The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1859-12-09
THE WEEKLY PIONEER AND DEMOCRAT.
Indian would fly from, the qualification Of
his taste for strong LIQUOR.

Indian would fly from, the qualification Of
his taste for strong liquor.
I hear from some Of your correspondents
that there has been q fight between the
Sioux and Chippewa, in the Big Woods.
Nothing has been heard of it here directly
from the Sioux, who are travelling back
wards from the place mentioned all the
time-but still it may be, there is always
danger of a collision when any of those two
tribes of hereditary enemies come together.
Not so much from hatred for each other as
for the glory of wearing eagle plumes, the
trophy of the victor. However, / am of
the opinion even those difficulties could be
brought to close, was there sufficient
force of mounted men on our frontier, to
follow and apprehend the aggressors, and
give them severe result to summary court
martial.
From my experience among Indians, I
have come to the conclusion they must be
dealt. with firmly as as well as justly, and the
policy of showing them that we will not be
las people, trided with, is becoming
evident every day, and which if not carried
out will eventuate disastrously.
Now, in the case of the Ink-pa-dut-ah
massacre, the general government made no
effort to bring that band to justice. One
company of troops marched to the scence
of murder, encamped there one night,
and marched back to their comfortable
quarters at Fort Ridgley. An order was
then given to get up an expedition to ferret
them out; a large outlay of money was
made to procure means for grand expedi-
ton, which was to strike terror to the
savage breast, when, behold, all was coun.
fernandez, and the troops of that expedi-
ton ordered to Utah, to enrich the country
on the Missouri River, by getting up an ex.
element.
There left the Fort week ago company
of artillery, doing duty as infantry, ordered
to the same ground, the scene of Ink-pa
dut-ah's massacre, owing to the representa-.
ton having been made that demonstrations
were again on foot for evil in that region by
the Indians. If so, what can the infantry
do against the savage this season of the
year ?-the storms on our prairies are now
occasionally terrific. What can body Of
marching troops do among a band of des
perate savages, through ravines and hal
frozen swamps?
News has just been received from the Big
Woods, and correct statement flor which
1 will vouch for the truth to you, gentlemen
Editors) of the fight between the Sioux and
Chippewas, mentioned before.
A young Sioux, named CHAN Noo-Poo-
SAY, brother of the Chief of BLAcK-Does
band, returning to camp with deer on his
back, was shot at and killed by four Chip
pewas, who were in ambush, behind a fallen
tree. They evidently took his scalp in two
pieces; for on retreating they were fired on
by four Sioux, who happened to come up at
the time, and one Of the retreating Chippe-
was killed. He had in his possession part
of the Sioux scalp, and bloody knife in his
hand. He had part of an American flag
wrapped around his body, showing that the
intention Of the Chippewas was to meet the
Sioux on friendly terms, provided they were
many but seeing but one, the temptation
to take a scalp was too strong, and they
shot him. The other three escaped with the
other half of the scalp, which was seen by
your correspondent at St. Cloud. Such is
the true statement of the affair as rendered
here by JACK FRAZER, who has just come
from the scene of the murder. It proves
conclusively, to my mind, the treachery of
the Chippewas more than any other tribe of
the Northwest. Treaties of peace have
been made over and again for years, and
they have invariably been the first to break
them.
The Sioux, think, will await the action
of the Government in this matter. Last
spring Sioux was severely wounded, near
st. Paul, tat the cave,) by a war party of
them, and they have remained patiently
waiting the action of the authorities, by
request of their friends, until now and
again this affair has taken place, and if not
arranged, will make bloody war between
them on the frontier. I will write in few
days. Yours sincerely,