. VI. this day.
There Ar, now at yellow Ieli, me some
lGl mcn. MAJOR SunWN,s with his battery,
one c,snpauy Of the 10th iniantry. and
Major p,rIr> and Captain -tiIy 81 The
yod Infantry, with their commands. Moth
ing could bc more opporiapc than the ARR
yal IL thu division Of ihr 2nd infantry fHf
companr,s under Cd. AggRcaosmg We
learn that then the Iolnp,l avaiting an ~.
pr-s will. il necessary. proved TO yellow
NeJ;c;no with MI the available torcr a, his
command merriam. one hundred men. and
y,,,ison the ron with ci,iDn soldiers.
The Indian. now At Yellow Medicine
number 5000. at a low estimate. The
treaty Indians at that agency couui $3.50.
We think 80 il rather low estimate 'o'
The addition from 'he mans !" ",''''''''
200 lodges " 'd'b's'i' are ''p'''N" !" W.
al iAeqdipar'' ana IN ""'' way "'"'
This would collect '"''" 81 ''''o"' H'r'
win VI" 'acs''"'' WIN "''o J"" wv vi
the plans, 900 I" S"" We have sun
sone ? 500 NsnSaAan'"n- "f i""'' SIOUX
80 W. would hav" 10 e"nh' at i'A"' '"'""
Indians In rae Of war, "" may 'r may
not count al 'h'-r az ''rh'"~ w NV
pot disposed to pIar" m"eh f"''en'' ui'"
,is only branch ct tho tamIiy from "'''"
W. cpah cspoG al Thai is tbs h"cr
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