The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-03-25
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N motion OF Mr.. KUTAN, the Houi

Mr.. BALCOMBE moved To strike out
Hotchkiss and Emerson's account from the
bill. Carried.
Mr.. STARKEY moved to amend the
appropriation bill by inserting the expenses
incurred in the several expeditions against
hostile Indians, and spoke a. follows:
ask the indulgence Of the House TO be
allowed 10 offer lew remarks with reference
10 the Sunrise expedition, and may be par.
doncd in the position assume, from the cir.
cnmstances Of the case and the impossible
ity OF arriving at the truth other than by
some one who was present during the bat
Tic Oh Washington Prairie ] wish not to
BIZ considered IA questioning the right Of any
of the honorable Senators Of this legisla
ture 10 make use ofany language they please
Ia debate, ~ the Constitution protects them
In that respect. bat, sir, claim the priv
lsge Of speaking 10, and answering the pub
lished reports ia newspaper; II Ia to that
! wish 10 call the attention Of the House
In the Daily bi'nnesotian Of Friday, the 9th
day Of July, find q column or more Ot
words, said to have been uttered by men ia
their sober senses, referring 10 the Spirit
Lake and Sunrise expeditions. A more
! gross Misrepresentation Of facts never WA
! published. The article alludc 10 is headed
Interesting debate about the Sunrise Expe-
dtion--S tarkcy gets fits ] will not stop
here TO comment upon the classical language
In the heading just quotod-t speaks for IT,
self--a rather interesting and novel style OF
reporting parliamentary debates. The arti.
Gle alluded to, then, reports that "hs hattie
was bdmoen "fW" Indians and me troops
Ibia Is false there ~cse ,aocc than five
"7hai the Indians were dung no harm. -
This il falsc, for the expedition was pre-
dicatod upon aflidavits, by settlers, that the
Indians were burning their haystacks, dc
stroyng their crops, aud stealing from them
had committed burglary at the house Of
John Shaw and William Keys, on Cedar
Greek, and had actually driven one family
oil from their farm. This man is now in
st. Paul, himself and vile, afraid to return
and while tho troops we're securing the
country, they passed by the burnt ruins Of
four cabins evidently having been burnt by
the Indians, at any rate the owners Of the
cabins had gone 10 town for provision and
on their return, their homes we're destroyed
and these Indians were in tho neighborhood
al the time, aud left very suddenly, aud
while they were in custody, several Of these
settlers came in aud identified them ~ hay.
ing been in the ncighborbood, Evidence of
the most direct and positive character could
bo adduccI 81 the guilt Of these Indians. To
The unbceser refer him Ia tho files OF the
Indian and Executive Departments Of this
State. IA 10 the charge contained in said ar.
ticlc. tina, the troops were intoxicated at the
time Of the battle, IL an unmitigated false
hood, worthy the same crc,iit IA the rest OF
the article
The facts arr, the troops for three days
previous had seen but one house, Mr..
Shawp) and had they been ever 80 disposed
10 obtain whisky could not for the beat OF
reasons, IL VAS All impos@ibil,ty. ! hurl
back the charge IN the teeth ofhim who ut.
tered il. aud defy him 10 tho proof 10
thoac who know the highly respected mem
hcra Of that company, the charge ia luii.
crous bat 10 the stranger, would reply,
give credit 10 one who knows. For myself
sir ] ask no quarter, willing always 10 abide
the decision 0l my lclow-c I lcns, prompted
only by sense OF duty aud obeyiug the or.
dcrs Of my superior officer, the Governor OF
the Territory. ind Commander. in. Chief
Al great personal risk and business sacrifices,
my company did only what ! believe any
one could do under the circumstances. Sir,
from whom do the objections to these expe-
d,ions come Not irom the hard working
mechanic Of the city, not the honest farmer.
No, SIR sIhey ut their coun,rys call, lay
down their tools, the axe. the hammer, the
anvil, and pillow are lctt friends. home aud
kindred arr lett, and they sally forth Us one
man. to defend tho homes Of the dcfenceles,s
frontier settlers. Then sir | again ask
from whom do the objections come They
come from some Of the dronos around the
hive OF industry, the Indian trader, growing
rich upon the spoils OF his puondam asso-
c,ntos, "the poor Indian
The lawyer warmly cnsconsi in his olive
bch0d bis law hooks and flies eau know
nothing II the danger Ui II troniipr life The
whskey dealer cares not how many defence
less white men, women aud childrcn are
butchered by the rcmorso'ts4 savage ~ hong
as he can carry on his hellish traffic ii il
against his interest u settle and leyclope
our beautiful state 10 have homes carved
ou, Of woodland and prairie Tor the SONS aud
daughters Of New and uld England. And
sir, tt is this source and this only whruc,
Gomez the bowling We nov hear in regard
10 there expeditions, Ia these Indian out
bryals We are to wait until some white lives
are sacrificed before the Governor should
call out the troops. II none are sacrificed,
il lh Is preserved, aud quiet restored on
our border than the expedition " the butt
for ridicalc and sarcasm
Aud here Mr. Speaker. le, me revert
moment 90 one circumstance tine gentle.
man, who IL rcpo',e "~a made lengthy
speech in the Same touc oi discussion, was
al the tine. and believe, Is now. Adjutant
General ul the Militia Tor which he re-
ceiycs an annual salary. Il camr with bad
grace, from such source, 10 attach odum
to this expedition and although tina, gen,
teman Is personal friend OF several years
standing, 10y. that IS remarks were