St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1859-12-15
Driving of the Indians.

r. Driving of the Indians. f.
As stated in our last, about five hun.
dred Sioux Indians have been in. the
neighborhool OF St. Cloud, making them,
selves specially agreeable, for some three
months Major CULLEN, Indian Agent,
sent Dir. HArcH up to warn them off,
Mr.. HATCH came to St. Cloud; 'swellcd''
pretty considerably, telling people what
10, MI: HArcH, Vas going Tor to do
If tho red skins did not heed his notice
and take themselves of in double. quick
time, he, Mr.. HATCH, would go himself
and drive them of! What were FIVE
hundred Indians to man Of HArcH's
metal; for those who shook Mr.. Hatch,
shook the Commonwealth; aud Mr..
HATCH was not to be shaken! So, the
morning after Mr.. nA1cn's arrival, Mr..
HATCH went out and called upon his
Excellency, the Sand Hill Chief: His
Excellency, the Sand Hill Chief, handed
his visitor, Mr.. HATCH, Tcen;y; flee dol
lars in gold, to say nothing moro about it!
Game was very plenty-scttlcmcnts thick
cattle in abundance, all ready for the
stealing; and as much hay :nd grain as >hey
could co nsume, just io: the carrying away,
without the trouble Of asking the owners.
Chief thought it would be worth twenty.
five dollars to be allowed to remain uumo-
Tested in such nice quarters. Mr.. HATCH
thought it good plan. So, Mr.. HATCH
returned to St. Cloud that evening, meek
as Moses; and next morning took himself
off to St. Paul. Whether be divided the
twenty-five dollars with Major CULLEN,
deponent saycth not; but the Major ba.
not since troubled his Sand Hill Excel.
1ency With any unpleasant: acquisitions.
We would not have people abroad think
We are seriously troubled BY: these Indians.
The people are not afraid Of them. They
are no more annoying than the hordes Of
thieves and Migrants in Eastern cities
but people want the protection Of Govern:
mcnt against these. So the people Of this
County want the protection Of Govern
ment against these savage piHerers They,
Themselves, could drive them out by force
Of arms; but the majority Of the people
do not really feel them enemies. 1t would
be very wrong that they should. Our,
people should bear, with much long suf.
fering, the annoyances of these troublesome
neighbors. They are the wards Of the
General Government; and should be treat
ed as children, idiots, insane or other
imbccilcs arc treated, with view to their
welfare, as we'll as ours. But Government
should divide their reserved LANDS 50 as to
give each family fee simple title to q
bome; give them aid and instruction in
Tie art Of cultivating the ground and
making home; then insist that they do
not trespass upon other lands.
It is mistaken philanthropy which
claims that tho Indians are wronged by
white settlers dispossessing them Of
portion Of their lands. The All Father
intended the Earth for the use Of his
children Every one Of them has a
natural right to his or her share, and
IN Indian has no more right to monorolize
rs y n. much " as would support support i've hundred
vhite men, than the speculator has. Give
he Indian his share, and if he ,c'N not
10 cultivate it as to make a living off it,
ct h;r, starve; for che that will not work
neither shall he cat
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