The New York herald., 1862-09-28
Return Of Gov. Ramsey and the LegiSla-
tive Commission to st. Paul.
Effect of the Recent Treaty
with the Chippewas.
They Offer to Fight the Sioux,
and Why.
PEN AND INK SKETCH OF A WILD INDIAN.
WAR PREPARATIONS AT ST. PAUL.
POPULARiTY OF GEN. POPE,
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Our st. Paul Correspondence.
HEADQUARTERS, ARMY NoRrawxm,l
ST PAUL, Minn., sept o. 1862.
Governor Ramsey and the Legislative Commission, whs
started the 18th instant for the Indian country to treat
with the Chippewas have returned TO this place shall
only write Of the effects Of the treaty then and there
signed.
CHIPPEWA WARRIORS
The and tangible visible in streets
yesterday in the presence hore Of fortytwo warriors
who had down tender their to the
Governor to go and fight the Sioux. was in the Cover
nor's at the Capitol about eleven O'Clock, when
gentleman and announced that he had conducted
party OF br .ses" TO the outskirts OF the city and de-
sired 70 know be done with them. The
nouncement made and replied to something as fol-
lows
Gentleman OF the Indian Country-Governor, have
just outside the about forty odd Of your children
regular "braves," good fighters, all painted, and hun
grier than damnaton What shall do with 'eniS
Governor Ramsey Gin his usual bland and s;ra 9
stye)oto em in and feed EN- and tell 'om ii air wha.s
father with the great whito chief (Genora. Pcpe),
will come and counsel with 'em after they've hau ,ha!r
grub.
SONG.
About an hour after this interview, NeFas standing
on the DalCouy VI tuo oIo0t
which at first sounded like concert in which iocome
tves wild hyenas jackasses twohorse md ssve
raj other nois0making creations had promiscu1usly
joined A ngger camp meeting, q Hoboaen wake and
several republican conventions might be sumered down
into ene grand medley and would form
the approach this tangled noDdescrpt IN
the musical world: but nothing give you just
ception Of real song but to hear II did noe
need the Of half hundred Juveniles with
hod
BY shouting the top Of their might 70 convince
that
ssrHE MyINs ZEE A COMM"
Down the cavalcade came, bringing up at dsad haB
in of General Popes headquarters. Iwoud like to
portray the party it appeared before the great
chief but fear my own inability TO do the subject jus
tice Suffice TO say that single glance at the
tege was enough TO change all my preconcsivsa
ideas Of Indian manlness, symmetry nobility and bean
ty-deas created by reading Goodrichs History,
"Hiawatha" and Mrs. Swisshelm's "vindication q
tho Red Man"-nto feeling which may be described
as a between intense disgust and desire to
them dismount vehicles and proceed
70 their natural amusement Of chawing each other -
pieces.
DID rNDIAHfl
do net mean to ask you you those Jersey
specimens Of aborginalty who sell bead and
get drunk proceeds New York. those Yankee
fed curiosity vendors Niagara, TonAwanda basket
maker but regular built fully dressed, highly deco.
rated gorgeously painted naturally perfumed wss
brave," got up after tho most approved style. y
not then you have all that " worth seeing ~
long shot; and as you long way from whore such
curosities abound, and may have opportunity -
finish your education in this particular, win give yss
. recsipt for getting up counterfeit that will answer
very wen for model, say for "Big Dog :" the chief
WILD INDIAN
Take North Carolina gatherer reduce him to light
ing weight by starvation, bore his and insert .
couple bows dip him in caudron Of Frank Mlsrs
leather proservatve and waterproof oil blaekng comb
his hair back, braid with stalks and tie with
tow string, throw handful Of lime eye a
brick tho other, on cats tail and the
bloody several tmes his countenance give
him blanket and the rim OF Greeleys old white
necklace and rife and pipe Of tobacco you havs
IT, the ensemble you must not forgot TO procure
bottle Of whiskey being particular TO get the regular
forty cent navy regulation eighty rod kill around the
corner article without II redskin b -
WIT THE "BRAvEsn vrarD n. PAuL.
You may desire know why these natives have come
down here st this time, and in order TO explain IL d
necessary % 20 back little the history Of IaaAA
war and recite some circumstances not generally known
outside Of our own locality. These Indans Of the
tribes Of the great Chippewa nation, who are
and long have been, the profcssed friends Of IL
whites. or late, however, they have been hostile
to extent, and il began to bs feared thai they
would be found fully arrayod against Conss-
quently the commission before mentioned, headed By
Governor Ramsey, visited the Indian country and held
council with the Chiefs at which IL agreed that
the annuities should be paid usual and other
slight concessions made, which the chiefs declares
| satisfactory.
1us cHRrrwAs HAVE 1Rsa STANDING sosrnur no ns
sIoUx, sslaAs
which the latter fully reciprocate and, the ssux
were known to bo deadly hostile 70 the whites Hole In
the Day. the leading Chippewa chief, stipulated In the
treaty his willingness keep and prove his faith with
the commission by furnishing strong party Of hs
tribe to act upon the frontier Governor
sey and the commission fell in with the idea and il must
acknowledged that the red hays thas far PROVED
themselves true TO their agreement By coming down and
tendxfnR their services doubt much, however, The
wisdom Of tEs policy Of accepting them, for reasons
which win give in more appropriate place by another
letter. and do not think Cen. Pops VIII recognise the"
as branch Of the service. A.ssse..
PREPARATIONS WAR IN TEls vicfuTr. A
Ono hears about al little Indian troubles here q
he oes IN New York fof the fact TO- S. Paul has bscome
40 deededy metropolitan style that people seem anos
ashamed TO speak OF Indian massacre ~ matter q
local fact Nevertheless have tho best OF evidence
aav An our midst that there ID mighty big speck o1
war looming up hcreaway In tho vast preparations going
ON 70 do something and spne that, though present
thcrs lu ID only the calm which usually prceedss
'"' WHY GENERAL wAn CANNOT m AvxRrrD.
n n impossible that fearful and general Indian
.r much longer be averted Too many our citizens
ara now captives the hands Of the savage tribes and
too many atrocities have been coascd aliow any
dat mn until the last rsoompenss be exactsd. Since
have been hore have coAversed with many refugees
from tho frontier whose stories Of wrong and outrage
almost surpass belief II impossible that beings In
tb. form Of humanity could exist capable Of being guilty
Of such barbarities.
BARpARrnxs ov THE MpIAw
saw yesterday man Just come In with the remnass
Of his family who forced witness the ravishmens
his wife and daughter the latter only eeven years a
ace nv twelve Of these Sioux nends. little son. fou1