The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1858-07-01


at Traverse des Sioux with the Sissetons
and Wakpayton Sioux, makes the Big
Sioux River the Western boundary Of the
purchase" Although the Senior may say
IL was not to be 50 understood, yet that Is
the letter Of the treaty, and Is 20 construed
by the Department at Washington. Sec
ord the allusion to "thc Dakota Land
Company Single Witness, Is but In unison
with the Editors former efforts TO prejudice
the public against the Company, and against
everything that pertains to the settlement
Of Dakota.
The broad assertion Of the editor that
there was no white man injured, and con-
sequently, "this establishes the point that
the Indians are merely maintaining what
they deemed, and what every white man, &C
quainted with the subject, knows are their
unquestionable nights in the premises, -
needs no comments from as to establish its
absurdity.
But We cannot refrain from expressing
our ast0nishment that there IL found 10 q
civilized community, an editor who openly
jmtiiies the destruction OF 1000 worth Of
property, In Dakota, and the plundering of
settlements, and trains Of loaded teams, 80
miles within the western boundary OF the
State OF Minnesota. by the same bands Of
Indians; TO oil OF which, the writer OF this
was an eye witness, and can substantiate his
statement by more than fiity witnesses
Ihird.-He says. "as to furnishing them
tor what tey h"x' deus IN hasesa -IeFsi.
tory, the proposition IL absurd NO such
proposition has been maze; the only propo-
S'tloa We know oil u containe IN the late mess
ageof the Governor asking the Legislature to
empower him, or to place at his disposal such
means M will enable him in any emergency
to protect tho lives and property Of citizens
within tho State. 1t Is not to punish Tor
what has been done, but TO prevent the fur
ther aggression Of iawiess Indians. who
nave caused more or less trouble 10 the
whites on the frontier Tor the past four
years. WINE 'he'r attitude th's moment IS
" '"c "oS' '"'ea'eh'tg character
The editor, in concluding, undertakes to
further ridicule this matter by saying that
81 twas elected 10 the House yesterday by
questions Of Mr.. SnKxrz, that the witness
10 the burning Of Medary does not know
whether there was anything burnt except a
barn" In answer 10 this We would saw that
before a single man left Medary. there were
nine buildings burned down on the the town
site, besides ten or twelve claim cabins near
by. As VIC were leaving. md while within
one mile Of the scene, the stables, together
with ten or twelve tons Of bav belonging IN
the principal public house, were fired by the
Indians. The Indians cngape,lin these out.
RACES were well armed and numbered he.
tween three and four thousand. It was the
op;nion of some of the settlers. who have
been long upou the frontier that there were
-, c.w.r ,ba, .x ,ho,s.,d
They fine Indiana, J.c,arcd !, N M their
intention ,o brcak nm every set,l,mcnt AMI
,akc n,.,s,ss;on Of nj, the nroner,v If tho
WHITES from tho Rio swx 10 IN. mo,,b or
the Wasioja.
A part of the settlers who retrcated from
Modary, and somo forty who were me, near
the State line, have made stand at the
Saratoga settlement, near the head OF the
Zig Cottonwood river, believing that they
will be able to bold out there until reinforce.
ments arrive, or, until the arrival OF the Su.
perintendent OF Indian Affairs who Is ex-
po'n oahy WIN means TO pae'iy the In
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